Why Japanese and Chinese Stocks Are Diverging and How to Play Them Here

In regional equity allocation, Japan and China often act as a financial seesaw. When one market attracts international inflows, the other frequently suffers outflows.

I started in the investment business way back in 1986, and at that time, Japan had just entered the top tier of the equity world. It was added to the MSCI EAFE Index, a global stock market benchmark, that year.