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April 08, 2021 Business and Market Discussion / Global Sovereign Ratings
The International Monetary Fund has called on governments to raise taxes on the wealthy to help pay for the cost of Covid and to reduce inequality. The Fund said a temporary tax on wealth or high incomes “would help the worst affected by the pandemic ...
32 min
April 07, 2021 Business and Market Discussion
The International Monetary Fund has upgraded its forecasts for the global economy compared to its projections in January but warned that economic recoveries are diverging dangerously within and between countries. The new global forecasts are growth of...
32 min
April 01, 2021 Business and Market Discussion / View from Taiwan
Factory activity in China picked up in March as the country's economic recovery broadened after the Lunar New Year holiday. According to data from the mainland’s National Bureau of Statistics, the manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index grew more tha...
32 min
March 31, 2021 Business and Market Discussion
Good morning. Americans are awaiting an update from President Joe Biden about his infrastructure plan which could cost in excess of US$3 trillion. The President is expected to unveil the details when he travels to Pittsburgh later today.
World Health...
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March 30, 2021 Business and Market Discussion / View from Japan
Two of the world’s leading investment banks have suffered significant losses as a result of the forced liquidation of more than US$20bn of positions held by Archegos Capital. Yesterday, Japanese brokerage firm Nomura said it may have suffered a loss o...
32 min
March 29, 2021 Business and Market Discussion / View from mainland China
Efforts to free a 220,000-tonne container ship blocking the Suez Canal have moved into a fifth day with fears mounting that the vital waterway connecting the Red Sea with the Mediterranean Sea could be closed for several weeks. Salvage experts say the...
32 min
March 26, 2021 Business and Market Discussion / View from India
A growing number of multinational brands have come under attack in China, with state media urging people to boycott the firms for making what they say are “scathing and false" remarks about the human rights situation in Xinjiang. Companies including H...
32 min
March 25, 2021 Business and Market Discussion / Exchange-traded funds
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell has rejected concerns that the US economy could overheat as a result of President Biden’s US$1.9tn fiscal stimulus package. Speaking before the Senate banking committee, he also downplayed fears that the recent r...
32 min
March 24, 2021 Business and Market Discussion
Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell pledged to keep providing monetary support to the US economy “for as long as it takes”, saying the American recovery was “far from complete”. Testifying before the House financial services committee along with US...
32 min
March 23, 2021 Business and Market Discussion / Oil markets
China has maintained its benchmark lending rate, the Loan Prime Rate (LPR), unchanged for the 11th consecutive month in March. The one-year LPR remains at 3.85% and the five-year LPR was held steady at 4.65%.
In a coordinated move, the European Union...
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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.