Update for December, 2023: This article was originally written back in 2015, forecasting a decline in the Malaysian ringgit. Our predictions were accurate and the ringgit saw significant depreciation ever since then. However, we now rate the currency a "buy" and think...
Last updated April 10th, 2022. Asia is home to a greater number of currencies than any continent on the planet. Over fifty of them, to be a bit more precise. Because of this, Forex traders - along with investors merely wanting to diversify their portfolio into...
Last updated August 25th, 2018. Businesses are practically tripping over themselves to expand into Myanmar as the nation opens up to foreign investors. Economists predict Myanmar's foreign direct investment will increase by 70%, jumping by US$7 billion over the...
Last updated May 6th, 2022. China is pumping investment (and yuan!) into Southeast Asia. In fact, China plans to invest five times more in the ASEAN region than it does already. Specifically, trade between China and Southeast Asia will increase to more than...
Last updated November 16th, 2021. You might think it sounds counterintuitive, but opening a brokerage account in the United States is still among the most versatile ways to buy stocks in Asia as a foreigner. Granted, your brokerage account in the U.S. will only...