... 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
We are raising our youth to become hyper-efficient question-answering machines, but fundamentally constricted askers of questions. For far too long we have equated academic excellence and accomplishme ...More
EJ Insight2023-05-09
... eech last week (April 27) at Tunghai University. “We should use hi-tech to make friends with the world. Many of our politicians do not understand economics, only how to campaign. “Attacking Taiwan is ...More
EJ Insight2023-05-09
Capitalism relies on competition. In practice, however, this core principle is often violated, because ambitious capitalists will naturally seek to eliminate competition and secure a commanding market ...More
EJ Insight2023-05-08
... e being cowed by large corporations and struggling to implement urgently needed reforms, developing countries are in a much worse position. Lured by the often deceptive promise of higher capital inflo ...More
EJ Insight2023-05-05
... t offered Western observers the opportunity to meet China’s new senior leadership, including new Premier Li Qiang. The event also offered Li his first opportunity to engage with foreign representative ...More
EJ Insight2023-05-05
... y 6.3% between 2011 and 2020, outpacing the 4.5% overall growth posted for all four segments between Hong Kong and ASEAN in the same period. Thirdly, deeper trade integration in the region will be ins ...More
EJ Insight2023-05-05
... itions in well-known business schools, such as Srikant Datar, who was appointed as the 11th dean of Harvard Business School in 2021, Madhav Rajan, dean of Chicago Booth Business School, and more. What ...More
EJ Insight2023-05-04
... speakers were all international distinguished scholars. They were Professor Dame Carol Black, a clinician and scientist who has made outstanding achievements in the field of medicine; Professor Steve ...More
EJ Insight2023-05-04
