Asian US dollar IG credit has been outperforming the US IG and EU IG both year-to-date and over a three-year horizon due to several favourable factors, including attractive yields and a supportive issuance dynamic amongst Asian issuers. With the election settled, among the many policies laid out in Trump 2.0, two key issues that have concerned global investors are the US debt outlook and the impact of tariff to global growth, particularly in European countries.Since election settled in early November the market focus has shifted to the projected debt level of the US government. Back in March 2024, the US Congressional Budget Office (CBO) published a report on the long-term budget outlook for 2024 to 2054, highlighting that the US debt-to-GDP ratio is projected to reach a staggering 200% by 2050. This increase will be driven by rising spending programs, which will require the government to issue more US Treasuries. The rising debt trend, coupled with recently released strong U.S. economic data, has caused major concerns among global investors, pushing U.S. yields higher across the curve recently.In fact, over the last few years when yields increase, it become less appealing for Asian issuers to issue new debt in US dollars. As a result, when yields rise, the supply of Asian dollar credit diminishes, leading to tighter credit spreads and further enhancing the performance of existing bonds. For instance, during mid-November China issued USD denominated government bonds at a very tight spread, which began trading with a negative spread.Currently, the rate cut cycle has begun, and yields have been trending lower, which could enhance the attractiveness of Asian dollar credit even further. However, looking ahead, expectation for future yields are characterised by volatility. While the recent appointment of Scott Bessent as the new US Treasury Secretary is viewed positively for the bond market – suggesting potential fiscal restraint – investors remain concerned about the trajectory of the US fiscal deficit and projections on the Debt-to-GDP. This backdrop creates a climate of uncertainty among investors, who may increasingly prefer the relative stability offered by Asia dollar credit amid these challenges.On the tariff front, the broad tariff would likely erode Eurozone GDP by approximately 1% as the biggest European countries such as Germany and France are also the most exposed to trade. Analysts from Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan are forecasting a fragile recovery in the Euro area, which would lead to further ECB rate cuts. While the duration would benefit EU IG in light of the rate cut, some of the gains may be offset by the heightened downgrade risks with the lower growth outlook and sluggish activity as reported by Fitch Ratings. Return is further eroded for dollar-based investors as a lower ECB policy rate will likely lead to depreciation in the euro and therefore losses due to currency exposures. Recently, we observed some of this trend as the Euro weakened from ~1.10 to ~1.05 against the US dollar in just a month, currency effect detracted almost 4.0% from returns during that period, and more rate cuts are expected to come. Given these dynamics, we believe Premia J.P. Morgan Asia Credit Investment Grade USD Bond ETF (9411 HK) is a better opportunity set and a very cost efficient allocation tool with total expense ratio of only 0.23% p.a. and is not subject to US withholding tax. The ETF consisted of high-quality USD bonds by investment grade sovereign, quasi-sovereign, and corporate issuers from Asia ex-Japan region:-          Comparing to both US IG and EU IG, JACI IG’s lower duration and higher yield presents a better risk trade-off between yield and duration.-          Comparing to US IG, JACI IG’s lower new issuance should provide a better price dynamic while maintaining a higher yield-          Comparing to EU IG, JACI IG provides 2% higher yield and without the currency risks To facilitate investor access primary market liquidity, we have also worked with our business partners to keep the creation/ redemption fee to only US$250 per trade and creation/ redemption size to 50,000 units only (~US$500,000) which are a fraction of typical levels for other USD credit bond ETFs.BBG TickerAbbreviationLong NameJPEIJAIG IndexJACI IGJ.P. Morgan Asia Credit Index -   Investment Grade in USDLBUSTRUU IndexUS IGBloomberg US Aggregate Total Return   Index in USDI02503US Index / LP06TRUU IndexEU IGBloomberg Pan-European Aggregate  Total Return Index in USD (unhedged)SBWGU IndexWGBIFTSE World Government Bond Index USD (unhedged)IDCOT20 IndexUST 20YICE US Treasury 20+ Year Bond Index USDIDCOT7 IndexUST 7-10YICE US Treasury 7-10 Year Bond  Index USD