Like most worthwhile pursuits, reducing carbon pollution comes with costs. If it didn’t, climate change wouldn’t be a problem in the first place – at least not from a narrow economic perspective. But ...More
EJ Insight2021-05-05
The financial and economic news in the United States lately has been dominated by concerns about inflation. “Runaway inflation is the biggest risk facing investors, Leuthold’s Jim Paulsen warns,” acco ...More
EJ Insight2021-05-05
... gentrification and political polarisation. It is as mu ...全文
今日信報時事評論EJ InsightBrian Wong2021年05月05日
Vaccinations are not going well in Hong Kong. Uptake is extraordinarily slow – especially as compared with other developed countries or regions. Israel, for one, has a population 1.5 million more than ...More
EJ Insight2021-05-04
... cée of Great Britain’s imitation prime minister, presumably she is carving out a future career as an interior designer for Trump properties. Once you have hung the gold wallpaper, where else is there ...More
EJ Insight2021-05-04
In a casual conversation last weekend, it turned out that a diplomat due to retire later this year had originally intended to remain in Hong Kong and join the private sector. But now, he said, “That i ...More
EJ Insight2021-05-04
Nomadland reveals an America driven apart by sociocultural divides, economic downturn, and the crumbling of communities and neighbourhoods under the weight of gentrification and political polarisation ...More
EJ Insight2021-05-03
... wealth created by the booming stock market, which recorded record turnover in the first quarter. In a research report published last week, Bloomberg Intelligence said that 13,100 – 16,300 households – ...More
EJ Insight2021-05-03
I felt a deep sense of loss and sadness upon learning the passing of my PhD supervisor, Professor Brian Morton, at the age of 78 in the U.K. at the end of March. Professor Morton was a world-renowned ...More
EJ Insight2021-05-03
Infrastructure is the name given to shared systems that underpin productivity and make it possible to create good jobs at high wages. In the early American republic, the Erie Canal linked the Hudson R ...More
EJ Insight2021-05-03
The pandemic has undoubtedly accelerated the digital transformation of businesses while at the same time opened doors for cyberattacks, which can cause a great business loss. According to the research ...More
EJ Insight2021-04-30
... self-regulating system, and it demands a single, shared system of accounting that balances at the global level. We need a one-Earth balance sheet. In a 1946 telegram, Albert Einstein pleaded for fundi ...More
EJ Insight2021-04-30
As we have noted repeatedly, a strong economic rebound and deliberately loose monetary conditions for an extended period of time form the perfect set-up for an increase in inflation expectations in go ...More
EJ Insight2021-04-30
... ct an operation or having a chip implanted inside a character. In reality, the application of technology in medicine is not limited to cutting-edge technologies like AI and biotechnology. Everyday app ...More
EJ Insight2021-04-30
In 2016, an estimated 2.8% of the city's population was ...全文
今日信報時事評論EJ InsightBrian Wong2021年04月30日
The planet’s ecosystems are nearing critical tipping points, with extinction rates 100-1,000 times higher than they were a century ago. Our current economic system has put natural resources under ever ...More
EJ Insight2021-04-29
The global shortage of semi-conductor chips has brought record profits for Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) but left the company torn between its two customers, the United States, and ...More
EJ Insight2021-04-29
Shoppers are increasingly making purchases on their mobile devices, and Hongkongers are no stranger to this trend as the city has one of the highest mobile penetration rates globally. Consumers in Hon ...More
EJ Insight2021-04-29
... United States, and China. TSMC has a 28 per cent share ...全文
今日信報時事評論EJ InsightMark O’Neill2021年04月29日
Bilateral deals are not always fair when it comes to Hong Kong. A case in point is the long-awaited air bubble arrangement with Singapore. For a change, Hong Kong visitors to Singapore must be fully v ...More
EJ Insight2021-04-28
