Asia

Commodity markets have reached an inflection point

I am one of just a number of people who have ever been to North Korea, but does that make me an expert about how the current tensions will play out?

Confidence in the Abe administration

Asian companies are at the cutting-edge of research and development in areas like AI, the smart-home and virtual reality, writes Daniel Tubbs, head of global emerging markets at Mirabaud Asset Management.

'Still fair way to go'

John Redwood, chief strategist at Charles Stanley, does not expect either the Chinese economy or Chinese politics to derail the global recovery this year.

Took place in Jersey on 16 March

As a fully paid-up member of the evil metropolitan overlord class - aka the 'liberal-left media elite' - I have always been a tad amused by the absence of a second line of attack, namely we are all unnecessarily cynical.

Since the turn of the year, Asian and emerging market (EM) equities in general have performed strongly and remain above the highs reached in Q4 of last year. Investors appear to have become more optimistic about the growth prospects for EM equities, but...

Risk of Abe resigning