Chart of the Day
Thailand Has a Slow Rise from a Deflationary Period
Chart of the Day: 2014-2016 was a deflationary time in Thailand. Inflation has been much lower in Thailand than the world and Asia over the last few years. Hardly rising.
Read MorePopulation and Stock Markets across ASEAN
Chart of the Day: Infographic of the top 5 ASEAN markets showing population, median age, population growth, and the number of investable stocks in each stock market.
Read MoreClose to 700 Investable Stocks in ASEAN
Chart of the Day: 3,016 instruments available, 663 or 22% of which are liquid. Singapore, Philippines, and Indonesia have more concentrated markets. Thailand has the largest number of liquid instruments.
Read MorePhilippines and Malaysia Are Expected to See the Highest Population Growth in ASEAN
Chart of the Day: By 2050, Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines are expected to have seen 25-48% population growth and relatively high labor force participation. This gives an optimistic outlook for economic growth in ASEAN.
Read MoreIn the next 30 Years, ASEAN Demographics Supports Good Economic Growth
Chart of the Day: By 2050, the ASEAN population is expected to grow by 26%, much more than Asia ex Japan. The larger share of youngsters in ASEAN is also expected to make it have a larger share of the population in the labor force.
Read MoreThe Stock Market Leads Inflation in Extreme Movements
Chart of the Day: The stock market leads inflation in big movements. May support theories about expected inflation rather than actual inflation has the main impact.
Read MoreOil Price Causes Spikes and Crashes in Inflation
Chart of the Day: Big moves in oil price have a big impact on inflation. Correlation of 54%, hence, if oil price increases inflation increases and vice versa. This also highlights how sensitive CPI as a measure of inflation is to big price changes in oil.
Read MoreFed’s Tightening Has Not yet Killed This Bull
Chart of the Day: As the one-year rate was pushed down by the Fed’s loosening policy through QE following the GFC. The S&P 500 soared, typical “asset price inflation”. The tightening since 2015 has not yet killed this bull.
Read MoreLong-Term Negative Relationship between Inflation and the US Dollar
Chart of the Day: Looking over almost three decades, we can see a negative correlation of 45%. Big moves in inflation lead to opposite moves in the exchange rate. Hence, when inflation increases, the US Dollar has mainly depreciated and vice versa.
Read MoreWorld Inflation at 2.4% for the past Two Decades
Chart of the Day: In the past two decades, an average inflation rate of 2.4% in the world. Many central banks around the world are today inflation targeting, e.g. Fed and ECB target 2%.
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