Going back to Japanese stocks right now is like catching a falling knife: CIO

Kelvin Tay from UBS Global Wealth Management argues that the weak Yen is the key driver to Japan’s stock market rally the past 2 years. He expects the Yen to strength to 143 against the US dollar which means the selling pressure on Japanese stocks isn’t over yet.

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  1. 1:57 3 hours later it is hit 143 and still keep going up. The Japanese stock market went down today big time. Nikkei -12.4%, TOPIX -12.23% Today drop erase all of this year gain. Falling knife? tell that to Warren Buffett, at this level early this year, it was cheap enough for Buffett to increase his position in the 5 Japanese trading companies, it's cheap enough for me to get in now too.

  2. What you are witnessing is Bidenomics in full swing.

    First, you target the energy sector, raising the cost of energy, which in turn starts to raise the cost of everything.

    Then, you print even more money for pet projects putting more money into the system, layered on top of already rising prices due to your energy policy.

    Then when people can no longer afford anything or businesses cannot raise capital because rates are too high so they have to shrink, then the final part of Bidenomics is complete. Job losses.

    Stock market tumbles, World markets tumble.

    Are you honestly going to vote for Harris and get 4 more years of this?

    God help you Americans.

  3. To put it simply, Japanese stocks do not yield much profit and most of the investments are going towards the US short- and medium-term treasury bonds because of higher interest rates.

  4. Food and retail will come through this as major winners. Yen appreciation will favorably impact companies deeply involved in food and commodities because they're going to see a sharp drop in the cost of imported raw materials. Those companies will shift from smoke and mirrors to YoY income gains thanks to lower costs and already having proactively engaged in price hikes since the previous year. Conversely, exporters will see a drop in sales.

  5. It seems certain stocks are undervalued, flying under the radar despite their potential. You can't help but wonder when the market will recognize their true worth. How can I invest $600K wisely to ensure our future security?

  6. Japan didn't have the sense to do a slow currency intervention. Inflating your currency that much, that quickly was dumb. Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.

  7. Kangei Maru, the world’s largest whaling mothership where Japan has just slaughtered their first fin whale in half a century. This is a war on the world’s remaining wildlife . . . if we don’t address this sort of savagery we will lose everything . Why is the world’s media ignoring this ? Why are the world’s governments ignoring this ? We have to act . Now .

  8. Great video. I have a quick question. I am an aspiring trader, I am looking study some traders and earn off their expertise rather than investing myself and lose money emotionally. Whats your take on copy trading? Do people really make money? Just looking for some reassurance..

  9. Carry trade casued Nikkei lost 12% of its value. Investigation is required to end such harmful trade. The data shows on the day of interest rate decison, foreign investment in Japan was negative 659B, 10 times than normal. Carry trade become a welcome gesture of invasion.