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Daily Brief Thematic (Sector/Industry): Ohayo Japan| Powell Drives Fear into Equities/Tech; NUGGET: Mit Motors(7211)-Fruitless Uphill Climb and more

In today’s briefing:

  • Ohayo Japan| Powell Drives Fear into Equities/Tech; NUGGET: Mit Motors(7211)-Fruitless Uphill Climb
  • Encouraging Signs in Recent Semi Stats


Ohayo Japan| Powell Drives Fear into Equities/Tech; NUGGET: Mit Motors(7211)-Fruitless Uphill Climb

By Mark Chadwick

  • OVERSEAS. SPX -0.5% with Tech highflyers bearing the run of the decline; Fed Chair Powell thinking two more hikes this year; Tesla downgraded as rally not backed back fundamentals
  • JAPAN. NKY Futs -0.1% Disc to Cash;  Expect Japan tech to take the signal from the US; Kishida vow to deliver on wage growth; Panasonic and Mazda do battery deal
  • NUGGET.  Mitsubishi Motors(7211) – Issues in China fully capture the stuggles for OEMs without a competitive BEV product/strategy.

Encouraging Signs in Recent Semi Stats

By Jim Handy

  • Chip revenues have been up for two months in a row.  Could this be the start of a trend?
  • Commodity prices indicate that the “Collapse” phase of a price downturn has ended, and that prices will now follow costs
  • DRAM and NAND makers should remain unprofitable until mid 2024, although their revenues can begin to steadily rise.  Other chip makers will do better.

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