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June 21, 2021 Business and Market Discussion / View from mainland China
Hong Kong will begin handing out HK$5,000 spending vouchers from August to permanent residents and new arrivals in Hong Kong, to help boost consumption in the economy. Those eligible will be able to register for the vouchers from July 4 to August 14. ...
32 min
June 18, 2021 Business and Market Discussion / View from India
Hong Kong's unemployment rate has dropped to its lowest level in a year, falling to 6% in the three months to the end of May, down from 6.4% previously. The employment situation between March and the end of May improved in almost all major sectors, es...
32 min
June 17, 2021 Business and Market Discussion / European-Hong Kong Trade relations
The US Federal Reserve has left interest rates on hold but raised sharply its inflation forecast for this year and brought forward the time frame for when it will next raise interest rates. The central bank also raised its forecast for US economic gro...
32 min
June 16, 2021 Business and Market Discussion
US retail sales fell last month for the first time since February. Retail sales in May were down 1.3% compared to the previous month, falling short of the 0.8% expected by economists.
Meanwhile inflation in the US is running hotter than expected. The...
32 min
June 15, 2021 Business and Market Discussion / View from Japan
On Tuesday's Money Talk, Richard Harris is sitting in for Peter Lewis. He’ll joined by Tariq Dennison, Portfolio Manager at GFM Asset Management to review the latest business and finance headlines. With a view from Japan is Tokyo-based journalist and a...
32 min
June 11, 2021 Business and Market Discussion / View from India
US consumer prices have climbed at the fastest pace in almost 13 years. The Consumer Price Index was 5% higher in May compared with a year ago, accelerating from a 4.2% annual rate of increase in April. The rise exceeded economists’ forecasts and is t...
32 min
June 10, 2021 Business and Market Discussion / View from Taiwan
China's producer price index, which measures the prices factories charge wholesalers for their goods, has surged by the most in almost 13 years. The PPI jumped 9% y/y in May, compared to a rise of 6.8% in April and exceeding economists’ forecasts of 8...
32 min
June 09, 2021 Business and Market Discussion
President Biden announced yesterday the US will set up a new "strike force" to target what it calls "unfair trade practices” by competitors like China, which it says have damaged supply chains. Following a review of supplies of products such as comput...
32 min
June 08, 2021 Business and Market Discussion / “Invest in Women Who Tech” programme
Trade in China continued to grow in May, boosted by surging commodity prices, but missed expectations. Total imports and exports to and from the mainland expanded by 28.2% year-on-year in the first five months of 2021. Imports increased by 51.1% y/y l...
32 min
June 07, 2021 Business and Market Discussion / View from mainland China
Finance ministers from the G7 group of nations along with the EU, meeting in London, have agreed a deal on the corporate taxation of large multinational companies and a global minimum corporation tax.
Non-farm payrolls data revealed the US economy cr...
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.