Franklin FTSE Japan ETF

FLJP tracks a market-cap-selected and -weighted index of Japanese equities.

The Franklin FTSE Japan ETF (FLJP) is a low-cost fund that tracks the broad performance of the Japanese stock market, offering a significant expense ratio advantage compared to similar ETFs. FLJP has delivered strong returns of 13.8% this year, benefiting from the surge in the Japanese stock market, with the Nikkei 225 up approximately 29.5% year-to-date. The Bank of Japan's hesitancy to normalize its ultra-loose monetary policy, coupled with Japan's sustainable economic growth and robust consumer spending, are contributing factors that support FLJP's performance.

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Japan's Nikkei 225 eclipsed 33,000 for the first time in 33 years, and the significant rally has attracted major investor interest. Global portfolio managers are increasingly bullish on Japan, and they are allocating more cash to this rising market.

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Despite a slowdown in growth momentum from May, as signalled by the latest June flash PMI data for Japan, a solid quarter of growth is expected for Q2 2023. This may well exceed the strong official GDP reading recorded in Q1, with a service sector expansion primarily supporting growth while manufacturing performance lagged.

Japan June Flash PMI Data Signal Solid Expansion At End Of Q2 2023 Despite Moderation In Growth Momentum

The BoJ has unanimously decided to maintain its ultra-easing monetary policy. It is looking for clearer signs of sustainable inflation growth.

Bank Of Japan Keeps Policy Settings Unchanged - For Now

We fled to where credit was flush when we saw what was happening in the West to sponsor activity and the credit crunch concerns. Japan is the only market that we were sure was not going to hike rates, even though speculation that they would have been persisting since before Christmas. With the Yen already having taken its hit in 2022, the current 2023 run shows a record of pure profit for Western investors.

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After decades of stagnation, Japan is rising again as a place to invest. Even Warren Buffett is jumping in.

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Japan stocks have been outperforming, with the country's Topix benchmark climbing to its highest since 1990 and Nikkei 225 rising to the highest close in 16 months.

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Warren Buffett has been bullish on select Japanese equities for several years and the Oracle of Omaha recently told members of the press in the Land of the Rising Sun that his Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK-B) is boosting stakes in some of the Japanese financial services it currently holds shares of and is evaluating other

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The crisis at Credit Suisse has traders wondering who's next. Japanese lenders, with their staid depositor bases, look like unlikely targets for bank runs.

Credit Suisse Reinforces Japan's Offshore Anxiety

The Bank of Japan looks set to change its ultra-loose policy as inflation takes root. We see spillover risks to global yields, risk appetite and Japanese stocks.

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Business prospects for the year ahead rose in January to the highest since comparable data were first available in 2012, as looser COVID-19 restrictions in mainland China fuelled expectations of faster economic growth. January saw business confidence hit an all-time high.

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The Bank of Japan's Governor, Haruhiko Kuroda, will step down on 8 April after serving 10 years at the Japanese central bank. We think it will be difficult for Kuroda to try any policy changes at the March meeting just before he steps down.

The Bank Of Japan Faces Tough Choices Ahead Of Policy Normalization

We expect Japan's GDP growth to slow in 2023 but to remain above its potential rate, supported by an accommodative macro policy environment. The near-term outlook is bleak due to high inflation and weak global demand conditions.

Japan: A Modest Recovery Will Continue To Be Supported By Accommodative Macro Policies

An announcement made by the Bank of Japan (BOJ) to modify its so-called Yield Curve Control framework immediately created havoc in the currency markets. When all is said and done, the BOJ will be the buyer of this debt.

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Each year in November, the Russell/Nomura Japan Equity Indexes are reconstituted to reflect changes to the Japanese equity market in the preceding year. The global equity selloff over the past year has touched nearly all corners of the globe - and Japan has been no exception.

The Russell/Nomura Annual Indexes Recon: Japanese Equities Weren't Spared Downturn Pain

Investing in foreign equities amid such a complicated year for geopolitical and rising rate concerns hasn't been easy, but Japan has recently been a bright spot.

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Import costs have skyrocketed as the yen has fallen to historic lows versus the dollar and the yuan. The United States and China are Japan's two largest exporters, and Japanese households are bearing the brunt of the impact.

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The latest flash PMI data showed that Australia's private sector economy shrank for the first time since the start of the year in October.

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Non-China Asian exports are still growing, but the pace of increase has slowed and will slow still further as key export destinations struggle with inflation, energy security, and rising recession risks. In year-on-year terms, the rate of overall export growth is now skirting single-digits again.

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Across the developed markets, central banks have embarked on a tightening path. Will Japan's central bank soon follow suit?

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A multifaced response, including increasing interest rates, is needed to prevent an upward spiral of price expectations and rising capital outflows. China, Asia's largest economy, saw a significant deceleration in the second quarter as the zero-COVID policy prompted lockdowns for major cities and supply-chain hubs.

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The preliminary PMI survey results for July signal a significant loss of growth momentum in the Japanese economy at the start of the third quarter. Business activity growth slowed to a near standstill in July, as the economy's rebound from Omicron-related containment measures lost momentum.

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The assassination of Japan's longest-serving former prime minister shocked the nation and markets, pushing up the yen and sending stocks lower, before their recovery by market close the same day.

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