Taiwan / Germany / Indonesia / Japan / United States / Brazil / China / Philippines / Singapore / Argentina / Chile / /
Currency
USD / /
IndustryTerm
electronics-sector-led export slump / retail sales / manufacturing slipping / bank / retail sales volume / electronics products / machinery / technology boom / bank liquidity / energy prices / energy / /
MarketIndex
Hang Seng 40 / Nikkei 225 / Composite Consumer Price / /
NaturalFeature
GDP fall / /
Organization
International Monetary Fund / US Federal Reserve / European Central Bank / Bank of Japan / European Union / Argentine government / Bank of England / US Treasury / /
DOMESTIC AND EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENT With further deterioration in economic conditions worldwide, Hong Kong’s economic growth continued to slow in the second quarter. The deceleration reflected mainly a contraction in ex