Economists are predicting a 40 percent chance that the Federal Reserve will postpone an interest rate increase beyond September. They said the delay will happen if the job market stumbles or inflation ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-10
... S Federal Reserve, once it finally takes place, may result in a correction in the A-share market as a stronger US dollar will trigger capital outflow from the country. But the A-share market will rema ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-09
Perhaps Chinese President Xi Jinping should ponder on the advice of former Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke as the world’s second-largest economy pursues its ambitious reforms. What would be the ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-06
... duced the reserve requirement ratio (RRR) since late last year. As a result, interest rates in China’s money market has been falling. Also, AAA-rated mainland bonds have seen their yields decline. Chi ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-06
... ng banks' reserve requirement will help boost demand for credit and increase money supply, which in turn would help stabilize economic growth over the long term. Many economists expect the central ban ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-04
... rate and reserve requirement ratio for banks, the newspaper said. More than 100 cities have adjusted their housing provident fund policies, making it easier for residents to withdraw the fund to buy ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-03
... s and the reserve requirement ratio for commercial banks. However, foreign investors have yet to fully embrace the mainland bull market. As a result, they have been piling into Hong Kong, snapping up ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-02
... eTV has a reserve of more than 30,000 hours of programs, including 10,000 drama episodes, 670 movies and 70 4K (very high-resolution) movies. Translation by Vey Wong [Chinese version中文版] -- Contact us ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-02
... nd banks' reserve requirement ratio by 50 basis points and 250 basis points, respectively. A 50 basis-point cut in RRR could come in June. This article appeared in the Hong Kong Economic Journal on Ju ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-01
... nd liquid reserves at commercial banks) has soared – doubling, tripling and, in the United States, quadrupling relative to the precrisis period. This has kept short- and long-term interest rates low ( ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-01
... S Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen has said she expects interest rates to rise this year, sending a clear signal to market participants that there will be a widening divergence between the US dollar ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-30
... official reserve currency by the International Monetary Fund later this year. The government's moves -- including agreeing currency swap deals with other countries and opening stock-trading channels ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-29
Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen has put the first US interest rate rise since 2006 firmly on the agenda for this year. History suggests the consequences of such a move on Asia's economies could be ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-28
... ts, lower reserve requirement ratio (RRR) for banks, tax reductions, and increased investment in infrastructure projects. Many domestic brokerages expect China's consumer price index will expand below ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-27
... mandatory reserve ratios, have fueled a rise in the Shanghai, Shenzhen, and ChiNext indices -- by 95 percent, 198 percent, and 383 percent, respectively, since January 2013. Chinese stock-market capit ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-27
The financial markets and global economies could experience some volatility when the US begins tightening its monetary policy, a top Federal Reserve official warned on Tuesday. "In the normalizing of ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-27
... d cut the reserve requirement ratio for commercial banks by 1.5 percent to ease pressure on the economy. China has a current account deficit of US$80 billion and an export surplus of US$7.9 billion du ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-26
... nd banks' reserve requirement ratio. Ou Yafei, research head in the mainland of GF Securities Co. Ltd. (01776.HK), said the upcoming Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect will be the biggest catalyst for t ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-26
... want to preserve the old buildings in the city, this is my passion," Koslow says. There has been talk that the URA may apply the Land Resumption Ordinance (LRO) and seek to forcibly acquire the unit. ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-22
... s foreign reserve and current account surplus are also declining, he noted. -- Contact us at [email protected] JH/JP/RC ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-22
