https://www.scmp.com/rss/317034/feed Flavia Cheong is the Head of Asia Pacific Equities at Aberdeen Standard Investments. She oversees the Asian equities team and regional portfolio construction. Before joining the firm in 1996, she was an economist with the Investment Company of the People’s Republic of China, and previously with the Development Bank of Singapore. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com From its earliest days as a virus outbreak in China, Covid-19 has morphed into a worldwide health crisis likely to tip the global economy into a severe slump in the first half of this year. Shocks to the US and euro zone – which could hasten recessions in some major economies – will delay recovery in the Asia-Pacific. China’s central bank has preferred timely liquidity management over a major rate cut, while targeted measures, such as tax breaks, have supported sectors under the most strain.... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3075145/despite-coronavirus-pandemic-prospects-asia-pacific-stocks-look?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3075145/despite-coronavirus-pandemic-prospects-asia-pacific-stocks-look?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 15 Mar 2020 07:30:05 +0000 Earlier this year Steve Forbes co-authored a book called Money: How the Destruction of the Dollar Threatens the Global Economy – and What We Can Do About It. Prominent on the cover is the image of a battered one dollar bill with a savage tear that threatens to consume the portrait of George Washington at its centre. Looking towards 2015, the prospect of a US dollar in terminal decline seems unlikely. The dollar has strengthened against most major currencies this year. Within six months it could... https://www.scmp.com/business/economy/article/1653807/stronger-us-dollar-no-threat-asian-equities?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/economy/article/1653807/stronger-us-dollar-no-threat-asian-equities?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 02 Dec 2014 04:45:15 +0000