Enzio Von Pfeil, a capital preservation specialist at Financial Shield, tells Steven Filby that the removal of spicy measures in the budget is welcome, but he doesn’t think that will make much difference to the property market, as income confidence is being eroded. On moves to encourage tourism, Le Xia, Asia Chief Economist at BBVA Research says there’s a conflict between planning mega events while reviving the hotel accommodation tax.

Carolyn Wright speaks with Eleanor Coleman, Principal Partner and Founder of The Financial Empowerment Group at St James Place, on how women can be empowering themselves better financially.

RTHK’s International Economics Correspondent Barry Wood, says the US Federal Reserve does pay a lot of attention to the personal consumption expenditure data in order to gauge inflation, but he thinks it will not overly influence the likelihood of an interest rate change at the central bank's next meeting.