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Goldman Sachs: The yen has dropped to a value point, creating the best opportunity for foreign capital to Buy Japanese stocks.
Goldman Sachs believes that the yen is the best choice for global Japanese stock buyers.
Set a historical record! Aggressive investors are flocking to Japan Stocks, with over 1 trillion yen bought this year to date.
The obsession of radical investors with Japan Assets has reached record levels. Their influence is likewise significant.
The Japanese economy is experiencing a "dual situation of ice and fire"! Manufacturing continues to shrink, while the service industry rises against the trend.
Japan's economy continued to see a contraction in manufacturing activity in December, entering its sixth month of contraction, while the services sector maintained a growth trend.
Reports indicate that the Bank of Japan will "hold steady" next week, and Bank of America expects the interest rate hike may be postponed until March next year.
Five sources familiar with the thoughts of the Bank of Japan stated that the Bank is inclined to keep interest rates unchanged next week. However, Bank of America warned that if the Bank of Japan continues to delay interest rate hikes until March next year, the yen could depreciate again to 155 or slightly below the 157 level reached in November.
Is an interest rate hike being hinted at? The Bank of Japan has unusually scheduled a speech and press conference for January.
Analysis suggests that regional speeches generally provide council members with more freedom to express their views on mmf policy, and also give central banks the opportunity to allow market participants to adjust their expectations. An increasing number of economists expect that the central bank will raise interest rates at the January meeting.
Japan's basic salary increase in October reached a record high, creating conditions for the central bank to raise interest rates again.
Japan's official employees' basic wage increase hit a record high, further indicating that the Japanese economy is moving towards a positive cyclical development, which will support market speculation on the recent interest rate hike by the Bank of Japan.
Tokyo's inflation rebounds beyond expectations, raising predictions for an interest rate hike by the Bank of Japan in December.
With the reduction of energy subsidies by the Japan government, inflation in Tokyo accelerated this month.
Will the central banks of the US and Japan take major actions next month? The yen has been continuously appreciating, approaching the 150 threshold at one point.
The interest rate differential between the US and Japan may narrow.
【Daily Stock Review】Two major bearish pressures! The Nikkei 225 slid to test 0.038 million, this sector experienced the biggest drop.
On Wednesday (November 27), the japan's Nikkei stock index fell, with auto manufacturers sector leading the decline, mainly due to investors' concerns about the tariff commitments made by the newly elected USA President Donald Trump and the strength of the Japanese yen.
Raising the income tax threshold, japan once again proposed a large-scale stimulus plan, and the market is increasingly believing in a rate hike in December.
Japan's individual income tax threshold will be significantly raised from the current $6,640 to $11,500. Analysts believe that this measure will inject more disposable income into the Japanese economy, easing long-term pressures such as population decline and aging. However, there are also opponents who believe that this is a reckless fiscal expansion, which may exacerbate income inequality, lead to rapid inflation, and possibly pave the way for a rate hike in December.
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Amid expectations of interest rate hikes, japan's inflation in October remained higher than the central bank's target.
The Japanese government reported on Friday that consumer prices excluding fresh food rose by 2.3% year-on-year in October, lower than the 2.4% in September. This increase was higher than the market's general expectation of 2.2%. The index, excluding energy costs and fresh food prices, rose by 2.3%, higher than the 2.1% in September.
Japan plans to launch a multi-trillion yen economic stimulus package, with a focus on investing in the chip and AI sectors.
① Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba will launch a 21.9 trillion yen economic stimulus plan to address challenges such as inflation and wage growth, with cabinet approval expected on Friday; ② The plan includes support for the continuous growth of wages in japan, investments in the semiconductors and ai sectors, and the restoration of subsidies for henry hub natural gas and electricity starting from January next year.
Strong exports to China drove Japan's overall exports in October to exceed expectations by more than 3%.
Led by the growth in shipments of chip manufacturing equipment and medical supplies; Japan's exports to China and other Asian countries increased, while exports to the United States and Europe declined.
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