Hong Kong

Yesterday's policy adjustments by the People's Bank of China (PBoC) have resolutely failed to arrest the decline in Chinese equities, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index... 2008-09-16

BMI View: We see further downside for Asian stock markets and currencies in the near term. Indeed, with most equity markets down by between 1.5% and 3.5% on Thursday September 11,... 2008-09-11

With signs that the hitherto inexorable strength across the commodity universe may soon be set to give way (see Commodities Over The Edge, August 5 2008), renewed concerns over global... 2008-08-05

Despite rallying strongly today on the back of better-than-anticipated Q208 results from Citigroup , we retain our view that Asian equities will remain under pressure over the medium... 2008-07-21

BMI View: We believe that the impact across Asia of any potential currency crisis in Vietnam would probably be limited, given that virtually all the countries in the region are better... 2008-06-17

BMI View: Hong Kong's efforts to make itself a leading centre of Islamic finance are gathering momentum, with several corporations planning Islamic bond (sukuk) issues in the second... 2008-06-11

Asian equities and currencies look set to experience further losses in the near term, as fears over the US subprime mortgage sector persist. Admittedly, there is also the fact that... 2007-08-01