The brisk recovery has been a boon to Japan’s hotel investment market. Although hotels only account for 6 per cent of Asia’s commercial property transaction volumes, they comprised 15 per cent of investment activity in Japan in the first three-quarters of last year, according to...
On Saturday, Taiwan will fire the starting gun on a succession of elections in the majority of the world’s most important economies and financial markets. To say the 2024 global electoral calendar is a busy one would be an understatement.More than 4 billion people...
The anticipated US interest-rate cuts, the Hong Kong government’s measures to attract family offices and the coming investment migration scheme will attract investors to yuan-denominated assets this year, according to a senior executive at Standard Chartered Bank.The lender, one of the three note-issuing banks in...
Among the trends and themes to watch this year, four warrant close attention. First, it is worth keeping an eye on Australia’s housing market. Not only did prices in the capital cities bounce back 8.1 per cent last year following a nearly 5 per...
“We want to issue the retail bonds to give Hong Kong residents a chance to participate in the third runway project,” Julien Lee, executive director of finance at AAHK, said at a media briefing on Friday.(From left) William Shek, managing director and head of markets...
Myth 1: Interest rates will fall. This is a myth because the US Federal Reserve has no reason to cut rates. The current US economy displays interest rates, inflation, growth and unemployment all around 3-5 per cent, making lower rates unnecessary. Higher rates are...