Japan Telcos (SoftBank, 9984 JP; Docomo, 9437 JP; KDDI, 9433 JP) Pushed to Improve Pricing Practices
In a public speech, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said mobile carriers had room to lower bills by 40 percent. These and other comments may...
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JAPAN FLOW Redux : Foreign Investor Flows (Still) Matter, and They Are (Still) Cyclical
A Bloomberg story this past week titled "A $35 Billion Selloff Is Pulling Down Japan's Stock Market" (link) got tweeted into my Twitter timeline so...
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Global Strategy: Carnage Continuation Amid Turkey Turmoil and US Dollar Breakout
Corrections across global ex-US markets continue to limit attractive investment opportunities from both a price and relative strength perspective. ...
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Japan Telco Results Summarized. Generally Positive Ahead of Softbank KK IPO
This is a quick summary of Japanese results that were released while I was on leave. Overall, the story of rising returns remains in place. The...
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Consumption Trends in Japan: Rising Incomes Boosting Retailers but a Lot Going Into Savings Too
Much has been made of gradually rising wages in Japan, and this is indeed good news after 20 years of stagnation and negative growth. But while...
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