The current mainstream narrative in the United States holds that democracy is under threat from MAGA zealots, election deniers, and Republicans who are threatening to ignore unfavorable results (as we ...More
EJ Insight2022-10-28
American voters seem poised to hand the Republican Party control of the House of Representatives, and possibly the Senate as well, in November’s midterm elections. The same goes for many state races, ...More
EJ Insight2022-10-28
My second favourite Billy Joel offering – save from the (in)famous ‘We Didn’t Start the Fire’ – is ‘Vienna’. The lyrics begin as such: Slow down you crazy childYou're so ambitious for a juvenile For a ...More
EJ Insight2022-10-28
Kicking off the United Nations’ second annual Sustainable Development Goals Moment last month, UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Priyanka Chopra Jonas emphasized the role of solidarity as a driver of change. ...More
EJ Insight2022-10-27
Hong Kong continues to be a giant in global trade, according to a report by KPMG, with an annual freight traffic volume (11,739 million mt-km) greater than that of Singapore, Vietnam, Thailand, Malays ...More
EJ Insight2022-10-27
A friend in need is a friend indeed. While Hong Kong wants to tell the world business is as usual, global business leaders who could survive the unique 0+3 self-quarantine arrangement would likely be ...More
EJ Insight2022-10-26
The ECB has been forced to frontload monetary tightening to prevent inflation expectations from becoming unanchored even if this means pushing the euro area into recession. They understand that it is ...More
EJ Insight2022-10-26
Judging by the reporting from the Communist Party of China’s 20th National Congress, Xi Jinping, newly anointed to an unprecedented third term as president, is tightening his political grip and streng ...More
EJ Insight2022-10-25
... ow inflation.• Amid weakening demand and contracting margins, corporate balance sheets appear increasingly vulnerable. Financial market crises tend to feel similar as they usually cause a broad de-rat ...More
EJ Insight2022-10-25
Since his appointment as Chief Executive of Hong Kong, Mr. John Lee has emphasized the importance of transforming Hong Kong into a smart city that improves life for Hong Kong citizens. The latest poli ...More
EJ Insight2022-10-25
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Between rising hunger and the prospect of still more supply shortages, dark clouds are hovering over the global food system. Not only has the war in Ukraine limited access to, and raised prices for, f ...More
EJ Insight2022-10-24
In the last two years, about 60,000 Protestants in Hong Kong have emigrated, 20 per cent of the total community in the city. Some churches have lost half of their congregations to emigration and the e ...More
EJ Insight2022-10-24
