‘There is time to go long, time to go short, and time to go fishing.’ said once Jesse Livermore, an American investor and security analyst in the early 20th century.
But where to park your money safely in Asia when not invested in the stock market? Continue reading “A Look at Government Bonds in Asia Pacific”
The visualization and ranking of index performances with bar charts gives a quick comparative view on recent markets trends and an outlook for the rest of the year. We observed that many trends develop in January (see also: APAC Markets – First Trends for 2017) and last until the end of the year, provided that no significant incidences and turbulences will occur. Continue reading “First Quarter Performance of APAC Markets – India, Singapore and Hong Kong Ahead”
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”
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”
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!”
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”
