Japan Specialist

Mark Chadwick

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>OVERSEAS.  SPX -0.4%  1st down day  7 as Markets price in Peak rates/rate declines;  SPX Looks risky here(More BELOW); China revamps NEV subsidies; Putin places tactical Nukes in Belarus..mmm</li>
<li>JAPAN. NKY Futs flat vs Cash;  USDJPY 141.8 post-BOJ on Friday;  NKY wins for 10th week; Kishida survives no-confidence motion; TEPCO goes full into Renewables; Lawsons makes a China push</li>
<li>NUGGET. SBI HD(8473) - Carbon Trading, Jumping in Early in what sets up to be a major opportunity</li>
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OVERSEAS.  SPX -0.4%  1st down day  7 as Markets price in Peak rates/rate declines;  SPX Looks risky here(More BELOW); China revamps NEV subsidies; Putin places tactical Nukes in Belarus..mmm
JAPAN. NKY Futs flat vs Cash;  USDJPY 141.8 post-BOJ on Friday;  NKY wins for 10th week; Kishida survives no-confidence motion; TEPCO goes full into Renewables; Lawsons makes a China push
NUGGET. SBI HD(8473) - Carbon Trading, Jumping in Early in what sets up to be a major opportunity


Ohayo Japan | US Equities-Risks Elevated? ; NUGGET: SBI HD(8473)-Carbon Trading, Jumping in Early

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<li>OVERSEAS. AI Driven Tech Rally Continues; Debt Deal Close(r) as Biden-McCarthy Agree, Vote still to come;More Hikes to Come as Inflation Picks UP; (Another) Massive Boeing order in the works</li>
<li>JAPAN. NKY Futs 1.9% Prem  vs Cash; US Tech(AI) Driven Rally continues;Yen Shorts Accummulate as USDJPY pass 140; Tokyo Inflation Slows;Toyota Loses crown of top selling car to TESLA</li>
<li>NUGGET. Drone Delivery in Japan - within Sight; Japan Post(6178) leading the way aiming for 2023 commercialization. </li>
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OVERSEAS. AI Driven Tech Rally Continues; Debt Deal Close(r) as Biden-McCarthy Agree, Vote still to come;More Hikes to Come as Inflation Picks UP; (Another) Massive Boeing order in the works
JAPAN. NKY Futs 1.9% Prem  vs Cash; US Tech(AI) Driven Rally continues;Yen Shorts Accummulate as USDJPY pass 140; Tokyo Inflation Slows;Toyota Loses crown of top selling car to TESLA
NUGGET. Drone Delivery in Japan - within Sight; Japan Post(6178) leading the way aiming for 2023 commercialization. 


Ohayo Japan |AI All the Way Tech Continues to Lead Equities UP; NUGGET: JP Drone Delivery-In Sight

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<li>It was a relatively quiet week for the broader index. However, there was a big sector shift towards tech and AI winners.</li>
<li>Japanese Heavy Equipment makers have technologies that will be in demand for decades. KHI trades below book. </li>
<li>As we head into AGM season, we take a look at interesting activist campaigns. </li>
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It was a relatively quiet week for the broader index. However, there was a big sector shift towards tech and AI winners.
Japanese Heavy Equipment makers have technologies that will be in demand for decades. KHI trades below book. 
As we head into AGM season, we take a look at interesting activist campaigns. 


Japan Weekly | Advantest, Ibiden, Kawasaki Heavy, SK Kaken, NCHD

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<li>OVERSEAS.  SPX positive on day, +2.5%WoW; SOX +5.4%WoW;  PCE Inflation sets stage for benign Fed; INTEL, KLC puts damper on tech party; TELSA delivers again; AMEX not seeing consumer weakness; </li>
<li>JAPAN. NKY Futs vs Cash +0.1%; USDJPY 129.88; Tokyo Dec CPI highest since 1981; GS sees highest base pay hike in decades.;  Fanuc 3Q beats on Robots; Sagawa hikes prices</li>
<li>DAILY. NUGGETS. Stealth Immigration - Foreigner workers in Japan hit all time high 1.82 million/2.7% of labour force. Clear policy on Immigration needed to help secure Japan's  future. </li>
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OVERSEAS.  SPX positive on day, +2.5%WoW; SOX +5.4%WoW;  PCE Inflation sets stage for benign Fed; INTEL, KLC puts damper on tech party; TELSA delivers again; AMEX not seeing consumer weakness; 
JAPAN. NKY Futs vs Cash +0.1%; USDJPY 129.88; Tokyo Dec CPI highest since 1981; GS sees highest base pay hike in decades.;  Fanuc 3Q beats on Robots; Sagawa hikes prices
DAILY. NUGGETS. Stealth Immigration - Foreigner workers in Japan hit all time high 1.82 million/2.7% of labour force. Clear policy on Immigration needed to help secure Japan's  future. 


Good Morning Japan |SPX Break Out In Sight ! ; PCE Inflation Delivers; Fed +25bps ? ; Awful INTEL

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

Travis Lundy

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

Event-Driven

Shinko Electric Industries / Event-Driven

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<li>Three years ago I wrote <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/fujitsu-subsidiary-selldowns-or-buy-ins" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:35032" rel="noopener">Fujitsu Subsidiary Selldowns or Buy-Ins?</a> My choice then was Fujitsu Frontech which was bought out 8 months later. </li>
<li>A Bloomberg article today with quotes from an interview with the CEO of Fujitsu fuelled some movement today. </li>
<li>The "obvious" trade is <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/shinko-electric-industries" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:15066:1" rel="noopener">Shinko Electric Industries (6967 JP)</a> but you have to buy the new dream.</li>
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Three years ago I wrote Fujitsu Subsidiary Selldowns or Buy-Ins? My choice then was Fujitsu Frontech which was bought out 8 months later. 
A Bloomberg article today with quotes from an interview with the CEO of Fujitsu fuelled some movement today. 
The "obvious" trade is Shinko Electric Industries (6967 JP) but you have to buy the new dream.


Fujitsu (6702) Subsidiary Selldowns To Come

Japan

IBIDEN CO, LTD. develops, produces, and markets ceramics, housing materials, and electronics.  The Company's products include printed circuit boards (PCB), graphite specialties, integrated circuit (IC) packages, ceramic fibers, melamine decorative high-pressure laminates, and pre-cut structural materials.

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Ibiden Co Ltd (4062 JP)

Ohayo Japan | US Equities-Risks Elevated? ; NUGGET: SBI HD(8473)-Carbon Trading, Jumping in Early

US Equities looks more RISK than reward to us; NKY Futs flat vs Cash; USDJPY 141.8 post-BOJ on Friday; NKY wins for 10th week; Kishida survives...

Mark Chadwick

Ohayo Japan |AI All the Way Tech Continues to Lead Equities UP; NUGGET: JP Drone Delivery-In Sight

Debt Deal Close; NKY Futs 1.9% Prem vs Cash; Yen Shorts rise as USDJPY pass 140; Tokyo Inflation Slows;Toyota Loses crown of top selling car to...

Mark Chadwick

Japan Weekly | Advantest, Ibiden, Kawasaki Heavy, SK Kaken, NCHD

Foreign investors continue to flood into the Japanese market. There are plenty of AI beneficiaries and plenty of old economy companies that have in...

Mark Chadwick

Good Morning Japan |SPX Break Out In Sight ! ; PCE Inflation Delivers; Fed +25bps ? ; Awful INTEL

NKY Futs vs Cash +0.1%; Tokyo Dec CPI highest since 1981; GS sees highest base pay hike in decades.; Fanuc 3Q beats on Robots; Sagawa hikes...

Mark Chadwick

Fujitsu (6702) Subsidiary Selldowns To Come

A Bloomberg article on Fujitsu selling non-core subs was out today. Nothing new, but there is some nuance. I present a small review, and conclude...

Travis Lundy

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