What is driving the performance of Asian financial stocks this year? Profitability, growth or sheer resilience?
More than anything it is growth. People forget that Asian financials are domestic stocks. The driver of their growth is the domestic consumer. So if you look at Asian economies, exports have been weaker than domestic consumption. Being focused on the area of the economy that is doing relatively well has helped keep loan growth strong and revenues at a reasonable level.
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