... e plays a central role. Such a system might not slay today’s eight giants, but it would significantly weaken them. The first giant is inequality – the huge growth in income and wealth disparities with ...More
EJ Insight2019-01-15
... Center, a centralized credit scoring system. Starting last year, authorities have applied it to flights and trains, barring people who have committed misdeeds from taking such transport for a certain ...More
EJ Insight2019-01-14
... bility of central bank independence, resulting in higher interest rates on “safe” advanced-country government bonds. A significant Chinese slowdown may already be unfolding. US President Donald Trump’ ...More
EJ Insight2019-01-14
... entals in Central, North Point/Quarry Bay, Tsim Sha Tsui, and Kowloon Bay/Kwun Tong have all registered historically high rents in November 2018. On a year-over-year basis, Central rent has increased ...More
EJ Insight2019-01-11
... te: "Many central banks hold large amount of foreign equities, as part of their strategy to diversify foreign exchange reserves. It’s not improper for the Chinese central bank to hold domestic equitie ...More
EJ Insight2019-01-11
... based in central England, said on Thursday that it will cut 4,500 out of 42,500 jobs, while Ford said it will slash “thousands” of jobs as part of an overhaul that could result in plant closures and ...More
EJ Insight2019-01-11
... ico was a central theme of his 2016 presidential campaign. Schumer told reporters that Trump asked Pelosi if she would fund his wall. “She said no. And he just got up and said: ‘Then we have nothing ...More
EJ Insight2019-01-10
... mpound in central Beijing where the government leaders live and work. It has a plain white packet with writing in blue and no images. It has two warnings – “Prevent young people smoking: stop primary ...More
EJ Insight2019-01-10
Several Federal Reserve policymakers said last month they could be patient about future interest rate increases, and a few did not support the central bank’s rate increase that month, Reuters reports, ...More
EJ Insight2019-01-10
... mpound in central Beijing where the government leaders ...全文
今日信報時事評論EJ InsightMark O’Neill2019年01月10日
... dered the central bank's benchmark interest rate to be near a neutral level. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rallied over 700 points following strong job data in the United States last Friday. The 10 ...More
EJ Insight2019-01-09
... from the central government, Hong Kong is under obligation to carry out all sanctions imposed on any region or country by the UN Security Council in accordance with Chapter VII of the UN Charter. The ...More
EJ Insight2019-01-08
... ed by the central government is not their "main concern", adding that they are focused on religious, rather than political, matters, RTHK reported. Ha told reporters that the Vatican does not make any ...More
EJ Insight2019-01-08
... rtance of centralized information platform In addition to continuing the work of opening up data to the public, the government must make good use of data to enhance city management. Hong Kong people w ...More
EJ Insight2019-01-08
... with the central bank from Jan. 14. Payment platforms will be required to close out individual accounts for reserve funds by the same date. All funds of third-party payment firms have to go through ...More
EJ Insight2019-01-08
After nearly nine years of construction work, the Central-Wan Chai Bypass, designed to ease traffic congestion on Hong Kong Island, is set to partially open to the public later this month. Marking the ...More
EJ Insight2019-01-07
... hough the central bank is easing the monetary policy by cutting the reserve requirement ratio, the problem with banks is not the lack of liquidity, but rather the lack of good lending targets. Given ...More
EJ Insight2019-01-07
... e party’s central committee, who is also a member of Wong Tai Sin District Council and a lawyer by profession, criticized the government for lacking enough regulations on cryptocurrencies. Authorities ...More
EJ Insight2019-01-07
... rs or the central banks, and “we ask them what it takes to operate our business legally in the country -- there is absolutely no shortcut.” After obtaining the relevant permit or license in coordinati ...More
EJ Insight2019-01-07
