News & Updates
AMO Insight 'From the perspective of monetary and fiscal policy, upward pressure on interest rates is likely, but it will be restrained'
9th June 2025
With the Upper House election scheduled for July this year, there is likely to be increased awareness of the need for...
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AMO Insight 'Will investors keep shunning away from the U.S.?'
28th May 2025
U.S. stocks have almost returned to the pre-tariff announcement levels, but the dollar is taking its time to follow....
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Japan Investment Commentary and Market Outlook April 2025
14th May 2025
In April, the Nikkei 225 increased by 1.2% to 36,045.38 yen, and the TOPIX rose by 0.3% to 2,667.29 points, influenced...
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Japan Investment Commentary and Market Outlook March 2025
17th April 2025
In March, the Nikkei 225 declined by 4.1% to 35,617.56 yen, and TOPIX dropped by 0.9% to 2,658.73 points, primarily...
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AMO Insight 'The Bank of Japan will continue interest rates hikes with the aim of reaching 1%, which is thought to be the lower bound for the neutral interest rate'
2nd April 2025
It has been one year since the Bank of Japan (BoJ) abandoned negative interest rate policy. Although the BoJ notes...
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Japan Investment Commentary and Market Outlook February 2025
21st March 2025
In February, the Nikkei 225 fell by 6.1% to 37,155.50 yen, while the TOPIX decreased by 3.8% to 2,682.09 points,...
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AMO Insight 'Recent Hot Topics in the Stock Market'
19th March 2025
While European stocks rose sharply on expectations of fiscal expansion, US tech stocks and other sectors were weak....
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Japan Investment Commentary and Market Outlook January 2025
13th February 2025
In January, the Nikkei average fell by 0.8% to 39,572.49 yen, while the TOPIX saw a modest increase of 0.1% to...
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Japan Investment Commentary and Market Outlook December 2024
16th January 2025
In December, the Japanese stock market saw significant gains, with the TOPIX rising 3.89% and the Nikkei Stock Average...
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