Japanese Equity Specialist, Ortus Advisors

Andrew Jackson

Japanese Equity Specialist

Ortus Advisors

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>Brent surged after Khamenei vowed to open new fronts and keep the Straits closed, with numerous vessels hit.</li>
<li>Memory takes a breather after three days of gains with Kioxia likely finally in for a down day.</li>
<li>Astroscale likely a buy on the open after signing a launch agreement with German space company Isari .</li>
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Brent surged after Khamenei vowed to open new fronts and keep the Straits closed, with numerous vessels hit.
Memory takes a breather after three days of gains with Kioxia likely finally in for a down day.
Astroscale likely a buy on the open after signing a launch agreement with German space company Isari .


Japan Morning Connection: Trump's 'Very Complete' War Rages On as Khamenei Vows to Open New Fronts

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<li>Oracle +10% AH after numbers showed strong gains for their Infra business and disciplined capex spending.</li>
<li>AT&amp;T looking to spend $250bn over 5-years to modernize networks will help the wire and cable plays.</li>
<li>The US running through its supplies of ordinance should help Japan's mainstay missile developers such as MHI.</li>
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Oracle +10% AH after numbers showed strong gains for their Infra business and disciplined capex spending.
AT&amp;T looking to spend $250bn over 5-years to modernize networks will help the wire and cable plays.
The US running through its supplies of ordinance should help Japan's mainstay missile developers such as MHI.


Japan Morning Connection: Markets Finished Well off Their Highs Given Mixed Signals from the WH

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<li>News that chipmakers plan to relax the standard that determines the thickness of next-gen 20-layer HBM4 memory chips sent hybrid-bonding play BESI -17%.</li>
<li>This sent Teradyne -10.6%, Lam Research -7.2%, and AMAT -6.3%, and while the impact is more nuanced in Japan it will be indiscriminate risk-off across SPE to start.</li>
<li>Software bounced so this may see a defense bid, and I would be looking to be long JP utilities with nuclear restarts vs those still dependent on oil/gas fired plants.</li>
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News that chipmakers plan to relax the standard that determines the thickness of next-gen 20-layer HBM4 memory chips sent hybrid-bonding play BESI -17%.
This sent Teradyne -10.6%, Lam Research -7.2%, and AMAT -6.3%, and while the impact is more nuanced in Japan it will be indiscriminate risk-off across SPE to start.
Software bounced so this may see a defense bid, and I would be looking to be long JP utilities with nuclear restarts vs those still dependent on oil/gas fired plants.


Japan Morning Connection: Brent Surges as Mojtaba Khamenei Is Voted in as Iran's Next Supreme Leader

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<li>NVDA numbers hard to fault to expect continued strength in Japan SPE, and I would watch for a rebound from Ibiden after yesterday's dip.</li>
<li>Software rebounded so watch NEC Hitachi and Fujitsu, although Salesforce weakness AH may take the shine off.</li>
<li>SMCI's C-Node X AI infrastructure stack in partnership with Vast and NVDA may help Nidec catch a bid.</li>
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NVDA numbers hard to fault to expect continued strength in Japan SPE, and I would watch for a rebound from Ibiden after yesterday's dip.
Software rebounded so watch NEC Hitachi and Fujitsu, although Salesforce weakness AH may take the shine off.
SMCI's C-Node X AI infrastructure stack in partnership with Vast and NVDA may help Nidec catch a bid.


Japan Morning Connection: Navitas Semi Numbers Show Increased Adoption of GaN/SiC Power Components

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<li>Globalfoundries +16% after a solid beat which shows gains from diversification into silicon photonics and low earth orbit satellites.</li>
<li>GS talking up Sandisk +10.7%, but expect the market to remains jittery ahead of Kioxia numbers today on the close.</li>
<li>Sumco headline numbers miss, but cost front loading and inventory reductions points to a better 2H.</li>
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Globalfoundries +16% after a solid beat which shows gains from diversification into silicon photonics and low earth orbit satellites.
GS talking up Sandisk +10.7%, but expect the market to remains jittery ahead of Kioxia numbers today on the close.
Sumco headline numbers miss, but cost front loading and inventory reductions points to a better 2H.


Japan Morning Connection: Semi-Cap Jumps Higher While Software Takes a Hit (Again) Over AI Concerns

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Fujitsu Ltd manufactures semiconductor, computer, and communication equipment. The Company provides comprehensive information technology, network and telecommunication solutions, and Internet services.

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