主持人:Peter Lewis
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Hong Kong Financial Secretary Paul Chan announced yesterday a budget to stabilise the economy, containing HK$120bn of counter cyclical measures. But the level of sweeteners at HK$80 billion this year, is 33% lower than last year’s HK$120 billion. The budget deficit is forecast to be a record HK$257.6 billion this year. That’s less than the government’s previous forecast of HK$300bn.
25/02/2021 - 8:08am Business and Market Discussion
Personal Wealth Advisor, Enzio von Pfeil, thinks that the measures contained in Hong Kong’s 2021-22 budget are "band-aids" but not a real cure for an economy affected by the pandemic.
Samuel Faveur Chief Executive Officer at Mandarin Capital laments that the budget is not efficient enough as the measures introduced lean towards corporates and is rather weak on the social aspect.
Kenneth Wong, Tax Partner at PwC Hong Kong thinks that the new unemployment loan scheme is unlikely to work and believes that more follow up plans and execution detail will be needed.
主持人:Peter Lewis
Technology shares have tumbled in Hong Kong and the US as the Bloomberg Commodity Index rose to the highest level since 2013, raising the spectre of inflation. In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng Tech Index plunged 5.5%, in the worst-sell off since mid-November. In the US, the NASDAQ Composite Index tumbled 2.5% to a 3-week low.
23/02/2021 - 8:09am Business and Market Discussion
Dickie Wong, Head of Research at Kingston Securities, is concerned about rising inflation expectations in the markets and believes that investors are too optimistic about the economic outlook in Mainland China.
Alex Frew McMillian, Writer at Dragonfly Media, thinks that the large amounts of technology stocks being sold is due to retail investors.
23/02/2021 - 8:25am View from South Korea