Daily BriefsThematic (Sector/Industry)

Daily Brief Thematic (Sector/Industry): Japan Weekly | Mercari and more

In today’s briefing:

  • Japan Weekly | Mercari, Softbank
  • China Healthcare Weekly (Oct.7)- Biotech Accept Reality, Import Substitution Logic, Consumer Medical

Japan Weekly | Mercari, Softbank

By Mark Chadwick

  • The Nikkei rose 4.5% over the week as the yen weakened slightly to 145 yen versus the dollar
  • The buoyant mood may not last after U.S. stocks closed sharply lower on Friday after a strong jobs report
  • The US commerce department announced restrictions to bar US companies from exporting critical SPE tools to China

China Healthcare Weekly (Oct.7)- Biotech Accept Reality, Import Substitution Logic, Consumer Medical

By Xinyao (Criss) Wang

  • It is estimated that a large number of biotech companies will be liquidated or willing to be acquired at low prices starting from the second half of 2023.
  • If strictly speaking, the so-called import substitution is not really good logic, but investors need to know “when to participate in this story” and “when to exit”.
  • Economic downturn would lead to consumption downgrade. We suggest that investors temporarily avoid medical companies with consumption attributes, since we have concerns on their performance.

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