... at which Federal Reserve increases interest rates will be mild – perhaps twice in 2016 – it is no doubt that Hong Kong’s real estate market will eventually face a higher interest rate. Australia, how ...More
EJ Insight2016-05-11
... at the US Federal Reserve might launch further quantitative easing move. The market is set to experience heightened volatility in the coming months in the face of so many uncertainties. National Peopl ...More
EJ Insight2016-05-10
... ng that a federal judge has issued a decree that bans Hong Kong's Destiny Research Center Ltd., Montreal's Infogest Direct Marketing and six individuals from using the US mail system to send ads, prom ...More
EJ Insight2016-05-10
US authorities unveiled a broad set of rules on e-cigarettes and cigars, prohibiting their sale to minors and requiring makers of the products to get federal marketing authorization. The action, anno ...More
EJ Insight2016-05-06
... s. The US Federal Reserve and other central banks launched several rounds of monetary easing in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis which in turn impacted stock markets. There is a close correlation ...More
EJ Insight2016-05-05
"In this world, there are only two tragedies,” Oscar Wilde once wrote. “One is not getting what one wants, and the other is getting it.” As the US Federal Reserve inches closer to achieving its target ...More
EJ Insight2016-05-05
A new proposal by the Federal Reserve seeks to give big US banks greater protection from hedge funds in a future financial crisis. It requires that some investors wait 48 hours before cutting ties wit ...More
EJ Insight2016-05-04
... d. The US Federal Reserve held interest rates unchanged, as expected, last week, but it failed to offer a clear hint about a mid-year rate hike. Unexpectedly, the Bank of Japan has not expanded its mo ...More
EJ Insight2016-05-03
... as the US Federal Reserve recently suggested by signaling that it will normalize policy interest rates more slowly than expected. Meanwhile, fiscal policy, especially productive public investment that ...More
EJ Insight2016-05-03
... of the US Federal Reserve's interest rate hikes, commodity prices and the outlook for the global economy, the markets will continue to be volatile. Investors should keep this in mind and diversify the ...More
EJ Insight2016-04-29
... up to the federal government to screen refugees and settle them. Obama said Thursday that his administration wants to assure the public that the refugees were being properly screened and vetted. "Adm ...More
EJ Insight2016-04-29
... by the US Federal Reserve and a weaker dollar, the prospects are now brighter for the stock markets of emerging economies, especially in Latin America and Eastern Europe. Recently, China’s high levera ...More
EJ Insight2016-04-28
... by the US Federal Reserve came to an end. Meanwhile, the non-commercial position in the US dollar against eight major currencies has turned net short for the first time in 21 months. As commodity pric ...More
EJ Insight2016-04-28
The Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged on Wednesday, but kept the door open to a hike in June. It showed little sign it was in a hurry to tighten monetary policy amid an apparent slowdown i ...More
EJ Insight2016-04-28
... ng the US Federal Reserve in what it did to resolve the global financial crisis that began in 2008. Because of the Fed’s easy-money policy from 2008 until June last year, overseas US dollar-denominate ...More
EJ Insight2016-04-27
... s. The US Federal Reserve will publish a statement after its policy meeting on Thursday which would offer some hints about the pace of future rate hikes. Investors should not be too aggressive given t ...More
EJ Insight2016-04-27
... ar set of federal standards” is needed to help facilitate bringing the vehicles to market. One of the group’s first tasks will be to work with civic organizations, municipalities and businesses to acc ...More
EJ Insight2016-04-27
... a former federal politician and longtime Ridsdel friend. "But it’s been an awful process, just horrendous," he told Canadian television. In a statement, Ridsdel's family said they were devastated his ...More
EJ Insight2016-04-26
... New York Federal Reserve Bank. SWIFT has acknowledged that the scheme involved altering SWIFT software on Bangladesh Bank's computers to hide evidence of fraudulent transfers, Reuters reports. Monday ...More
EJ Insight2016-04-26
US Federal Reserve policymakers are expected to hold interest rates steady when they meet this week. But they may tweak their description of the economic outlook to reflect more benign conditions, lea ...More
EJ Insight2016-04-25
