Japanese Stocks Oversold Before Key News Reports
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iShares MSCI Japan Index Fund (NYSE: EWJ) closed on Tuesday with a PowerRatings of 9.
Later this week, government agencies in Japan will be reporting on retail sales, the consumer price index (CPI) and the unemployment rate. Traders will be most interested in the CPI since the Bank of Japan, the country’s central bank, is specifically targeting annual inflation of 2%. This month’s report is expected to show progress towards that goal. Economists expect consumer prices to be up 0.9% compared to a year ago, which would be the fifth consecutive month with an increase in inflation. Other economic reports are expected to be consistent with a growing economy and mild inflation.
Traders are likely to react to the news from Japan and with EWJ being oversold, the reaction could be to the upside in stocks.
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All data is as of the end of day on 11/26/2013.