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Editor’s Notes * Japan is back in the driver’s seat, but this is no longer a passive trade. The so-called Takaichi Trade is powering the Nikkei through exporters, defense, and AI-linked industrials, helped by yen weakness and fiscal expectations. That said, with daily moves stretching and policy optimism well
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Editor’s Notes: * The consumer is holding up better than feared. What stood out this week was the consistency of demand signals across regions. MUJI’s Asia-led growth speaks to real spending power, not just promotions, and J.B. Hunt’s customers talking about a potential $100–160bn spring tax
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Editor's Notes: * This is the Part II for the life science tools & services sector survey, mainly to assess "second-order implications" based on fundamental outlook vs. what's likely been priced in based on narratives. This piece provides a different perspective to double check on
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Editor's Notes: * We have run two AI-generated sector analyses this weekend on Life Science Tools & Services, as a follow up to our profile on Revvity earlier this week. * This industry has historically been a traditional cyclical industry. However, a few tailwinds may make this sector interesting -
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Editor's Notes: * New structural themes for 2026 are largely confirmed by the past few days' trading - governance / economic reform continues driving JP bull, HK markets ready for rerating but waiting for more substantial recovery catalysts, SaaS names are hated while Trump policy / AI supply beneficiaries dominate
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Editor's Notes: * We have seen consecutive days of stock price declines for SaaS names. This is part of a rotation. The deeper reason is likely a consensus forming around the generational profile shift from SaaS to AI apps. My thesis is that if SaaS players adopts AI aggressively,
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Editor's Notes: * Rotating Eastward: US stocks are expensive and subject to increasing policy uncertainties; naturally, investors are looking elsewhere. Asia markets already had a very strong 2025, and I expect the China consumption recovery play (e.g. Anta, Nongfu), China AI play, Asia healthcare innovation cycle, Japan revitalization,
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Editor's Notes: * As mentioned in the last daily brief newsletter, Revvity saw a 6%+ stock price jump yesterday, due to strong guidance and upward revision for 2025. * There are a few things to like about the current setup - (1) bad news are mostly priced in (China headwind)
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* Every market seems to be now dominated by policies and politics. I learnt from my 20 year career that policies are extremely difficult to predict, esp. in China and now US under Trump. For short-term investments, these policy-driven waves may be great profit making opportunities. For long-term holdings, I would
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Editor's Notes: * As investors start to reassess US risks and AI-related debates continuing, I expect to see more volatility for US stocks this year. * China stocks are back on my watchlist, as there is an increasing chance of consumption stabilization and a clear sign of sentiment recovery -
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Editor's Notes: * Below is a synthesis from 86 episodes of podcasts over the last 7 days. * New geopolitical order (or Trump) and AI dominate discussions. * Risk is rising - for regional conflicts, central bank politically-driven errors, tariff uncertainties, speed / magnitude of AI impact on job markets and populist
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Editor's Notes: * Early January is quieter in terms of earnings. This past week, we saw a few Japanese and US consumers companies confirming interesting consumer trends - value ranked above convenience (decline of convenience stores) in Japan, legacy super stores revitalized after reforms, China weakness, and US K-shape