It’s widely expected that the US Federal Reserve will hike interest rates next month. The Fed funds rate shows that the chance of a rate hike before year-end soared to nearly 70 percent recently from ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-12
The Hong Kong stock market has become unpredictable due to uncertainties surrounding mainland and foreign capital. In this situation, what should one do? If you are a conservative investor, I would ad ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-10
For much of the year, investors have been fixated on when the Fed will achieve "liftoff" – that is, when it will raise interest rates by 25 basis points, or 0.25 percent, as a first step toward normal ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-10
The fifth plenary session of the 18th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China began today. As the People’s Bank of China (PBoC) “turned on the tap” on Friday night, the market has become mor ...More
EJ Insight2015-10-26
Police have arrested a 24-year-old person in connection with the burglary that took place Sunday at the Hong Kong home of HSBC's Asia-Pacific chief executive Peter Wong. Chen Chi-cheong, chief inspect ...More
EJ Insight2015-10-13
A top Chinese securities regulator, who played a major role in recent efforts to stabilize the stock market, has been placed under investigation. The Communist Party’s Central Commission for Disciplin ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-17
China’s foreign exchange reserves have kept sliding since mid-2014, after deducting the foreign trade surplus. In addition, the country has witnessed a continuous net outflow of capital since the thi ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-10
China's slowing growth and yuan devaluation have caused ripples across the world. Foreign investors now believe Beijing needs more time to restructure the economy. Amid the uncertainties, there has b ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-08
China’s stocks rallied on Thursday, ending the benchmark index's steepest five-day rout, amid speculation state funds have resumed buying. The Shanghai Composite jumped 5.3 percent to 3,083.59 at the ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-27
Two taxi drivers have been arrested for overcharging their passengers up to five times the normal rate. The drivers, aged 55 and 52, were detained Friday afternoon after they were caught by police off ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-24
The renminbi has shown signs of stabilizing after its surprise devaluation in the previous week. Does this mean the decline has wound up? The People's Bank of China has dismissed market fears of furth ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-21
It's been more than 110 years since Hong Kong Tramways first rolled out its electric trains on the streets of Hong Kong island in 1904. Connecting the eastern and western sides of the island, the mass ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-17
HSBC Holdings Plc. (00005.HK) has announced 10.4 percent growth in interim net profit, within the top end of market expectations. The British lender has been restructuring its business in recent years ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-06
Capital continues to flow from Chinese stocks amid disappointing economic data and with the looming prospect of US “lift-off”. Many analysts suggest that Chinese stocks are not expensive, and H share ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-04
Gold prices tumbled to a five-year low on Tuesday and struggled to stay above US$1,000 per ounce. The yellow metal slumped nearly US$45 within three minutes of the opening and dropped to US$1,086 duri ...More
EJ Insight2015-07-25
Europe is restoring funding to Greece after the parliament in Athens approved a package of tough austerity measures demanded by creditors. The European Central Bank increased emergency funding for Gre ...More
EJ Insight2015-07-17
Never chase a peaking market or try to bottom-hunt amid a market downturn. In the short term, the market has limited downside thanks to government intervention, but the upside has been weakened by de ...More
EJ Insight2015-07-16
Television Broadcasts Ltd. (TVB, 00511.HK), Hong Kong's biggest free-to-air television broadcaster, has come under fire in the recent past for giving prime-time slots to mainland China-produced drama ...More
EJ Insight2015-07-15
After three days of rallies, China's stock market is running out of steam again. On Tuesday, the Shanghai Composite Index was down nearly 3 percent at one point. Heavyweight stocks recovered near the ...More
EJ Insight2015-07-15
The Hong Kong market has entered a “Goldilocks period", as I predicted in April. The Hang Seng Index surged more than 20 percent to a high of 28,588 points in late April, from a low of 23,677 points i ...More
EJ Insight2015-07-04
