Stocks in Asia looked set for modest declines after the S&P 500 Index dropped to its lowest since April, as investors grappled with signs of some key economies slowing against a backdrop of uncertain trade conditions.
India’s companies are growing more dependent on banks to raise offshore funds going into 2019 as the bond markets sputter and local-currency funding from domestic banks dries up.
China’s effort to cut the burden of insolvent companies weighing on its slowing economy has kicked into higher gear, with a slew of bankruptcy filings that’s set to enrich the case history of debt resolutions for bond investors.
Traders in eastern Europe face a toxic landscape in 2019. In the twilight of the euro area’s monetary-stimulus program, populism is spreading and growth is slowing.
With an improving global macroeconomic backdrop and relatively cheap valuations after a torrid 2018, the omens are looking better for Southeast Asian stocks next year.
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