Japanese Equity Specialist, Ortus Advisors

Andrew Jackson

Japanese Equity Specialist

Ortus Advisors

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>Intel buying back its Irish fab stake sets a positive tone for Lasertec and TEL at the open.</li>
<li>Socionext, Kokusai and Softbank all oversold yesterday and looking like buys given improving memory sentiment.</li>
<li>Further upside for the space sector after SpaceX increased IPO valuation to $2trn as well as the news that Amazon is looking to acquire satellite group Globalstar for $9bn.</li>
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Intel buying back its Irish fab stake sets a positive tone for Lasertec and TEL at the open.
Socionext, Kokusai and Softbank all oversold yesterday and looking like buys given improving memory sentiment.
Further upside for the space sector after SpaceX increased IPO valuation to $2trn as well as the news that Amazon is looking to acquire satellite group Globalstar for $9bn.


Japan Morning Connection: US Recovers After a Shaky Asia Tape and Space Names Continue to Fly

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<li>Intel +8.8% buying back half its Ireland plant reflects confidence from management. A positive read for Intel capex names Lasertec, TEL, Screen as well as Ibiden.</li>
<li>Memory SPE laggards Micronics and Kokusai in focus as sentiment improves.</li>
<li>Japanese heavies set to keep rebounding as EU and US defense names surge on Rheinmetall's Boeing drone partnership.</li>
</ul>


Intel +8.8% buying back half its Ireland plant reflects confidence from management. A positive read for Intel capex names Lasertec, TEL, Screen as well as Ibiden.
Memory SPE laggards Micronics and Kokusai in focus as sentiment improves.
Japanese heavies set to keep rebounding as EU and US defense names surge on Rheinmetall's Boeing drone partnership.


Japan Morning Connection: Space Names Set to Surge as SpaceX Files for IPO and NASA Takes Flight

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<li>Increased console prices for Sony and Nintendo make them attractive as oversold defensive longs.</li>
<li>We may see a better day for the Heavies in Japan after the Sankei reported that the Govt. plans to revise its export guidelines for defense-equipment.</li>
<li>US Satellite plays gave up their SpaceX IPO news gains which is likely to deliver a few kidney punches to Japanese peers.</li>
</ul>


Increased console prices for Sony and Nintendo make them attractive as oversold defensive longs.
We may see a better day for the Heavies in Japan after the Sankei reported that the Govt. plans to revise its export guidelines for defense-equipment.
US Satellite plays gave up their SpaceX IPO news gains which is likely to deliver a few kidney punches to Japanese peers.


Japan Morning Connection: Sony Raises PS5 Prices Again as Memory Costs Bite

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<li>Google research touting a new memory compression technique exacerbated rotation out of memory names with Micron -18% and Sandisk -10% for the week.</li>
<li>Wafer names shrugging off the memory panic with Soitec and Siltronic higher with Sumco and Shin-Etsu set to follow.</li>
<li>SpaceX IPO buzz sent space names surging. QPS, Synspective and Astroscale all set for more upside today.</li>
</ul>


Google research touting a new memory compression technique exacerbated rotation out of memory names with Micron -18% and Sandisk -10% for the week.
Wafer names shrugging off the memory panic with Soitec and Siltronic higher with Sumco and Shin-Etsu set to follow.
SpaceX IPO buzz sent space names surging. QPS, Synspective and Astroscale all set for more upside today.


Japan Morning Connection: Kioxia Running Out of Steam as Memory Rotation Gathers Pace

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<li>SMCI -33% after federal prosecutors accused officials of smuggling Nvidia chips into China. Bad for Nidec Corp (6594 JP) who makes server cooling modules for SMCI.</li>
<li>Chiyoda looks interesting on Qatar LNG reconstruction given its direct tie-up with Technip once conflict stabilises.</li>
<li>Sumi Forestry looking increasingly ill-timed on its Tri Pointe acquisition as US homebuilder rates hit highest since mid-2026.</li>
</ul>


SMCI -33% after federal prosecutors accused officials of smuggling Nvidia chips into China. Bad for Nidec Corp (6594 JP) who makes server cooling modules for SMCI.
Chiyoda looks interesting on Qatar LNG reconstruction given its direct tie-up with Technip once conflict stabilises.
Sumi Forestry looking increasingly ill-timed on its Tri Pointe acquisition as US homebuilder rates hit highest since mid-2026.


Japan Morning Connection: SMCI's Chip Smuggling Scandal Drags Server and Memory Down

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Astroscale, the satellite servicing and debris removal company

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