Founder, Riedel Research

David Riedel

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Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>Obama continues the 'pivot to Asia' by attending the ASEAN meeting in Laos.</li>
<li>ASEAN is a critical component of SE Asian stability, partnership with the US and should be a united front in protesting Chinese intrusions into the South China Sea.</li>
<li>A high-profile spat with Philippine president Duterte was an unfortunate distraction and an unhelpful development for the Philippines which benefits from strong U.S. support.</li>
<li>Thailand and Malaysia look like the best opportunities in ASEAN in the medium-term.</li>
<li>BUY…</li>
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Obama continues the 'pivot to Asia' by attending the ASEAN meeting in Laos.
ASEAN is a critical component of SE Asian stability, partnership with the US and should be a united front in protesting Chinese intrusions into the South China Sea.
A high-profile spat with Philippine president Duterte was an unfortunate distraction and an unhelpful development for the Philippines which benefits from strong U.S. support.
Thailand and Malaysia look like the best opportunities in ASEAN in the medium-term.
BUY…


Takeaways from ASEAN - Investment Opportunities

Co-founder & Managing Director, Marketnomix 

Rajan Govil

Co-founder & Managing Director

Marketnomix 

Macroeconomics

<p>Malaysia’s GDP grew 4% y-o-y in 2Q2016 compared to a 4.2% y-o-y rise in 1Q2016 – slowing for the sixth straight quarter. Final consumption contributed 4.1 percentage point (ppt) to GDP largely driven by private consumption while fixed capital formation contributed 1.7 ppt. Change in inventories and net exports detracted 1.2 ppt and 0.7 ppt respectively from GDP. Net exports detracted from overall GDP as imports grew at a faster pace than exports.</p><p>On the supply side, growth continued to be driven…</p>

Malaysia’s GDP grew 4% y-o-y in 2Q2016 compared to a 4.2% y-o-y rise in 1Q2016 – slowing for the sixth straight quarter. Final consumption contributed 4.1 percentage point (ppt) to GDP largely driven by private consumption while fixed capital formation contributed 1.7 ppt. Change in inventories and net exports detracted 1.2 ppt and 0.7 ppt respectively from GDP. Net exports detracted from overall GDP as imports grew at a faster pace than exports.On the supply side, growth continued to be driven…

Malaysia: Manufacturing and Services Drive GDP

Asian Equities Analyst, Logistics & Transport, Tracking Traffic

Daniel Hellberg

Asian Equities Analyst, Logistics & Transport

Tracking Traffic

Focusing on Asian logistics, transportation, and travel companies

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Slower pace of January activity growth explained by timing of long LNY holidays in 2025/26 </li>
<li>Initial numbers from LNY holiday period show more trips,  but tight purse-strings</li>
<li>Airlines appear to be managing well; a clearer picture of consumer will emerge soon</li>
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Slower pace of January activity growth explained by timing of long LNY holidays in 2025/26 
Initial numbers from LNY holiday period show more trips,  but tight purse-strings
Airlines appear to be managing well; a clearer picture of consumer will emerge soon


Monthly Chinese Tourism Tracker | January Impacted by LNY Timing | Initial LNY 2026 Numbers So-So

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<li>Overall US border crossings fell in November 2025, but crossings by air were up Y/Y (again)</li>
<li>Northern crossings fell sharply, down -14% Y/Y; local businesses in US, Canada hit hardest</li>
<li>But crossings at Western air gateways surged, which could imply Asian tourism reslience</li>
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Overall US border crossings fell in November 2025, but crossings by air were up Y/Y (again)
Northern crossings fell sharply, down -14% Y/Y; local businesses in US, Canada hit hardest
But crossings at Western air gateways surged, which could imply Asian tourism reslience


US Customs & Border Protection Data: Northern Crossings Down, Western (Asian?) Air Crossings Firmer

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<li>The growth of Chinese outbound activity slowed somewhat in April, to around +18-19% Y/Y</li>
<li>But domestic air activity rebounded to +8% Y/Y, the fastest monthly growth in six months</li>
<li>With strong pricing power, we still prefer China's airlines over travel platform Trip.com </li>
</ul>


The growth of Chinese outbound activity slowed somewhat in April, to around +18-19% Y/Y
But domestic air activity rebounded to +8% Y/Y, the fastest monthly growth in six months
With strong pricing power, we still prefer China's airlines over travel platform Trip.com 


Monthly Chinese Tourism Tracker | Domestic Activity Firmed in April | Airlines > TCOM (May 2025)

Malaysia

AirAsia Berhad provides low-cost air carrier service. The company provides services on short-haul, point-to-point domestic and international routes. AirAsia, headquartered in Malaysia, operates from hubs in Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines and India.

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Takeaways from ASEAN - Investment Opportunities

Obama continues the 'pivot to Asia' by attending the ASEAN meeting in Laos. ASEAN is a critical component of SE Asian stability, partnership with...

David Riedel

Malaysia: Manufacturing and Services Drive GDP

Malaysia’s GDP grew 4% y-o-y in 2Q2016 compared to a 4.2% y-o-y rise in 1Q2016 – slowing for the sixth straight quarter. Final consumption...

Rajan Govil

Monthly Chinese Tourism Tracker | January Impacted by LNY Timing | Initial LNY 2026 Numbers So-So

January's Chinese tourism activity data were hurt by the timing of the LNY holiday. We have initial holiday numbers, but we'll get a better sense...

Tracking Traffic

US Customs & Border Protection Data: Northern Crossings Down, Western (Asian?) Air Crossings Firmer

US border crossing data from November 2025 shows weakness in travel activity in most regions and by most travel modes. But air crossings in the...

Tracking Traffic

Monthly Chinese Tourism Tracker | Domestic Activity Firmed in April | Airlines > TCOM (May 2025)

The growth of Chinese domestic air travel activity in April accelerated to almost 8% after slumping to < 1% in Q125. High domestic passenger load...

Tracking Traffic

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