... with the peak flu season. Among the discussion topics will be sending paramedics to schools for vaccinating students and strengthening research on new vaccines, Leung said. In other remarks, he said ...More
EJ Insight2018-02-20
The Hang Seng Index fell back sharply after hitting a peak of 33,484 points on January 29. In this pullback, the benchmark slumped up to 4,355 points or 13 percent in two weeks. During the setback, th ...More
EJ Insight2018-02-20
In January, Hong Kong reached the peak influenza season. Up to 5,000 visits were reported daily at the outpatient emergency rooms in the city's hospitals. Patients had to sometimes wait as long as 11 ...More
EJ Insight2018-02-14
... ys from a peak of 26,616 points. The CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) has spiked to over 30 from a low of 9.15 early this year, the highest level since 2015. There are mixed views as to what triggered the ...More
EJ Insight2018-02-09
... four-year peak of 2.885 percent, after the Bank of England said interest rates probably needed to rise sooner than previously expected. "What we’re seeing today is continued concerns around interest r ...More
EJ Insight2018-02-09
... from its peak of almost US$20,000 in December. Last year, it gained more than 1,300 percent. Tuesday's recovery came even as a US Senate panel was conducting a hearing on virtual currencies, during w ...More
EJ Insight2018-02-07
... he record peak hit just over a week ago to 12 percent, abruptly ending their smooth bull run of recent years. They last stood down 1.1 percent. The US benchmark S&P 500 slumped 4.1 percent and the ...More
EJ Insight2018-02-06
... eaching a peak in July, but that's only because you know that forecasts are wrong more often than not. It's time to ponder the wisdom of Warren Buffett, the Oracle of Omaha, who said: “Be fearful when ...More
EJ Insight2018-02-06
... lf from a peak of almost US$20,000 hit in December. Bitcoin has fallen in six of the last eight trading session. The currency, which surged more than 1,300 percent last year, has lost about half its v ...More
EJ Insight2018-02-06
... ached its peak in 2013 when he removed vice president Machar from office. The removal of Machar immediately sparked a nationwide backlash among the Nuer people, who quickly responded to Kiir’s authori ...More
EJ Insight2018-02-05
... g certain peak time of smoking offences, thus missing the opportune time for enforcement, according to the Ombudsman. It urged the TCO to respond to complaints about illegal smoking more actively. The ...More
EJ Insight2018-02-02
... fying the peak and off-peak period of the day and which entrances or exits visitors mostly use. Meanwhile, healthcare service providers in Singapore are using millions of anonymous medical transaction ...More
EJ Insight2018-01-31
... cyclical peak in 2013. While this is still higher than the trough of 7.3 percent right before the financial crisis, it is now lower than the average between the start of the monetary union and 2007. ...More
EJ Insight2018-01-31
... demand at peak time, which accounts for about one-third of operating hours. The number of long-haul trains and the stations where they will stop may be increased in the future, Chan said. While the Mo ...More
EJ Insight2018-01-30
... December peak. They would have collapsed much more had a vast scheme to prop up their price via outright manipulation not been rapidly implemented. But, like in the case of the sub-prime bubble, most ...More
EJ Insight2018-01-29
... 00 at the peak in the event that was organized by the pan-democratic camp, the Hong Kong Economic Journal reports. Chow, a standing committee member of Demosistō, said she had received a notice from A ...More
EJ Insight2018-01-29
... hree-year peak against the dollar, could hurt the European economy by making its exports less competitive. It also risks complicating the European Central Bank’s exit from years of ultra-loose monetar ...More
EJ Insight2018-01-26
