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February 03, 2020 Business and Market Discussion
Traders are expecting hefty falls when stock markets in Shanghai and Shenzhen reopen this morning, after the extended Lunar New Year holiday. The People’s Bank of China, said it will inject 1.2 trillion yuan of liquidity via open market operations, the...
32 min
January 31, 2020 Business and Market Discussion / View from Australia
The World Health Organisation has declared the Wuhan coronavirus a “Public Health Emergency of International Concern.” Over 9,300 people have been infected in mainland China, and 212 people died. Hong Kong’s Centre for Health Protection said two more c...
32 min
January 30, 2020 Business and Market Discussion
The US Federal Reserve has left interest rates unchanged at a range of 1.5 to 1.75%. However, the central bank suggested that household spending was moderating.
China’s National Health Commission said Wednesday the death toll from the coronavirus outb...
32 min
January 29, 2020 Business and Market Discussion
The death toll from the China coronavirus outbreak has risen to 106, and the number of people infected has jumped to close to 4,700. Most of the fatalities are in Wuhan and the surrounding province of Hubei, the outbreak’s epicentre.
Hong Kong Chief Ex...
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January 24, 2020 Business and Market Discussion / View from Australia
Global Stock markets have fallen sharply as concerns grow over the spread of China's deadly flu-like virus. Hong Kong and mainland shares were the hardest hit. China's Shanghai Composite fell by the most in eight months and the Hang Seng in Hong Kon...
32 min
January 23, 2020 Business and Market Discussion / View from Taiwan
The Chinese city of Wuhan, the centre of a deadly virus outbreak that has killed 17 people and infected more than 400, will suspend public transport from 10:00 am today. Those living in the city have been told not to leave, and the airport and train st...
32 min
January 22, 2020 Business and Market Discussion
Global stocks have tumbled after China’s National Health Commission confirmed that the new coronavirus originating in Wuhan is spreading via person-to-person transmission. US stocks have also fallen after the first confirmed case of the virus there.
P...
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January 21, 2020 Business and Market Discussion / View from Japan
Moody’s has cut Hong Kong’s credit rating on increasing concerns over the performance of the SAR government. The agency reduced Hong Kong’s rating by one notch to Aa3 from Aa2, saying the government’s “slow” and ineffective response to seven months of ...
32 min
January 20, 2020 Business and Market Discussion / View from China
China’s GDP grew by 6.1% in 2019, a slowdown from the 6.6% seen in 2018. Retail sales and industrial production exceeded estimates in the final quarter of last year. Investment in high-tech industries jumped 17.3%.
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority sai...
32 min
January 17, 2020 Business and Market Discussion / View from Australia
President Trump has lauded the Phase 1 US-China trade deal as “one of the greatest trade deals ever made.” He tweeted that the deal was “also good for China and our long-term relationship. US$250 billion will be coming back to our country, and we are n...
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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.