China’s written response to US demands for trade reforms is unlikely to trigger a breakthrough at talks between Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping later this month, a senior Trump administration o ...More
EJ Insight2018-11-16
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un inspected the testing of a newly developed tactical weapon, calling it “another display of our rapidly-growing defense capabilities to the whole region”, North Korean s ...More
EJ Insight2018-11-16
The United States imposed economic sanctions on 17 Saudi officials for their role in the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi while Saudi Arabia’s public prosecutor sought the death penalty for ...More
EJ Insight2018-11-16
The Federal Communications Commission on Wednesday launched the agency’s first high-band 5G spectrum auction as it works to clear space for next-generation faster networks, Reuters reports. Bidding st ...More
EJ Insight2018-11-15
British Prime Minister Theresa May won the backing of her senior ministers for a draft European Union divorce deal, freeing her to tackle the much more perilous struggle of getting parliament to appro ...More
EJ Insight2018-11-15
Britain struck a draft divorce deal with the European Union after more than a year of talks, Reuters reports. Prime Minister Theresa May, hemmed in by opponents in government and her own Conservative ...More
EJ Insight2018-11-14
Oil’s slide accelerated on Tuesday amid worries about weakening global demand and oversupply, Reuters reports. US futures closed down 7.1 percent, for a record 12th straight decline and the lowest sin ...More
EJ Insight2018-11-14
US President Donald Trump’s top economic adviser said the United States welcomed the resumption of talks with China on trade, while Vice President Mike Pence warned Beijing to change its behavior so a ...More
EJ Insight2018-11-14
A US think tank said it has identified at least 13 of an estimated 20 undeclared missile operating bases inside North Korea, Reuters reports. In reports released by the Washington, DC-based Center for ...More
EJ Insight2018-11-13
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said on Monday Beijing will further open up its economy in the face of rising protectionism, as he headed for meetings with Asia-Pacific leaders in Singapore that are expect ...More
EJ Insight2018-11-12
Vietnam’s lawmaking body, the National Assembly, unanimously ratified a landmark 11-country deal that will slash tariffs across much of the Asia-Pacific, Reuters reports. One of the region’s fastest-g ...More
EJ Insight2018-11-12
It has been less than a month since I came back from meeting clients in Hong Kong and Singapore. The mood I encountered there was one of caution, with talk about the future path of the US dollar and i ...More
EJ Insight2018-11-12
