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March 03, 2020 Business and Maket Discussion / View from Japan
Global stock markets and other risk assets have staged a strong rally after reports that finance ministers and central bankers from major economies will discuss a coordinated response to the coronavirus crisis.
The OECD said global growth could halve ...
32 min
March 02, 2020 Business and Market Discussion / View from China
More than US$5 trillion has been wiped off the value of global stocks over the past six days, in their worst week since the financial crisis. Investors dumped shares amid escalating fears over the impact of the coronavirus which has now spread to mor...
32 min
February 27, 2020 Hong Kong 2020-21 Budget review
Hong Kong Financial Secretary Paul Chan announced a large HK$120 billion fiscal stimulus package in his budget yesterday which will swell Hong Kong’s fiscal deficit to a record-breaking HK$139.1 billion next year. The highlight was a HK$10,000 cash ha...
32 min
February 26, 2020 Business and Market Discussion / Hong Kong Budget preview
US and European stocks have seen a second day of heavy selling after Japan and Italy warned about the spread of the coronavirus and investor concerns intensified over the global impact of the outbreak.
Federal Reserve vice-chair Richard Clarida said t...
32 min
February 25, 2020 Business and Market Discussion / View from Japan
Global stock markets have plunged on fears that the Covid-19 virus is spreading outside of Mainland China.
China has postponed the National People’s Congress annual meeting scheduled for March in Beijing at which it would normally set economic goals, ...
32 min
February 24, 2020 Business and Market Discussion / View from China
The International Monetary Fund has warned of “dire scenarios” for the global economy as concerns mount about the spread of the Covid-19 virus globally. In South Korea the number of infections nearly tripled over the weekend to 602, with six deaths. Th...
32 min
February 21, 2020 Business and Market Discussion / View from Australia
In a widely expected move, China has cut its reference lending rate, the Loan Prime Rate. The 1-year rate was lowered by 10bps to 4.05%. The 5-year tenor, against which mortgage rates are benchmarked, was cut by 5bps to 4.75%.
China's overall credit s...
32 min
February 20, 2020 Business and Market Discussion
The Hong Kong government will launch a special HK$30 billion relief fund. The funds will be used to provide one-off cash injections to industries hit hard by the coronavirus such as retail, leisure and tourism and to fight the spread of the Covid-19 vi...
32 min
February 19, 2020 Business and Market Discussion
Global stocks have fallen after US tech giant Apple said that it won’t meet its quarterly revenue forecast because of constrained supply around the world of its iPhones and lower Chinese demand. The company said it was "experiencing a slower return to ...
32 min
February 18, 2020 Business and Market Discussion / View from Japan
The People’s Bank of China has cut interest rates by 10 basis points on Rmb200bn (US$28.6bn) of loans offered via its medium-term lending facility.
Apple has warned that it won’t meet its quarterly revenue forecast because of constrained supply around...
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.