China's current economic woes have largely been viewed through a single lens: the government’s failure to let the market operate. But that perspective has led foreign observers to misinterpret some of ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-07
China's central bank made a double-barrelled move to boost market liquidity last week. It came as a US economic rebound remained mixed. Improvements in the labor market and a modest recovery in the h ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-31
Singapore voters will give Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong a report card at the Sept. 11 election on his government's economic policies. Lee will find out if he’s done enough to stem a decline in suppo ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-31
Soldier-turned-tycoon Nguyen Huu Duong is a fierce patriot still fighting to protect his country, four decades after battling US forces in the Vietnam War, Reuters reported. The construction mogul has ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-31
China has employed various monetary easing measures, but they have failed to stimulate economic growth. It may need to use fiscal policy, such as increasing debt leverage as done by the United States ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-29
The global economy has gone through massive financial turmoil every seven years. All financial crises stem from debt. Prior to the 1997 Asian financial crisis, Southeast Asian countries borrowed huge ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-28
Beijing has been busy trying to maintain market order since the turmoil began in July, focusing on heavyweight stocks. However, it seems that the “national team” decided to stay away despite the marke ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-26
Capital is desperately leaving the market, and a market meltdown without any specific reason is usually the prelude to upcoming “bad news”. The stock futures for A shares touched the daily down-limit ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-25
China’s A shares have not been spared from a global sell-off. The Shanghai Composite Index has lost 11.54 percent since last week after state-owned stocks ran out of steam. Over the weekend, Beijing ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-24
In recent years, the Family Planning Association of Hong Kong (FPAHK) has been broadcasting a promotional video on television encouraging young couples to do family planning. The video has drawn consi ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-22
If you think China’s pledge to respect the status quo in Hong Kong for 50 years sounds like a faint echo from a distant galaxy, there's one place that can serve as a potent metaphor for the profound c ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-21
Five days after the massive explosions in Tianjin that shocked the world, Premier Li Keqiang finally showed up at the disaster site. However, Tianjin’s top local party leaders, the mayor, the police c ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-20
Four student protesters are facing indictment for storming the Central Government Offices during last year's democracy protests. They have been told by the police that they will be charged in court by ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-19
China slashed the value of the renminbi by two percentage points last week in a move that took many off guard. The currency subsequently fell more than 3 percent despite official denials the devaluati ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-17
China’s economy experienced a golden period from 2002 to 2007, when exports expanded at a staggering rate of 30 to 40 percent. Economic growth hit 8 percent each year, and even set a record high of 11 ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-12
The International Monetary Fund has voiced concern about China’s recent stock market rescue measures. But not too long ago, Hong Kong famously intervened in the stock market amid extreme turmoil. Th ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-08
Chinese regulators have restricted short selling of stocks in their latest bid to stabilize the world’s second-largest equity market. Investors who borrow shares must now wait one day to pay back the ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-04
US-based hedge fund Citadel LLC has had one of its accounts in China suspended as regulators try to stem a stock market free fall. Securities regulators launched an investigation into automated tradin ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-03
Despite the recent stock market sell-off in China, Asian technology start-ups continue to enjoy strong investor demand. Nonetheless, the market slump, which has wiped out nearly one-third of the value ...More
EJ Insight2015-07-31
A lot can change in a month. Last month, I highlighted in a report the good progress Chinese authorities have made towards capital account reform, but the recent fallout in the stock market, along wit ...More
EJ Insight2015-07-29
