... refore, a sharp depreciation of the renminbi may not benefit China, as it would trigger currency wars among emerging markets and exacerbate capital outflows from the country. This article appeared in ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-05
... 2012 and sharpest decline of 3.5 percent in 2009. The data suggests that volatility is relatively lower in February compared to the first month of the year. Still, the market will be in a state of fl ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-03
... has risen sharply to about 3.5 percent of total market capitalisation from 2 percent in early 2014. In my view, the authorities are not aiming to reverse or suppress margin trading. Rather, they want ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-03
... ts recent sharp slide, analysts are urging caution as political risks remain an overhang on the bank, the Journal noted. Translation by Vey Wong -- Contact us at [email protected] VW/JP/RC ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-03
... of Japan. Sharp Corp. plans to scale back its operations. Panasonic halted production at its TV factory in Shandong province earlier this week and it will close the 80 percent-owned local subsidiary t ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-02
... rompted a sharp rise in suicides among officials, media reports say. The party has recently been sending out a questionnaire to officials across the country asking them to identify the number and deta ...More
EJ Insight2015-01-30
... shock and sharp declines. If the current exchange rate is close to the long-term equilibrium, the renminbi will appreciate by about 30 percent against other major currencies if authorities intend to d ...More
EJ Insight2015-01-29
... as a very sharp market sense. It’s one of the few developers that sold its properties and then stayed on the sidelines during 1995 and 1996, while most people were very optimistic about the property m ...More
EJ Insight2015-01-28
Following sharp declines last Friday and this Monday, the renminbi has hit the lowest level since June 2014. There are four short-term factors that caused the slide of the currency, according to Liu H ...More
EJ Insight2015-01-28
... after the sharp rally in the mainland market in the past two months. "We think Hong Kong stocks are a bit better than the A share market from the perspective of risk versus return. I think it is likel ...More
EJ Insight2015-01-27
... panic was sharp and severe, requiring central banks to play their fundamental role as lenders of last resort. As poorly as the Fed performed in the years preceding the Lehman Brothers’ collapse, it pe ...More
EJ Insight2015-01-23
... ders have sharp differences over company strategy. In most cases, as co-founders usually have equal shares or influence in the company, disputes could seriously damage the company. (7) The company los ...More
EJ Insight2015-01-22
... tages and sharp price rises in four to five years' time, if the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries fails to cut supplies. OPEC secretary general Abdullah al-Badri, also speaking at Davo ...More
EJ Insight2015-01-22
... event the sharp fall in the oil price, but these consultations have yet to bear fruit," he said. Oil has plunged by more than half since June to below US$50 a barrel Monday, pressured by a global glut ...More
EJ Insight2015-01-20
Shanghai Chaos Investment Co. and other Chinese funds are believed to be behind this week's sharp decline in copper prices, the Financial Times reported, citing commodity traders. The metal suffered i ...More
EJ Insight2015-01-16
... n” drew a sharp rebuke in his policy address, never mind that very few people actually saw the offending article. In another fearless forecast, Choi said Hong Kong property prices would fall, this bei ...More
EJ Insight2015-01-15
Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying used 10 of the first 12 paragraphs of his policy address on Wednesday to stress the importance of "one country". The focus on politics was a sharp departure from his tw ...More
EJ Insight2015-01-15
... ould be a sharp deterioration in the labor market, which would affect the Communist Party's power base. The liquidity implications of this macroeconomic backdrop bode well for Chinese stock prices. Wh ...More
EJ Insight2015-01-12
... suffers a sharp rise in yields. This article appeared in the Hong Kong Economic Journal on Jan. 7. Translation by Julie Zhu -- Contact us at [email protected] JZ/MY/CG ...More
EJ Insight2015-01-08
... avor. The sharp rally of those crowded sectors may be short-lived as they are already overbought, and some smart money may take profit in advance. Mainland property plays have shown impressive gains r ...More
EJ Insight2015-01-06
