Despite the global stock markets rebound following a significant plunge at the end of last year, the recovery is showing signs of fragility with a US recession on the cards. SRP takes a look at how the sentiment-driven structured products market in Asia is finding its way out of this uncertainty and whether the market is dangling on the global economy running on late-cycle fumes.

The S&P 500 has surged over 12% since the beginning of this year, while MSCI’s broadest index of Asia Pacific shares went up by more than 8%. The blistering start to trading was triggered by several reasons, including a pause in monetary tightening by the US Federal Reserve and growing signs that the US and China are close to striking a deal, but despite the optimism structured products providers in Asia remain cautious, and seeking alternatives to the products that drove most of the a

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