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  • Another Unusual Year – the Outlook for 2023

    SHARE THIS The subject of inflation has of course dominated markets in 2022 and most investors – no doubt cheered by some recent improvements in the reported rate of US headline inflation – are hoping that the issue will fade over the course of 2023...

    https://www.nikkoam.co.nz/articles/2022/another-unusual-year-–-the-outlook-for-2023

  • Navigating Japan Equities: Monthly Insights from Tokyo (January 2023)

    SHARE THIS We discuss the Bank of Japan’s unexpected move to tweak its yield curve control scheme and the potential implications; we also provide a brief overview of some of the factors seen impacting Japan equities in 2023.

    https://www.nikkoam.co.nz/articles/2023/japan-equity-monthly-january-2023

  • On the Ground in Asia-Monthly Insights: Asian Fixed Income-December 2022

    SHARE THIS We expect global inflation to ease and global growth to weaken in 2023; we also think that the Fed is likely to pause hiking rates by the first quarter of 2023. Against this backdrop, we are broadly constructive on regional bonds as most...

    https://www.nikkoam.co.nz/articles/2023/asian-fixed-income-monthly-december-22

  • Harvesting Growth, Harnessing Change - Monthly Insights: Asian Equity-December 2022

    SHARE THIS Chinese shares outperformed in December as the country continued to move away from its zero-COVID policy while markets in Taiwan and South Korea slumped amid concerns towards the global economy. In ASEAN, Thailand led the region as the...

    https://www.nikkoam.co.nz/articles/2023/asian-equity-monhtly-december-2022

  • Future Quality Insights -January 2023- The path to clean, secure and affordable energy

    SHARE THIS Clean, secure and affordable energy is likely to be one of the major challenges of this decade. Given we need abundant energy to complete the energy transition, we believe fossil fuel companies that are actively enabling transition to low...

    https://www.nikkoam.co.nz/articles/2023/future-quality-insights-2301

  • Consumption potential in China’s lower-tier cities

    SHARE THIS While consumer sentiment may be weaker across China presently, we believe that the long-term outlook for the country’s consumer sector remains attractive. China’s lower-tier cities are stepping up to fuel the growth engine that once relied...

    https://www.nikkoam.co.nz/articles/2023/consumption-potential-in-chinas-2301

  • Balancing Act-Monthly insights: Multi-Asset Team-January 2023

    SHARE THIS In our view, the change from dollar strength to relative weakness is meaningful for the shift in relative growth prospects, favouring the rest of the world over the US.

    https://www.nikkoam.co.nz/articles/2023/multi-asset-january-2023

  • The Federal Reserve Scared of What it Can’t See?

    SHARE THIS A regular debate between the older and younger members of the Hunt-household revolves around whether old suspenseful Black-and-White horrors are actually more scary than vivid technicolour gore modern films. We suspect that for the Federal...

    https://www.nikkoam.co.nz/articles/2023/the-federal-reserve-scared-of-what-it-can’t-see

  • Navigating Japan Equities: Monthly Insights from Tokyo (February 2023)

    SHARE THIS This month we assess the trends in wages and salaries with significant change potentially in progress; we also discuss how changes at the BOJ may affect the market.

    https://www.nikkoam.co.nz/articles/2023/japan-equity-monthly-february-2023

  • Japan Value Insights: CDMOs and health-related social needs

    SHARE THIS Contract development and manufacturing organisations (CDMOs) could play an important role in addressing health-related needs as society seeks rapid solutions to issues such as an increase in refractory diseases.

    https://www.nikkoam.co.nz/articles/2023/japan-value-2302

  • Harvesting Growth, Harnessing Change - Monthly Insights: Asian Equity-January 2023

    SHARE THIS Asian equities made a strong start to 2023, with the MSCI AC Asia ex Japan Index returning 8.2% in US dollar (USD) terms in January, supported by a rebound in investor sentiment towards China.

    https://www.nikkoam.co.nz/articles/2023/asian-equity-monhtly-january-2023

  • Balancing Act-Monthly insights: Multi-Asset Team-February 2023

    SHARE THIS Growth prospects look to be improving—a sharp shift from late 2022 when the markets had strong conviction that a first half slowdown was to be followed by a better second half.

    https://www.nikkoam.co.nz/articles/2023/multi-asset-february-2023

  • On the Ground in Asia-Monthly Insights: Asian Fixed Income-January 2023

    SHARE THIS We maintain the view that global inflationary pressures may moderate further. We prefer Singapore, South Korea and Indonesia bonds. As for currencies, we favour the renminbi, the Singapore dollar and the Thai baht.

    https://www.nikkoam.co.nz/articles/2023/asian-fixed-income-monthly-january-23

  • Thoughts on the BOJ you might not have heard, but should consider

    SHARE THIS Currently, there is a wide variety of predictions for the BOJ’s actions, with some expecting imminent hawkish decisions based upon some of Governor-nominee Kazuo Ueda’s “anti-distortion” comments, but changes are more likely to be gradual...

    https://www.nikkoam.co.nz/articles/2023/thoughts-on-the-boj

  • Global Equity Quarterly (Q4 2022)

    SHARE THIS Current equity market conditions dictate that you choose your investment attire particularly carefully. In our view, buying profitless technology companies is like going up a Scottish mountain wearing flip-flops. You might get away with it,...

    https://www.nikkoam.co.nz/articles/2023/global-equity-quarterly-q4-2022

  • Stagflation to Replace Secular Stagnation? Perhaps.

    SHARE THIS There is a growing view that the Pandemic, and the policy response to the Pandemic, have ended the period of Secular Stagnation within the Global Economy and potentially replaced it with “fiscally-led faster growth” and higher inflation. It...

    https://www.nikkoam.co.nz/articles/2023/stagflation-to-replace-secular-stagnation-perhaps

  • Japan’s “Show Me the Money” corporate governance: 4Q, a pause in overall profit margin uptrend

    SHARE THIS The just-released 4Q CY22 data on aggregate corporate profits in Japan was somewhat mixed, as the overall corporate recurring pre-tax profit margin fell from its record high on a four quarter average. The non-financial service sector ticked...

    https://www.nikkoam.co.nz/articles/2023/japan-show-money-corporate-governance-4q

  • Today’s surgical robot, tomorrow’s robot surgeon

    SHARE THIS Considered to be one of the greatest modern-day medical breakthroughs, robotic surgery is revolutionising surgical practices around the world. The breakthrough is particularly prominent in China, which could be the next growth frontier for...

    https://www.nikkoam.co.nz/articles/2023/todays-surgical-robot-tomorrows-robot-surgeon

  • Harvesting Growth, Harnessing Change - Monthly Insights: Asian Equity-February 2023

    SHARE THIS The MSCI AC Asia ex Japan Index slumped 6.8% in US dollar terms, giving up its January gains. China’s reopening and peak interest rates euphoria in January were short-lived as hotter-than-expected economic indicator releases in the US raised...

    https://www.nikkoam.co.nz/articles/2023/asian-equity-monhtly-february-2023

  • Thoughts on the 2023 China National People’s Congress

    SHARE THIS The official GDP growth target of “around 5%” unveiled at China’s annual National People’s Congress was lower than many external forecasts, and fiscal policy looks less accommodative relative to both market expectations and that of 2022. In...

    https://www.nikkoam.co.nz/articles/2023/thoughts-on-china-npc

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