The US dollar is the most unstable and unsustainable element of the financial market right now. Various financial institutions and brokerages have mixed views about its future direction. The US Dolla ...More
EJ Insight2016-04-07
The US central bank may not raise interest rates before June as policymakers worry about economic headwinds stemming from external factors, minutes of the Fed's March policy meeting suggest. According ...More
EJ Insight2016-04-07
Hong Kong and mainland stocks took a roller coaster ride in the first quarter. The gyrations came despite some certainty about US interest rates after Federal Reserve chairman Janet Yellen downplayed ...More
EJ Insight2016-04-05
A number of coal-fired power companies have posted 30-40 percent profit growth, mainly due to falling coal prices. By contrast, gas-powered operators have reported about 10 percent earnings expansion ...More
EJ Insight2016-04-01
Some regional heads of the US Federal Reserve caused worry in the financial markets recently by suggesting that the central bank will continue to raise interest rates as planned. However, chairwoman J ...More
EJ Insight2016-04-01
As Federal Reserve chief Janet Yellen mentioned in her speech recently, the appreciation of the dollar would impose pressure on inflation and exports. Her words imply that a strong dollar will not las ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-31
Global equity markets rallied following dovish comments from Federal Reserve chairwoman Janet Yellen on Tuesday. Short-sellers rushed to wind up their positions, and fund managers bought more shares. ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-31
Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen said the US central bank should proceed cautiously in raising interest rates, pushing back on a handful of her colleagues who have suggested another move may be just ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-30
The US Federal Reserve held interest rates steady Wednesday and indicated that moderate US economic growth and "strong job gains" would allow it to tighten policy this year. Fresh projections show pol ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-17
The US dollar has rallied against major currencies, mainly because major oil-producing countries agreed to freeze output. The move has revived investors’ risk appetite. The oil producers have shown ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-20
While the US Federal Reserve's interest rate hike is within market expectation, in terms of scale and timing, the policy decisions by the European and Japanese central banks are somewhat surprising, g ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-24
The US Federal Reserve has raised interest rates for the first time in almost a decade. Fed chairwoman Janet Yellen said the widely telegraphed move will be followed by “gradual” tightening as officia ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-17
China posted disappointing trade data for November, representing the negative impact of weak global demand on Chinese manufacturing. More signs of economic slowdown make people doubt whether China ca ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-12
Global markets have corrected a bit, especially in Europe, partly owing to disappointment over central bank policies. The market's focus now is on the US Federal Reserve’s meeting next week, at which ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-11
Janet Yellen has set a bottom line for jobs growth in the United States. Speaking the day before a key employment report, the US Federal Reserve chairwoman said the US economy needs to add fewer than ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-04
Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen on Wednesday expressed confidence in the US economy and said that she is "looking forward" to the central bank's first interest rate hike in nearly a decade. "W ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-03
The US Federal Reserve is almost certain to raise interest rates in its next board meeting on Dec. 16, with financial markets now pricing in a 75 percent probability of a rate hike. Meanwhile, market ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-24
US Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen has defended the central bank's low-rate policy of the past several years, saying such stance was needed to spur the economy at a critical time. In a letter ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-24
Stronger-than-expected October US jobs report has boosted the chances of a rate hike by the Federal Reserve in December. The structural problem in employment which Fed chief Janet Yellen has been con ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-14
More Federal Reserve officials appear to support a December increase in interest rates. "I see the risks right now of moving too quickly versus moving too slowly as nearly balanced," Reuters quoted Ne ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-13
