... f Federal Reserve rate hikes. Rising interest rates in general mean higher borrowing costs for companies. Last week, fears of higher rates overwhelmed the upbeat profit picture as the benchmark S& ...More
EJ Insight2018-02-05
Based on Fed fund futures, the market consensus is that the Federal Reserve will hike rates three times this year by 0.25 percent each time. But I personally believe that the market may have underesti ...More
EJ Insight2018-02-02
The US Federal Reserve kept interest rates unchanged on Wednesday and said it expects the world's largest economy to grow at a moderate pace this year and the labor market to remain strong. Following ...More
EJ Insight2018-02-01
... rld’s top reserve currency and fan concerns about a protectionist trade agenda espoused by US President Donald Trump. On Tuesday, Trump signed into law a steep tariff on import solar panels and washi ...More
EJ Insight2018-01-25
... ms of the reserve currency.” Mnuchin said American involvement in a new Asia-Pacific trade pact between 11 countries was “not off the table”, despite Washington pulling out of early talks on the deal ...More
EJ Insight2018-01-25
The US Senate confirmed Federal Reserve governor Jerome Powell as the next head of the central bank, succeeding Janet Yellen, a move likely to provide continuity in US monetary policy with the economy ...More
EJ Insight2018-01-24
... e Federal Reserve) with US$1.1892 trillion as of October. If China stops buying US Treasuries, the market could suffer ... but this might already be old news since there is evidence that China has not ...More
EJ Insight2018-01-19
... s like to reserve tables for family gatherings and various occasions, but they prefer to choose the dishes to be served rather than buy coupons for the cheapest deals. They know that such "special off ...More
EJ Insight2018-01-18
The US economy is likely to grow more than 2.5 percent this year, boosted by tax cuts, two Federal Reserve officials said on Wednesday. The growth would be fast enough to push the unemployment rate, a ...More
EJ Insight2018-01-18
... S Federal Reserve continues to respond to increases in demand by raising interest rates. This policy would probably also drive up the value of the US dollar, which would undermine the international pr ...More
EJ Insight2018-01-16
... S Federal Reserve might end up hiking interest rates more than markets anticipated. And the other major central banks, particularly the People’s Bank of China, the European Central Bank, and the Bank ...More
EJ Insight2018-01-12
China is diversifying its foreign exchange reserves in order to safeguard their value, the country’s currency regulator said, while dismissing a media report the government is halting or reducing its ...More
EJ Insight2018-01-12
... rest-free reserve accounts, which will likely reduce profits. Alipay has a popular end-of-year feature that allows its customers to analyze how they have spent their money over the year. At the end of ...More
EJ Insight2018-01-11
China is the world’s biggest foreign holder of US Treasuries, which it uses to manage the value of its currency and park its massive foreign exchange reserves. But a Bloomberg report on Wednesday sugg ...More
EJ Insight2018-01-11
... e Federal Reserve only gradually raises interest rates. And while the US tax reform may boost sentiment on the greenback initially, we expect its weakening trend to resume not long after. Second, EM m ...More
EJ Insight2018-01-09
... e Federal Reserve the not-so-tender mercies of his wee-hour tweets; he has also nominated highly qualified individuals to fill Fed vacancies. Meanwhile, the German right has failed to pull the plug on ...More
EJ Insight2018-01-09
A decision by China’s central bank to rein in reserve funds held by payment firms could cost the industry upwards of US$689 million a year, spur consolidation and alter the way Asia’s biggest tech fir ...More
EJ Insight2018-01-08
... is like a reserve form of money,” Thiel said. -- Contact us at [email protected] BN/CG ...More
EJ Insight2018-01-03
... S Federal Reserve comes to view that to be the case, it will raise interest rates at the first sign of a significant increase in aggregate demand. And higher interest rates mean that investment, and t ...More
EJ Insight2018-01-03
