Asian bond markets were lacklustre performers throughout 2018. We asked four market experts whether they will offer a bit more zest for investors over the coming year.
After a turbulent 2018, slowing global growth and ongoing trade frictions between the world's two largest economies could continue to cast a pall on markets in 2019, says Andrey Fomin.
The renowned economist, in Hong Kong briefly, says investors should get used to uncertainty, increased volatility and disappearing liquidity in some assets next year.
The move is due to nagging trade war concerns and emerging market vulnerabilities, the JV's CFO says. US politics and possible US rate pause, though, give others cause for optimism.