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February 13, 2026

This Week in Global Research Notes

Weekly UpdateCommoditiesEquitiesFXConsumer DiscretionaryEnergy

The report highlights a rotation toward physical assets and cyclicals driven by AI infrastructure and defense spending, while upgrading Japan to Overweight following recent elections.

Key Takeaways

  • 1.Rotation into physical assets and cyclicals is being driven by AI infrastructure investment and renewed defense spending.
  • 2.Japan equities upgraded to Overweight following a landslide LDP election victory signaling fiscal spending support.
  • 3.Emerging Market (EM) equities show further earnings-led upside, with a 14% total return target for the MSCI EM index.

Table of Contents

  • macro issues we're watching
  • We upgrade Japan stocks following last weekend's election
  • Checking in on AI, Unification in Europe, rates, China home prices, and IPO's
  • the important issues our sector analysts are watching
  • Leaning into cyclicals through Chemicals, Memory, and more
  • Innovation conflagration: Ag, autos, power, and stroke
  • Disruption working every which way
  • A bit off the beaten path
  • 7 Single Stocks for the weekend

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Authors

Chris HusseySarah Herr

Securities

Samsung ElectronicsMSFTROSTB3SA3.SA

Themes

AI Infrastructure and Energy ScarcityJapan's Post-Election Economic MandateThe Rotation to Physical Assets

Regions

Asia PacificEuropeLatin AmericaUnited StatesJapanChina