Investing is simple. Whether it’s the equity or bond market, public or private, cash flows drive asset prices. Life, however, isn’t simple. And investing is also incredibly difficult given the nonline ...More
EJ Insight2020-02-24
... States. However, the series has faced accusations of bad taste, particularly for depicting fictional atrocities in Nazi death camps, such as a game of human chess in which people are killed when a pie ...More
EJ Insight2020-02-24
Finance chiefs of the world’s top 20 economies vowed to monitor the impact of the coronavirus outbreak on global growth and act if needed, as they said loose monetary policy and easing trade tensions ...More
EJ Insight2020-02-24
US legislation will be introduced in the coming weeks that could hurt technology companies’ ability to offer end-to-end encryption, two sources with knowledge of the matter said, and it aims to curb t ...More
EJ Insight2020-02-24
... ere there were two cases, to try to contain the biggest outbreak in Europe. “I was surprised by this explosion of cases,” Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte told state broadcaster RAI, warning that the num ...More
EJ Insight2020-02-24
... rce. Last Wednesday, James Henry Lau Jr., who is apparently the Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, was asked whether, in light of the crisis, listed companies doing business in the mai ...More
EJ Insight2020-02-21
... reports. "We're watching the impact with grave concern and keeping a close eye on downside risks,” the central bank chief added. The comments came as a private industry survey suggested that Japan’s f ...More
EJ Insight2020-02-21
... ill the lowest since Jan. 26. The death toll in Hubei rose by 115 to 2,144, mostly in the provincial capital of Wuhan, a city of 11 million which remains under virtual lockdown. Chinese officials say ...More
EJ Insight2020-02-21
... ow- and lower-middle-income countries. As I have pointed out many times, long-term economic growth essentially comes down to two things. The first is the size and growth of a country’s labor force. It ...More
EJ Insight2020-02-21
... church showed symptoms and dozens of new cases were confirmed. The church had been attended by a 61-year-old woman who tested positive, known as “Patient 31”. South Korea’s Centers for Disease Control ...More
EJ Insight2020-02-21
... said this week the epidemic has disrupted economic growth in China and could derail a “highly fragile” projected recovery in the global economy in 2020 if it spreads to other countries. Asked if the o ...More
EJ Insight2020-02-21
... Stanley’s wealth management unit, a business that CEO James Gorman has been trying to build out to insulate the bank from weak periods for trading and investment banking, the report noted. “The additi ...More
EJ Insight2020-02-21
Michael Bloomberg faced a barrage of attacks at his first Democratic presidential debate on Wednesday, as his rivals assailed the free-spending and fast-rising billionaire over his record on race, his ...More
EJ Insight2020-02-20
... lease. "However, we also see tremendous pressure on different sectors of the society and some of the small to medium tenants are having difficulties to stay afloat. As a member of the Hong Kong commun ...More
EJ Insight2020-02-20
Face masks are in extremely short supply these days, and even if you have the money to buy them, they are difficult to obtain. However, we feel compelled to stress that despite the shortage, wearing m ...More
EJ Insight2020-02-20
As Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po prepares to present the budget for the 2020-21 financial year next Wednesday, he is under immense pressure from all sides to offer cash-handouts to the public. I ...More
EJ Insight2020-02-20
The coronavirus outbreak has created conflicts between central and local government officials in China. One major point of contention is the pace of resumption of work at businesses that were ordered ...More
EJ Insight2020-02-20
