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BOJ Members Saw Upside Inflation Risks at Sept. Meeting

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  • Exposed: EWJ, BWX, EFA, MUFG, TM
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BOJ Members Saw Upside Inflation Risks at Sept. Meeting

A multilingual, nonprofit site with content on Japanese culture, destinations, entertainment, and more.

Directly affected

  • No company is named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • EWJ iShares MSCI Japan ETF-0.6% 19d

    iShares MSCI Japan ETF holds stocks listed in Japan, which this story is about (“boj”).

  • BWX SPDR Bloomberg International Treasury Bond ETF

    SPDR Bloomberg International Treasury Bond ETF holds government bonds outside the US, which react to inflation and interest-rate news like this one in Japan

  • EFA iShares MSCI EAFE ETF-2.4% 8d

    iShares MSCI EAFE ETF is a broad fund of developed-market stocks that includes Japan

  • MUFG Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group

    Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (commercial banks) is one of the largest Japan-based companies traded in the US, so news about Japan (“boj”) reaches its shares.

  • TM Toyota Motor+1.4% 30d

    Toyota Motor (motor vehicles and passenger car bodies) is one of the largest Japan-based companies traded in the US, so news about Japan (“boj”) reaches its shares.

  • SONY Sony Group+8.7% 30d

    Sony Group (household audio and video equipment) is one of the largest Japan-based companies traded in the US, so news about Japan (“boj”) reaches its shares.

  • MFG Mizuho Financial Group-11.6% 30d

    Mizuho Financial Group (national commercial banks) is one of the largest Japan-based companies traded in the US, so news about Japan (“boj”) reaches its shares.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
EWJ+1.10%-1.05%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
BWX-0.60%-0.53%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
EFA-1.31%-1.92%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
MUFG-0.16%-2.43%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
TM-1.60%-1.86%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
SONY-1.83%-1.62%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
MFG+1.83%-2.04%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close

Closing-price change versus T-1, the last close before the story. T0 to T+3 fill in after each market close. Prices: Alpaca IEX.

BOJ Members Saw Upside Inflation Risks at Sept. Meeting Nippon.com

Source: nippon.com

Price since this story was published: Ishares (EWJ)

CompanyWhenMoveStatus
Spdr Series Trust (BWX)three days earlier-0.53%final price
Spdr Series Trust (BWX)five days earlier-0.60%final price
Ishares Tr (EFA)three days earlier-1.92%final price
Ishares Tr (EFA)five days earlier-1.31%final price
Ishares (EWJ)three days earlier-1.05%final price
Ishares (EWJ)five days earlier+1.10%final price
Mizuho Financial Group (MFG)three days earlier-2.04%final price
Mizuho Financial Group (MFG)five days earlier+1.83%final price
Mitsubishi Ufj Financial Group (MUFG)three days earlier-2.43%final price
Mitsubishi Ufj Financial Group (MUFG)five days earlier-0.16%final price
Sony Group (SONY)three days earlier-1.62%final price
Sony Group (SONY)five days earlier-1.83%final price
Toyota Motor Corp/ (TM)three days earlier-1.86%final price
Toyota Motor Corp/ (TM)five days earlier-1.60%final price

Congressional trades in Ishares (EWJ) around 5 Nov 2026

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Who is named in “BOJ Members Saw Upside Inflation Risks at Sept. Meeting”

Companies mentioned with this story

  • EWJ Ishares

    For “BOJ Members Saw Upside Inflation Risks at Sept. Meeting,” Ishares (EWJ) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: iShares MSCI Japan ETF holds stocks listed in Japan, which this story is about (“boj”)

  • BWX Spdr Series Trust

    For “BOJ Members Saw Upside Inflation Risks at Sept. Meeting,” Spdr Series Trust (BWX) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: SPDR Bloomberg International Treasury Bond ETF holds government bonds outside the US, which react to inflation and interest-rate news like this one in Japan

  • EFA Ishares Tr

    In “BOJ Members Saw Upside Inflation Risks at Sept. Meeting,” Ishares Tr (EFA) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: iShares MSCI EAFE ETF is a broad fund of developed-market stocks that includes Japan

  • MUFG Mitsubishi Ufj Financial Group

    Mitsubishi Ufj Financial Group (MUFG) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 5 Nov 2026 story “BOJ Members Saw Upside Inflation Risks at Sept. Meeting.” Reason on file: Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (commercial banks) is one of the largest Japan-based companies traded in the US, so news about Japan (“boj”) reaches its shares

  • TM Toyota Motor Corp/

    In “BOJ Members Saw Upside Inflation Risks at Sept. Meeting,” Toyota Motor Corp/ (TM) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Toyota Motor (motor vehicles and passenger car bodies) is one of the largest Japan-based companies traded in the US, so news about Japan (“boj”) reaches its shares

  • SONY Sony Group

    For “BOJ Members Saw Upside Inflation Risks at Sept. Meeting,” Sony Group (SONY) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Sony Group (household audio and video equipment) is one of the largest Japan-based companies traded in the US, so news about Japan (“boj”) reaches its shares

  • MFG Mizuho Financial Group

    For “BOJ Members Saw Upside Inflation Risks at Sept. Meeting,” Mizuho Financial Group (MFG) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Mizuho Financial Group (national commercial banks) is one of the largest Japan-based companies traded in the US, so news about Japan (“boj”) reaches its shares

How “BOJ Members Saw Upside Inflation Risks at Sept. Meeting” reaches Ishares (EWJ)

“BOJ Members Saw Upside Inflation Risks at Sept. Meeting” (5 Nov 2026) reaches Ishares (EWJ) through this story.

What ties Ishares (EWJ) to the headline is this: iShares MSCI Japan ETF holds stocks listed in Japan, which this story is about (“boj”)

A second company, Spdr Series Trust (BWX), is listed for a different reason: SPDR Bloomberg International Treasury Bond ETF holds government bonds outside the US, which react to inflation and interest-rate news like this one in Japan

Dates and price levels for Ishares (EWJ)

EFA traded between 102.00 and 104.68 across 6 sessions. The latest close on file is 103.46. EWJ traded between 95.11 and 99.98 across 16 sessions. The latest close on file is 97.33.

A simple score for Ishares (EWJ)

46 out of 100

“BOJ Members Saw Upside Inflation Risks at Sept. Meeting” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 7 linked companies.