How did Asia-Pacific’s forex markets perform so far? The table beside gives a snapshot of the development of the different currencies in the Asia-Pacific region. The Philippine Peso and New Taiwan Dollar have increased the most against the USD and the EUR in the first half of this year. Continue reading “A Look at the Forex Markets in Asia-Pacific in 2020”
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A Look at the Forex Markets in Asia-Pacific in 2019
How did Asia-Pacific’s forex markets perform so far? The table beside gives a snapshot of the development of the different currencies in the Asia-Pacific region. Thailand’s Baht has increased the most against the USD and even more against the EUR. The Baht rose more than four percent against the USD and over eight percent against the EUR until the end of July this year. Continue reading “A Look at the Forex Markets in Asia-Pacific in 2019”
APAC’s Stock Market Valuation – Singapore Remains Cheap
Since their highs in January, most Asia-Pacific stock markets are tumbling. The MSCI Asia-Pacific Index is down by 7 percent this year. China’s stock market is the worst performing in Asia-Pacific with a decline of almost 19 percent so far. Continue reading “APAC’s Stock Market Valuation – Singapore Remains Cheap”
A Look at the Forex Markets in Asia-Pacific in 2018
How have the Forex Markets in Asia-Pacific performed this year? A look at the development of the different currencies in Asia-Pacific shows that the Japanese Yen has increased more than four percent against the EUR and almost two percent against the USD in the first six months of this year. On the bottom side, the Philippines Pesos and the Chinese Yuan lost both more than seven percent against the USD and more than four percent against the EUR during the same period. Continue reading “A Look at the Forex Markets in Asia-Pacific in 2018”
APAC’s Stock Market Valuation – Singapore Still Cheap
Our graph shows the valuation map for the different stock markets in Asia Pacific. The vertical axis of the graph shows the CAPE ratio. The horizontal axis shows the price-to-book ratio. The size of the bubbles indicates the market capitalization in USD of each country. Continue reading “APAC’s Stock Market Valuation – Singapore Still Cheap”
A Surprising Look at the Valuation of Asia-Pacific’s Equity Markets
On an individual company level, it is common to evaluate the business fundamentals with the help of ratio analysis, with price-to-earnings and price-to-book as the most popular metrics used. Ratio analysis is less frequently applied to the overall stock market of a country. Continue reading “A Surprising Look at the Valuation of Asia-Pacific’s Equity Markets”