PERSPECTIVES Weekly: The Investment podcast

Asia in focus: elections, inflation and geopolitics

Feb 8, 2026
Dr. Jacky Tang, CIO for Emerging Markets at Deutsche Bank Private Bank, offers macro and market perspectives on Asia. He discusses Japan's likely policy continuity and its market effects. He contrasts diverging inflation paths across China, India, Japan and the US. He outlines shifting US-Asia relations, from US-India trade moves to cautious US-China détente.
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INSIGHT

Policy Continuity Supports Japan's Recovery

  • A Takeichi LDP win implies policy continuity with fiscal support and gradual BOJ normalisation.
  • That backdrop should lift wages, investment and corporate profitability in Japan.
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Higher Rates, Higher Yields Help Banks

  • Japan's recent stimulus and tax cuts raise concerns about already stretched public finances with debt above 230%.
  • Still, higher rates and a steeper yield curve should benefit banks and corporate earnings.
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Corporate Reform Underpins Investment

  • Japan appears to be shifting from stagnation to a new regime of higher wages and sustained capex.
  • Corporate governance reforms are helping companies improve profitability and investment.
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