https://www.scmp.com/rss/513308/feed Kimi Xu Jiang is an economist at the ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office. He is the desk economist for Korea and an economist in the China team. Previously, he was the desk economist for Hong Kong, China and provided support to the Japan team. He joined the Surveillance Group at the ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO) in November 2020. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Hong Kong’s role in connecting mainland China with the rest of the world has evolved over time. The city has expanded from a key entrepot for trade and investment in the 1990s to become an important hub for financial intermediation and mainland capital account opening, earning it the title of super-connector. Although the pandemic has reduced the travel linkages essential to an international financial centre, the city still connects with the mainland and other economies through channels such as... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/hong-kong/article/3205372/china-reopens-world-hong-kong-must-lean-super-connector-role?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/hong-kong/article/3205372/china-reopens-world-hong-kong-must-lean-super-connector-role?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 03 Jan 2023 22:15:10 +0000 Hawkish shifts in the US Federal Reserve’s monetary policy have often led to heightened financial and economic stress in emerging economies. In the early 1990s, the Fed raised interest rates preemptively to curb inflation, precipitating the Mexican “tequila” crisis. In 2013, the Fed signalled its intention to tighten monetary policy, resulting in the major emerging-markets sell-off known as the “taper tantrum”. Given the region’s history, one might expect policymakers in the Asean+3 countries –... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/asia/article/3187899/why-us-efforts-curb-inflation-wont-lead-another-asian?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/asia/article/3187899/why-us-efforts-curb-inflation-wont-lead-another-asian?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 07 Aug 2022 03:30:14 +0000