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  • 2023 Asian equity outlook

    SHARE THIS As we look towards 2023, it is easy to be overwhelmed by the broader permutations of possible outcomes. But things don’t appear so dire in Asia. Inflation, which is effectively a value transfer from net consumers to net producers, may...

    https://www.nikkoam.co.nz/articles/2023/asian-equity-outlook-2023
  • New Zealand Fixed Income Monthly – November 2022

    SHARE THIS Although New Zealand’s November 2022 rate hike was larger than expected, markets had been pricing in aggressive tightening for quite some time. This may soften the impact of the current challenges. Given that yields on some bonds are now...

    https://www.nikkoam.co.nz/articles/2022/nz-fixed-income-monthly-november-2022
  • Harvesting Growth, Harnessing Change - Monthly Insights: Asian Equity-November 2022

    SHARE THIS Asian stocks rebounded strongly in November after Federal Reserve Fed Chair Jerome Powell pointed to slower pace of monetary policy tightening and lifted market sentiment. All Asian markets ended in positive territory, with China in the lead...

    https://www.nikkoam.co.nz/articles/2022/asian-equity-monhtly-november-2022
  • BOJ’s YCC shift parallels a Fed pattern

    SHARE THIS In what was probably the best kept secret of many years, the BOJ unanimously agreed to shift its YCC policy well before virtually any economist or market watcher expected. The largest question people seem to have is “why now?”. As with most...

    https://www.nikkoam.co.nz/articles/2022/boj-ycc-shift-parallels-fed-pattern
  • On the Ground in Asia-Monthly Insights: Asian Fixed Income-November 2022

    SHARE THIS We are more positive on duration overall, on the assessment that we are likely past peak hawkishness from the Federal Reserve and other developed market central banks. We favour Singapore and South Korean government bonds, given their...

    https://www.nikkoam.co.nz/articles/2022/asian-fixed-income-monthly-november-22
  • Global Investment Committee’s Outlook

    SHARE THIS We don’t expect smooth sailing for the global economy and markets, but there should be great relief for both stocks and bonds in 2023, with pockets of strong outperformance due to idiosyncratic advantages. Notably, Europe and Developed...

    https://www.nikkoam.co.nz/articles/2022/global-investment-committee-outlook-2212
  • Another Unusual Year – the Outlook for 2023

    SHARE THIS The subject of inflation has of course dominated markets in 2022 and most investors – no doubt cheered by some recent improvements in the reported rate of US headline inflation – are hoping that the issue will fade over the course of 2023...

    https://www.nikkoam.co.nz/articles/2022/another-unusual-year-–-the-outlook-for-2023
  • Navigating Japan Equities: Monthly Insights from Tokyo (January 2023)

    SHARE THIS We discuss the Bank of Japan’s unexpected move to tweak its yield curve control scheme and the potential implications; we also provide a brief overview of some of the factors seen impacting Japan equities in 2023.

    https://www.nikkoam.co.nz/articles/2023/japan-equity-monthly-january-2023
  • On the Ground in Asia-Monthly Insights: Asian Fixed Income-December 2022

    SHARE THIS We expect global inflation to ease and global growth to weaken in 2023; we also think that the Fed is likely to pause hiking rates by the first quarter of 2023. Against this backdrop, we are broadly constructive on regional bonds as most...

    https://www.nikkoam.co.nz/articles/2023/asian-fixed-income-monthly-december-22
  • Harvesting Growth, Harnessing Change - Monthly Insights: Asian Equity-December 2022

    SHARE THIS Chinese shares outperformed in December as the country continued to move away from its zero-COVID policy while markets in Taiwan and South Korea slumped amid concerns towards the global economy. In ASEAN, Thailand led the region as the...

    https://www.nikkoam.co.nz/articles/2023/asian-equity-monhtly-december-2022
  • Future Quality Insights -January 2023- The path to clean, secure and affordable energy

    SHARE THIS Clean, secure and affordable energy is likely to be one of the major challenges of this decade. Given we need abundant energy to complete the energy transition, we believe fossil fuel companies that are actively enabling transition to low...

    https://www.nikkoam.co.nz/articles/2023/future-quality-insights-2301
  • Consumption potential in China’s lower-tier cities

    SHARE THIS While consumer sentiment may be weaker across China presently, we believe that the long-term outlook for the country’s consumer sector remains attractive. China’s lower-tier cities are stepping up to fuel the growth engine that once relied...

    https://www.nikkoam.co.nz/articles/2023/consumption-potential-in-chinas-2301
  • Balancing Act-Monthly insights: Multi-Asset Team-January 2023

    SHARE THIS In our view, the change from dollar strength to relative weakness is meaningful for the shift in relative growth prospects, favouring the rest of the world over the US.

    https://www.nikkoam.co.nz/articles/2023/multi-asset-january-2023
  • The Federal Reserve Scared of What it Can’t See?

    SHARE THIS A regular debate between the older and younger members of the Hunt-household revolves around whether old suspenseful Black-and-White horrors are actually more scary than vivid technicolour gore modern films. We suspect that for the Federal...

    https://www.nikkoam.co.nz/articles/2023/the-federal-reserve-scared-of-what-it-can’t-see
  • Navigating Japan Equities: Monthly Insights from Tokyo (February 2023)

    SHARE THIS This month we assess the trends in wages and salaries with significant change potentially in progress; we also discuss how changes at the BOJ may affect the market.

    https://www.nikkoam.co.nz/articles/2023/japan-equity-monthly-february-2023
  • Japan Value Insights: CDMOs and health-related social needs

    SHARE THIS Contract development and manufacturing organisations (CDMOs) could play an important role in addressing health-related needs as society seeks rapid solutions to issues such as an increase in refractory diseases.

    https://www.nikkoam.co.nz/articles/2023/japan-value-2302
  • Harvesting Growth, Harnessing Change - Monthly Insights: Asian Equity-January 2023

    SHARE THIS Asian equities made a strong start to 2023, with the MSCI AC Asia ex Japan Index returning 8.2% in US dollar (USD) terms in January, supported by a rebound in investor sentiment towards China.

    https://www.nikkoam.co.nz/articles/2023/asian-equity-monhtly-january-2023
  • Balancing Act-Monthly insights: Multi-Asset Team-February 2023

    SHARE THIS Growth prospects look to be improving—a sharp shift from late 2022 when the markets had strong conviction that a first half slowdown was to be followed by a better second half.

    https://www.nikkoam.co.nz/articles/2023/multi-asset-february-2023
  • On the Ground in Asia-Monthly Insights: Asian Fixed Income-January 2023

    SHARE THIS We maintain the view that global inflationary pressures may moderate further. We prefer Singapore, South Korea and Indonesia bonds. As for currencies, we favour the renminbi, the Singapore dollar and the Thai baht.

    https://www.nikkoam.co.nz/articles/2023/asian-fixed-income-monthly-january-23
  • Thoughts on the BOJ you might not have heard, but should consider

    SHARE THIS Currently, there is a wide variety of predictions for the BOJ’s actions, with some expecting imminent hawkish decisions based upon some of Governor-nominee Kazuo Ueda’s “anti-distortion” comments, but changes are more likely to be gradual...

    https://www.nikkoam.co.nz/articles/2023/thoughts-on-the-boj