Pressure on dollar to drive investor capital into Asian markets

Standard Chartered Bank global head of research and chief strategist Eric Robertson

PETALING JAYA: As the greenback remains pressured on the back of major economic deficits in the United States deteriorating further, Asian markets, particularly emerging markets like Malaysia, are likely to see a return of investor capital.

Between January and October last year, the Asian equity markets have lost nearly US$80bil of investor capital and since then, only US$20bil to US$25bil have returned to the region.