... S Federal Reserve's Jackson Hole meeting later this week, as well as some upcoming economic data. Short-term selling pressure could come from that front. Positioning for a strong fourth quarter, banki ...More
EJ Insight2016-08-23
The Federal Reserve is leaning toward an interest rate rise this year, even as early as next month, after two policymakers said conditions are right despite weak US economic growth in the first half. ...More
EJ Insight2016-08-17
... e Federal Reserve hikes interest rates in September. The Japanese yen is also unlikely to surge amid the country's continued monetary easing. After a period of depreciation, China's renminbi is likely ...More
EJ Insight2016-08-16
... e Federal Reserve launched several rounds of QE after the 2008 financial crisis in a bid to bolster the stock market and stimulate economic growth. The US stock market has since moved in tandem with t ...More
EJ Insight2016-08-11
... yuan as a reserve currency also will be increased, the central bank said. The International Monetary Fund will add the yuan to its Special Drawing Rights in October. -- Contact us at [email protected] ...More
EJ Insight2016-08-11
A Chinese tour guide stabbed and killed a tourist who was visiting Kenya's famed Maasai Mara Game Reserve after an argument over the seating arrangement for dinner, Reuters reports. John Kiruti, manag ...More
EJ Insight2016-08-10
... while the Reserve Bank of Australia slashed its benchmark interest rate by a quarter point to a fresh low of 1.5 percent. Given that the market run-up is mainly driven by foreign capital, highly liqui ...More
EJ Insight2016-08-09
... a low The Reserve Bank of Australia cut its official interest rate to a fresh low of just 1.5 per cent on Tuesday. It was the second rate cut this year. The aussie bounced back quickly after falling t ...More
EJ Insight2016-08-03
... or of the Reserve Bank of India, reiterated his proposal for a new permanent liquidity facility, building on dollar swaps that were established between the Federal Reserve and a selection of central b ...More
EJ Insight2016-08-03
... S Federal Reserve keeps delaying a rate hike, using mild language to stimulate capital inflow. Still, a US rate hike this year is uncertain. Will the Chinese central bank take action? If it does, glob ...More
EJ Insight2016-08-02
... S Federal Reserve has kept rates steady after hiking them in December last year. Most importantly, Hong Kong still faces a structural housing supply shortage. The vacancy rate touched a 25-year low o ...More
EJ Insight2016-08-01
With the Federal Reserve finally accomplishing a lift-off in interest rates in December last year, equity investors might want to spend more time looking at the shape of the US yield curve rather than ...More
EJ Insight2016-07-29
... S Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke repeatedly stressed the role of a global "saving glut" (notably in China) to explain lower rates. More recently, former US Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers a ...More
EJ Insight2016-07-29
... set aside reserves for wealth management products for the first time. The reserve requirement ratio is set at 10 percent for stocks and structured products based on management fees. That is however no ...More
EJ Insight2016-07-29
The Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged on but said near-term risks to the US economic outlook had diminished. The US central bank's latest statement opens the door to a resumption of moneta ...More
EJ Insight2016-07-28
... S Federal Reserve gives any hints this week about a potential rate hike, it could weigh on the Hong Kong market. The Hong Kong market's direction right now depends mainly on capital flows. Corporate e ...More
EJ Insight2016-07-26
... nological reserve and our talent pool step by step," she said. "That is the only way for our country to get its pride back." Dong said the next five years will be the golden period for "smart" applian ...More
EJ Insight2016-07-25
... he banks' reserve requirement ratio. That would bolster the competitiveness of Chinese exports and help China’s economy to bottom out. Currently, many Asian stocks offer 3 to 4 percent dividends, far ...More
EJ Insight2016-07-22
Technological advances have dramatically altered our way of life, including in various aspects related to the food industry and consumption. With a smartphone in hand, we can now reserve a table, ord ...More
EJ Insight2016-07-22
... y cut the reserve requirement ratio one more time for rest of this year, while holding back further interest rate cuts amid mounting downward pressure on the renminbi. Housing sales may cool off in th ...More
EJ Insight2016-07-18
