Europe seems to change most decisively as a result of crises. The European Union was created in the aftermath of World War II. The 2008 global financial crisis and the eurozone crisis that followed le ...More
EJ Insight2022-05-06
... a no-fly zone over the country. According to White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki, a no-fly zone “would require, essentially, the US military shooting down Russian planes and prompting a potential di ...More
EJ Insight2022-05-06
... national Monetary Fund’s most recent World Economic Outlook, per capita income hit a new high in almost 37% of advanced economies in 2021. That share drops to about 27% in middle-income countries and ...More
EJ Insight2022-05-06
... ots, and honey.” In the short run, sticks are more effective than honey, and hard power trumps soft power. If I want to steal your money using hard power, I can threaten to shoot you and take your wal ...More
EJ Insight2022-05-05
... aforementioned survey, the pandemic has pushed local SMBs to become more creative in their business models. Over half of the surveyed businesses said that they generated more than 10% of revenue throu ...More
EJ Insight2022-05-05
... nd it all one day. But nobody knows if this means the end of the weak yen, which dipped to a 20-year low at around HK$6 per 100 yen, down from the usual level of HK$7+ per 100 yen. Yen fell about 13 p ...More
EJ Insight2022-05-04
... massive monetary stimulus to support a global economy that would otherwise have faced serious problems. The Fed effectively backstopped risk. Extreme valuations emerged for the most speculative areas ...More
EJ Insight2022-05-04
... ealthcare one of the most heavily targeted industries in the world, ahead of utilities, banking and manufacturing sectors. As the sector continues to experiment with IoT solutions - from wearable biom ...More
EJ Insight2022-05-03
... national Monetary Fund economist Yuanchen Yang and I warned of in 2020). Perhaps China’s leaders know something their Western counterparts don’t about the urgency of preparing for the next pandemic, i ...More
EJ Insight2022-05-03
