Toy giant Hasbro, Kingsmen to expand plans for family entertainment centers in Asia
Global toy giant Hasbro is expanding its deal with Kingsmen Creatives to build and operate family entertainment attractions across Asia Pacific.
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Nomura: Emerging market stocks may outperform developed markets in 2019
Valuations, improving growth differentials, positioning and healthy balance sheets all suggest emerging market equities have a favorable risk-reward outlook, compared with developed markets, Nomura said…
Canada continues to woo Asia investment and trade, highlighting its lack of ‘chaos’
Canada extended its charm offensive in Asia, taking to the Milken Institute 2018 Asia Summit on Thursday to highlight how much friendlier its trade and…
DBS: How the crisis in Turkey could affect Asian credit
Market concerns may be building that the currency crisis in Turkey could spur contagion across emerging markets, but Asia should be “fundamentally insulated,” DBS said…
Temasek: Risk of US recession is rising amid trade tensions
The risk of a U.S. recession is rising, as is the risk that trade tensions will escalate into a full-blown trade war, Singapore state-owned investment…
Goldman Sachs cuts outlook for Asia stocks, but still calls them ‘attractive’
Goldman Sachs cuts its outlook for Asian equities, but it added that they remain “attractive” despite headwinds from escalating U.S.-China trade frictions. It lowered its…
Goldman Sachs sticks with Overweight view on Asia markets
Despite a volatile first quarter, Goldman Sachs said it was sticking with a positive view of Asian markets. “Asian fundamentals are solid as macro and…
Why the rout in US tech stocks bodes ill for Asian tech plays
The rout in U.S. tech stocks may have been on idiosyncratic factors, but it will still take a swing at their Asian counterparts, Societe General…
Asia markets stumble as US-China trade war fears return
Markets around Asia were lower at midday on Wednesday after trade war fears saw a resurgence. Singapore’s Straits Times Index was down 1.19 percent by…
ComfortDelGro may benefit from initial Uber-Grab uncertainty: Deutsche Bank
The Uber-Grab deal may be a short-term positive for ComfortDelGro, but it’s premature to bet on the stock re-rating, Deutsche Bank said in a note…
Daiwa: We’re not calling it a trade war anymore
Daiwa said the Trump administration’s efforts to impose tariffs on China weren’t really a trade war. “The big picture is that the U.S. and China…
Three reasons Asia’s economies could grow faster than expected
Despite already beating economic growth expectations in 2017, Asia’s economies are set to see another year of faster growth, consultancy Deloitte said in a note…
These equity markets may outperform if the dollar keeps falling
If the U.S. dollar continues to weaken, equities in Asia will get a fillip. That’s according to analysts at Societe Generale. “Historically, Asia equity markets…
