Fidelity Japan Share Discussion Threads

[jimcar] 24/1/2006 10:30

Sunburst

Don't know she is married, it was just in response to you saying Mr Kibe.
Do you fancy your chances then? There is usually a picture of her in the annual report. She is no oil painting but I'm more interested in her getting the share price up.

[knowing] 24/1/2006 08:26

Woken back up again.

[sunburst] 20/1/2006 01:33

Jim
Sorry I did not know Asako is a "Ms"......or indeeed a "Mrs". How did you know she is married?

[jimcar] 19/1/2006 15:37

Sunburst

Why should Mr Kibe deserve a bit of a premium? After all it's his wife Asako who is the investment manager of the Trust.

[gotnorolex] 19/1/2006 10:02

Can't believe they let some of us "IN" again at a once only price!
Fantastic!

[sunburst] 19/1/2006 10:02

Slips-y

Over the last 6 months...

FJV is up over 60%...
the Nikkei is up c. 30%.

Don't ya think Mr Kibe deserves a bit of a premium?

[slips] 19/1/2006 09:08

NAV needs to catch up fast. Currently FJV trading at a 9%-10% premium (NAV is 114). Hopefully will catch up today

[knowing] 19/1/2006 08:45

Looking good today.

[sunburst] 18/1/2006 10:10

I'm sticking.

I dont think the next 6 months will reflect the last six months, this time in reverse (the "double top" theory).
I believe PM Koizume's influnce will be greater than
that of WK (whizz kid) Horie.

[slj] 18/1/2006 10:05

Tokyo stock exchange says trade halt 'regrettable', more curbs possible

[pomp circumstance] 18/1/2006 09:18

is that a double top on the chart?

[gotnorolex] 18/1/2006 09:10

Lest ye forget!
Land of the rising sums
Michael Clarke, This is Money
27 December 2005
AFTER a 'lost decade' in the doldrums, Japan it is most analysts' hot tip for 2006. Some are predicting the Nikkei index could soar 20% to 18,000.

The Nikkei has soared by 32% this year and there have been a number of economic reforms to suggest this is just the start of a bull run.
Japan has been deregulating its industries, privatising state-owned businesses and stimulating an entrepreneurial culture. The profits of large Japanese corporates have rebounded sharply and profitability is at the highest levels since the economic bubble in the eighties.
In addition, land prices in the major cities have stabilised after sliding 80% since the bubble burst in 1989, freeing many Japanese households that were trapped in negative equity.
During the first half of the year, the Japanese economy expanded at an annualised rate of 4.6%, its fastest pace since 1990. In addition, recurring profit earnings for the second quarter were 4%, up from 2.8% five years ago and 2.1% a decade ago.
Asako Kibe, manager of Fidelity Japanese Values Investment trust, says: 'I feel a sense of renewed optimism is prevailing in Japan. The economy appears poised to exit its deflationary phase amid a broadening rebound in private consumption and investment.
'Corporate profitability and equity valuations are more attractive than at any point in the past decade. Expanding links with China are improving the profitability and opening up new growth opportunities in emerging Asia.

[popout] 18/1/2006 08:22

I doubt it is a buying opp at present as I feel there is much more downside to come interesting that the Japanese market falls less than 3% overnight yet FJV falls over 5% seems like the market makers will have a field day cashing in?

[mark smith] 17/1/2006 12:47

Buying opportunity maybe, but can this go any higher in the short term ?

[sunburst] 17/1/2006 11:16

Raid on "Livedoor" rattles Japanese stock market

A raid by prosecutors on Internet company Livedoor Co. on suspected securities violations rattled Japan's stock market Tuesday, sending the benchmark index down nearly 3 percent.

[knowing] 11/1/2006 12:55

Japan sees end to deflation curse
10th Jan 2006

Japan's finance minister has given an upbeat assessment of his country's economy, signalling that it may finally shake off deflation by the end of 2006.

Sadakazu Tanigaki said strong domestic demand and healthy corporate earnings were helping to revive the economy.

Speaking in New York, Mr Tanigaki added that Japan would probably "overcome deflation within this year".

The world's second-largest economy is slowly emerging from recession and years of falling consumer prices.

The country has been struggling to combat deflation, which hurts the economy by holding back demand as consumers put off buying goods in the expectation that prices will become cheaper.

[gotnorolex] 06/1/2006 12:43

Buy the dips say Bloomberg, Japan Corps making excellent profits again post elections!

[bigspuds] 04/1/2006 00:19

the good times just keep rolling on

[knowing] 03/1/2006 22:06

One of the most bought stocks on Squaregain today !

[corrientes] 29/12/2005 17:37

and I thought I was late getting in at the end of August.

[hgiderek] 29/12/2005 17:10

The steepness is wonderfully scary !
Continuez, s'il vous plait.

[bigspuds] 19/12/2005 21:07

SSSShhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! you'll have all the muppets here

[echo64] 16/12/2005 10:20

A big buy today someone is confident

[sunburst] 09/12/2005 11:21

for the Nikkei chart
and
"...the sun in well and truely on the rise now"
Yup.......
And we aint anywhere near high noon.