Singapore state wealth fund GIC was among the entities that had backed the US$300 million funding round of US cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase last year, according to Bloomberg. Coinbase, one of the l ...More
EJ Insight2019-03-05
Just as the US Federal Reserve seems to have beaten back blistering tweets from President Donald Trump, the next battle for central bank independence is already unfolding. And this one could potential ...More
EJ Insight2019-03-05
That morning ritual loved by millions, a simple cup of coffee, may one day be a thing of the past. New research shows that 60 percent of the world’s 124 species of wild coffee face a mounting threat o ...More
EJ Insight2019-03-04
I intend to utilize this column in the coming weeks to discuss various topics pertaining to the Hong Kong government’s latest budget, adding my perspective on the key issues related to the city. For s ...More
EJ Insight2019-03-01
Tencent-backed Chehaoduo Group, the parent company of second-hand vehicles trading platform Guazi.com, said it has agreed to a US$1.5 billion investment from SoftBank’s mega tech investment vehicle Vi ...More
EJ Insight2019-03-01
Dianrong, one of China’s biggest peer-to-peer (P2P) lenders, is shutting down 60 of its 90 offline stores and laying off an estimated 2,000 employees, a source with direct knowledge of the matter told ...More
EJ Insight2019-03-01
Apart from some routine sweeteners, such as property rates concession and tax rebates, the budget unveiled by Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po on Wednesday was a lackluster affair that didn't conta ...More
EJ Insight2019-03-01
Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po has invited some financial experts and business leaders to offer suggestions on ways to enhance the investment returns on the Future Fund, which was launched in 201 ...More
EJ Insight2019-02-28
US buyout fund KKR and China’s Tencent Music Entertainment Group are exploring rival bids for up to half of Vivendi’s iconic Universal Music division, a deal potentially worth up to 20 billion euros ( ...More
EJ Insight2019-02-28
中國旭陽集團(01907)今日起至下周二(3月5日)中午招股，每股2.76元至3.18元招股，發售6億股，10 ...全文
Most Hong Kong people would agree it is agonizing to watch budget speeches by our financial secretaries. They last too long, are read out in monotone, and are written in the most unimaginative way pos ...More
EJ Insight2019-02-28
Most Hong Kong people would agree it is agonizing to wa ...全文
今日信報時事評論STRAIGHT-SHOOTING褚簡寧 Michael Chugani2019年02月28日
It’s no longer news that technology is rapidly changing our lives in almost every way possible. We literally live in a virtual world where 50 percent of the things we do traditionally in the past are ...More
EJ Insight2019-02-27
The US Army estimates the Russian army’s military capabilities will peak in 2028, closely followed by the Chinese around 2030, giving the United States almost a decade to prepare for those threats, Re ...More
EJ Insight2019-02-27
The US Federal Reserve has been reviewing its interest rate and monetary policy against the backdrop of turbulent global politics and wild moves in the stock market in the fourth quarter of last year. ...More
EJ Insight2019-02-26
Hong Kong this year will be at a critical stage, presented with both danger and opportunities, therefore the outlook for the city is uncertain, says Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po. As such, Chan, ...More
EJ Insight2019-02-25
Being a farmer in the face of climate change is no easy task. Dealing with nature and its elements poses a huge challenge for farming, and crop yields have slowed around the world. On top of that, the ...More
EJ Insight2019-02-25
