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”
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What a 100K Investment in Asia-Pacific Returned in H1 2018
What would have a 100K USD, EUR or local currency investment returned to an investor in the first six months of 2018 if he or she would have invested in one of the Asia-Pacific equity markets? In our regular snapshot, we rank the performance of Asia-Pacific’s stock markets on a USD, EUR, and local currency basis. Continue reading “What a 100K Investment in Asia-Pacific Returned in H1 2018”
First Quarter Performance of APAC Markets – The Picture Has Changed
Our quarterly snapshot visualizes and ranks the performance of major stock market indices around Asia-Pacific. The graph gives a quick and comparative overview of recent developments and trends that could determine the direction of stock markets over the coming months. Continue reading “First Quarter Performance of APAC Markets – The Picture Has Changed”
A Look at GDP Growth in APAC
The year has started well for most Asian countries. However, the month of February showed that the trees will not grow into the sky. Investors around the globe became nervous and questioned more and more the continuation of the long-lasting bull market. Continue reading “A Look at GDP Growth in APAC”
A Dog Year Ahead: Wang! Wang! Wang!
Gong Xi Fa Cai! The 4716th Chinese year has just started. It is the year of the dog or more precisely the year of the ‘Yang Earth Dog.’ The dog follows the rooster for the next twelve lunar cycles in the Chinese lunar calendar. Continue reading “A Dog Year Ahead: Wang! Wang! Wang!”
APAC Markets: First Trends for 2018
The stock market performance in the first month of a year is supposed to have some predictive effect for the rest of the year. This is at least statistically proven for the US market. But we see also some evidence for other markets and want to start our regular stock market performance ranking by showing some first trends for the Asia-Pacific markets in January. Continue reading “APAC Markets: First Trends for 2018”