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Daily Brief Thematic (Sector/Industry): Ohayo Japan|SPX Up Again…On Peak Rates?; NUGGET: Tokyo Steel(5423) – Green Demand Steel a Reality! and more

In today’s briefing:

  • Ohayo Japan|SPX Up Again…On Peak Rates?; NUGGET: Tokyo Steel(5423) – Green Demand Steel a Reality!
  • China TMT Update-BABA/BGNE/9926HK/9995HK/1801HK/1877HK/LGNE/ZLAB/BEKE-Baba’s Annual Report/NHSA Rule
  • [Blue Lotus Heathcare Sector Update]: Domestic Substitution Takes Nascent Root in Med-Bots
  • The Highlights – Cannabis News for the Week Ending July 21, 2023


Ohayo Japan|SPX Up Again…On Peak Rates?; NUGGET: Tokyo Steel(5423) – Green Demand Steel a Reality!

By Mark Chadwick

  • OVERSEAS.  S&P500 Up again, closing +0.4% ahead of Fed and a slew of earnings; Energy, Fincl lead on higher crude px,  Higher UST ylds; Hopes fade for big China stimulus
  • JAPAN. NKY Fut +0.1% vs Cash; USDJPY 141.4; Hunt for real yields as JP retail bets on high ylding currencies; BOJ may  lift inflation view; TSE ramps up pressure
  • NUGGET. Tokyo Steel (5423) – First Japan Beneficiary of the Shift to Low Carbon Steel.

China TMT Update-BABA/BGNE/9926HK/9995HK/1801HK/1877HK/LGNE/ZLAB/BEKE-Baba’s Annual Report/NHSA Rule

By Shawn Yang

  • Baba: Alibaba’s annual report, Chinese media discussions and our thoughts
  • BGNE/9926HK/9995HK/1801HK/1877HK/LGNE/ZLAB: NHSA issued new rule to protect drug pricing (-)
  • BEKE: China reinforce the city village reconstruction policy, which is different with Shantytown Renovation project(+)

[Blue Lotus Heathcare Sector Update]: Domestic Substitution Takes Nascent Root in Med-Bots

By Shawn Yang

  • We compiled the public sector bidding result of medical robots in the past one and half years. 
  • Result shows market leaders reinforcing their shares in laparoscopic and orthopaedic robots but in neurosurgery a new challenger has risen
  • We reiterate the view domestic substitution will likely occur in areas like puncture, natural orifice and microsurgery, which will require new core competencies in machine vision, haptic feedback and AR/VR.

The Highlights – Cannabis News for the Week Ending July 21, 2023

By Water Tower Research

  • Global equities again inched higher this week with the S&P 500 +0.65% and the MSCI World Index +0.60%.

  • The S&P 500 is now within 6% of an all-time high as investors become increasingly confident that inflation has cooled while corporate earnings remain strong.

  • The Russell 2000 climbed 1.53% last week but remains 18% below its 2021 peak. 


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