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Insights

Why Japan’s Gaming Industry is One to Watch

SuMi's Coffee Break Column: Tatsuya Suzuki, Chief Portfolio Manager of the Japan Quality Growth Strategy, discusses the competitive edge of Japan's gaming industry and his top gaming stocks.
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Insights

Monetary Policy to Remain Steady – BOJ’s July Meeting

Will the Bank of Japan finally change course on its monetary easing policy? Or will it hold steady? Senior Strategist Katsutoshi Inadome shares his expectations for the Bank of Japan's upcoming monetary policy meeting.
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SuMi’s Updated Annual Corporate Earnings Forecast for Summer 2023

SuMi TRUST has updated its annual corporate earnings forecast before the Q2 earnings announcement season which will kick off in late July. SuMi TRUST anticipates that Japanese companies to post positive earnings growth for the FY 2023 and FY 2024. Read this article for a full sector-wide review.
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Press Release

SuMi TRUST AM and Osmosis into Basic Agreement for Strategic Partnership

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Asset Management Co., Ltd. (“SuMi TRUST AM”) together with Osmosis (Holdings) Limited (“Osmosis”) hereby announce that they have entered into a non-binding agreement for a strategic partnership, under which SuMi TRUST AM and Osmosis intend to collaboratively develop new products and strategies.
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News

Market Review for June 2023

The Japanese stock market rallied for six consecutive months in June, with the Nikkei 225 closing above 33,000 on 30 June. Yen depreciation boosted expectations of higher earnings for exporters amidst rising US interest rates. Meanwhile domestic demand is also expected to rise as Japan's wage growth hits its highest level in 30 years.
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Japanese Travel And Tourism Stocks Shine

[EXTERNAL LINK] In this article with Wealth Briefing Asia, Katsunori Ogawa, chief portfolio manager of the Sakigake High Alpha Fund, discusses how Japan's tourism industry is flourishing amidst China's reopening and Japan's removal of travel restrictions following the COVID-19 pandemic. Read about his two stock picks which are well positioned to take advantage of the ongoing tourism boom.