... 2% target. As we had anticipated, the FOMC raised it policy rate by 25bp, but also flagged that the end of the hiking cycle is in sight. The main change to the statement is that the FOMC no longer an ...More
EJ Insight2023-03-30
What makes a good leader? Folks beg to disagree over this seemingly innocuous yet fundamentally divisive question. Some posit that leaders are defined by their ability to inspire and motivate others - ...More
EJ Insight2023-03-30
I’m no expert in geopolitics. Yet there are a few thoughts that I’d like to explore - in a conversational manner - with folks who are interested in geopolitics, and from whom I most certainly hope to ...More
EJ Insight2023-03-29
Recently, the fever of artificial intelligence-powered chatbot ChatGPT has swept around the world. Within just two months after its launch in last November, it reached 100 million users. But if you as ...More
EJ Insight2023-03-28
Looking into the decades that lie ahead, asset owners and managers have a great opportunity to think sustainably and act responsibly; it will bring enormous risks if we do not. Since no economic syste ...More
EJ Insight2023-03-28
Hong Kong has arrived at a critical juncture for its talent market and its economic future. Due to several factors that include the pandemic, emigration, and an ageing population, Hong Kong has a pron ...More
EJ Insight2023-03-27
Together with air, water is arguably the planet’s most important natural resource. Functioning water systems are one of the technological pillars of civilization, which often makes a water crisis a ma ...More
EJ Insight2023-03-24
On the surface, cyber insurance seems like the perfect solution for dangerous times. Ransomware attacks surged dramatically in 2022, accounting for a quarter of all breaches. So, if your company does ...More
EJ Insight2023-03-24
The world is becoming accustomed to the drip-drip of catastrophic headlines following each new climate-driven disaster. Increasingly frequent and severe heatwaves are causing wildfires in California a ...More
EJ Insight2023-03-23
Everything that can be wrong in Credit Suisse went very wrong in the 166-year franchise. But at least one thing it didn’t. The theme of its Asian Investment Conference this year – and probably the las ...More
EJ Insight2023-03-22
The world is in the midst of a global permacrisis. As interrelated shocks – the war in Ukraine, the fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic, the escalating US-China rivalry, climate change, and a looming fin ...More
EJ Insight2023-03-22
... f dollars". According to 2011 data, the total investment for the Shenzhen Supercomputing Centre was 1.23 billion yuan for a world-class supercomputer, and by taking account of inflation within these 1 ...More
EJ Insight2023-03-21
And so, she did it. Michelle Yeoh became the first Asian to win the Best Actress award in the history of Oscars. “Everything, Everywhere All At Once” also swept six other awards this evening - a crown ...More
EJ Insight2023-03-20
Technology trends are quickly evolving, and consumer expectations will likewise grow more complex. What has not changed is the pursuit of increased convenience in payment transactions. With rising glo ...More
EJ Insight2023-03-17
The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank in northern California and Signature Bank in New York are the largest bank busts since 2008. Regional and mid-sized bank stocks have tanked, and depositors and busi ...More
EJ Insight2023-03-17
Disruption is coming to the agriculture sector. Around the world, livestock farmers are leaving the land, policymakers are targeting the harmful environmental and social effects of industrial meat pro ...More
EJ Insight2023-03-16
One of the first English sentences we learned from Primary One was “I go to school by bus”. Despite being Chinglish, it was a memory embedded in our minds for decades although the phrase has become an ...More
EJ Insight2023-03-15
The run on Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) – on which nearly half of all venture-backed tech start-ups in the United States depend – is in part a rerun of a familiar story, but it’s more than that. Once aga ...More
EJ Insight2023-03-15
