Now that the US Federal Reserve has raised interest rates for the first time in nine years, investors want to know how this tightening cycle might proceed and, more importantly, how markets will react ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-18
Finally, the US Federal Reserve announced a 25 basis point interest rate hike. With the uncertainty eliminated, global stock markets rebounded, and so did the A-share market. The Shanghai Composite In ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-18
... S Federal Reserve – fostering maximum employment and price stability. November’s unemployment rate has dropped to 5 percent while the consumer price index has also booked a modest rise of 2 percent. A ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-18
While the government's pledge earlier this year to increase the supply of new residential units has been expected to ease home prices, the US Federal Reserve's interest rate hike this week could be an ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-18
... e Federal Reserve on the US economy and first published in 2012. The world’s second largest economy lacks the kind of comprehensive data available on developed nations, making it harder for investors ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-18
Most analysts believe that Hong Kong can weather the series of interest rate hikes in the United States in the coming two years just like it did in the last Federal Reserve tightening cycle when rates ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-18
... a Federal Reserve rate hike rather than the city's economic fundamentals. I believe global monetary environment overall will continue to be easy in coming year, providing a safety net for investors. I ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-17
The US Federal Reserve will follow up on Wednesday's rate hike with three more tightening moves in 2016, with the first of those initiatives likely in June, according to a prominent fund manager. "Re ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-17
The US Federal Reserve has raised interest rates for the first time in almost a decade. Fed chairwoman Janet Yellen said the widely telegraphed move will be followed by “gradual” tightening as officia ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-17
... in their reserve funds. If the funds' outstanding balances remain high, the two companies should offer rebates to consumers, he said. Raymond So, chairman of the Energy Advisory Committee, said it is ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-16
... websites reserve the right to make price and itinerary alterations anytime. The consumer watchdog warned people not to be misled by travel booking sites, and reminded travelers that they could also c ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-16
... rates and reserve requirement ratios again following the Fed liftoff. The upcoming Central Economic Work Conference will unveil more pro-growth measures, which would stimulate Hong Kong and mainland m ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-15
Environmental groups have urged the government to protect part of a nature reserve in rural Tai Pao where large patches of greenery have been lost to a local farmer's attempts at development, Apple Da ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-14
... the IMF’s reserve asset, the Special Drawing Right (SDR). And now the IMF has decided to do just that, in what amounts to a huge vote of confidence in China’s capacity to play a major role in internat ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-14
... basket of reserve currencies. Last month the Central Bank of Russia also announced it will add the yuan to its reserve currency basket. “We are experiencing client demand for operations using ‘new’ cu ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-12
Liftoff by the US Federal Reserve is very likely to occur this month, and the strength of the US dollar has led to capital outflows from emerging markets and depreciation in their currencies. China’s ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-12
... ments and reserves. As a result, many countries have to intervene in the foreign exchange market in order to maintain steady exchange rate against the dollar. Like other emerging economies, China has ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-12
... e Federel Reserve will raise its interest rates next week. The capital market is likely to come under pressure again. When the interest rate hike will come is not as important as the pace of increases ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-12
... de facto reserve currency status. It's a big issue that central banks have to consider. The IMF is also obviously trying to remind corporates that they should taking into account the renminbi's influ ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-11
... e Federal Reserve would be moving in opposite direction from European and Japanese central banks with regard to monetary policy. That would lead to a strong dollar. Also, there might be financial turm ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-10
