... and costs may be hidden. Economists Alan Auerbach and Laurence Kotlikoff made a similar point in an influential series of papers back in the 1990s. Second, and perhaps even more critically, the curren ...More
EJ Insight2019-12-09
... c Outlook may include in-depth analysis across a wide range of topics, but it always starts with GDP. To see why treating GDP growth as a proxy for progress even in terms of income alone is highly pro ...More
EJ Insight2019-12-09
... , Alibaba may also want to contain the rise of Bytedance, which is already valued at around US$80 billion following several rounds of investment. Bytechance is reportedly planning to list in Hong Kong ...More
EJ Insight2019-12-09
... rth Korea may have tested a solid fuel rocket engine, which could allow North Korea to field ICBMs that are easier to hide and faster to deploy. “North Korea has already entered the ‘new path’ that th ...More
EJ Insight2019-12-09
... and this may need to be the case with Big Tech too, the FSB said. “Big Tech firms’ ability to leverage customer data raises the question of whether – and the degree to which – authorities could consi ...More
EJ Insight2019-12-09
China’s exports in November shrank for the fourth consecutive month, underscoring persistent pressures on manufacturers from the Sino-US trade war, but growth in imports may be a sign that Beijing’s s ...More
EJ Insight2019-12-09
... xemptions may come too late, said an analyst. “December arrivals are already pretty high and then we’re getting into the Brazil crop,” said Darin Friedrichs, senior Asia commodity analyst at INTL FC S ...More
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... ng levels may fluctuate up and down from year to year due to normal pipeline management based on project readiness,” the World Bank said in its plan. It said Beijing had requested continued financing ...More
EJ Insight2019-12-06
... sh, devil-may-care lifestyle that featured pictures of his camouflaged car streaked with florescent yellow. The director general of the British agency, Lynne Owens, said that Yakubets and Evil Corp. “ ...More
EJ Insight2019-12-06
... said they may partly or fully exercise a 15 percent “greenshoe” option, allowing it to increase the size of the deal to a maximum of US$29.4 billion. The pricing comes as the Organization of the Petro ...More
EJ Insight2019-12-06
... kend, but may take a different view on Monday, if the disruption extends into a second week. Rail workers voted to extend their strike through Friday, while labor unions at the Paris bus and metro ope ...More
EJ Insight2019-12-06
... accounts may have been compromised. The Menlo Park, California-based company said it has also issued more than US$4 million in refunds to customers whose accounts were used by ILikeAd to run unauthor ...More
EJ Insight2019-12-06
... . Beijing may hold back from publishing the list until the trade situation with the US is at its most tense, a Chinese government source told Reuters in October. Core issues On Nov. 7, Gao said China ...More
EJ Insight2019-12-06
... e network may only be provided by reliable vendors,” Keijzer said. “Exclusion of an unreliable vendor can occur if there is a suspicion that it could misuse or disable the Netherlands’ telecommunicati ...More
EJ Insight2019-12-06
... ell, they may be able to stop the annual music fanfare, but who can really stop the music? "For all of our tears on our land, do you feel the rage in our cries? Rise up and speak up! Our voice echoes ...More
EJ Insight2019-12-05
... l, Lord Ismay, was meant “to keep the Russians out, the Americans in, and Germans down”. This uniquely successful arrangement for ensuring post-war stability was disintegrating even before the sudden ...More
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... business, may be just as eager to get registered as voters in order to voice their anger. Given that, a surge in the voter registration rate in the catering industry can go either way for the pan-dems ...More
EJ Insight2019-12-04
... the move may undermine the confidence of global investors toward Hong Kong. The government will soon introduce a new round of relief measures to boost the battered economy, she said. On Wednesday af ...More
EJ Insight2019-12-04
