US Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen has defended the central bank's low-rate policy of the past several years, saying such stance was needed to spur the economy at a critical time. In a letter ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-24
The Hang Seng Index is likely to rally further amid improving market sentiment after hitting a 20-day average of 22,653 points last week. The Federal Reserve has sent a clear signal for the first US ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-23
... e Federal Reserve wound up quantitative easing at the end of last year, a US rate hike has been a question of when, not if. Delays of the anticipated move have somehow undermined the Fed’s reputation. ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-23
There have been some arguments that the US Federal Reserve should hold off on its rate hike as the supporting factors for wage growth are still weak in the country, and as the global economy is also p ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-21
... rate and reserve requirement ratio (RRR) cuts a good or bad thing? And can the cuts save the Chinese economy and the stock market? Rate cuts are just one tool to lift a sagging economy. If a healthy ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-21
... un out of reserve funds by 2017. Moscow, which receives over 50 percent of the country’s foreign direct investment, is aggressively seeking to attract foreign investment, especially from China. Should ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-21
... S Federal Reserve suggest the currency should fall. Fear of capital flight and expected inflows on the back of the yuan's inclusion in the International Monetary Fund’s Special Drawing Rights basket s ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-20
... S Federal Reserve's expected interest rate hike. If the Fed begins raising rates, bond investors may find it hard to exit while stocks can benefit from improved confidence about an economic recovery. ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-19
... ents will reserve the right to submit evidence that they were not at the scene of the alleged crime. Chainrai said any such evidence must be brought to the court's attention before the next hearing. C ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-18
... S Federal Reserve looks likely to hike rates, while much of the rest of the world struggles to kick-start growth. Expectations of a US hike have boosted the dollar, often to the detriment of emerging ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-17
... people to reserve cremation services in the next 15 days after receiving complaints that the reservations were always taken by industry professionals. To allow ordinary people to participate, the gove ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-16
... inbi as a reserve currency. This should act as an external force, as well as a confidence booster, for China to push for further reform, thus improving the structural underpinning for Chinese asset va ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-16
... cuts and reserve requirement ratio (RRR) reductions to stimulate growth. I believe that Beijing might shift to fiscal stimulus in the future. President Xi Jinping noted recently that the government n ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-16
... duced the reserve requirement ratio for banks by 0.5 percentage point on Oct. 23. It has made six rate cuts totalling 1.5 percentage points and four RRR reductions totalling 2.5 percentage points sinc ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-14
Stronger-than-expected October US jobs report has boosted the chances of a rate hike by the Federal Reserve in December. The structural problem in employment which Fed chief Janet Yellen has been con ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-14
The International Monetary Fund's designation of the renminbi as its fifth reserve currency will be either worth more than US$1 trillion in fund inflows or little more than symbolic, depending on how ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-13
More Federal Reserve officials appear to support a December increase in interest rates. "I see the risks right now of moving too quickly versus moving too slowly as nearly balanced," Reuters quoted Ne ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-13
It’s widely expected that the US Federal Reserve will hike interest rates next month. The Fed funds rate shows that the chance of a rate hike before year-end soared to nearly 70 percent recently from ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-12
... S Federal Reserve chairwoman Janet Yellen and her deputy, Stanley Fisher, who recently held out the possibility of an increase next month. Nevertheless, US employment suffers from structural decelerat ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-12
... S Federal Reserve raises interest rates. We will have more clues about whether the economy will stabilize in the fourth quarter and the central bank’s next move after fixed investment and retail sales ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-11
