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Lindsay Whipp ...
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PSA Today Mar 4: US Treasuries disconcert / Ricoh: resetting / Nintendo: Switch Pro changes? / Important government fee changes afoot for banks and fintechs – Nikkei -0.45%

Japan Market Comment by Pelham Smithers and Lindsay Whipp
Nikkei ¥21,658.15 (-¥98.40 / -0.45%); Topix ¥1,571.52 (-¥6.33 / -0.40%); ¥/$108.64
Tags: Sumitomo Metal Mining (5713 JT), SoftBank Group (9984 JT), Greensill Capital, Fast Retailing (9983 JT), Ricoh (7752 JT), Kyocera (6971 JT), Hitachi Zosen (7004 JT), Mitsubishi Electric (6503 JT), Ricoh (7752 JT), Sharp (6753 JT), Fujifilm Holdings (4901 JT), Canon (7751 JT), Konica Minolta (4902 JT), Nikon (7731 JT), Nintendo (7974 JT), Samsung Electronics (005930 KS), NTT Data (9613 JT), Japan Post Bank (7182 JT), LINE Corp, Mercari (4385 JT), TIS Inc (3626 JT), Metaps (6172 JT), Miroku Jyoho Service (9928 JT)
Main Points
• US treasuries send Nikkei 225 down through 29,000
• Ricoh resets
• Nintendo Switch Pro to be 4K, have larger OLED screen – Bloomberg
• Zengin system likely to cut bank transfer fees in half, says report
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Pelham Smithers Associates Ltd
Pelham Smithers Associates Ltd

Founded in 2009, Pelham Smithers Associates (PSA) provides market intelligence on Asian technology, focusing in particular on Japan. The industries covered by our team of specialists are: consumer electronics, telecomms, pharmaceuticals, internet, electronic parts and materials, automotive technology, retail and capital goods. 

PSA produces both company and sector reports. The focus of PSA’s research is to identify winners and losers as new technologies impact the top and bottom lines of corporations. Critical to our research is the clear explanation of how these new technologies work and how they impact companies and industries. 

The founding partners have worked closely together for twenty years and the team has more than doubled in size since 2012. 

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