... 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
... at drew a sharp rebuke from China. The plan calls for transforming a small existing naval facility at Oyster Bay, a cove within Ulugan Bay on Palawan island, into a full-fledged operating base within ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-15
... he recent sharp rally in the stock market. The changes, which come after MSCI Inc.'s quarterly review of its indices, will be effective after the close of the stock market on May 29. MSCI Inc. will an ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-14
... ve posted sharp gains after their share placements. Heng Fai Enterprises (00185.HK) jumped 19.4 percent after Joy Town acquired its stake. See Corp. (00491.HK) raised HK$300 million through private pl ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-13
... eeks. The sharp correction has worried authorities, and the People’s Bank of China (PBoC) stepped in quite quickly. On Sunday the central bank announced a 0.25 percent cut in the benchmark interest ra ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-11
... l prices, sharp variations in exchange rates of major currencies, and potential market volatility. While momentum in advanced economies has picked up, several major emerging markets have lost steam. I ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-08
... to post a sharp decline in the second half. Nevertheless, the profit warning offered some comfort for investors. Print advertising business is expected to fall by HK$460 million in fiscal 2015, after ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-08
... es of the sharp jump in the stock market last month is the 1 trillion yuan debt swap program announced by Finance Minister Lou Jiwei in mid-March. It’s the first time Beijing has showed its determinat ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-08
... uld see a sharp jump in long-term rates." "So we’re trying to ... communicate as clearly about our monetary policy so we don’t take markets by surprise," Yellen said. Yellen tempered her remarks by sa ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-07
... 011 -- as sharp-eyed Apple Daily noted. His usual line is: “Good morning British friends, good afternoon Hong Kong”. One possible interpretation is he no longer has so many British friends in the wake ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-06
... ng led to sharp market corrections in the US in 2000 and 2007, there were many other occasions in the past 20 years when a sharp rise in margin trading did not lead to a crash. We do not know, ex ante ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-04
... owing the sharp gains in equity prices in recent months. CSR Corp and CNR Corp shares surged over 3 percent on Wednesday, while other infrastructure plays have seen some corrections. Infrastructure st ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-30
... ften runs sharp and sarcastic commentaries against the government. HKG is not the only emerging media outlet apparently aimed at counterbalancing radical voices in a quest for harmony in our divided s ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-29
By many estimates, China has more than a 50 percent chance of experiencing a banking crisis and sharp economic contraction in the next five years. What effect will such a crisis have on Hong Kong’s ec ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-28
... Ives. The sharp rise in iPhone sales was largely due to Apple's growing presence in the Greater China region, which includes mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. It was also probably fueled by robust ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-28
... ne of the sharp gyrations seen in the US or other economies. The methodology often appears inconsistent or contradictory, and also no one knows how China accounts for inflation when tabulating its gro ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-27
... g despite sharp gains on the mainland market, creating an attractive value gap. The AH premium index has touched a high of 35 percent in late March. The China Securities Regulatory Commission has give ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-22
... led to a sharp rally in the city’s bourse, with Hong Kong stocks recently reaching a seven-year high. "However, investors need to be cautious of the market volatility and the importance of diversific ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-22
