Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen said the US must be mindful of how short the Fed is of its goals of full employment and price stability, Bloomberg News reported. "The larger the shortfall of e ...More
EJ Insight2014-04-17
Asia’s growth is slowing. Global liquidity is becoming less ample as the US Federal Reserve tapers its quantitative easing program, while China’s economic expansion, on which regional growth has becom ...More
EJ Insight2014-04-17
... ed States Federal Reserve. As for the Shanghai market, there may not be a lot to gain, at least initially. Just because Hong Kong investors will be able to directly buy Shanghai-listed stocks does not ...More
EJ Insight2014-04-10
Wall Street rebounded with the three major indexes reporting increases of over 1 percent overnight, as rate hike concerns eased following the release of the minutes of last month's US Federal Reserve ...More
EJ Insight2014-04-10
Hong Kong's benchmark Hang Seng Index (HSI) was cheered by comments overnight by US Federal Reserve chairwoman Janet Yellen, who made it clear that the Fed will persist with its quantitative easing po ...More
EJ Insight2014-04-01
... ed States Federal Reserve has begun tapering its bond purchase programs, affecting the interest rate outlook and clouding the prospects of the real estate sector. Home prices in the second-hand market ...More
EJ Insight2014-03-31
... om the US Federal Drug Administration. Viagra, for instance, burned through Pfizer's coffers before it was launched but eventually raked in US$1.9 billion in sales in 2013. Ten of the 120 constituent ...More
EJ Insight2014-03-26
... id the US Federal Reserve's move to scale back its quantitative easing. Under China's new oil product pricing mechanism which was introduced in March last year, domestic fuel prices will be adjusted w ...More
EJ Insight2014-03-26
... om the US Federal Reserve's tapering of its bond purchase program. It said homeowners' mortgage burden may rise 30.2 percent if interest rates are raised 300 basis points, which will send their income ...More
EJ Insight2014-03-26
... om the US Federal Reserve of a fed funds rate hike in spring next year, a time earlier than previously expected. Chan said the biggest uncertainty in the market is the exact time when the Fed finishes ...More
EJ Insight2014-03-25
... of the US Federal Aviation Administration, the report said. -- Contact HKEJ at digest@ejinsight.com EL/AC/RC ...More
EJ Insight2014-03-24
... after the Federal Reserve ends its bond-purchase program. By doing so, the property market will regain its vigor and market forces will sustain its healthy growth. -- Contact us at English@hkej.com VW ...More
EJ Insight2014-03-24
Chinese regulators are likely to follow the US Federal Maritime Commission's lead in giving the green light to an alliance between the world's three biggest container-shipping companies, the Wall Stre ...More
EJ Insight2014-03-21
... ed States Federal funds rate. The alert came as Janet Yellen, the Fed's chairperson, indicated that she expects the US to end its bond purchase by this autumn, with the Fed funds rate likely to experi ...More
EJ Insight2014-03-21
... e. The US Federal Reserve’s tapering of its quantitative easing policy has had some effect on weakening the renminbi -- and other emerging market currencies -- by unwinding the so-called carry trade. ...More
EJ Insight2014-03-14
... filed in federal court in Tennessee that AgFeed Industries Inc. created fake invoices for the sale of feed and purported to sell hogs that didn't exist, the report said. The commission said the compa ...More
EJ Insight2014-03-12
Standard Chartered Plc. (02888.HK) expects interest rates to rise in Hong Kong this year as the US Federal Reserve's move to scale back its quantitative easing tightens liquidity supply. "Since the Un ...More
EJ Insight2014-03-07
... from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. for US$280,000. The investment, which was made after the farmland bubble in the US Midwest had burst, was expected to yield annual return of 10 percent. But a ...More
EJ Insight2014-03-03
... hands of Federal and state employees. That includes the most famous of them all, President Obama, who is said to be addicted to his device. That said, should Chen engage a Chinese suitor in the futur ...More
EJ Insight2014-02-26
... d States' Federal Reserve unveiled its plan to scale back its quantitative easing program, fueling massive capital outflows from developing countries, which in turn have exerted enormous pressure on t ...More
EJ Insight2014-02-19
