The Panama Papers leak has unveiled Hong Kong's very close links with offshore companies set up abroad. So far, no government officials have come up with an explanation. The leaked documents showed t ...More
EJ Insight2016-04-18
The Hang Seng Index is likely to rally further amid improving market sentiment after hitting a 20-day average of 22,653 points last week. The Federal Reserve has sent a clear signal for the first US ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-23
Monetary easing is widely considered as the new norm in mainland China as economic planners try to beat deflation and avert the risk of hard landing. However, the measure may have limited impact on t ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-17
Hong Kong's stock market appears to have entered a correction phase, with the benchmark Hang Seng Index (HSI) slumping more than 360 points on Wednesday, dragged down by weak overseas sentiment and wo ...More
EJ Insight2014-03-12
Zhou Yuanqing, the brother of former security czar Zhou Yongkang {周永康} who is under investigation over alleged graft, was held in early December last year along with his wife from their home in Wuxi i ...More
EJ Insight2014-03-03
The Hong Kong benchmark Hang Seng Index (HSI) was buoyed by news that Hutchison Whampoa (00013.HK) has enlisted three banks to help spin off international retail unit A.S. Watson & Co next year. T ...More
EJ Insight2013-12-18
Kunlun Energy Co. (00135.HK) said its chairman Wen Qingshan has stepped down due to "personal matters", the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday. Wen held a number of roles at state-run China National ...More
EJ Insight2013-12-18
China National Petroleum Corp. (CNPC) chief accountant Wen Qingshan {溫青山} has been detained for questioning in a corruption investigation, a mainland media report said Monday, citing sources from the ...More
EJ Insight2013-12-18
Mainland lenders and China Mobile (00941.HK) weighed on the Hong Kong benchmark index Monday, with the announcement that China's manufacturing activity slowed to a three-month low in December. The HSB ...More
EJ Insight2013-12-16
The Hang Seng Index closed lower Tuesday despite a rally in environmental stocks and some positive economic data out of China. The Hong Kong benchmark lost 66 points, or 0.28 percent, to finish at 23, ...More
EJ Insight2013-12-10
The Hong Kong stock market struggled for direction Monday as investors waited for HSBC (00005.HK) to release its quarterly report card. The benchmark index Heng Sang Index dropped 0.26 percent, or 60 ...More
EJ Insight2013-11-04
Hong Kong’s benchmark Hang Sang Index rose 2 percent, or 457 points, to close at 23,304 Wednesday, gaining the most in more than two months, as traders moved to settle futures positions. The Hang Seng ...More
EJ Insight2013-10-30
