Business Cycle

Euro-zone economy shrinks despite German growth

15 Aug 2012

The euro zone's debt-ravaged economy shrank in the second quarter, having flatlined in the first, despite continued German growth which economists said could soon be snuffed out.

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It's too easy to blame the shifty-eyed speculators

7 Aug 2012

The Kay report is concerned about short-termism because, in Britain, hedge funds, high frequency traders and proprietary traders account for 72 per cent of market turnover, but roughly one third...

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Events

7 Jan 2012

Monday, January 9: Hong Kong Securities Institute lunch: 'Pension funds in China'. Hong Kong Securities Institute.

Tuesday, January 10: French Chamber of Commerce breakfast: 'What...

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Be ready for Europe fallout, I.M.F. tells HK

10 Dec 2011

The Hong Kong government should be ready with a range of contingency measures if the global economic outlook continues to worsen, the International Monetary Fund said yesterday.

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Bulls running out of puff in China

30 Nov 2011

Economists are getting their crystal balls out early this year, and the outlook for the mainland and Hong Kong is decidedly dimmer.

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HK just avoids recession, but exports down

12 Nov 2011

Hong Kong narrowly escaped a recession, with its economy growing 0.1 per cent in the third quarter from the previous three months.

Low unemployment and continued growth in visitors...

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Opinion

Alex Lo

Chen Guangcheng misled by his new right-wing 'friends'

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Tom Holland

The yuan hasn't overtaken the HK$ quite yet, Mr Chan

4:40AM

9.94m urban jobs created, beating target

Significantly more jobs have been created in mainland cities this year than in 2010 as the world's second biggest economy shrugged off slowing economic growth and a rise in the minimum wage.

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The only thing we can be certain of is the uncertainty

Hong Kong equities last week staged their own passion play, with persecution, near death and, finally, a resurrection.

9:35PM

Threat to mainland business unlikely to hit spending

The looming threat of mainland corporate failures is unlikely to have a big impact on visiting shoppers' spending habits, according to a survey by the Trade Development Council.

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The state of the region

If you were simply to read the financial pages, you would see a world careening from crisis to crisis. It is a gloomy perspective, often given an alarmist spin. But finance is an abstraction - and...

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Euro zone crisis a reminder for HK

A telling moment amid the mounting economic uncertainty was the sight of the US joining China in calling on debt-stricken Europe to put its house in order. It is not long, after all, since the US...

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Trouble with the bubble

Is the Chinese economic bubble about to burst? Indeed, is what we are seeing in China even a bubble? These hotly debated issues notched up a tick last week when it was revealed that Chinese...

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