emerging markets

China Focus

China's stock market is becoming a world-beating dividend play

HONG KONG (April 5): To get in on the hottest equity trade in China right now, you’ll have to be quick.
Korean Won

Currencies

This currency reigns supreme in Asian emerging-market plays

BANGKOK (Feb 20): As the most sensitive emerging Asian currency, South Korea’s won provides the best proxy for investors looking to bet on how the region reacts to US President Donald Trump.

In print this week

This company wants to catch all the startups

SINGAPORE (Dec 13): Two and a half years were all Patrick Grove needed to know that he was not meant to be an accountant.
Currencies

Currencies

In Asian currency-reserves checkup, two come out on top

BANGKOK (Nov 25): Less than a decade ago, the International Monetary Fund used to talk about Asian countries piling up too much in their currency-reserve stockpiles.

Sticking to fundamentals pays off for emerging markets

SINGAPORE (Oct 6): Emerging markets have fared better than developed ones as central banks stuck to orthodoxy and positioned their economies for growth, says Aberdeen Asset Management.

Watch out for the growing bubble in 4Q

SINGAPORE (Oct 4): DBS warns investors that the recent rallies among risk assets like equities, commodities, bonds and currencies shows they are trapped in an expanding bubble.

Broker's Calls

Sembcorp's expanded but undervalued utilities business an attraction

SINGAPORE (Sept 29): DBS Group Research is reiterating its “buy” call on Sembcorp Industries with a target price of $3.10, citing the group’s undervalued utilities business although it has expanded regionally.

Outlook for emerging markets stable though risks remain: Moody’s

SINGAPORE (Aug 19): Moody’s Investor Service has increased its growth forecast for emerging markets up by 0.2 percentage points, to 4.4% for 2016 and 5.0% for 2017. This comes on the back of economic stabilisation in China, a modest recovery in commodit
Jakarta night scene

Emerging markets offer better outlook in 2H: HSBC

SINGAPORE (June 2): Investors should focus on emerging markets as the global economy continues to head into an uncertain environment in the second half of the year.
Marijke Zewuster, ABN AMRO

Risk of setbacks remain high for emerging markets: ABN AMRO

SINGAPORE (May 30): According to a Friday report released by ABN AMRO, calm has returned to emerging markets since mid-February this year, with the rise of commodity prices and recovery of stock markets and exchange rates of many emerging markets.
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