
Japan: Is Flexibility the Key to Stability?
September 15, 2023
If pursued, the transition to higher interest rates in Japan is anticipated to unfold gradually, allowing global markets the opportunity to adapt and react carefully.
In an earlier less globalized era, American investors could ignore a debt default in Greece. European investors could disregard subprime mortgages in the United States. Investors did not care whether China devalued its currency or manipulated its stock market. Today, investors ignore global events at their peril.
We are often astonished that many investment professionals are unaware of basic international differences such as Common Law vs. Civil Law or bank vs. capital market financial systems. Understanding these fundamentals helps us gauge risk and reward in global financial markets. We believe country governance is as important as individual company analysis. In fact, this top-down valuation is so critical to our foreign investment strategy, we’ve developed proprietary tools to guide our decision making.
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September 15, 2023
If pursued, the transition to higher interest rates in Japan is anticipated to unfold gradually, allowing global markets the opportunity to adapt and react carefully.
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