... 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
Two interest rate increases at the most could come before the year is out, a senior Federal Reserve official says. Philadelphia Fed president Patrick Harker is tamping down his expectations for contin ...More
EJ Insight2016-07-14
... exchange reserves unexpectedly rose in June. How should investors react to such complex market situation? I believe the impact of the UK leaving the European Union has yet to be fully reflected, and ...More
EJ Insight2016-07-11
US Federal Reserve officials decided that interest rate hikes should stay on hold until they get a clear picture on the consequences of Britain's vote on EU membership, according to minutes of the cen ...More
EJ Insight2016-07-07
China wants foreign lenders that conduct foreign exchange forward trading for their clients to set aside reserves, making it costlier to bet against a weakening yuan. The Wall Street Journal is report ...More
EJ Insight2016-07-07
... he banks' reserve requirement ratio as well as further depreciation of the renminbi. Some investors have switched to risk-off stocks that are sensitive to interest rates. A number of real estate inves ...More
EJ Insight2016-07-05
... e Federal Reserve is unlikely to hike interest rates, and may in fact cut rates. The Brexit vote has disturbed the timetable of Fed in raising rates, and thus it may hold off a further rate hike in it ...More
EJ Insight2016-07-04
