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Rakuten has announced that the company is no longer proceeding with its Fintech reorganisation, preferring instead to enter a deep alliance with (and probably stake sale to) Mizuho. In this brief note, we address what we think Card is likely to be worth in a sale and the implications for Rakuten.
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When the BoJ raised rates in March, it had been 17 years since it had last done so, though the world was very different then. While the July rate hike was unlikely to move the economic needle, the question now is what else might follow the subsequent financial market maelstrom. Pelham Smithers discusses the outlook for Japan’s macro environment, what new fiscal policies the new PM might introduce, how the BoJ might react and the all-important trend in corporate earnings. This then leads us to...
WFE spending will grow 5% this year, with Chinese spending hiding a full cyclical downcycle in the rest of the world. Consensus forecasts 2025 in line with the 4Q24 run-rate and up nearly 20% vs. 2024; we see downside risk and expect 2025 growth, but only in the low-teens. Beyond 2025, visibility is still low. Multiples have compressed in absolute terms and relative to semis, but with likely negative revisions in revenue and earnings in 2025 there could be further downside. We see no reason to...
Rakuten has ditched its FinTech reorganization plans since it was announced six months ago. Instead, the Group is now opting to deepen the collaboration between its main arm of the FinTech segment, Rakuten Card, with Mizuho, presumably by selling a stake in Rakuten Card to the latter . While details are not disclosed yet, we share our preliminary view below.
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