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Japan suffers from currency depreciation despite high economic standing |

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This report is about Japan.

Directly affected

  • No company is named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • EWJ iShares MSCI Japan ETF-0.2% 30d

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

  • FXY Invesco CurrencyShares Japanese Yen Trust+0.5% 8d

    Invesco CurrencyShares Japanese Yen Trust follows the Japanese yen, whose moves this story covers.

  • 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 (“japan”) reaches its shares.

  • TM Toyota Motor+2.2% 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 (“japan”) reaches its shares.

  • SONY Sony Group+4.8% 30d

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

  • MFG Mizuho Financial Group-12.7% 30d

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

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

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FXYNo price data for this ticker———————
MUFGNo price data for this ticker———————
TMNo price data for this ticker———————
SONYNo price data for this ticker———————
MFGNo price data for this ticker———————

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.

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Japan suffers from currency depreciation despite high economic standing | The Herald Insight

Source: The Herald Insight

Who gains and who loses around Ishares (EWJ)

Companies carried with this story

  • EWJ Ishares

    Ishares (EWJ) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 31 Oct 2026 story “Japan suffers from currency depreciation despite high economic standing |.” Reason on file: iShares MSCI Japan ETF holds stocks listed in Japan, which this story is about (“japan”)

  • FXY Invesco CurrencyShares Japanese Yen Trust

    Invesco CurrencyShares Japanese Yen Trust (FXY) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 31 Oct 2026 story “Japan suffers from currency depreciation despite high economic standing |.” Reason on file: Invesco CurrencyShares Japanese Yen Trust follows the Japanese yen, whose moves this story covers

  • MUFG Mitsubishi Ufj Financial Group

    In “Japan suffers from currency depreciation despite high economic standing |,” Mitsubishi Ufj Financial Group (MUFG) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. 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 (“japan”) reaches its shares

  • TM Toyota Motor Corp/

    For “Japan suffers from currency depreciation despite high economic standing |,” 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 (“japan”) reaches its shares

  • SONY Sony Group

    For “Japan suffers from currency depreciation despite high economic standing |,” 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 (“japan”) reaches its shares

  • MFG Mizuho Financial Group

    For “Japan suffers from currency depreciation despite high economic standing |,” 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 (“japan”) reaches its shares

Ishares (EWJ)

“Japan suffers from currency depreciation despite high economic standing |” (31 Oct 2026) reaches Ishares (EWJ) through this story.

The link for Ishares (EWJ) is this: iShares MSCI Japan ETF holds stocks listed in Japan, which this story is about (“japan”)

Also listed, Invesco CurrencyShares Japanese Yen Trust (FXY): Invesco CurrencyShares Japanese Yen Trust follows the Japanese yen, whose moves this story covers

Price levels for Ishares (EWJ)

EWJ traded between 95.11 and 99.98 across 19 sessions. The latest close on file is 97.33. FXY traded between 57.91 and 58.58 across 8 sessions. The latest close on file is 58.19.

What the saved facts support for Ishares (EWJ)

46 out of 100

“Japan suffers from currency depreciation despite high economic standing |” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 6 linked companies.