Investors looking beyond US scoop-up Asian funds

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SINGAPORE/BENGALURU: Investors have been selling U.S.shares and piling into Asian equity funds, as the Trump administration's tariffs cast a cloud over the U.S.growth outlook and whether years of world-beating gains in U.S.markets may be drawing to an end.

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The one-year forward price-to-earnings (PE) ratio for Malaysia's benchmark index, for instance, stands at 17.56, with Taiwan at 14.64 and the S&P 500 at 20.62.

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Category: EconomyBusiness

Markets: MalaysiaJapanSingaporeTaiwan

Topics: Investment /Business/Business News Asian Equity US Tariffs Asean

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Published On: 2025-05-09 @ 15:21:00 (1 days ago)

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