It’s widely debated whether the Hang Seng Index can hit 30,000 points again. In fact, I was asked the same prospect 10 years ago when China floated the so-called through train scheme in August 2007. U ...More
EJ Insight2017-07-24
Sha Tin has the highest population among all the 18 districts in Hong Kong, followed by Kwun Tong and Yuen Long, according to official government data. The Census and Statistics Department said on Thu ...More
EJ Insight2017-06-30
There has been an interesting dichotomy in the mainland market. While the CSI 300 index tumbled at one point to the year low, ETFs tracking the China A50 index have hit the highest level since last ye ...More
EJ Insight2017-05-26
On April 27, the Hang Seng Index hit 24,717 points, the highest level in two years, indicating Hong Kong equities continue to recover from the slump in 2015, when the Hong Kong market took a roller co ...More
EJ Insight2017-05-02
Hong Kong’s growing railway network and the construction peak of several multibillion projects have boosted demand for railway professionals. Among others, the city is revving up construction of the 1 ...More
EJ Insight2017-04-25
Several Chinese property developers posted sharp revenue and turnover growth last year, helping their share prices surge in Hong Kong. The rally saw some stocks even notch 50-100 percent gains over th ...More
EJ Insight2017-03-30
Last year, several Chinese home-grown auto brands achieved record sales. For example, FAW Car Company (00800.CN), Great Wall Motor (02333.CN) and Geely Automobile Holdings (00175.CN) reported car sale ...More
EJ Insight2017-03-03
Growing up in the shadow of Lion Rock, I have developed a strong affection for this magnificent mountain. A hundred years ago, when the entire Kowloon Peninsula was a rural farmland, Lion Rock stood o ...More
EJ Insight2017-02-24
For more than three decades, Asia has experienced faster economic growth than any other region in the world. As it has developed, Asia has been exporting its savings, through a trade surplus with the ...More
EJ Insight2017-02-22
Carrie Lam’s electioneering appears to have degenerated into a farce of common sense-defying gaffes. First, the former No. 2 official fumbled as she took on the formidable challenge of using an Octopu ...More
EJ Insight2017-02-08
We met the Tien brothers, James and Michael, on the same day at the end of last month. We first bumped into Michael, the younger Tien, at a McDonald’s outlet in a public housing estate in Tuen Mun tha ...More
EJ Insight2017-02-07
The US dollar fell back after hitting a peak of 6.9895 against the yuan in the offshore market and has temporarily found support near the 100-day moving average. Beijing has tried numerous ways to ste ...More
EJ Insight2017-01-26
After rallying by as much as 27 percent in 2016, Asia Pacific REITs had a correction in October and November and ended the year with a 10 percent total return. Since then, the performance has been sta ...More
EJ Insight2017-01-24
Hong Kong has welcomed its first new rail line in more than a decade – the long-awaited 7.4-kilometer South Island Line, linking Ocean Park, Wong Chuk Hang and Ap Lei Chau with Admiralty, which was in ...More
EJ Insight2017-01-10
The overnight Hong Kong Interbank Offered Rate for offshore yuan, or CNH Hibor, spiked to 17.75 percent on Tuesday, the first trading session of the new year. That’s close to the peak of 20 percent in ...More
EJ Insight2017-01-05
I made 10 forecasts for major trends in the financial market in 2016, let's take a look at how accurate these are. 1. Strong dollar (right). After hovering in the range of 94 to 98 most of the time, t ...More
EJ Insight2016-12-29
Gold and foreign exchange markets both revolve around a major trading theme these days -- expectations of a faster pace of US rate hikes next year. Janet Yellen's upbeat remarks on the job market have ...More
EJ Insight2016-12-21
As Hong Kong faces the flu season this winter, data suggests that new patients, even those seriously ill, may have a hard time securing beds at public hospitals in the coming weeks or even months. The ...More
EJ Insight2016-12-21
Performances of global financial markets have become quite bipolar since the US presidential election. Funds are leaving emerging markets and flowing back to the US, pushing US equity markets to new h ...More
EJ Insight2016-12-05
The global investment environment has changed dramatically only two weeks after the Nov. 8 presidential election in the United States. Donald Trump’s policy direction has become a hot topic, and expec ...More
EJ Insight2016-11-25
