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Are Chinese Tourists Coming Back to Japan?

SuMi's Coffee Break Column: Katsunori Ogawa, Chief Portfolio Manager of the Sakigake Strategy, looks at inbound tourism in Japan in a post-Covid world and what is holding back the recovery of tourism from China.
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Market Review for July 2023

The Japanese stock market continued its rally in July, with TOPIX up 1.5% and the Nikkei 225 down only 0.1%. The Bank of Japan surprised markets at the month-end with a tweak to its yield curve control policy, which lead the yen to spike up. However optimism surrounding the US market spread to Japanese equities.
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Global Stocks Rally as ECB Joins Fed in Lifting Rates

[EXTERNAL LINK] In this article with The Financial Times, Katsutoshi Inadome, Senior Strategist at SuMi TRUST, recently shared his thoughts on the Bank of Japan's monetary policy amidst recent rate hikes by the Federal Reserve and European Central Bank.
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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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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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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.