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This week, we have included some useful charts from some PGIM Fixed Income and Invesco research pieces, including ones covering inflation rates, central bank rates (and rate predictions) and an Eastern European Union member country dividend yields within historical ranges … Continue reading →

Macau looks like it will recover much faster than China while Macau casino stocks could soon start paying juicy dividends again. Note that Las Vegas and Singapore casinos were open much sooner than their Macau counterparts. South Korea could also … Continue reading →

For this week, we have a number of new Tear Sheets plus stock picks from other sources. And while I am not a fan of Insider due to Henry Blodget being it’s CEO, they recently had an interesting article about … Continue reading →

China is in focus this week starting with a hilarious 13 minute Friendly Bear Research podcast interview where the Dan McClory, Head of China at Boustead Securities, discussed recent Chinese Cayman Island IPOs. The interview quickly went off the rails … Continue reading →

China is now the elephant in the investing index room, but there is a risk of investors overlooking other countries with more attractive valuations (and for that matter, better earnings growth). Based on price-to-book ratios over the last 10 years, … Continue reading →

Alibaba’s CEO recently gave an interview (translated) about the reasons behind the Company’s biggest restructuring in history as the US Chamber of Commerce warns about the rising risk of doing business in China. There is also an interesting piece about … Continue reading →

China is ‘surgically’ hitting select foreign firms as one analyst points to an uneven recovery trend that is more extreme than expected e.g. China-overseas flights remain 70% below 2019 levels. However, local consumption seems to be picking up and the … Continue reading →

Its hard to believe that anyone can dethrone Amazon. But Pinduoduo’s (PDD Holdings (NASDAQ: PDD)) Temu (among other Chinese eCommerce players) have quietly launched the “Amazon eCommerce siege war” as Amazon lets go of the vast “sinking markets” (e.g. lower-income-segments … Continue reading →

A couple of good trip report style pieces covering India, Turkey and Brazil have recently been published along with a piece about Tencent’s golden share problem that may expose it to more intervention (golden shares are a way for the … Continue reading →

As US states crack down and ESG investments deflate, fund managers have apparently become “woke” to the perils of pushing ESG by doing damage control over their previous ESG pitches (while money continues to exit key ESG ETFs). However, the … Continue reading →

This week, we have some ideas for revaluating China exposure as Beijing’s regulatory crackdown and Xi’s bias for heavy industrial development will likely make it harder for private firms (without business plans in line with industrial policy) to obtain loans. … Continue reading →

Activist fund managers take note: A stock with an AI CEO appointed last August has outperformed the Hong Kong market. And not only does this AI CEO work 24/7, she (as the article is using the “she” pronoun) earns ZERO … Continue reading →

The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank is rippling throughout the world. These Zero Hedge articles, Record Bank Run Drained A Quarter, Or $42BN, Of SVB’s Deposits In Hours, Leaving It With Negative $1BN In Cash and “Expect Mass Layoffs…” – … Continue reading →

In a recent interview, Mark Mobius says he can’t get his money out of China while the government is taking “golden shares” in companies (in order to control them…). He also noted how foreign investors are “blind investing” in China … Continue reading →

A couple of good China articles, research and charts are worth taking a look at this week as the private sector share of China’s largest listed companies continues to shrink – something investors need to watch. Meanwhile, several major Australian … Continue reading →

This week, an Asia based EM fund manager’s bond and stock picks from their various Asia-focused funds covering China (extensively), Korea, SE Asia, and India are in focus. In addition (for the sake of diversification), this post covers an EMEA … Continue reading →

Coming EU laws on ESG disclosures promise to reek havoc on suppliers and global supply chains and “there is no escape” according to Asia based experts. Unless emerging market businesses along with entire countries start pushing back (e.g. simply STOP … Continue reading →

For China investors, there are a couple of thought provoking research reports covering what could drive its markets in 2023, the country’s existential threat to other emerging market economies, insights from a discussion with the American and European chambers of … Continue reading →

2023 Chinese New Year festivities ended yesterday with the 15th day or Chap Goh Meh as wealthy PRC citizens continue to move themselves and their wealth to Singapore (“At least when I’m here, I know my money is mine…”) where … Continue reading →