North Korea

Alternatives

Crypto overtakes gold as 'safe haven asset' amid Ukraine crisis

Digital currencies have rocketed in value over the last week, with bitcoin having increased in value by more than 13% following sanctions on Russia, a nosedive in the rouble and increased geopolitical uncertainty.

03 March 2022 • 2 min read

Economics

Kestrel adjusts Global Portfolio amid biggest slowdown in global exports since 2015

Trade war impact

30 October 2018 • 2 min read

Asia

Asian stocks jump as historic Trump-Kim summit begins

US dollar also spiked

12 June 2018 • 2 min read

US

The Big Question Part 1: Is President Donald Trump a market menace - or a welcome disruptor?

Impact on decision-making

17 May 2018 • 13 min read

Global

What would a more open North Korea mean for investors?

Focus on relations between Pyongyang and the world

10 April 2018 • 3 min read

Asia

Liontrust's Williams: Why Korea is on the podium for our fund's exposure

Currently hosting Winter Olympics

14 February 2018 • 4 min read

Asia

Ten potential market surprises for Japan in 2018

Jesper Koll, head of Japan at WisdomTree, takes a closer look at the 'outlier scenarios' he worries could have large investment implications.

21 December 2017 • 8 min read

Asia

Opinion: A new concept of risk has emerged for investors

Markets have realised they have a new concept of risk to play with: idiotic risk. Largely unquantifiable, we see many shining examples, whether in North Korea, the White House or No 10.

01 November 2017 • 2 min read