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February 19, 2021 Business and Market Discussion / View from Singapore
Unemployment in Hong Kong rose to 7% in the three-month period ending in January, the highest rate in almost 17 years. The latest unemployment rate was 0.4 percentage points higher than the quarter ending in December.
Hong Kong’s Secretary for t...
32 min
February 18, 2021 Business and Market Discussion / View from Taiwan
The minutes of the Fed’s January monetary policy meeting have revealed policymakers' concerns over subdued inflation. Despite the possibility of another US$1.9tn of fiscal stimulus, if President Biden’s package of measures is passed by Congress, FOMC ...
32 min
February 17, 2021 Business and Market Discussion
Hong Kong will ease social distancing rules from tomorrow, allowing restaurants to extend their dine-in services from 6pm to 10pm, and increase table limits from two to four persons. Venues like cinemas, gyms and amusement parks will also be allowed t...
32 min
February 16, 2021 Business and Market Discussion / View from Japan
Hong Kong’s Financial Secretary, Paul Chan, warned on Sunday that the deficit in the current fiscal year will hit a record high of HK$300 billion, but an increase in stamp duty revenue last year helped mitigate the financial situation. He said it'll b...
32 min
February 12, 2021 Money Talk
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February 11, 2021 Business and Market Discussion / Sustainable investment
The Hong Kong government said it expected to relax social distancing measures from Thursday next week as case numbers decline in the city. After February 18, restaurants could open until 10pm and four people could be permitted to sit at a table togeth...
32 min
February 10, 2021 Business and Market Discussion
Good morning. Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing has named Nicolas Aguzin, chief executive of JPMorgan’s international private bank, as its new chief executive. He will take the helm in May for a period of three years, subject to approval by the Securit...
32 min
February 09, 2021 Business and Market Discussion / View from Japan
Elon Musk said yesterday that Tesla had ploughed US$1.5bn of its reserves into Bitcoin and the company plans to accept payments in the cryptocurrency for its electric cars, albeit “initially on a limited basis”. That sent the price of Bitcoin soaring ...
32 min
February 08, 2021 Business and Market Discussion / View from mainland China
Shares of Kuaishou, the Tencent-backed video-sharing application, tripled on their first day of trading in Hong Kong. The shares hit a high of HK$345, compared to the IPO price of HK$115 per share, before closing 161% higher at HK$300. It gives the co...
32 min
February 05, 2021 Business and Market Discussion / View from India
Initial public offerings in China have undervalued companies by up to US$200bn over the past six years, according to research from the University of Hong Kong provided to the Financial Times. Limits on the valuations at which companies can sell shares...
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.