... sult, the Federal Reserve – which sets US dollar interest rates – has enormous sway over economic conditions around the world. For all the associated innovation evident since the launch of the decentr ...More
EJ Insight2019-11-11
Federal prosecutors have filed criminal charges accusing a New York company of exposing the US government and private customers to security risks by illegally importing and selling surveillance and se ...More
EJ Insight2019-11-08
... onder the Federal Reserve hinted after the recent rate cut that there should be no need to lower rates further in the near term. If the US economy continues to charge ahead, we should not rule out the ...More
EJ Insight2019-11-05
... nce of US federal leadership on climate change, several Democratic states and municipal governments have sought to apply their own regulations curbing emissions and promoting renewable energy sources ...More
EJ Insight2019-11-05
... hough the Federal Reserve eased the rate last week, Hong Kong was not expected to follow. But HSBC cut its prime lending rate by 0.125 percent. On the same day, the Hong Kong government said the city’ ...More
EJ Insight2019-11-04
... Francisco federal court, Facebook persists in its willingness to let financial services advertisers “target” prospective customers by age and gender, despite a recent overhaul covering other kinds of ...More
EJ Insight2019-11-01
The US Federal Reserve on Wednesday cut interest rates for the third time this year to help sustain growth, but signaled there would be no further reductions unless the economy takes a turn for the wo ...More
EJ Insight2019-10-31
... filed in federal court in San Francisco on Tuesday, messaging service WhatsApp, which is owned by Facebook Inc., accused NSO of facilitating government hacking sprees in 20 countries. Mexico, the Uni ...More
EJ Insight2019-10-30
... ng the US Federal Reserve, the European Central Bank, and the People’s Bank of China. Yet it is still only a matter of time before some shock triggers a new recession, possibly followed by a financial ...More
EJ Insight2019-10-29
... on by the Federal Trade Commission. It also got an additional 90-day reprieve from an export ban that would restrict its relationship with Chinese smartphone maker Huawei, one of its top partners in d ...More
EJ Insight2019-10-29
... 2018, the Federal Communications Commission voted unanimously to advance new rules to bar the use of funds from a government program to purchase equipment or services from companies, including Huawei, ...More
EJ Insight2019-10-29
... ding to a Federal Register notice. US President Donald Trump said on Monday he expected to sign a significant part of the trade deal with China ahead of schedule but did not elaborate on the timing. “ ...More
EJ Insight2019-10-29
... Court of Federal Claims, which could allow it to strengthen its case through discovery. Amazon has three calendar days to request a debriefing: a process in which the government explains to Amazon wh ...More
EJ Insight2019-10-29
... state and federal law. Similar proposals have been rejected in New York, New Jersey, and Washington. But platform companies will not give up so easily. In response to AB5, Uber’s chief legal officer, ...More
EJ Insight2019-10-25
... t in a US federal court based on the complaints, and that it intends to defend itself “vigorously”. Infosys shares have lost over 15 percent of their value since the firm disclosed the whistleblower c ...More
EJ Insight2019-10-24
... ed the US Federal Reserve to lower interest rates with the explicit objective of depreciating the currency. By contrast, international relations specialists typically associate the exercise of geopoli ...More
EJ Insight2019-10-24
... state and federal enforcers from the Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission discussed their probe of Facebook, according to the report. The investigation of Google appears to be well underway ...More
EJ Insight2019-10-23
