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macro trade" of short yen / buy equities is also a possibility. Our Buy-rated stocks in bank, insurance and cyclical sectors are listed in Table 1. Shusuke Yamada, CFA FX/Equity Strategist Merrill ~ | Global Research Bankof America a Merrill Lynch HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_014400 --- PAGE BREAK --- Japan Economics

(Chart 3). This is also in line with the global rotation expected by Michael Hartnett (The Flow Show: The Inflation Era Begins 10 November 2016). 3) Nikkei winner of steeper UST and strong macro In a scenario of strong external demand and US rate hikes (particularly with curve steepening), Japan equitie

losures on page 5 to 6. 11687576 Timestamp: 17 November 2016 03:30PM EST Bankof America Merrill Lynch 18 November 2016 Investment Strategy Japan Shusuke Yamada, CFA >> FX/Equity Strategist Merrill Lynch (apan) +81 3 6225 8515 [email protected] Exhibit 1: Sector rotation and inventory cycle Slowdown

(Chart 3). This is also in line with the global rotation expected by Michael Hartnett (The Flow Show: The Inflation Era Begins 10 November 2016). 3) Nikkei winner of steeper UST and strong macro In a scenario of strong external demand and US rate hikes (particularly with curve steepening), Japan equitie

can but also want to protect ourselves from a further surge in the USD and rates. We diversify our equity long in EM and European yield with a long Nikkei position. It is not the best entry point but we suspect it has further to run on a one year horizon. A stronger USD is good for Japanese equities whe

OW JP Equities, Ihs JP Performance vs World, rhs Source: BofA Merrill Lynch Global Fund Manager Survey 2016 Our Japanese equity and FX strategist Shusuke Yamada has been arguing for a while that we would see both a weaker JPY and a rebound in Japanese equities. While arguably the JPY had turned beforehand, th