The year has started well for most Asian countries. What to expect for the rest of this year regarding economic growth? Despite the tendency to more protectionism in the world, the general economic outlook remains stable to positive for most Asian countries in 2017. Continue reading “Asia Economies 2017: Stable Growth Expected”
Tag: Asia Pacific
APAC Markets – First Trends for 2017
For the US market, the January is believed to be a month with a predictive effect for rest of the year. The theory says that the direction of the S&P 500 during the month of January predicts the overall orientation of the stock market for the rest of year. Continue reading “APAC Markets – First Trends for 2017”
The Year of the Rooster: Prepare to Wake Up Early!
Goodbye mischiefing fire monkey, welcome crowing fire rooster. The fire monkey showed us some surprising moments last year: Brexit and Trump, both unexpected events for most investors. The monkey has been unpredictable. We have seen erratic movements, turbulences, high volatility but at the end a positive outcome. Continue reading “The Year of the Rooster: Prepare to Wake Up Early!”
What a 100K Investment in Asia Pacific Returned in 2016
What would have a 100K EUR or USD investment returned to an investor in 2016 when he or she would have invested in one of the Asia Pacific equity markets? Our regular snapshot ranks the performance of APAC‘s stock markets in 2016 on a USD and EUR base.
Best return with 24.2% has received an EUR based investor with Thailand stocks last year. Continue reading “What a 100K Investment in Asia Pacific Returned in 2016”
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”
APAC Market Performance – Early Trends Mostly Confirmed
Our regular snapshot of APAC Market Performance ranking confirms our expectations from earlier this year (see our blog post: First Quarter Performance of APAC Markets – Visible Trends) Continue reading “APAC Market Performance – Early Trends Mostly Confirmed”