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August 03, 2021 Business and Market Discussion / View from Japan
Data released yesterday showed retail sales growth in Hong Kong slowed sharply in June. Retail sales rose 5.8% to HK$28.1 billion from a year ago, down from the 10.5% growth seen the previous month and far lower than economists' estimates of 14.1%.
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32 min
August 02, 2021 Business and Market Discussion / View from mainland China
The US stock market regulator has launched a crackdown on new Chinese listings. The Securities and Exchange Commission said on Friday, China-based companies will have to disclose more about the way their offerings are structured and contacts with the ...
32 min
July 30, 2021 Business and Market Discussion / View from Australia
US economic growth was much weaker than expected in the second quarter. GDP accelerated 6.5% on an annualised basis, considerably less than the 8.4% expected by analysts, and compared with 6.3% growth in the first quarter. However, US output is back a...
32 min
July 29, 2021 Business and Market Discussion / Events Industry
The US Federal Reserve has concluded its two-day monetary policy meeting by leaving interest rates on hold near zero and said the economy continues to improve despite concerns over the spread of the pandemic. But FOMC members noted "risks to the econo...
32 min
July 28, 2021 Business and Market Discussion
Chinese technology shares have slumped for the third consecutive day as the regulatory crackdown by Beijing broadens. On the first anniversary of its inception, the Hang Seng Tech Index fell by the most since it was launched one year ago. Hit by waves...
32 min
July 27, 2021 Business and Market Discussion / View from Japan
Shares in Hong Kong and mainland China have plunged after Beijing announced the biggest ever overhaul of China’s US$120bn tutoring industry. Online education firms have been told they can no longer make a profit or go public and foreign investment in ...
32 min
July 26, 2021 Business and Market Discussion / View from mainland China
About US$16bn was wiped from the value of three major Chinese education companies listed in New York on Friday after China's State Council said it would ban academic tutors from making a profit. Institutions which provide tutorial classes on the schoo...
32 min
July 23, 2021 Business and Market Discussion / View from Australia
The European Central Bank has left interest rates on hold at minus 0.5% and its €1.85tn emergency bond-buying programme unchanged in its first meeting since agreeing on a new monetary policy strategy earlier this month. The ECB set a new symmetric 2% ...
32 min
July 22, 2021 Business and Market Discussion / View from Taiwan
In a highly unusual move, HSBC and three other major banks have suspended mortgages on unfinished Evergrande Projects in Hong Kong. China Evergrande Group is the most indebted property developer in China and its shares have fallen more than 25% this w...
32 min
July 21, 2021 Business and Market Discussion
The threat of the Delta variant of Covid-19 hit Asian markets on Tuesday following sharp falls for European and US shares on Monday amid fears that new outbreaks of the virus would hit global growth. But US stocks bounced back yesterday, recovering mo...
32 min

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A fast moving and topical business and finance show bringing you breaking business and economic news and financial market updates. Join our team and their expert guests for analysis and discussion on the day's top business stories live every weekday morning 8.05am to 9am (HKT) on RTHK Radio 3.