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Investors are focusing on AI developments in North Asia. China is coming out of more than three years of deflation measured by the producer price index.
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While the China macro story of ongoing transition is a headwind to the rest of Asia, there is more to the region's economic health than this.
The total nominal GDP of the ten ASEAN nations measured in US dollar terms amounted to USD 3.6 trillion in 2022, more than doubling compared with total GDP of USD 1.6 trillion in 2009. Singapore's GDP growth rate improved to a pace of 2.8% y/y in the fourth quarter of 2023 according to the advance estimate of GDP from the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI).
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Portfolio's composition reflects BBAX's preference for less-volatile segments of the market, as well inclination toward economies with best credit rating. BBAX's portfolio is composed of large and mid-cap stocks and tends to hold its investments for a longer period of time. Its expense ratio is also quite low.
Non-China Asian exports are still growing, but the pace of increase has slowed and will slow still further as key export destinations struggle with inflation, energy security, and rising recession risks. In year-on-year terms, the rate of overall export growth is now skirting single-digits again.