... ons of gento-cratic leadership. Whilst the novel was set broadly in Czechoslovakia during the Prague Spring, the author was himself largely immune from the horrors of totalitarianism that he had escap ...More
EJ Insight2023-07-21
... many investors onthe sidelines until the turmoil subsides. With the correction in private markets continuing, REITs offer an attractive entry point and the potential to take listed names private. Expe ...More
EJ Insight2023-07-21
To avoid the worst impacts of climate change, it is estimated that the world needs at least USD4.3 trillion in annual finance flows by 2030. The past decade has seen a growing recognition and adoption ...More
EJ Insight2023-07-21
We’ve all heard the familiar saying by now, “With great power comes great responsibility”. What had originated, as far as I’m aware, in a Spiderman movie (a line quipped by Aunt May to Peter Parker), ...More
EJ Insight2023-07-20
Four professions that used to attract the brightest local students to join were accounting, architecture, law and medical. Seen as the most prosperous careers, it is said that most parents would advis ...More
EJ Insight2023-07-20
Asian countries’ ability to thrive in the world economy over the next few decades hinges on their capacity to sustain their competitive advantages through continuous innovation. But to meet their comm ...More
EJ Insight2023-07-19
Climate change is no longer a future problem. It is here, and the effects are all around. Worse, today’s extreme weather events are just a preview of the pain that awaits humanity in the coming decade ...More
EJ Insight2023-07-19
... semblance to the parachutist. Ever since March 2022, when the Federal Reserve began to hike interest rates and shrink its balance sheet, the consensus among economists has been that the United States ...More
EJ Insight2023-07-18
The Japanese yen has risen considerably in recent days, reversing some of its year-to-date losses. Interestingly, this strengthening began at a time when US data was unexpectedly resilient. In princip ...More
EJ Insight2023-07-18
World leaders are all too familiar with the global community’s challenges – loss of progress in our fight against poverty, an existential climate crisis, a fledgling pandemic recovery, and a crippling ...More
EJ Insight2023-07-18
Aggressive central bank rate hikes and the resulting bond bear market in 2022 were extremely painful for investors. With 2023’s banking crisis adding to a backdrop already at risk from the hikes, econ ...More
EJ Insight2023-07-17
... (SWF), into which it will inject 60 billion euros. It expects to earn 65 billion euros in budget surpluses between now and 2025. The SWF will be managed by the National Treasury Management Agency and ...More
EJ Insight2023-07-17
... people into extreme poverty. And Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, which has exacerbated inflation and US-China tensions, promises to trigger even more volatility. Consequently, the Bank proje ...More
EJ Insight2023-07-14
Financial services customers want more. New figures from research firm Forrester have found that half of consumers wish their bank was more proactive about giving them advice, and more than half (52 p ...More
EJ Insight2023-07-14
美國零售聯合會(NRF)估計，消費者在今年「回到校園」(back-to-school)銷售旺季，將花費415億 ...全文
