The black swan couldn’t have been blacker. A look back at the stock markets in Asia-Pacific of this extraordinary, unpredictable, and dramatic year 2020. What would have an investment of 100K USD, EUR, or local currency returned if invested in one of the Asia-Pacific stock markets in 2020? Our regularly ranking shows the returns based on USD, EUR, and local currency.

The highest return with 39 percent would have made a USD investor with South Korean stocks in 2020. Continue reading “What a 100K Investment in Asia-Pacific Returned in 2020” →

Three months left until year-end. Time for our quarterly resume for Asia-Pacific’s stock markets for the remaining period. October is statistically known as the month with the highest volatility in the year. November and December as two well-performing months due to the tendency for a year-end rally. But the upcoming US presidential election and the further development of the pandemic might override these statistics. The outcome remains more than uncertain. Continue reading “APAC Markets: The Pandemic Took Its Toll” →

Stock markets around the world have been less affected by the COVID-19 pandemic than initially thought. Most markets largely recovered from the sharp drop in prices in March. And that despite a news flow that forecasts a rather bleak picture for the coming months. Indeed, numerous industries have been severely affected by the pandemic and have an uncertain future. But in our highly innovative and technological world, many companies and industries can defy such a global event or even benefit from it. Continue reading “What a 100K Investment in Asia-Pacific Returned in H1 2020” →