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Daily Brief Thematic (Sector/Industry): Ohayo Japan | All-Time Highs and more

In today’s briefing:

  • Ohayo Japan | All-Time Highs
  • Apple Intelligence, Powered By ChatGPT. Genius Move Or Desperate Gamble?
  • GEMWeekly (5 Jul 2024): EU Tariffs on Chinese Online Goods; China Macro; Samsung, Reliance, PDD


Ohayo Japan | All-Time Highs

By Mark Chadwick

  • US stocks surged to all-time highs on Friday, buoyed by the June jobs report which may prompt the Federal Reserve to consider a rate cut.
  • Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) reported record gains of ¥45.4 trillion ($282 billion) for the fiscal year ending March
  • Honda and Sony will use a shared platform for their electric vehicles (EVs) to cut development costs

Apple Intelligence, Powered By ChatGPT. Genius Move Or Desperate Gamble?

By William Keating

  • Since Microsoft’s association with ChatGPT has become common knowledge, it’s share price has doubled
  • Since rumours of an impending partnership with OpenAI first emerged, Apple share price is up 37% 
  • The extraordinary valuations of Microsoft & Apple were driven by association with ChatGPT. Revenue growth to justify those valuations must now depend on ChatGPT. Let’s see how that works out.  

GEMWeekly (5 Jul 2024): EU Tariffs on Chinese Online Goods; China Macro; Samsung, Reliance, PDD

By Wium Malan, CFA


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