After an overview of the government bond markets in Asia Pacific in our posting from June (The Government Bond Market in APAC) we have drawn a snapshot of the changes in yields of 10-year government bonds during the first six months of 2016. Continue reading “The Government Bond Market in APAC (Part 2): Changes in Yields and Trends in H1 2016”
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APAC’s Forex Market: Developments and Trends in H1 2016
A look at the development of the different currencies in Asia Pacific shows that the Japanese Yen has increased almost 15% against the USD and around 13% against the EUR in the first six months of this year while the Chinese Yuan has lost more than 2% against the USD and more than 4% against to the EUR during the same period. As a comparison, the USD Index, Continue reading “APAC’s Forex Market: Developments and Trends in H1 2016”
What a 100K Investment in Asia Pacific Returned in H1 2016
The first half of this year is over and it is time to draw the balance for this past six months. We have seen some strong up and down swings in the global markets so far. The setback in January with lows reached mid of February due to worries about China’s economy has affected most major markets around the world with strong links to Asia. The MSCI World Index has lost 13% until mid of February, while the MSCI Asia Pacific Index was down 16%. The UK referendum to leave the EU just a few days ago has caused some unexpected turbulences around the globe. Continue reading “What a 100K Investment in Asia Pacific Returned in H1 2016”
The Government Bond Market in APAC (Part 1)
While government bond yields in many western developed countries swing around the zero mark or are even negative we can still find some well yielding bonds which come with moderate risk around Asia Pacific. The following graph gives an overview of the 10-year government bond yields and the corresponding (S&P) credit rating across Asia Pacific countries. Continue reading “The Government Bond Market in APAC (Part 1)”
First Quarter Performance of APAC Markets – Visible Trends
While US (1%) and Europe (-9%) are still struggling from a bad start in January, we see some well performing markets across Asia Pacific.
Thailand and Indonesia, hardly affected by January’s general market turmoil, continue to follow up on a good trend already shown in January with now 9% respectively 5% up. Continue reading “First Quarter Performance of APAC Markets – Visible Trends”
Beware! Monkeys Ahead
This Monday ethnic Chinese around the world will celebrate New Year, the “Year of the Fire Monkey” according to the traditional lunar calendar. Chinese New Year is their biggest celebration with millions of Chinese traveling for family gatherings. Exchanges in mainland China and many shops across Asia will remain closed. Continue reading “Beware! Monkeys Ahead”