... flected a sharp polarization that is happening in society. On Wednesday night, scuffles erupted near Exit A of Yau Tong MTR Station as several middle-aged individuals used coarse language against seve ...More
EJ Insight2019-07-12
... stand in sharp contrast to the rigidity and closed-mindedness of dogmatic policymakers such as Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann, one of her leading rivals for the ECB job. Weidmann, a monetary econ ...More
EJ Insight2019-07-05
... ript with sharp partisan attacks even at events that are not meant to be overtly political. Republican political groups were given prime tickets for Trump’s speech, and the Washington Post reported th ...More
EJ Insight2019-07-05
Hong Kong will see a sharp drop in the supply of locally produced watermelons while their prices are expected to rise because of the impact of last year's Super Typhoon Mangkhut. The Agriculture, Fish ...More
EJ Insight2019-07-04
... ke paying sharp-tongued lip service to values such as human rights “For us in Europe, these are and will remain essential and vibrant values. What I find really obsolete are authoritarianism, personal ...More
EJ Insight2019-07-02
... ECB), the sharp fall in market measures of inflation expectations could trigger more stimuli. More broadly, central banks have the leeway to respond to the more difficult investment climate should tra ...More
EJ Insight2019-06-28
... resents a sharp drop of 25 points, reaching the lowest since July 2003, when half a million people took to the streets to protest the government’s plan to enact a national security law. As for people’ ...More
EJ Insight2019-06-26
... This is a sharp decline, considering that Huawei saw a 50 percent growth in its smartphone shipments in the first quarter of 2019, in contrast to Xiaomi's 10 percent decline during the period. Huawei ...More
EJ Insight2019-06-20
... nto while sharp-shooting Warriors guard Klay Thompson, who left the game with an injury in the third quarter, had 30 points. Despite playing against a more playoff-seasoned opponent, the Raptors prove ...More
EJ Insight2019-06-14
US Treasury yields have fallen sharply in recent months, which is a rare scenario in recent years. The 10-year US government bond yield has slumped to a low of 2.1 percent early this month, the lowest ...More
EJ Insight2019-06-14
... wth and a sharp step-down in hiring in May that has led financial markets to price in at least two rate cuts by the end of 2019. A rate cut is not expected next Wednesday. “This soft inflation backdro ...More
EJ Insight2019-06-13
... nics unit Sharp Corp., Tai Jeng-wu, who are both members of the new proposed board. Two people with direct knowledge of the matter said Tai had resigned from the committee to avoid possible conflict o ...More
EJ Insight2019-06-12
... advised a sharp exit from the European Union on Oct. 31 with or without a deal. Trump also called for arch-Brexiteer Nigel Farage, a scourge of May’s ruling Conservative Party, to conduct talks with t ...More
EJ Insight2019-06-04
... rop quite sharply in a few years’ time. Our Hong Kong Foundation has conducted a study that suggests this is where we are heading. The analysis shows that we have already accumulated a shortfall in ho ...More
EJ Insight2019-06-04
... ticularly sharply, which suggests that Trump’s latest tariff hike may already be undermining foreign demand,” said Julian Evans-Pritchard, senior China economist at Capital Economics. While China’s ex ...More
EJ Insight2019-05-31
... llen on a sharp drop in shipments to the US. US-China trade frictions escalated suddenly this month, reversing the apparent progress in dialogue seen earlier this year, as US President Donald Trump ra ...More
EJ Insight2019-05-27
