... ustralian Federal Police, who said it was the biggest drug seizure in the country this year. The arrested man has been charged with importing and attempting to possess a commercial quantity of illegal ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-15
... er the US Federal Reserve wound up its tapering. The move has accelerated the price correction on commodities -- oil, in particular -- which in turn fueled deflation risk across the world. And the bre ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-14
... ctioning, federal officials said. Federal rules require the national rail network to have an operating PTC system by the end of the year, although many lawmakers have endorsed rail industry appeals fo ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-14
... uoted the Federal Bureau of Investigation as saying there was no indication that terrorism may have been a factor in the derailment. The weather was fair at the time of the crash. "We do not know what ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-13
... rt of the federal budget this fiscal year, will enable authorities to pursue companies with more than A$1 billion (US$799 million) in global revenue that are found to have intentionally avoided paying ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-13
... e and the Federal Reserve’s board of governors. Subsidiaries of the banks are likely to plead guilty to US criminal charges, according to people familiar with the matter. There might also be “implicat ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-12
A US federal judge has ruled that Nomura and Royal Bank of Scotland misled investors in mortgage-backed securities. It is the first court verdict in a case that has lasted almost four years, the Finan ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-12
... ment, the Federal Open Market Committee said the weak economic growth in the first quarter in part reflected "transitory factors”. In the second half, the boost for consumer spending from low oil pric ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-11
... ssia is a federal state, and a high degree of autonomy is granted to its ethnic minorities. From 1999 to 2009, Russia's GDP per capita has risen by 83 percent. But the development levels are uneven am ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-11
A US federal appeals court has ruled that a government spying program that systematically collects millions of Americans' phone records is illegal. The decision puts pressure on Congress to quickly de ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-08
... both the federal and state levels to replace the overlapping local and national taxes. The government intends to implement the new tax sysem from next April. -- Contact us at [email protected] RC/CG ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-07
US Federal Reserve chief Janet Yellen warned Wednesday of potential dangers from high equity valuations but said that risks to financial stability remained generally in check. "I would highlight that ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-07
... r 2013, a federal court ruled that NSA’s collection of US phone metadata is “likely unconstitutional”. Second, he did not just reveal the secrets recklessly – as some would do when revealing secrets ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-06
... ld with a federal court in Nevada on Tuesday, Stephane Vanel and Kami Rahbaran sought compensation under laws meant to protect consumers and asked for status as a class action on behalf of ticket buye ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-06
... by the US Federal Reserve found that the ban actually made the crisis worse. It exacerbated volatility, increased price declines and cost investors an additional US$500 million in trading costs. Ironi ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-05
Federal Reserve chief Janet Yellen met with a research firm that later published confidential details from the central bank but said she did not know where the information had come from, Yellen met w ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-05
... ed the US Federal Reserve to delay its rate hike plan because of the unexpectedly tepid economic growth in the last quarter. – Contact us at [email protected] CG ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-04
... Russia’s Federal Agency for Government Communications and Information (FAPSI) after 1991. His research area is Russian-United States relations, and he is never shy about expressing his thoughts. In 1 ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-04
... when the Federal Reserve starts its rate hike cycle. China and the Philippines will be the least impacted during the period, and the effects on Singapore, Taiwan and Thailand should be neutral, chief ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-30
The Federal Reserve downgraded its view of the US labor market and economy, suggesting it may have to wait until at least the third quarter to begin raising interest rates. The Fed is taking a meeting ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-30