... exchange reserves of its members. It is not a currency but a potential claim on the freely usable currencies of IMF members. At present, SDR consists of the US dollar, euro, Japanese yen and pound ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-27
... jing will reserve a vice president seat for Indonesia. Indonesia’s ambitions are backed by its economic potential. Indonesia is one of the “Next 11”, a group of countries described by investment bank ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-27
... buyers to reserve their chosen product at least three days in advance. They can also pre-order via WhatsApp and WeChat. Barrister Albert Luk said replicas infringe the rights of brand owners. Their pr ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-24
... series of reserve requirement ratio (RRR) reductions. The down payment ratio for a second home has been reduced from 60 percent to 40 percent in a bid to buoy the property market. Meanwhile, the Minis ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-22
... rnational reserve currency, Reuters reported Wednesday. At present, foreign asset managers and banks that invest in Chinese stocks and bonds through the US$150 billion qualified foreign institutional ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-22
... educe the reserve requirement ratio (RRR) for commercial lenders to 16.0-16.5 percent. Authorities have room to lower the ratio by 2.0 to 2.5 percentage points after the 100-basis-points reduction tha ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-21
... tting the reserve requirement ratio for banks by 100 basis points (1 percentage point) Sunday afternoon. Although the market closed near the low of the day Monday, HKEx closed above Cheung's purchase ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-21
China's central bank is maintaining its prudential stance on monetary policy despite the largest cut in the reserve requirement ratio (RRR) for banks since the 2008 financial crisis, the Hong Kong Eco ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-21
... he banks' reserve requirement ratio by 100 basis points. So would you "pocket it first"? As you may know, the Hong Kong stock market is now driven more by political rather than economic news. You real ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-20
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
