Ideas
Korea, Taiwan outperform China on AI
Citi is overweight Korean and Taiwanese equities and underweight Chinese equities. Korea and Taiwan have more room to outperform as AI hardware beneficiaries, with memory demand structurally strong and demand outweighing supply, while China is not necessarily bearish but faces relative earnings misses.
Korea, Taiwan outperform China on AI
Citi is overweight Korean and Taiwanese equities and underweight Chinese equities. Korea and Taiwan have more room to outperform as AI hardware beneficiaries, with memory demand structurally strong and demand outweighing supply, while China is not necessarily bearish but faces relative earnings misses.
India equities hedge AI theme
Indian equities valuations have cheapened and can come back as a hedge to the AI theme, supported by domestic consumption and lack of investment opportunities elsewhere.
Yuan may appreciate on trade surplus
China's $1 trillion-plus trade surplus gives policymakers confidence and could allow some yuan appreciation to build goodwill with trading partners.
Energy Transition Minerals strategic rare earth asset
Energy Transition Minerals has the largest rare earth project with over a billion tons of mineral in Greenland, a world-class strategic asset with completed feasibility studies, more than $150 million spent, and approaches from the White House and other investors despite policy shifts.
Rare earths repricing on supply security
Rare earths and critical minerals are being repriced on security of supply rather than just cost, as the West funds tough projects and China weaponizes rare earths; the surge in rare-earth stocks is a repricing, not a bubble.
Asian equities supported by dry powder
Asian equities are doing better than global markets, with Korea best, supported by sidelined dry powder and reasonable valuations; investors are allocating to pockets within AI and healthcare.
Healthcare offers upside growth
Healthcare is highlighted as another sector in Asia that could see potential upside and proper growth.
Oil pressured by supply glut
Oil's global supply-demand picture is characterized by a supply glut; Venezuelan supply will take years to return due to dilapidated infrastructure, and oil is trading on sentiment.
JGBs weak on record supply
The latest JGB auction saw weaker-than-ever demand as traders digest the biggest net supply in over a decade; the 10-year yield is at its highest since 1999 and Japan may need to adjust spending.
Asian AI equities remain dominant theme
AI remains a dominant theme in Asia with room to run; China's AI-related spending as a proportion of budgets is still low versus U.S. counterparts, government support is strong, and there are selective opportunities.
Alibaba AI upside despite delivery competition
Morningstar prefers Alibaba for AI and valuation; the share price has been contained by fast-delivery competition in China, but over a five-year view AI/cloud should drive it.
TSMC benefits from AI data centers
TSMC is a widely followed, attractive company that should benefit from AI along with the data center side.
China consumer recovery from bottom
Chinese consumption has bottomed; retail spending should recover toward 5% from 4% with more supportive policies, driving a recovery in undervalued consumer names.
Japanese consumer pullback creates buying opportunity
Japanese consumer names have pulled back on concerns over the Chinese consumer, creating buying opportunities for long-term investors.
Yum China grows lower-tier market share
Yum China is a name Morningstar likes, able to grow market share in lower-tier Chinese cities as consumption recovers.
Singapore REITs offer dividend growth
Dividend opportunities are better in Singapore REITs than banks; they pay distributions up to 25%, and tighter Singapore commercial office space should drive rentals, earnings, and distribution growth.
Asian bonds attractive for yield
Asian bonds have come down a fair bit and their yields now look attractive for investors seeking income.
China property stabilizing into 2027
China real estate risk may be bottoming as inventory is slowly absorbed and supply is reduced; prices are expected to stabilize in 2026 into 2027, supporting consumer confidence.
Singapore banks dividend growth diminishing
OCBC and DBS still yield around 5%, but earnings and margins are set to decline and the bulk of dividend growth has diminished, making them less attractive than REITs for dividend exposure.
Z.AI targets 50% revenue growth
Z.AI expects revenue growth to exceed 50% over the next three years, with more than half from cloud-based clients; 70% of IPO proceeds fund foundation-model R&D and lower-cost compute supports competitiveness.
Rupee weakness into fiscal 27
The Indian rupee is likely to weaken into fiscal 27 on delayed U.S. trade deal, equity outflows, broader dollar strength, and policymakers preferring a competitive currency; RBI intervention slows but does not reverse the trend.
Infineon AI power semiconductor growth
Infineon's AI revenue tripled last year and is targeted to double again; data-center power delivery is a bottleneck, power semiconductor content per rack should rise from $15,000 to $100,000 by 2030, and automotive weakness frees EV capacity for AI.
This Bloomberg Markets video, published January 08, 2026,
features Rohit Garg, Daniel Mamadou Blanco, Lorraine Tan, Liu Debing, Radhika Rao, Jochen Hanebeck
discussing Korean equities, EWT, FXI, Indian equities, CNY, ETM.AX, REMX, AAXJ, XLV, WTI, Japanese government bonds, Asian AI equities, BABA, TSM, CHIQ, Japanese consumer stocks, YUMC, Singapore REITs, Asian Bonds, Chinese real estate, O39.SI, DBS, Z.AI, Indian rupee, IFX.DE.
23 trade ideas extracted by AI with direction and confidence scoring.
Speakers:
Rohit Garg,
Daniel Mamadou Blanco,
Lorraine Tan,
Liu Debing,
Radhika Rao,
Jochen Hanebeck
· Tickers:
Korean equities,
EWT,
FXI,
Indian equities,
CNY,
ETM.AX,
REMX,
AAXJ,
XLV,
WTI,
Japanese government bonds,
Asian AI equities,
BABA,
TSM,
CHIQ,
Japanese consumer stocks,
YUMC,
Singapore REITs,
Asian Bonds,
Chinese real estate,
O39.SI,
DBS,
Z.AI,
Indian rupee,
IFX.DE
