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Is Asia The Bright Spot For Equities? 

Aidan YAO, Senior Investment Strategist, Asia, Amundi

23-Jul-25 09:15

Is Asia The Bright Spot For Equities? 

Asian equities have fared relatively well considering the headwinds of tariffs and geo-political tensions as the US -China relationship continues to be tenuous. With the MSCI ASIA Pacific Index up by close to 13% on a year to date basis, is there still legs to the rally? Aidan YAO, Senior Investment Strategist, Asia, Amundi gives us his perspective and the investment strategy to adopt for the rest of 2025.

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Produced by: Wong Shou Ning

Presented by: Elaine Boey, Philip See, Wong Shou Ning


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Categories:  markets,  economy,  investments,  government,  international,  politics,  controversies

Tags:  trump,  tariffs,  geopolitical tensions,  us-china,  MSCI Asia-Pacific Index,  asian equities, 


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