... in demand-side policies, which have perpetuated overcapacity, increased debt and made economies less dynamic by zombifying the low productivity sectors through low rates and constant refinancing of no ...More
EJ Insight2019-07-02
... on non-residential structures and government expenditure. Revisions to the trade deficit and inventory accumulation were minor. Excluding trade, inventories and government spending, the economy grew ...More
EJ Insight2019-06-28
... . The two side booster rockets returned safely to Earth, descending onto adjacent Air Force landing pads, but the rocket’s center booster missed its mark, crashing in the Atlantic Ocean. Musk, who pre ...More
EJ Insight2019-06-26
The United States hopes to re-launch trade talks with China after President Donald Trump and President Xi Jinping meet in Japan on Saturday but Washington will not accept any conditions on tariffs, Re ...More
EJ Insight2019-06-26
... and US presidents will meet to discuss trade issues, Wang talks between the two countries’ trade teams are underway. China’s principles are clear - mutual respect, equality and mutual benefit and meet ...More
EJ Insight2019-06-25
US President Donald Trump has given currency to the term “fake news”, a jab on the media that has now become widely known to people around the world. But the phrase is nothing new, nor is the United S ...More
EJ Insight2019-06-24
... ies about side effects. That is a huge waste, which eventually puts more pressure on the medical system. According to a report by the Sha Tin District Council and the Pharmaceutical Society Charitable ...More
EJ Insight2019-06-21
... . Neither side can convince the other. Most British citizens, when asked, say they are tired of the situation, and are keen to see a conclusion of some sort, and then move on. The Parliament has rejec ...More
EJ Insight2019-06-21
... eve US President Donald Trump has little to do with it, it does not seem too far-fetched for him to win a second term in office. His tax cuts have been good for corporates and the wealthier part of th ...More
EJ Insight2019-06-18
... city; one side-effect is to hand votes to President Tsai Ing-wen, candidate of the Democratic Progressive Party in the Taiwan election next January. Television stations around the world have carried d ...More
EJ Insight2019-06-17
... ed on the side of the Japanese tanker, a US official told Reuters, speaking on condition of anonymity. If confirmed, the next steps might be to either deactivate or detonate the device. Crude oil pric ...More
EJ Insight2019-06-14
The violent protests outside the Legislative Council complex in Admiralty on Wednesday have prompted the United States and the United Kingdom to voice concerns over Hong Kong’s future, although Beijin ...More
EJ Insight2019-06-13
Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor said the violent protests by extradition bill opponents on Wednesday outside the Legislative Council complex were disturbing and condemnable. Accusing the de ...More
EJ Insight2019-06-13
... een US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping is going to play out at their meeting scheduled for the end of this month. As a matter of fact, up to this point, the US-China trade war ...More
EJ Insight2019-06-11
Donald Trump loves a good deal. Xi Jinping also likes a firm handshake. Yet both presidents are currently playing a cat-and-mouse game. Will the rivals, like Tom and Jerry of cartoon fame, keep invent ...More
EJ Insight2019-06-06
... e Chinese side firmly opposes it and has made stern representations to the Canadian side. Any attempt to ... destabilize our country is doomed to fail,” the mission said in a statement. Shortly after ...More
EJ Insight2019-06-05
... ter US President Donald Trump’s administration accused China of having “reneged” on its previous promises to make structural changes to its economic practices. Washington later slapped additional tari ...More
EJ Insight2019-06-03
... under President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, which came unstuck as the US called time on quantitative easing and started raising interest rates last year. Turkey’s long-term structural risks – high inflatio ...More
EJ Insight2019-05-31
