Asia's Growth Story

Many think the US is taking off while both Europe and Japan are headed over the cliff. But the reality is that US is still grinding ahead at a 2.25% pace, just as it has for the past five years. This placed it within earshot of Europe and Japan, both of which are still creeping ahead at a 0.75% to 1% pace. The real divergence is in Asia, which although is not going to accelerate in growth, is expanding at a steady and significantly higher 6.25% pace in 2015.

Shift in Economic Gravity From West to East

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After Lehman Brothers collapsed in 2008, Asia added an entire Germany’s worth of GDP to the world’s economic map in 5 years. What can Asia’s economy achieve in the next 25 years?

On Track for Gains in China

China / Industrials

With the implementation of new railway projects expected to pick up speed in China, we see values emerging across the infrastructure space

Asia: Arresting The Great Investment Slowdown

Asia / Economics

Asia-10 growth in real fixed capital formation has fallen below 3% per year and that simply won’t sustain the kind of GDP growth needed to raise incomes and employ growing populations. Much of the great investment slowdown is ‘structural’ – owing to the steady rise in incomes over the past few decades.

Asia Breaks New Ground

Asia / Economics

With the global economy in such mediocre shape, every scrap of export growth matters, pushing Asian exporters to explore markets in Latin America and Emerging Europe.

Asia Currencies Swims Down the Middle

Global / Economics

Most Asian currencies have clung to the US dollar more than they should have. This is not necessarily, or even generally, a good thing.

Asia's continued growth: divergence from US, Europe and Japan

Global / Economics

Many think the US is taking off while both Europe and Japan are headed over the cliff. But the real divergence in the global economy is due to Asia’s growth.

Asia: Vulnerability Dashboard

Asia / Economics

US rate hikes are looming and the oil price is low. Some fear contagion yet Asia looks more than able to cope in 2015..