Half of Recommendations on TOPIX Companies Are BUY. Highest Since 2011....
Since 2013 when the % of Buy recommendation to total hit a recently low of 43%, that percentage has slowly been inching upward to the current level...
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No Need for Autos, Banks or Insurance Analysts, Just Get a Good Japan Strategist....
I have known a number of good Autos, Banks and Insurance Analysts. However the names in the sectors are so highly correlated to TOPIX that there...
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The Week That Was in NorthAsia@Smartkarma: Trucks, Pachinko, and Life Insurance
JapanStrong pick-up truck sales in USNick Tanner suggested paying attention to the continued recovery of US pick-up truck sales for Toyo Tire &...
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Japan Mega Banks Face Sizeable Earnings Risk from US Bonds
Shizuoka Bank Ltd/The (8355 JP)Â cut its forecast profit by 26% due to mark-downs in its US bond portfolio. This has implications for the major...
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Oversold Financial Sector Moving on Volume in Japan....
We were looking for oversold names that are bouncing on volume and found that the majority of names that met the criteria were in the Financial...
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