... implies a sharp fall in both multinationals’ profits and stock-market wealth (which is probably fine with some), but also could mean a significant drop in foreign demand for US debt. That would hardly ...More
EJ Insight2020-06-05
... n, with a sharp decrease in economic activity expected through Q3 2020 and possibly longer. For its part, the International Monetary Fund predicts the recession could be as deep as -3% of global GDP t ...More
EJ Insight2020-06-01
... o rise so sharply that WTI crude oil was trading at minus 40 USD a barrel in April. An investor would thus have received money to buy oil. The possibility of similar developments and possible implicat ...More
EJ Insight2020-04-28
As the coronavirus pandemic has virtually halted global travel, online forwarder Flexport said the firm experienced directly the sharp decline in shipping volume. "We are entering a new normal - the u ...More
EJ Insight2020-04-22
... ile their sharp differences of opinion. Only the lunatic fringe would welcome a return to violence and vandalism. There is a huge appetite amongst the people of Hong Kong for a return to pre-protest n ...More
EJ Insight2020-04-21
... nt, and a sharp reversal in portfolio financial flows – have already exacerbated these constraints. For those who had access to international capital markets, terms have become notably more onerous. W ...More
EJ Insight2020-04-16
... ew of the sharp plunge in shopping and dining bills as they brush up their cooking skills and purchases shift online, mainly for masks and sanitizers instead of clothing and luxury goods. Also, holida ...More
EJ Insight2020-04-15
... ates.” “A sharp rise in unemployment to say 10% or beyond risks resulting in a spike in debt servicing problems, forced sales and sharply falling prices. This could then feedback to weaken the broader ...More
EJ Insight2020-04-15
... ly from a sharp decline in the prices of many discretionary goods and services, including communications, clothing, furnishings, and recreation. The McKinsey Global Institute estimated that, holding a ...More
EJ Insight2020-04-09
... hough the sharp contraction in overseas demand is still expected to slow orders for Chinese exports. The future of A-shares depends on global consumers and domestic investors In our view there are two ...More
EJ Insight2020-04-06
... eted with sharp and immediate criticism from state governors still grappling with rising numbers of patients and health systems stretched thin. The governors of at least 21 states, representing more t ...More
EJ Insight2020-03-30
... without a sharp decline, largely because it had already suffered from the trade war with the US, vast amounts of wealth have been destroyed. During the first two months of 2020, China’s industrial val ...More
EJ Insight2020-03-30
China has ordered airlines to sharply cut the number of flights in and out of the country amid concerns that travelers from overseas could reignite the coronavirus outbreak, Reuters reports The Civil ...More
EJ Insight2020-03-27
... rch and a sharp contraction in consumer spending. Italy death toll rises In Italy, the coronavirus death toll has grown by 683 to 7,503, the Civil Protection Agency said on Wednesday, a decline in the ...More
EJ Insight2020-03-26
... t falling sharply for one quarter and then rapidly recovering the next – it should now be clear that the COVID-19 crisis is something else entirely. The contraction that is now underway looks to be ne ...More
EJ Insight2020-03-25
... rman John Sharp said in a statement. Australia’s largest airport operator, Sydney Airport Holdings Pty Ltd., said on Monday it was looking to lower its capital spending from its previous forecast of A ...More
EJ Insight2020-03-23
... hough the sharp rise in the number of deaths from the disease is unsettling, the recovery rate is high. Tom Hanks, who was infected along with his wife Rita Wilson while he was shooting a film in Aust ...More
EJ Insight2020-03-17
