While the Trans Pacific Partnership isn’t going to radically change the world, it opens up a number of opportunities. Read More

Today’s rate decision doesn’t make international bonds more attractive. Read More

Look past drug cartels to low inflation and thriving businesses. Read More

We won’t get much peace until our central bank makes a move. Read More

Philippines stocks rocket up, China be damned. Read More

Many investors want to get exposure to Pacific Basin economies and markets through mutual funds, believing the difficulties of investing directly in Pacific stocks makes mutual funds a better way to go. So we’ve selected a few indexed and non-indexed funds, taking account of geographical spread, costs and the manager’s… Read More

China’s recent move to devalue the yuan will benefit the nation’s exporters and our portfolio. Read More

Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations hit a snag, but the deal matters enough to get done. Read More

South Korea is quite rich—it has GDP per capita of $35,277 about 65% of that of the United States, purchasing-power wise. Yet it runs a budget surplus, has positive real interest rates, and has avoided most of the policy errors of the rich world. It also has projected 2015 and… Read More

Its currency competitiveness has led Malaysia to export strength. Read More