Asia region's negative newsflow has caught investor's attention

Over the past six months, Asian stock markets have remained volatile as investors have adjusted to t...

Over the past six months, Asian stock markets have remained volatile as investors have adjusted to the reality of what is now a global economic slowdown. For the first time since World War II, the world's leading economies find themselves in a synchronised recession. While the demise of the developed world has been well documented, what has caught investors' attention recently is the negative news emerging from the previously fast-growing economies of Asia as the financial crisis has escalated. In particular, the combination of collapsing exports, rising unemployment and the possibility of ...