... d. Others were soon fired or furloughed. From mid-March, when US states began to implement shutdowns, to mid-April, 22 million people lost their jobs. Those workers deemed “essential” – from physician ...More
EJ Insight2023-05-29
... e. But as we move from establishing the fund to implementing it, important questions remain. What is a realistic funding target? Who will receive financial assistance? Which entities will have final s ...More
EJ Insight2023-05-29
The recent failure of two smaller banks, Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank, has raised concerns about whether we are on the brink of another financial crisis, similar to the 2008 global financial ...More
EJ Insight2023-05-25
... her hand, we may rightly find ourselves inspired, driven to share the impassioned zeal of innovating inventors, entrepreneurs, and trailblazers whose trajectories lend us a sounding board and foundati ...More
EJ Insight2023-05-24
... em, where we are often left to fend for ourselves – small fish at the mercy of predators that profit handsomely from the repackaging of our debt. The problem is that concessional financing is primaril ...More
EJ Insight2023-05-23
The importance of the housing market cannot be overstated: we all need a place to live, and our personal wealth is often closely tied to property. For economists, the market is of particular interest ...More
EJ Insight2023-05-23
How should we come to understand success? There exists a plethora of metrics out there. One’s wealth and net worth, tracked approximately by one’s income and occupational class. One’s so-called ‘socia ...More
EJ Insight2023-05-23
... e extreme weather conditions may occur. With climate change accelerating, extreme and abnormal weather patterns are becoming more frequent, raising questions for investors around potential company and ...More
EJ Insight2023-05-19
The fixed income returns in Q1 show that, in an environment of elevated yields, bonds can perform well amidst a challenging backdrop. The increase in global yields to near decade-high levels indicates ...More
EJ Insight2023-05-19
... ed pretty well, despite all of the world’s uncertainties. With springtime comes a second rule of thumb: “Sell in May and go away” (and, for us Brits, “come back on St. Leger Day” – September 15). Thou ...More
EJ Insight2023-05-18
... ekong, Salween, Tarim, Yangtze, and Yellow river basins. The Hindu Kush Himalayas stretch across 3,500 kilometers and span India, Nepal, China, Bhutan, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, and Myanmar, ...More
EJ Insight2023-05-16
... economy. We just can’t say when. Nor can we say where. Among the key questions lost amid the flurry of commentary on generative AI is which countries will benefit, and which will not. Will the United ...More
EJ Insight2023-05-15
Why isn't there a McDonald’s outlet on Macdonnell Road? The post went viral at Little Red Book, or Xiaohongshu, over the golden weekend when young mainland visitors were eager to share their unique tr ...More
EJ Insight2023-05-10
Although Britain's global influence has dwindled, its soft power should not be underestimated. The coronation of King Charles III is the latest showcase of its great marketing which, as The Economist ...More
EJ Insight2023-05-10
“For what do we live, but to make sport for our neighbours, and laugh at them in our turn?” Mr. Bennet remarked in Pride and Prejudice. I suppose the same question could be asked of writers, and the s ...More
EJ Insight2023-05-10
When political leaders, and their admirers, claim that George Soros, the Hungarian-American-Jewish philanthropist, is pulling the strings of world affairs, we know that anti-Semitism is not far off. B ...More
EJ Insight2023-05-09
