In today’s briefing:
- GEMWeekly (14 Jul 2023): China, South Korea Macro; Alibaba, Ant, JD.com, Baidu, Foxconn, TSMC, Wipro
- China Healthcare Weekly (Jul.14)-TCM Demand Switch, 8% Benchmark Growth Rate, GLP-1 Change Game Rule
GEMWeekly (14 Jul 2023): China, South Korea Macro; Alibaba, Ant, JD.com, Baidu, Foxconn, TSMC, Wipro
- The Global Emerging Markets Weekly provides a summary of the key news and related developments impacting the largest countries and constituents of the Global Emerging Markets equity indices.
- Macro data points: Chinese inflation, new vehicle sales, loan growth, and trade data; South Korean interest rates.
- Companies mentioned:Alibaba Group Holding (9988 HK), Ant Group (6688 HK), JD.com Inc. (9618 HK), Baidu (9888 HK), Taiwan Semiconductor (TSMC) (2330 TT), Wipro Ltd (WPRO IN)
China Healthcare Weekly (Jul.14)-TCM Demand Switch, 8% Benchmark Growth Rate, GLP-1 Change Game Rule
- By comparing medical insurance expenditure and income, as well as the pharmaceutical manufacturing revenues and profits for the same period, we find something interesting.
- Due to COVID-19, the sales of TCM in 22Q4 and 23Q1 surged. But in 23Q2-Q4, people’s demand could change. Therefore, the performance of related TCM company would also switch.
- New generation weight loss drugs represented by Semaglutide would change the logic and supply-demand relationship of the entire market. This is a situation that investors need to be aware of.