Economy
Fiscal and foreign exchange reserves to buoy currency peg
Fiscal and foreign exchange reserves to buoy currency peg
And mitigate the surrounding pressures.
Next RRR cut projected to be delayed until March
Barring the possibility of increased financial market risk.
Higher rates pose challenge to economy
Can the negative impact be contained?
Keep an eye on underlying inflation in determining growth: analyst
This is different from core inflation.
Watching inflation minus food and energy as indicator for Japan economy proposed
The government has three inflation indicators currently.
Financial secretary urged to boost tax incentives
So that there are more market opportunities.
Interest rate arbitrage at play noted amid spotlight on HKD peg
And HKD expectations likely shifting.
Domestic prices and real activities have to carry weight of downward adjustment
If the HKD peg stays as projected.
Headline inflation expected to ease in 2016
December underlying inflation still unchanged.
Surplus of HK$72.7 billion for FY 2015-16 expected from government
Surpassing originally budgeted surplus of HK$36.8 billion.
Renminbi depreciation not because of China economy weakness: report
Amid renminbi’s biggest ever weekly depreciation.
Consolidated budget surplus may hit HK$49.9b
It's much higher than previously forecast.
Selling pressure on RMB to die down after FOMC meeting
It’s been under some stress lately.
Mounting pressures in Asia lead to growth normalization, not collapse
Global growth to increase slightly in 2016.
Hong Kong is 9th most expensive location globally for expats
In Asia, it's now the third priciest.
Asia's private sector debt service ratio keeps on rising
It's apparently a dirty secret.
Most Asian economies remain sluggish as 2015 closes
Investment has been weak across Asia.
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