In today’s briefing:
- Ohayo Japan | Stocks Climb to New Record
- The Stocks to Own in Asia – Vol. 50
- The Stocks to Own in China – Vol. 37
- Japan Morning Connection: Oracle Blows the Doors off as the AI Train Shows No Sign of a Slowdown
- US Banks – Weekly Balance Sheets for Large Banks, Highly Positive with Only 0.58% YoY LLR
- The Stocks to Own in ASEAN – Vol. 52
- Singapore Market Roundup (09-Sep-2025): UOB’s Koh Keeps ‘buy’ on Prime US REIT
- WTR Small-Cap Spotlight Recap (PROP) – Growth in the DJ Basin…
- SPAC Talk – The SPAC IPO Market Is Recovering; De-SPACs Could Follow Suit
- Exencial Industry Tidings 09/09/2025
Ohayo Japan | Stocks Climb to New Record
- US equities closed at record highs Tuesday, with the S&P 500 up 0.3% and the Nasdaq rising 0.4%
- Apple (-1.5%) unveiled its latest hardware lineup, led by four new iPhone 17 models, with the flagship iPhone 17 Air featuring a titanium body priced from $999
- Israel launched a strike in Doha targeting senior Hamas officials, prompting sharp criticism from the Trump administration
The Stocks to Own in Asia – Vol. 50
- We highlight 14 stocks in Asia that look interesting to us based on our FVMR methodology
- Portfolio changes: Four stocks remain, 10 stocks added into portfolio
- Since its inception, it has generated a before-fee total return of 268% versus the MSCI Asia ex Japan of 128%
The Stocks to Own in China – Vol. 37
- We highlight 10 stocks in China that look interesting to us based on our FVMR Methodology
- Portfolio changes: Two stocks remain, eight new join the fray
- Since inception, it has gained 171% versus the CSI 300 Index’s return of 91%
Japan Morning Connection: Oracle Blows the Doors off as the AI Train Shows No Sign of a Slowdown
- Apple reveal not enough to send the stock higher, although its new IPhone Pro and ear pods with built in heart rate monitoring impress.
- Alphabet sends the Mag7 to a record high with its cloud computing order backlog bigger than expected.
- Wolfspeed +48% as it gets set to emerge from bankruptcy, although this should be no surprise. Positive Renesas
US Banks – Weekly Balance Sheets for Large Banks, Highly Positive with Only 0.58% YoY LLR
- Large US banks show very strong loan acceleration weekly, not only due to small banks and their base effect
- Credit metrics appear exceptional with almost no LLR growth at US banks, which is different to total banks system
- Different to all banks and to smaller banks, US Large banks show still negative YoY growth in CRE loans – but with a lessor narrowing recently.
The Stocks to Own in ASEAN – Vol. 52
- We highlight 14 stocks in ASEAN that look interesting to us based on our FVMR Methodology
- Portfolio changes: Four stocks remain, 10 stocks added into portfolio
- Since its inception, the portfolio has generated a before-fee total return of 294% versus MSCI ASEAN’s 57%
Singapore Market Roundup (09-Sep-2025): UOB’s Koh Keeps ‘buy’ on Prime US REIT
- UOB Kay Hian’s Koh maintains ‘buy’ on Prime US REIT due to low valuation.
- RHB’s Natarajan increases Suntec REIT target price to $1.48.
- CGSI boosts Yangzijiang Financial target price to $1.25, citing Maritime spin-off.
WTR Small-Cap Spotlight Recap (PROP) – Growth in the DJ Basin…
- Prairie launched in 2023 and selected the DJ Basin for its compelling economics.
- With high-return drilling opportunities and low-cost asset acquisition potential, the DJ Basin stood out as an ideal platform for growth and returns.
- Prairie has rapidly scaled through acquisitions, with the transformative Bayswater acquisition increasing Prairie’s asset base by 9–10x, expanding the team from 14 to 62 employees.
SPAC Talk – The SPAC IPO Market Is Recovering; De-SPACs Could Follow Suit
- SPACs are back and so is SPAC Talk. After several years in the investment wilderness following the frenzy and excesses of the 2020/2021 boom, recent quarters have seen a revival of activity in the SPAC IPO market.
- Increased activity started to emerge in the back half of 2024, with momentum continuing in 2025.
- So far this year, 86 new SPACs have been priced, which puts 2025 well on track to exceed the 86 IPOs in 2022 and become the third most active year in SPAC history, only behind 2021 (613) and 2020 (248).
Exencial Industry Tidings 09/09/2025
- Crisil sees 6-7% revenue growth for India Inc from GST cuts
- Britannia expects 50% of its domestic sales to come from rural markets in next 3-4 yrs
- Mankind secures CDSCO approval for clinical trials of autoimmune molecule
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