Asian markets give good performance

One national paper over the Easter weekend suggested that emerging Far Eastern markets were a dangerous place to commit money to and that great care is necessary when doing so. Only time will tell whether this concern is justified but I believe the newspaper may be missing an opportunity to make better returns than those likely to be achieved in the more developed markets. The first three months of 2002 have seen good performances from Asian markets and even Japan has produced a better return in local terms than either the US or the UK markets. However, while Japan's Nikkei has ris...