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23 Jan 2024

Luxury goods sector growth to slow down in 2024

Source: FT

23 Jan 2024

Taiwan semiconductor $TSM, the world's largest contract chip manufacturer, forecast 2024 revenue to grow more than 20% thanks to booming demands for high-end chips used in AI applications

Taiwan Semi's main customers include AMD $AMD, Nvidia $NVDA, Qualcomm $QCOM, Intel $INTC, Apple $AAPL, and Broadcom $AVGO. Source: Jesse Cohen

23 Jan 2024

China's real GDP is now further below its pre-COVID trend than after the 2008 crisis

Will they be tempted to opt for more mercantilism (and expansionism)? Source chart: Robin Brooks

23 Jan 2024

Japan is expected to be short 11 million workers by 2040

Source: Win Smart, FT

23 Jan 2024

The world's top 5 stock markets by market-cap. It has been a one-man show by the US

Note that India is moving into 4th position Source: Bloomberg, Michel A.Arouet

23 Jan 2024

India’s stock market has overtaken Hong Kong’s for the 1st time in another feat for the South Asian nation whose growth prospects & policy reforms have made it an investor darling

Source: Bloomberg, HolgerZ

23 Jan 2024

As of January 19th, NVIDIA $NVDA and Microsoft $MSFT had accounted for about 75% of the S&P 500's gain this year, while the 20 largest stocks in the index accounted for 110% of the index's upside move

The remaining ~480 stocks were acting as a drag. Source: Bespoke

23 Jan 2024

Thought of the day

Source: Asif MajidAsif Majid

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