ASEA News and Press, Global X FTSE Southeast Asia From 06/22/21

The global economy has reached an important milestone in the second quarter of 2021, surpassing the pre-pandemic real GDP peak attained in the fourth quarter of 2019. After a 3.5% contraction in 2020, global real GDP is projected to increase 6.0% in 2021, its strongest advance since 1...

The US-based S&P 500 outperformed broad international equity markets in Q1, returning 6.17% versus 4.57% for the MSCI All Country World Index (ACWI). Emerging markets fared worse with only 2.29% growth, which seems to reflect the slower vaccination rollout within the developing wo...

A year has now passed since the correction of March 2020, as markets first appreciated the implications of a global pandemic. With continued weakness in developed markets, we have seen a continuance of unprecedented fiscal and monetary stimulus. The concept of a world-leading emer...

A lot has been written about the possible impact of rising US Treasury yields on equities and other risk assets. But what about bond markets in Asia? How have they fared? For further details see: Asia And The Reflation Trade

Global growth looks set to rebound even more strongly in 2021 than we had anticipated in our January Cyclical Outlook. Over the next several months, a combination of base effects, recent increases in energy prices, and price adjustments in sectors where activity ramps up is likely to ...

In the pandemic's aftermath, many countries will have to contend with high public and private debt burdens-possibly too large for some to manage. Many-especially emerging and developing economies-are resorting more to unconventional monetary policies to ease the pressure on banks and ...

Global manufacturing PMI buoyed by further strong gains in production. Robust growth seen in the US, Eurozone, India and Brazil despite supply chain delays close to record high. Expansion limited by further slowdown in China, in turn linked to shipping and logistics problems. ...

The Asia-Pacific region went into this crisis first and many of its economies are emerging from it first as well. This is largely driven by stronger-than-expected performance among advanced economies in the region, as well as some large emerging market economies such as China, India, ...

Following a global rally in Q2 which saw strong performance in the US and in international equity markets, Q3 exhibited greater divergence. Each economy took different approaches to fiscal and monetary stimulus and containing the spread of COVID-19, driving varying results in GDP grow...

Global business cycles are closely interconnected. Global business cycles are closely synchronized. Global equity markets respond accordingly. For further details see: Investing In Foreign Markets Sounds Exciting - But Isn't Always