The US dollar has gained strength after US housing sales increased 2.2 percent in May from April, although durable goods orders dipped for the second straight month. The majority of Federal Reserve of ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-25
I predicted late last year that the mainland stock market benchmark was likely to surpass 5,000 points this year. That came true in less than six months. However, the market has slumped as much as 13. ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-25
The Shanghai Composite Index was close to 4,300 points on Tuesday before it returned to its mid-May level. That means the market lost 900 points it gained between mid-May and mid-June in just six trad ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-24
Chinese shares plunged last Friday. Was it a mere correction or the start of a crash? There are various views on the market slump: 1) The sharp fall may lead to a modest rebound. It shows that A shar ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-22
The coal and power sectors led the market rally on Tuesday. Coal plays were driven by news that the National Energy Administration intends to set up a consolidation fund. The market was also abuzz wit ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-10
There are some similarities in and differences between the bull markets in the United States and China. (1) Both markets have rallied on the back of liquidity The central banks in both countries have ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-06
Will China's A-shares be included into the MSCI Emerging Markets Index in June? If not, when? These thoughts are on investors' minds as they search for clues to determine the market's prospects and wh ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-21
International investors are coming back to Russia, with the peak of western sanctions waning, according to the country's richest man. “Now it’s getting clear that the situation is more politically sta ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-19
It’s still safe for investors to bet on Hong Kong and mainland stocks as Beijing is poised to pump more money into the market in the short run. However, that does not necessarily mean the equity marke ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-14
Thanks to taxi-hailing smartphone applications, many taxi drivers in mainland cities have decided to go it alone instead of working for cab operators. A cabbie working on his own for eight hours a day ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-08
Rumors have been flying around recently about a Chinese-version of quantitative easing (QE). According to one version, the Chinese central bank will expand the size and usage of the pledged supplement ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-30
For students at the Hong Kong Baptist University, going to the Kowloon Tong MTR station means a lot of hassle even though the rail facility is just 300 meters away from the campus. First, the students ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-27
The mainland equity market is mainly driven by government policy, so investors have to understand the mindset of the government instead of merely relying on public information and looking to financial ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-21
Technical analysis could offer some insight into the prospects of the Hong Kong market, given the expectations that there could be greater volatility in the months ahead. The Hang Seng Index passed th ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-21
Hong Kong's Town Planning Board is said to have granted approval to the owner of the century-old mansion at 27 Lugard Road in The Peak to turn it into a monument hotel, but with several conditions. Th ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-21
How long can the Hong Kong stock market rally sustain? One can put this matter to debate, but the indicators now leave us with enough room for optimism. Technical analysis shows that the Hang Seng Ind ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-16
I wrote last week that investors should shed their inhibitions and make some short-term speculative bets in the Hong Kong market this month. The rally of the past few days has validated my view. As ma ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-14
Mainland hot money has flowed into Hong Kong's stock market as A shares have failed to break over 4,000 points. That’s why A shares dropped while the Hang Seng Index and the Hang Seng China Enterprise ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-10
China's economy has been cooling down since 2008 and uncertainties have been on the rise. This has prompted President Xi Jinping to lay out social stability as a key task for the government. The mainl ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-25
Hong Kong and Macau will propose a review of the Individual Visit Scheme under which millions of mainlanders are currently able to visit the two cities multiple times in an individual capacity. The mo ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-24
