Sinopsis
A business and finance show in which industry experts analyze current market trends. This Week in Finance: Greece is the way we are feeling...(26.1.2015)Its been the week of deflationlooming deflation in Europe, as well as continuously deflating oil prices.The ECB is adamant that they played their role, now it's up to finance ministers and local European governments.Click here to read more....This week in Finance: Will the ECB move to quantitative easing? (19.1.2015) Perhaps the biggest news in finance emerged at the end of last week when the Swiss National Banks move to scrap its cap on the franc.Jim ONeill, former chairman of Goldman Sachs Asset Management said this is probably the single largest ever intraday move of a liquid currency since floating exchange rates started.Click here to read more....This Week in Finance: Low expectations for Hong Kong CE Policy Address (12.1.2015)Wednesday looks to be the most newsworthy day this week.It's time for Chief Executive CY Leung's annual policy address. After more than two months of street protests during the Umbrella Movement last year, he is seeking to save his plan for the 2017 election of the city's top political leader.Click here to read more....This week in Finance: Santa's profit margins (15.12.2014)We reached out to our guest hosts as to their thoughts on a story addressing Santa's profit margins given the advent of e-commerce. Here's what came back from Peter Lewis --"Santa's profit margins are enormous."Click here to read more....This week in Finance: A new record for Shanghai stocks (8.12.2014)Are the brokerage firms the winners in the Shanghai rally? Alex Wong of Ample Capital thinks perhaps so. He also thinks that Hong Kong will come back this week. Click here for more on what to expect this financial week.This week in Finance: The velocity of money is dying (1.12.2014)In the U.S., Europe and Japan, the velocity of money has collapsed, leading to falling prices in some areas. Instead of money going into investment and production it is being used to pay down debt and supporting companies and industries that normally would fail. It's a bubble economy. Click here for more on what this means...This week in Finance: Oil Prices at Record Lows (24.11.2014)Oil prices are now at record lows, a situation triggered in the last four months by an unprecedented increase in oil production in the US. This has been exacerbated by weaker demand growth across the world, especially in Asia and Europe. Prices have fallen by more than 30 percent.Perhaps the biggest question for this coming week then is what OPEC will do about oil prices when it meets in Vienna this week ? Click here to read more.This week in Finance: Is world economic growth back on track? (17.11.2014)We kickoff this week with an update on the G20 summit in Brisbane. Our international reporter, Barry Wood is in Brisbane and will give us a complete update from the ground. Click here for this week's editorial note.This week in Finance: Meeting of the Minds (10.11.2014)Two different Meetings of the Minds are set to take place in the region this week.APEC is already in full swing in Beijing and the G20 summit takes place in Brisbane later in the week. Other than that, here's what we'll be keeping an eye on this week. Click here for this week's editorial note.This week in Finance: The October Phenomenon (3.11.2014)Volatility was the name of the game in October yet Wall street ended the month with record highs.After a strong enough start, stocks plummeted to their worst slump in two years but then the U.S. markets rebounded and closed at all-time highs on the last day of the month.Was it just an October phenomenon? And what should we be watching for when markets open this first week of November? Click here for this week's editorial note.This week in Finance: My two cents' worth (27.10.2014)Wall street just had its best week in almost two years so what should we be looking out for in the markets this week? Click here for this week's editorial note.This week in Finance: So what's the bottom line (20.10.2014)As we kick off this week, the biggest question on people's minds is - what drove the stock market's wild swings last week, and what's next on the cards? Here's a look at what to look out for in finance news this week....(More).
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Markets overview / Hong Kong's Competitiveness / Macau Casinos
27/05/2014 Duración: 28minHong Kong has slipped further down the global competitiveness rankings. What’s going on? On Money For Nothing, Chief Economist at the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce, David O’Rear, joins us to discuss. That’s after a look at global markets with
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Markets overview / Online property / VineExpo 2014
26/05/2014 Duración: 28minWe were joined this morning by Joshua Han Miller, CEO of Okay.com – a new approach to selling and buying property in Hong Kong. We took a detour into the world of wine ahead of the Vinexpo with CEO of the show, Guillame Deglise. That was all after we ca
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Asian Politics and Economics / HNW Invest Attitude Report / French Tennis Open / Swimming from HK t
23/05/2014 Duración: 28minToday on Money for Nothing, there was talk of Asian monarchies, elections and political unrest with Peter Lewis of Peter Lewis Investing. Danny Hicks gave us some juicy gossip from the tennis world, James Tan of Friends Provident International talked us
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Market outlook / Urban Farming and HK Commercial Rent / Chinese Antiques
22/05/2014 Duración: 28minThis morning we started with an insightful discussion of the global markets with Richard Harris, CEO of Portshelter Investments. Gavin Morgan, COO of Jones Lang LaSalle talked Hong Kong’s global ranking as one of the highest commercial rental cities and
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Asian Unrest / Chinese slowdown? / The Business of Fitness
21/05/2014 Duración: 28minIs the day of reckoning for China’s heavy-indebted corporate sector near at hand? This morning on Money For Nothing we’ll talk about the warnings signs of financial stress and what impact a credit event would have on asset prices. Joining us for that
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Interest rates / China house prices / India stocks / Macau crackdown on UnionPay card swiping servi
20/05/2014 Duración: 28minThis morning on Money For Nothing, we will talk about the upbeat outlook for India stocks following the election victory by the Bharatiya Janata Party. Joining us for that discussion is Mark Matthews of Bank Julius Baer & Co. Also in our Admiralty st
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China's housing market / Recent economic data / India's post-election celebrations / Buying art for
19/05/2014 Duración: 28minWe kick off the week on Money For Nothing by talking about China’s property market slowdown with Erwin Sanft of Standard Chartered. We’ll also talk about the outcome of India’s five-week election process. Nisid Hajari, a Bloomberg View columnist in
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Tech and Internet companies the new gold / Deflation threat looms / Doubts over Japan’s upbeat quart
16/05/2014 Duración: 28minThis morning on Money For Nothing we’ll delve into the debate over whether deflation or inflation will emerge as the dominant trend affecting asset prices in coming months. Joining us for that discussion is Satyajit Das, ex investment banker and aut
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Investor sentiment shifts back to blue chips / E-commerce comes of age in China / Art Basel kick off
15/05/2014 Duración: 28minThis morning on Money For Nothing we’ll discuss Tencent’s earnings with Benjamin Cavender of the China Market Research Group. We’ll also take a look at why international art collectors are descending on Hong Kong this week in the pursuit of works by
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The PBOC blinks on housing / Stock investors rotate from growth to value / JD.com to rival Alibaba?
14/05/2014 Duración: 28minThis morning on Money For Nothing we’ll speak about markets with Stewart Aldcroft of Citi Investor Services. Alex Frangos of the Wall Street Journal will talk about the implications of the weakening Chinese currency and Alibaba’s stealth move into e
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Hong Kong to ease home resale restrictions / Hong Kong strives to become an art hub facebook / Briti
13/05/2014 Duración: 28minThis morning on Money For Nothing we'll speak with British Columbia Premier Christy Clark about her government’s plan to ramp up shipments of liquefied natural gas to Asia. We’ll talk about the property outlook around the region and ask whether the
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U.S. economic recovery / Hong Kong stocks / UEFA issues big fines for breach of fair play rules
12/05/2014 Duración: 28minWe kick off the week on Money For Nothing by talking about how European football clubs are running afoul of fair play rules – and paying a hefty price in the form of fines. Joining us for that discussion is Danny Hicks of AFP. We will also speak about
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No relief for beleaguered stocks / Canada look to Asia for liquefied natural gas exports / The bus
09/05/2014 Duración: 28minThis morning on Money For Nothing we will talk about Canada’s liquefied natural gas exports with Dave Bennett of FortisBC. We’ll also take at the business of satellites with Tom Choi of Asia Broadcast Satellite. Peter Lewis, of Peter Lewis Consulting, wi
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Does it make sense to exit stocks ahead of summer? / Brewing liquidity crisis among mainland China d
08/05/2014 Duración: 28minThis morning on Money For Nothing we’ll speak about Alibaba’s share listing plan with Lulu Chen, a Beijing reporter with Bloomberg News. We’ll also talk about the polarization in global markets as emerging economies lag what appear to be improving c
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U.S. corporate earnings / Chinese investment in U.S. real estate / China stocks 'relatively' good va
07/05/2014 Duración: 28minThis morning on Money For Nothing, we will speak to Bill Hunt of Bill Hunt Worldwide about the trend of wealthy mainland Chinese investing in U.S. and Canadian real estate. We’ll also talk about the implications as China is set to eclipse the U.S.
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U.S. economic expansion / China’s state sector / Investors weigh up value proposition in tech IPOs
05/05/2014 Duración: 28minWe kick off the week on Money For Nothing by talking about the seasonality of the market and whether it makes statistical sense to sell in May. Mark Matthews of Bank Julius Baer & Co. will be joining us for that discussion. Hong Kong-based columnis
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Finding value amid battered China stocks / China's slowing growth / The business of thoroughbred hor
02/05/2014 Duración: 28minWe round out the week on Money For Nothing by asking whether investors should abide by the saying that it makes sense to sell stocks ahead of the summer trading slowdown. Joining us for that discussion is David Gaud of Edmond de Rothschild Asset Mana
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Merger and acquisition activity / Growth tug-o-war in China’s economy / Mainland companies
30/04/2014 Duración: 28minThis morning on Money For Nothing, we’ll talk about China’s anti-corruption drive and other economic developments with Wei Yao of Societe Generale. We’ll also speak with the SCMP’s Denise Tsang about how companies are embracing the quality ethos. An
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Cautious tone in markets / High frequency trading / Global energy markets
29/04/2014 Duración: 28minThis morning on Money For Nothing we’ll talk about global energy markets with Simon Powell of CLSA. We’ll also take a look at whether high frequency traders are cheating the system. Joining us for that discussion is Eric Hunsader, founder and CEO of
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Ukraine conflict / Stock pullback / Pacific trade agreement stalls
28/04/2014 Duración: 28minThis morning on Money for Nothing we will speak about the Trans Pacific Partnership trade deal with Mark Michelson of APCO Worldwide. We’ll also speak to Michael Kurtz of Nomura Securities about regional markets. Barry Wood, RTHK’s International Eco