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March 08, 2021 Business and Market Discussion / View from Mainland China
China’s government has set a target of “above 6%” for economic growth in 2021. Speaking in Beijing on Friday at the annual “Two Sessions” of the two main political bodies of China, Premier Li Keqiang delivered his Government Work Report to the NPC and...
32 min
March 05, 2021 Business and Market Discussion / View from India
Fed Chairman Jerome Powell has sent US stocks and bonds lower after he failed to reassure investors on the inflation outlook. Mr. Powell said the economic reopening could “create some upward pressure on prices,” but he reiterated that the central bank...
32 min
March 04, 2021 Business and Market Discussion / View from Taiwan
Business sentiment in Hong Kong’s private sector improved in February. The IHS Markit Hong Kong PMI rose to 50.2 last month from 47.8 in January, the highest reading in three months.
But retail sales in Hong Kong slumped for the 24th consecutive mont...
32 min
March 03, 2021 Business and Market Discussion
China’s top banking regulator has warned of the risk of bubbles in international markets. Guo Shuqing, chairman of the country’s banking and insurance regulatory commission, said yesterday that financial markets in Europe and the US are out of sync wi...
32 min
March 02, 2021 Business and Market Discussion / View from Japan
Global equities rallied yesterday as bond markets stabilised after last week’s big selloff. On Wall Street the S&P 500 index rose 2.4%, reversing the entirety of last week’s decline. The yield on the 5-year US Treasury, which was at the centre of the ...
32 min
March 01, 2021 Business and Market Discussion / View from Mainland China
The selloff in bonds last week blew up global stocks on Friday. In the US, the NASDAQ Composite Index had its worst week since October despite rebounding on Friday. It ended the session 0.6% firmer following a 3.5% slump on Thursday. But for the week ...
32 min
February 25, 2021 Business and Market Discussion
Hong Kong Financial Secretary Paul Chan announced yesterday a budget to stabilise the economy, containing HK$120bn of counter cyclical measures. But the level of sweeteners at HK$80 billion this year, is 33% lower than last year’s HK$120 billion. The ...
32 min
February 24, 2021 Business and Market Discussion
Hong Kong’s Financial Secretary, Paul Chan, is expected to unveil a green budget later this morning and announce measures to develop a green ecosystem in Hong Kong, which he believes is key to the city’s economic recovery. Mr. Chan is expected to put ...
32 min
February 23, 2021 Business and Market Discussion / View from South Korea
Technology shares have tumbled in Hong Kong and the US as the Bloomberg Commodity Index rose to the highest level since 2013, raising the spectre of inflation. In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng Tech Index plunged 5.5%, in the worst-sell off since mid-Novemb...
32 min
February 22, 2021 Business and Market Discussion / View from mainland China
China’s banking regulator on Saturday moved to impose tougher restrictions on the country’s embattled online lending sector. The China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission said in a statement that commercial banks must limit their overall joint...
32 min

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