Reflections on economic and social trends that impact investor sentiment and behavior.
Featured Investment Insight
May 8,2013
Western
Portfolio managers Andrew Comack and Hiroyuki Kimura offer insights on Abenomics.
Poll
Which of these developments could pose the largest risk to financial markets over the next year?
Eurozone economic problems: Italy, Spain, etc.
(25%)
Global quantitative easing (QE): Either too much (Japan) or post-recovery contraction (US)
(24%)
Economic slowdown: US, China
(35%)
Regional conflicts: Korea, Middle East, other unforeseen
(16%)
Previous month Poll
Japan turnaround? Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's new administration is determined to reverse a decades-long cycle of recession and deflation. Which measure will matter most in improving Japan's economy?
The recently announced stimulus package, intended to promote growth
(29%)
A continued weakening in the value of the yen
(18%)
Government calls for an increase in average wages
(11%)
Little impact - Japan's shrinking labor force and rapidly aging population will thwart planned policy initiatives
(42%)