KI-Tech-Boom in Asien treibt Schwellenländer-Aktien zur längsten Gewinnserie seit 21 Jahren

Asiatische Technologieriesen katapultieren Schwellenländer-Aktien in historische Rally

KI-Nachfrage zündet Turbo

Künstliche Intelligenz wird zum Game-Changer für asiatische Märkte - Tech-Unternehmen melden Rekordinvestitionen in KI-Infrastruktur während traditionelle Banken noch über Blockchain diskutieren.

21 Jahre Wartezeit beendet

Der MSCI Emerging Markets Index knackt einen nach dem anderen Rekord - angetrieben von Tech-Giganten aus Südkorea, Taiwan und China. Analysten sprechen von einer strukturellen Wende, während Skeptiker an die Dotcom-Blase erinnert werden.

Die Zahlen sprechen für sich: Längste Gewinnserie seit 2004, als Nokia noch König war und Bitcoin nicht existierte. Heute treiben KI-Chips und Cloud-Computing die Kurse in schwindelerregende Höhen.

Asien zeigt der Finanzwelt, wie Innovation wirklich aussieht - während europäische Banken noch mit Zinsentscheidungen hadern, schreiben asiatische Tech-Firmen bereits die nächste Kapitel der Wirtschaftsgeschichte.

Israel posts record equity gains as Trump-Netanyahu plan lands

In the Middle East, Israel’s TA-35 Index broke records after President Donald TRUMP and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu jointly announced a 20-point strategy to end the war in Gaza.

That announcement, made Tuesday, sent Israeli stocks higher across the board, even as the shekel fell slightly, giving up some of Monday’s rally. Despite the war and broader regional instability, Israel’s market continues to outperform.

Three out of every Four stocks on the TA-35 rose, with Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Phoenix Financial Ltd., and Bank Hapoalim leading the gains. Trading volumes surged, coming in 47% above the 100-day average.

The index has now jumped 6.7% this quarter, its fifth straight quarterly advance. Since April, global investors have been rotating into Israeli assets, encouraged by a weaker dollar and uncertainty around U.S. policy.

With a diverse equity market covering tech, finance, and defense, Israel’s performance has remained strong in dollar terms, up 46% year-to-date, ranking 11th out of more than 90 global indexes tracked.

In contrast, Philippine markets saw deepening losses as corruption allegations against local government officials triggered foreign outflows.

Filipino stocks continued to fall Tuesday, with the peso also weakening as investor sentiment collapsed. That contrast highlights the split within emerging markets this quarter, with regional stories heavily influencing capital flows.

Small caps run hard but investors cash out fast

In the U.S., small-cap stocks have been rallying for weeks, but the gains haven’t been sticky. The Russell 2000 Index finally clawed back to an all-time high, four years after the last one, but investors don’t seem interested in sticking around.

More than $5.4 billion has been yanked from the iShares Russell 2000 ETF this year, despite the index pushing to fresh records.

Small caps got crushed in 2022’s bear market and failed to recover in sync with larger names. Unlike the Nasdaq 100, which surged roughly 50% over the same period due to AI hype, the Russell 2000 lagged, weighed down by firms that are often unprofitable and highly sensitive to interest rates.

But this month, Optimism returned. Small caps clocked their longest weekly winning streak in almost five years, as traders began pricing in more Fed rate cuts and a stronger economic backdrop.

Still, anxiety lingers. From crypto to small caps to unprofitable tech stocks, stretched valuations are making investors nervous. Many are choosing to take profits early rather than risk another rug pull.

Back in Israel, the bullish wave extended into the bond market. The country’s dollar-denominated debt due March 2034 ranked among the top 20 performers in all emerging markets Tuesday, with at least 14 other Israeli bonds also gaining after London markets opened.

Meanwhile, Kuwait re-entered international bond markets for the first time in eight years, and Egypt issued a new sukuk benchmark, adding to the mix of activity across global credit markets.

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