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<ul><li>China’s mutual funds produced a mixed bag of performance last year. Publicly offered equity funds endured a second straight year of losses, grappling with a prolonged stock market rout. Bond funds, on the other hand, had a comparatively stellar year.</li><li>The uptick in bond fund flows fueled a shift in China’s asset management landscape, with mutual funds emerging as the most preferred asset management avenue, outstripping banking wealth management for the first time.</li><li>This shift reflects investors’ concerted efforts to navigate prevailing financial market volatility and mitigate risk in the country’s stock market, which has seen a protracted rout continue into this year.</li></ul>

China’s mutual funds produced a mixed bag of performance last year. Publicly offered equity funds endured a second straight year of losses, grappling with a prolonged stock market rout. Bond funds, on the other hand, had a comparatively stellar year.The uptick in bond fund flows fueled a shift in China’s asset management landscape, with mutual funds emerging as the most preferred asset management avenue, outstripping banking wealth management for the first time.This shift reflects investors’ concerted efforts to navigate prevailing financial market volatility and mitigate risk in the country’s stock market, which has seen a protracted rout continue into this year.

China’s Bond Funds Outshine Equity Peers Amid Stocks Slump 

Podcast Exploring Themes Driving Global Markets, Nomura - The Week Ahead

Nomura – The Week Ahead

Podcast Exploring Themes Driving Global Markets

Nomura - The Week Ahead

We explore the main themes that will drive global markets over the coming week, discussing the key market moving events and risks to keep on your radar.

<ul><li>Global equities finished the week on a high note, with Nvidia's strong earnings boosting markets, especially in Japan.</li><li>European yields rose due to strong PMIs, while the dollar weakened and the euro and pound strengthened.</li><li>In the US, core PCE inflation is expected to be strong, with potential temporary factors contributing to the high readings.</li></ul>This content is sourced through publicly available sources and has been machine generated. Information displayed is for general informational purposes only.

Global equities finished the week on a high note, with Nvidia's strong earnings boosting markets, especially in Japan.European yields rose due to strong PMIs, while the dollar weakened and the euro and pound strengthened.In the US, core PCE inflation is expected to be strong, with potential temporary factors contributing to the high readings.This content is sourced through publicly available sources and has been machine generated. Information displayed is for general informational purposes only.

The Week Ahead – US Core PCE, Euro Area Flash Inflation and Japan CPI

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<ul><li>Chipmakers and chip-making tool providers are set to continue benefitting from the surge in demand that has rallied the equity prices for the companies that are at the forefront of AI-related semiconductor research, development, and production.</li><li>One of the key drivers in the resurgence of new chip demand is the acceleration of upgrade demand for PCs and smartphones to meet the novel generative AI needs, while companies build up storage and data center capabilities to transition to utilizing generative AI capabilities in their operations.</li><li>However, so far, the benefit of the market rally has been disproportionately felt across the industry.</li></ul>

Chipmakers and chip-making tool providers are set to continue benefitting from the surge in demand that has rallied the equity prices for the companies that are at the forefront of AI-related semiconductor research, development, and production.One of the key drivers in the resurgence of new chip demand is the acceleration of upgrade demand for PCs and smartphones to meet the novel generative AI needs, while companies build up storage and data center capabilities to transition to utilizing generative AI capabilities in their operations.However, so far, the benefit of the market rally has been disproportionately felt across the industry.

AI-Driven Semiconductor Rally Leaves Small-Cap Chipmakers Behind

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Patrick Liao

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TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing) / Equity Bottom-Up

TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing)

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<li>Usually, February is typically the month with the fewest working days of the year, and therefore, revenue is likely to be at its lowest as well.</li>
<li>We consider that the Taiwanese government may desire TSMC to build fabs in countries aligned with those who signed the "Wassenaar Arrangement." </li>
<li>The price hike of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/nvidia-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:5891:1" rel="noopener">NVIDIA Corp (NVDA US)</a> by US$785.38 on February 22 in the US market could signal an important development in the AI sector.</li>
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Usually, February is typically the month with the fewest working days of the year, and therefore, revenue is likely to be at its lowest as well.
We consider that the Taiwanese government may desire TSMC to build fabs in countries aligned with those who signed the "Wassenaar Arrangement." 
The price hike of NVIDIA Corp (NVDA US) by US$785.38 on February 22 in the US market could signal an important development in the AI sector.


TSMC (2330.TT; TSM.US): The Implications of Feb Sales, TSMC 2nd Japanese Fab and NVDA Stock Price.

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<ul><li>Nvidia’s share price rose in after-hours trading post earnings.</li><li>Q4 revenue was US$22.1bn, up 265% YoY and 22% QoQ, exceeding company’s guidance of US$20bn by 10% and beating Bloomberg consensus by 8%.</li><li>GPM was 76%, steadily increasing from 74% during the previous quarter and 63.3% from FY4Q23. </li></ul>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Nvidia’s share price rose in after-hours trading post earnings.Q4 revenue was US$22.1bn, up 265% YoY and 22% QoQ, exceeding company’s guidance of US$20bn by 10% and beating Bloomberg consensus by 8%.GPM was 76%, steadily increasing from 74% during the previous quarter and 63.3% from FY4Q23. Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

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China’s Bond Funds Outshine Equity Peers Amid Stocks Slump

China’s mutual funds produced a mixed bag of performance last year. Publicly offered equity funds endured a second straight year of losses,...

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The Week Ahead – US Core PCE, Euro Area Flash Inflation and Japan CPI

Global equities finished strong due to Nvidia earnings, Nikkei hit all time highs supported by strong PMIs, US yields remained flat while European...

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AI-Driven Semiconductor Rally Leaves Small-Cap Chipmakers Behind

Chipmakers and chip-making tool providers are set to continue benefitting from the surge in demand that has rallied the equity prices for the...

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TSMC (2330.TT; TSM.US): The Implications of Feb Sales, TSMC 2nd Japanese Fab and NVDA Stock Price.

​February's few working days may lead to low revenue; Taiwanese government may want TSMC to build fabs in Wassenaar Arrangement countries; NVIDIA's...

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Semi - Nvidia Continues to Impress

Q4 revenue was US$22.1bn, up 265% YoY and 22% QoQ, exceeding company’s guidance of US$20bn by 10% and beating Bloomberg consensus by 8%.

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February's few working days may lead to low revenue; Taiwanese government may want TSMC to build fabs in Wassenaar Arrangement countries; NVIDIA's...