Tag: market

Hong Kong Shares Lead Asia Lower; Tokyo and Shanghai Closed

Shares fell more than 3 percent in Hong Kong on Monday in holiday-thinned trading in Asia, with other big markets in Tokyo and Shanghai closed. Other regional benchmarks also fell after Wall Street wrapped up last week with another decline. Investors are watching to see whether the Federal Reserve will take any action to address…


Factbox: Boeing’s Latest Commercial Jet Market Forecast

PARIS—Here are the highlights of Boeing’s annual Commercial Market Outlook (2021-2040) released on Tuesday, compared with the two previous editions. 20-Year Forecast Publication date: 2019 2020 2021 Traffic 4.6 percent 4.0 percent 4.0 percent GDP 2.7 percent 2.5 percent 2.7 percent Starting Fleet 25,830 25,900 25,900* Deliveries 44,040 43,110 43,610 Regional 2,240 2,430 2,390 Single-aisle…


US SEC Chair Wants Private Fund Fee Disclosures, Bond Market Transparency: Testimony

WASHINGTON—The chair of the top U.S. securities regulator wants private funds to disclose more information to investors about potential conflicts of interest and the fees they charge, according to congressional testimony published Monday evening. Gary Gensler, chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), also wants to impose greater transparency on the corporate bond, municipal…


How to Research My Market Online?

By Alba Damián If what you need is to know more about your client or to ensure the success of a new product or service, you can opt for online market research. Its advantages are many: it is no longer necessary to hire personnel to apply questionnaires and process information, project times are shortened, and its…


How Personal Values Will Shape the Future of Marketing

By Jessica Wong Stewards, champions, advocates, and builders. These are some of the new archetypes marketers are embodying. We’re doing far more than sales, promotion, and brand building. We’re driving innovation, bolstering capabilities and assuming responsibility for company growth. We’ve all been forced to take on the unexpected over the past year and a half. It…


What to Expect From the Post-Pandemic Real Estate Market

By Amanda Moore The COVID-19 pandemic caused incredible upheaval in the real estate industry. From the rise in inner-city rental vacancies and subsequent price drops to the increasing pressure on rural and suburban home prices, there are few areas of the real estate industry that COVID-19 did not touch. As the world begins to recover…


Long China, Short US—the Volatility!

Commentary The worse than expected U.S. purchasing managers index (PMI) released days ago seems to suggest the economy is indeed slowing down. But wait. The manufacturing PMI still stood near 60, a level which was never reached between mid-2004 and end-2017. In fact, the recent high near 65 has never been seen since 1983. Even…


China is Moving the Market!

Commentary Weeks ago China released a bunch of economic figures for June and the second quarter. Despite beating expectations, most series continue to show a downtrend after the unusual rebound due to exceptionally low base effect in the first quarter. While countries of BRICS belong to the same class, India, Brazil, Russia, and South Africa…


EU Has Not yet Ordered More AstraZeneca Vaccines, Says Internal Market Commissioner

PARIS—The European Union has not yet made any new orders for AstraZeneca vaccines beyond June when their contract ends, European Internal Market Commissioner Thierry Breton said on Sunday. Breton also said he expected that the costs of the EU’s recent order for more doses of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines would be higher than the earlier versions. The…


Colorado Police Warn of ‘Active Shooter’ at Grocery Store

Police in Boulder, Colorado, reported an “active shooter” situation at a grocery store on Monday afternoon, and officials have called on people to avoid the area. An alleged incident occurred at King Soopers, a grocery store on Table Mesa, at around 3 p.m. local time. It is not clear if there were any injuries or…