Asia L/S Equity PM/Macro/Thematic Idea Generation

Rikki Malik

Experienced PM in Asia-focused, long-short, equity hedge funds. Top-down macro overview  generating investment themes and ideas, before moving to sector and stock selection.
The analysis of macro themes can inform your own macro strategy and/or provide a backdrop for your own stock specific research.
All information is from publicly available sources and ideas are based on our own views and analysis.

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Macroeconomics

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<li>The December US Employment report shows a weaker outlook than the headline suggests.  </li>
<li>A loss of over 1.5 million full-time jobs in December.</li>
<li>Excluding government jobs, an exceptionally low number of new full-time jobs were created over the last year.</li>
</ul>


The December US Employment report shows a weaker outlook than the headline suggests.  
A loss of over 1.5 million full-time jobs in December.
Excluding government jobs, an exceptionally low number of new full-time jobs were created over the last year.


US Employment Data Confirms a Weakening Economy