Hong Kong could see some capital outflow as the United States Federal Reserve prepares to raise interest rates, the head of Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) said on Wednesday. The US central bank i ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-17
Nepal's parliament has passed a new constitution creating a federal state following an earthquake that killed nearly 9,000 people. The new charter will replace an interim constitution in place since ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-17
Microsoft Corp. has been sued for allegedly discriminating against women in pay and promotions. The lawsuit was filed on Wednesday in a federal court in Seattle, Washington by former technician Kather ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-17
... by former federal prosecutor Anton Valukas, now a senior partner at the law firm Jenner & Block. GM also recalled more than 30 million vehicles in North America to fix a wide array of defects. Fed ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-17
Global investors are paying close attention to the US Federal Reserve as it begins a two-day meeting Wednesday. Now what exactly should the investors do after the central bank rate announces its rate ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-16
The US department charged with protecting government computers needs to improve the security of its own information systems, according to a federal government audit. The audit showed lapses in interna ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-16
... le of the federal district court in Camden, New Jersey, Reuters reported, citing federal prosecutors. Drinkman was accused of working with four other defendants as far back as 2003 to install "sniffer ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-16
... Russia's Federal Migration Service. Also on Tuesday, US Secretary of State John Kerry spoke by telephone with his Russian counterpart, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, over the conflict in Syria, Reu ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-16
The market is awaiting the results of the US Federal Reserve meeting this week as well as the visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to the United States later this month. The summit between the Chines ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-15
... oking the federal Digital Millennium Copyright Act, a 1998 law intended to curb movie and music piracy online. Critics say abusive takedown notices can suppress free speech. In February, Stephanie Len ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-15
... ings with Federal Bureau of Investigation chief James Comey and representatives from the Justice, State and Treasury departments and the intelligence community. China's official Xinhua news agency sai ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-14
All eyes will be on the US Federal Reserve this week as it decides whether to raise interest rates on Thursday. Fed officials are due to convene the Federal Open Market Committee, a crucial meeting ex ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-14
... r Eastern Federal University (FEFU). “Chinese corporations are striving to buy Russian assets as cheaply as possible, biding their time and betting that cash-strapped Moscow would eventually accept th ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-12
Many economists are sticking to predictions the Federal Reserve will lift interest rates next week, but money-market derivative traders still need convincing. Thirty-eight of 78 economists surveyed by ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-11
... 0 million federal employees. Clapper did not explicitly blame China for hacking the Office of Personnel Management, but he said the breach could compromise the cover of US spies abroad, though he said ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-11
... ly if the Federal Reserve announces a rate hike at its meeting later this month. That would further weigh on the Chinese currency and lead to a greater outflow of capital from China. In that case, Bei ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-10
A man from Santa Fe Springs in Los Angeles County, California, and his daughter were arrested by US federal agents on suspicion of arranging phony marriages of Chinese clients hoping to obtain legal i ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-10
... by the US Federal Reserve. While investors are likely to remain cautious for a few weeks, a rebound in the equity markets is however possible in the final quarter of the year. The market correction in ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-08
At the end of every August, central bankers and financiers from around the world meet in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, for the US Federal Reserve’s economic symposium. This year, the participants were greete ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-08
Lithium batteries are more hazardous as cargo for commercial jets than previously realized, The Wall Street Journal reported. US Federal Aviation Administration tests have found that a mere handful of ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-07
