China's central bank on Sunday announced a 100-basis-points cut in the reserve requirement ratio (RRR) for commercial lenders, stepping up efforts to boost liquidity and combat the economic slowdown. ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-20
... ollars in reserve and surplus, I don’t see any reason why our administration is still pinching pennies when it comes to education spending. The government keeps saying that it has already put a lot of ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-17
Former US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke has joined the Chicago-based hedge fund Citadel in his first job since retiring from the government. The move may fuel criticism of a “revolving door” b ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-17
Expectations of a June increase in short-term interest rates in the United States have subsided after soft first-quarter economic data created uncertainty in the Federal Reserve. A slowdown in March h ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-17
... S Federal Reserve would raise interest rates next year at the latest, and new housing supply will reach 74,000 units in the next three to four years. That could be the turning point in the housing mar ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-15
... ut banks' reserve requirement ratio once in April and slash interest rates once in May. However, M2 money supply could rise 14 percent by the end of the year, according to Deutsche Bank. Investors wil ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-15
... slash the reserve requirement ratio for banks by 400 basis points, Hu said. – Contact us at [email protected] JH/JP/FL ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-15
... o cut the reserve requirement ratio (RRR) another 25 or 50 basis points in the coming weeks. And the interest rate may also be cut by 25 basis points in next three months, while the RRR may be further ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-13
... rate and reserve requirement ratio cuts to restore market sentiment. The market rally is set to go on for a while. This article first appeared in the Hong Kong Economic Journal on April 10. Translati ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-10
... e Federal Reserve has also pressured the German lender to improve its regulatory compliance programs. A US subsidiary failed its first annual capital test in March. -- Contact us at [email protected] R ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-10
... le app to reserve the tiny Smart Fortwo car, many of which are zero-emission. Drivers pay by the minute and can drop the car off at various spots around town. "Data shows that about 70 percent of car ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-10
A widely anticipated increase in United States interest rates could happen in June but Federal Reserve policymakers are split several ways over the timing. That means the rate hike could be moved back ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-09
... e Federal Reserve are expressing signs of concern. The swing in exchange rates could have an impact that extends far beyond the short-term rebalancing of the global marketplace. US President Barack Ob ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-08
... ion it is reserved for Li, Asia's wealthiest man. Walter Ngai, secretary general of the monastery, said the dormitory is not reserved for anyone in particular but visiting dignitaries could use it. H ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-30
... become a reserve currency. The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China's unit in Toronto announced the start of a clearing system for the renminbi March 23, the first in North America; this follows t ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-30
... rates and reserve requirements. Because wages are still rising, the inflation target for this year has been set at 3 percent – higher than actual inflation last year of 2 percent, even though producer ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-30
Federal Reserve chairman Janet Yellen is hinting at an interest rate hike this year and a cautious approach to subsequent increases to keep borrowing costs low for years to come. Yellen said the Unite ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-30
... rnational reserve assets created by the IMF to boost global liquidity by supplementing standard reserve currencies. The currency basket, which consists of the US dollar, euro, British pound sterling a ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-27
... S Federal Reserve chairwoman Janet Yellen is wisely trying to delay an interest rate hike in a bid to avert any policy risk. As a result, most equity markets have posted gains in the first three month ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-26
... S Federal Reserve still sticks to its stance on interest rate hike, which is widely expected by the market. The Fed is still determined to do so, although the timeline for the rate hike remains opaque ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-26
