Saturday, 20 December 2008

Excessive Optimism the Biggest Mistake of 2008

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Normally, the word “I” should have no place in a financial column like Monitor. But once a year I make an exception to the rule, looking bac...
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Equity Investors Look to China as Safe Haven Amid Global Recession

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Greater China remains the most favoured destination for Asian equity investors largely because fund managers are relatively optimistic about...
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Did Madoff Work Alone?

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Benard Madoff’s contention that he pulled off one of the biggest financial frauds in history without any help is being met with disbelief by...
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Car Prices Drop 0.8pc on Softening Demand

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Prices for passenger vehicles on the mainland fell 0.8 per cent last month as dealers fought to win customers in the slowing vehicle market,...
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Western-Style Politics not for China: Hu

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Chinese President Hu Jintao declared yesterday that China would never turn back from its policy of reform and opening up, but it would also ...
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After 30 Years of Reform, Economic Perils on China’s Path

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The ruling Communist Party threw itself a big party on Thursday. The country’s leadership marked the 30th anniversary of the reform era that...
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Bernanke May Not Stay in Office to See Fruits of His Labour

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There’s a possibility Obama is grooming Summers to replace the Fed chief
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Chinese Manufacturing Giant Outgrows its Cradle

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When China opened up to capitalists 30 years ago, Jeffrey Lam was one of the pioneers. But the only space he could find for his factory was ...
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Global IPO Activity Falls by More Than Half: E&Y Report

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Global initial public offering (IPO) activity has fallen by more than half from the record-breaking pace of last year.
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New Error-Trade Rules to Boost Trading Discipline

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$500 review fees; need to report errors within 30mins
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Olam Buying US Vegetable Dehydration Facility

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Group acquiring the assets from De Francesco and Sons
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Tug-of-War in the Final Weeks of 2008

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Factors at play range from window-dressing hopes to Fed rate cut to Wall Street expectations
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Beijing Raises Consumption Taxes

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The mainland announced significantly higher consumption taxes on a range of fuel products after it implemented a cut in fuel prices yesterda...
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14b Yuan in Aviation Oil Bills Unpaid

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China Aviation Oil, a supplier of jet fuel, said unpaid bills by mainland airlines have risen to 14 billion yuan (HK$15.8 billion) as the in...
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Analyst Tips Long and Turbulent Bear Market

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Morgan Stanley expected a long and tumultuous U-shaped bottom in mainland and Hong Kong stock markets as the economy continued to worsen des...
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Toyota Could Show First Loss in 71 Years

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Toyota Motor Corp, the world’s biggest carmaker and Japan’s biggest company, is on track to report its first annual parent-only operating lo...
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Beijing’s Rate Cuts May not be Enough

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Shadow of deflation looms over mainland economy
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Visa rules open door for more Shenzhen residents to visit city

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People from other provinces living in Shenzhen will be allowed to apply for Hong Kong visas through the individual visit scheme without retu...
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Suitcase Makers Locked in Plant to Foil Protest

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Guangdong police held hundreds of protesting workers inside a suitcase factory to prevent them staging a public demonstration about a wage d...
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Anger Over Call ‘to Show Patriotism’ by Buying a House

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A high-profile Beijing professor is under fire for calling on the public to show its patriotism by putting its money into the housing market...
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