... S Federal Reserve has very limited room to hike interest rates, and any sharp increase could be a policy mistake. If so, the US economy could reach an inflection point. Capital expenditure of non-fina ...More
EJ Insight2016-06-23
... e Federal Reserve chairman, though the main determinant remains the party of the president.) So what accounts for the partisan performance gap? Blinder and Watson suggest that five factors – oil shock ...More
EJ Insight2016-06-23
The US Federal Reserve has decided to keep interest rates unchanged, making it improbable for the federal funds rate to have a 1 percent increase in 2016, which has been the consensus expectation at t ...More
EJ Insight2016-06-22
... S Federal Reserve had to back the US dollar market in Europe through swap lines with the ECB after the Lehman collapse. And the risks of such a challenge to Britain’s financial sector would be even gr ...More
EJ Insight2016-06-22
The US Federal Reserve warned on Tuesday that forward valuations for equities are well above historical norms in the country. "Forward price-to-earnings ratios for equities have increased to a level w ...More
EJ Insight2016-06-22
... S Federal Reserve is keeping interest rates unchanged as expected, understandably as a question mark hangs over European markets. However, there are mixed views on the Fed decision. Some believe it ha ...More
EJ Insight2016-06-21
... rs had to reserve tables and place an order for braised shark’s fin in advance. Those were the days when the economy was booming and Hongkongers lived an extravagant lifestyle in which a meal with sha ...More
EJ Insight2016-06-17
... S Federal Reserve raising interest rates, a slowdown in China and the possibility of Britons voting in favor of leaving the European Union next week. While most large Chinese banks including Industria ...More
EJ Insight2016-06-17
The Chinese authorities have released various measures to stem capital outflows. However, capital continues to flee the country through different channels. The US Federal Reserve started tapering its ...More
EJ Insight2016-06-16
Gold on Thursday climbed above US$1,300 to the highest level in six weeks after the Federal Reserve scaled back the outlook for interest rate increases, Bloomberg reports. Bullion for immediate delive ...More
EJ Insight2016-06-16
The US Federal Reserve kept interest rates unchanged on Wednesday following a two-day meeting, with chairperson Janet Yellen admitting that concerns related to a possible "Brexit" had weighed on polic ...More
EJ Insight2016-06-16
... S Federal Reserve is expected to keep interest rates unchanged. Meanwhile, the Brexit vote on June 23 will exert big downward pressure on global financial markets. Britain might decide to remain in th ...More
EJ Insight2016-06-14
... e Federal Reserve will put off a rate hike for the time being, dampening the prospects for the US dollar. Gold touched a two-week high of US$1,248.4 per ounce on Monday after some Fed officials hinted ...More
EJ Insight2016-06-08
... S Federal Reserve have increased uncertainties on economic growth of emerging market economies," the Chinese minister said. -- Contact us at [email protected] RC ...More
EJ Insight2016-06-07
Pressure is building on the Chinese yuan as the Fed increasingly moves toward another interest rate hike. The Chinese central bank issued new rules on calculating the reserve requirement ratio (RRR) f ...More
EJ Insight2016-06-06
Investors are looking for signals from US Federal Reserve chairwoman Janet Yellen about the central bank's next interest rate move after shockingly weak payroll data all but killed off chances for a h ...More
EJ Insight2016-06-06
... S Federal Reserve and routed the funds to accounts at Rizal Commercial Banking Corp. The money was wired by Philrem into local casinos, where the money trail has gone cold. The Philippine Senate ended ...More
EJ Insight2016-06-03
... mple cash reserve that is enough to cover operation costs for years. When asked what he is most proud of about his tenure at Ocean Park, Mehrmann points to the park's conservation efforts, saying the ...More
EJ Insight2016-06-02
The US Federal Reserve detected more than 50 cybersecurity breaches between 2011 and 2015, several of which were described internally as "espionage", Reuters reported, citing Fed records. The central ...More
EJ Insight2016-06-02
... y for the Reserve Bank of Australia to hold back further rate cuts. The odds for another rate cut on June 7 fell to 6 percent. The Australian dollar has been struggling after tumbling below the 200-da ...More
EJ Insight2016-06-01
