... staged a sharp recovery to end 0.8 percent higher. My observation is that if the process occurred over a period of two weeks, such movements were nothing unusual but typical corrections during a bull ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-11
... bank said sharp contractions in Brazil and Russia, alongside weaker growth in Turkey, Indonesia and scores of other developing economies, are offsetting healthier growth in Europe and Japan. For 2016, ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-11
South Korea's health ministry said Tuesday there were eight new cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), Reuters reported. The increase brings the total to 95 but is a sharp fall in the numbe ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-09
... weeks of sharp fluctuations in Hong Kong and in the mainland. It’s more likely that MSCI will unveil a transitional index for A shares and review their inclusion in three or six months. The idea was ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-08
... unusually sharp terms, Juncker accused Tsipras of distorting proposals by international creditors for a cash-for-reform agreement and of dragging his feet in offering an alternative, Reuters reported. ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-08
... s for the sharp gains in A shares. First, the mainland market is dominated by retail investors; second, there are limited short-selling tools. However, Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect and the expecte ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-06
... nce for a sharp decline in offshore yields in the coming months. Meanwhile, the Chinese currency may weaken further against the US dollar amid an impending US rate hike, China’s interest rate cut and ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-06
Hong Kong's June 4 memorial museum, which is dedicated to the 1989 pro-democracy protests in Beijing's Tiananmen Square, has seen a sharp fall in visitor numbers. The museum drew 1,000 visitors in May ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-04
... long and sharp rally for mainland stock markets that has seen them more than double in value over the past year, the news agency said. The acquiring company, Jiangsu Hongda New Material Co. Ltd. (002 ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-03
... eded. The sharp rise in the prices of A shares also reflects the rapid growth of China’s nominal GDP, which has expanded by more than 350 percent since 2005, the year before the onset of the last A-sh ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-03
... ese got a sharp reminder of this reality in late April when Zhang Zhijun, head of the mainland's Taiwan Affairs Office, went to the island of Kinmen for a meeting with his Taiwanese counterpart, Andre ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-03
... not. Some sharp-eyed netizens believe the image of the woman in the brokerage was touched up to look like Wong. But the guessing game about the market continues as the Shanghai index searches for its ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-02
... y to post sharp falls in June thanks to supportive government policy and the upcoming launch of Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect. This article appeared in the Hong Kong Economic Journal on June 1. Tr ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-01
... nomy. The sharp rally in recent weeks has come as a surprise for many investors. Nevertheless, the Hong Kong market is nowhere near a bubble given a price-to-earnings ratio of 12 times, except for som ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-27
... iggered a sharp rise in China's stock markets. The question now is whether that could turn out to be a very good thing. There is little doubt that China’s economy is shifting gears very quickly. Offic ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-27
... suffered sharp price falls. Foreign investors have lost faith in some stocks. Coupled with weak economic data, the recent slide in stock prices is hitting A shares hard. A sound regulatory regime is ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-26
There are moments when the Chinese government’s big-picture thinking comes into sharp focus. The release by the State Council last week of its first blueprint to upgrade the manufacturing sector by 20 ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-26
... remained sharp and agile. The French writer Voltaire still inspires us after more than 400 years. Could these gentlemen reinvent themselves as bloggers? Netizens are curious if they could be seeing t ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-21
... s after a sharp drop in sales, the employee said, adding they have not been replaced. On Monday, the Chinachem DFS branch in Tsim Sha Tsui told dozens of employees the company needs to take action to ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-20
The Hong Kong police drew sharp rebuke from a local magistrate Thursday after officers failed to produce in court some photographic evidence related to a case against an Occupy protester. Magistrate C ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-15
