Global Equity Strategy: Short-Term Bullish Trends Clash With Longer-Term Resistance
For now we view the recent pullback as a countertrend move that helped correct the extended and overbought conditions we noted over the past two...
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Shimachu's Buyback Is Done But The Trade Is Not Done
In January this year, Shimachu Co Ltd (8184 JP) made an announcement of a buyback of up to ÂĄ10bn, buying back up to 4.2mm shares which was 9.9% of...
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Japan's Home Centre Market up 0.5% but More Differentiation Needed
The Japanese home centre market grew marginally last year. While the top companies all marked record years the sector as a whole is today saturated...
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Japan: Higher Consumption Tax Slides Smoothly into Place
The consumption tax was raised from 8% to 10% at the beginning of October, five years after the government reluctantly raised it from 5% to 8%.This...
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Drug-Fuelled Marriages and Macho Shachos* in Japan
The Japanese drugstore sector has been consolidating fast for a decade led by Aeon's (8267 JP) Welcia subsidiary, Tsuruha Holdings (3391 JP) and...
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