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Rayliant's team of experts is regularly sought out by the media to help investors understand what’s happening in global markets and economies.

November 24, 2023

Barron's: The "Term Premium" Has Vanished. What It Says About the Bond Market

Phillip Wool attributes the lower term premium to the increased likelihood of an economic downturn, citing growing concern that the optimistic notion of a “soft landing” is unrealistic, and the delayed impact of Fed policy may eventually result in a recession.

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November 18, 2023

South China Morning Post: Chinese Stocks Have Been a US$955 Billion Blunder in 2023 for Market Forecasters

Jason Hsu says it’s practically unattainable to promote China this year.

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November 15, 2023

CNN Business: Welcome to the (Almost) Red-Hot Bond Market

Phil Wool says distress risk is real.

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November 5, 2023

MarketWatch: The Dow Ripped Higher Last Week. Why Doubters “Don’t Believe In This Rebound”

Jason Hsu expresses skepticism about a potential market rebound, citing concerns about consumer credit exhaustion and anticipates disappointing earnings due to a financially strained consumer base in the upcoming quarters.

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October 27, 2023

Morningstar: Could Emerging Markets Work Without China?

Jason Hsu explains why our funds have separated China from their emerging market mandate.

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October 24, 2023

WSJ: China Shut the Door on Two Online Brokers

Brokers can generate significant income by investing client funds in low-risk securities and profiting from the interest rate spread. While this mirrors the traditional banking model, clients often overlook the interest rates offered. Jason Hsu notes that this interest rate differential is a crucial income source for brokers and significantly contributes to the revenues of companies like Futu and Up Fintech.

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October 17, 2023

INVESTING THE TEMPLETON WAY: Quantamental Investing & Emerging Markets with Jason Hsu

Jason Hsu shares his investment philosophy and quantamental investing strategy, focusing on Asia’s emerging markets and their neglected long-term opportunities.

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October 4, 2023

CNBC: THESE TWO CHINESE EV MAKERS ARE IN AWKWARD PRICING RANGES AND "THE DAYS ARE NUMBERED"

Jason Hsu discusses China’s global push in the EV sector and picks two Chinese automakers as the Toyota and Nissan of the EV world.

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October 3, 2023

BLOOMBERG: CAN AI BEAT THE MARKET? WALL STREET IS DESPERATE TO TRY

Hopes in the financial world are increasingly centered around machine learning, a subfield of AI, with generative AI like ChatGPT playing a vital role. Jason Hsu has embraced this new approach.

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October 2, 2023

MARKETS INSIDER: JASON HSU DISCUSSES WHEN MOM KNOWS BEST

Jason Hsu contemplates when he convinced his mom to sell Nvidia at $250 a share.

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September 29, 2023

BLOOMBERG: JASON HSU TOLD HIS MOM TO SELL NVIDIA AND HASN’T HEARD THE END OF IT

Jason Hsu told his mother to take Nvidia profits when it hit $250, and he hasn’t heard the end of it.

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September 29, 2023

BLOOMBERG: WHY CHINA’S REAL ESTATE CRISIS IS DIFFERENT

Jason Hsu says there’s an important distinction between this housing crisis and previous ones elsewhere: The developers are the ones who are over-leveraged—not households.

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September 28, 2023

BLOOMBERG: JASON HSU ON CHINA AND OTHER EMERGING MARKETS

Jason Hsu talks with Mike Regan and Vildana Hajric in a recent episode of Bloomberg’s “What Goes Up” podcast.

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September 20, 2023

Webinar Replay: Kicking the Elephant Out of the Room: The Case for EM ex-China

PART 2: Kicking the Elephant Out of the Room: The Case for EM ex-China

In our continuing series on the future of EM, Jason Hsu and Phil Wool shared 9 reasons that you should be considering an EM ex-China strategy.

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September 14, 2023

Bloomberg: Phil Wool on Recession Fears

Phil Wool talks about the surprising strength of the U.S. economy despite bond market recession signals.

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September 13, 2023

Jason Hsu & Rayliant Featured at FutureProof Festival

Jason Hsu took to the stage for a panel discussion entitled “Investing Beyond the U.S.” on the final day at this year’s FutureProof Festival.

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September 1, 2023

Reuters: Phil Wool on China's Property Debt Crisis

Rayliant’s Head of Research, Phil Wood, PhD, mentions with a lot happening on the policy front, it’s easy to see why Country Garden might be able to turn the corner and avoid the worst outcome by enduring a bit longer.

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August 30, 2023

Webinar Series: The Future of EM

PART 1: Failure to Launch: How Some Emerging Markets Are Hurting Your EM Portfolio

In Rayliant’s five-part series on Emerging Markets, “The Future of EM,” Jason Hsu, PhD and Phil Wool, PhD will address the most pressing issues facing this important category.

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August 21, 2023

CNBC: Phil Wool Comments on China Real Estate and Alibaba

Rayliant’s Head of Research, Phil Wool, PhD, spoke with CNBC to discuss recent developments in China’s real estate market and to explain why he is positive over the long term on Chinese companies like Alibaba despite the ‘doom and gloom’ in China’s market.

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August 19, 2023

Barron's: Phil Wool Comments on China Stimulus

Rayliant’s Head of Research, Phil Wool, PhD, spoke with Barron’s about the impact China’s stimulus is likely to have on its domestic economy and onshore stock market—at least, if the stimulus ever arrives as expects.

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August 14, 2023

Bloomberg News: Jason Hsu Comments on Zhongrong

Rayliant’s Chief Investment Officer, Jason Hsu, PhD, spoke with Bloomberg News about China’s USD138-Billion shadow banking system, and in particular, recent developments at Zhongzhi Enterprise Group Co., one of China’s most influential financial firms.

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August 13, 2023

Financial Times: Phil Wool Comments on Inflows to China-linked ETFs

Rayliant’s Head of Research, Phil Wool, PhD, spoke with Financial Times about inflows to China-linked ETFs from contrarian investors despite recent negative headlines.

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August 11, 2023

TD Ameritrade Network: Phil Wool on Alibaba Earnings

Rayliant’s Head of Research, Phil Wool, PhD, spoke with the TD Ameritrade Network regarding recent earnings reports from one of the most well-known China securities: Alibaba. Dr. Wool noted that BAAB’s results are even more impressive in light of weakness in China consumer spending, and the stock looks very cheap with BABA cloud services poised for growth.

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August 11, 2023

Reuters: Phil Wool on China Equity Valuations

Rayliant’s Head of Research, Phil Wool, PhD, spoke with Reuters regarding the potential risk of retaliation from China in response to US technology policy. “The bigger risk for investors is not allocating to a market where valuations are so low”, Dr. Phil said. “There are plenty of companies with strong fundamentals undergoing rapid growth.”

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August 2, 2023

Reuters: Phil Wool on US-listed China ETFs

Rayliant’s Head of Research, Phil Wood, PhD, suggests that betting on China policy meetings as significant catalysts for Chinese stocks can lead to financial challenges.

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