... external surplus), forcing it down by brute force via currency intervention would inflict heavy costs that would likely outweigh the benefits of devaluation. The most notable costs would include impo ...More
EJ Insight2014-05-19
... ecorded a surplus of US$18.50 billion in March, but the increase in funds outstanding for foreign exchange among financial institutions during the month was significantly lower than that of February, ...More
EJ Insight2014-05-16
... the trade surplus plunging 59.7 percent to US$16.74 billion. But foreign trade rose 0.8 percent in value in April from a year earlier, and both exports and imports turned to growth from a decline in M ...More
EJ Insight2014-05-16
... he bank’s surplus liquidity increased, notably in Asia, in line with market rate rises in mainland China and active management of portfolios, the bank said. Profit before tax in the first quarter fell ...More
EJ Insight2014-05-07
... t account surpluses provide a buffer to potential economic shocks. Though these surpluses have declined over time, implying that the gap of saving over investment has narrowed, most countries can stil ...More
EJ Insight2014-04-17
... The trade surplus was 46.86 billion yuan compared with a deficit of 6.71 billion yuan a year earlier. For the first quarter, total trade value was 5.9 trillion yuan, down 3.7 percent from a year earli ...More
EJ Insight2014-04-10
... s a power surplus in Yunnan, many industrial users still pay high tariffs. Under the new system, power users are expected to save money. The change could be a game changer for heavy power consumers li ...More
EJ Insight2014-04-08
... r a trade surplus of US$1.95 billion, the report said. -- Contact HKEJ at [email protected] CG ...More
EJ Insight2014-04-08
... t account surplus to gross domestic product has fallen significantly, UBS A.G. was quoted as saying in a research report. However, JP Morgan Chase & Co. expects the renminbi to strengthen to 5.95 ...More
EJ Insight2014-03-18
... gement -- surplus power can be sold to other users via the grid during the daytime and the center can then use the same amount of electricity free of charge for its operation at night. Zhou also revea ...More
EJ Insight2014-03-13
... r a trade surplus of between US$260 and 270 billion for the year. -- Contact HKEJ at [email protected] EL/AC/RC ...More
EJ Insight2014-03-10
... t account surplus for January was US$31.86 billion while foreign direct investment was US$10.7 billion, PBoC data showed. -- Contact HKEJ at [email protected] TL/AC/CG ...More
EJ Insight2014-03-06
... he city's surplus in capital account. In order to meet people's aspiration for participation in budget-drafting process, the government should publish its capital account and operating account to enha ...More
EJ Insight2014-03-04
... external surplus (the sum of current and capital account flows) is still big at 4.5 percent of GDP. But the market needs to get used to more volatility in RMB trading because China is opening up its ...More
EJ Insight2014-02-28
... exchange surplus amounted to US$73.3 billion, indicating a strong money inflow. In January, China ran a trade surplus of US$31.86 billion, up from US$25.64 billion in December. As an important source ...More
EJ Insight2014-02-27
Amid fears of a looming pension crisis in China, the central government said the country's pension funds account balance is in surplus, the China Daily reported Thursday. The total balance of funds fo ...More
EJ Insight2014-02-27
... 2 billion surplus in the consolidated account for 2013-14 and a surplus of HK$9.1 billion for the coming fiscal year. -- Contact HKEJ at [email protected] MY/AC/RC ...More
EJ Insight2014-02-26
... exchange surplus in January, the highest amount since the state started releasing the monthly data early last year, the China Securities Journal reported Wednesday, citing the State Administration of ...More
EJ Insight2014-02-26
Chinese banks amassed a US$73.30 billion foreign exchange surplus in January, the highest amount since the state started releasing monthly data early last year, the China Securities Journal reported W ...More
EJ Insight2014-02-26
... on modest surplus, source says Faced with a modest surplus of less than HK$14 billion caused by a drop in profit tax, the government will reduce the size of its one-off sweeteners for residents in its ...More
EJ Insight2014-02-24
