... Then came two additional supply shocks this year: Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine, which has driven up commodity prices (energy, industrial metals, food, fertilizers), and China’s “zero-COVID” res ...More
EJ Insight2022-06-01
... more than two decades. Headwinds ahead for China? Most recently, China’s economy has slowed sharply in late 2021 and early 2022 to below 5% growth rates and China isn’t alone in experiencing a slowdow ...More
EJ Insight2022-06-01
... t, nearly two-thirds of all CO2 emitted since the Industrial Revolution can be traced to just 90 polluters, mostly the largest fossil-fuel producers. Yet, rather than reining in the polluters, the wor ...More
EJ Insight2022-05-31
... aunched a two-month public consultation on the control of disposable plastic tableware. It is recommended to introduce legislation in phases to regulate disposable plastic tableware and EPS tableware ...More
EJ Insight2022-05-30
... ven after two years of the pandemic, the needs of people in low- and middle-income countries, and Africans in particular, remain an afterthought for leading global health authorities. The FDA’s restri ...More
EJ Insight2022-05-27
The virtual banking race has been heating up in Asia in recent years. While virtual bank operations in Hong Kong commenced only two years ago, this year the Bank of Thailand plans to implement regulat ...More
EJ Insight2022-05-27
... ourts. In two cases – one in Kenya, and the other in Norway – courts ruled that the land-acquisition process had been illegal. But, in both cases, the wind turbines are still spinning, highlighting th ...More
EJ Insight2022-05-26
... the next two new INEDs within the next two years. It can take up to six to twelve months from the start until the day a new INED joins their first board meeting, so companies must kick start the proc ...More
EJ Insight2022-05-26
... in Asia. Two of those abstaining countries were large powers: China and India. For China, the decision to abstain may have been less about Russia, with which it signed a cooperation agreement just we ...More
EJ Insight2022-05-25
... s!" These two statements are not formally contradictory ...全文
今日信報時事評論EJ InsightBrian Wong2022年05月24日
... hina. The two-month lockdown in Shanghai has accelerated the exodus. Pet movers, property agents and law firms say they are seeing a sharp uptick in departure queries, while online chat groups swappin ...More
EJ Insight2022-05-23
... ities for two reasons: First, future profits are discounted at a higher interest rate, which hurts growth companies in particular. Secondly, equities no longer benefit from the "there is no alternativ ...More
EJ Insight2022-05-23
... s!” These two statements are not formally contradictory, yet there exists an apparent tension between them that – if mishandled – would result in a deeply diabolic and disturbing fragmentation of the ...More
EJ Insight2022-05-23
... is worth two in the bush.” Or, what you have is of greater value than what you hope to have (because you already have it). It’s an apt metaphor for valuing risky financial assets in a turbulent 2022 ...More
EJ Insight2022-05-20
... he world, two major factors beyond China will determine how things play out: major central-bank policies and Vladimir Putin. The Russian president’s intentions remain as difficult to predict today as ...More
EJ Insight2022-05-19
... the only two countries to vote against an investigation by the U.N. Human Rights Council into possible war crimes by Russian troops in the Kyiv region in February and March. A total of 33 countries v ...More
EJ Insight2022-05-19
... the only two countries to vote against an investigatio ...全文
今日信報時事評論Mark O’Neill2022年05月19日
... an almost two-month lockdown in Shanghai HSBC noted the equity risk premium of Chinese-related stocks rose to 6.37 per cent based on CSI 300 Index, or near the 2019 level. A lower US import tax on Chi ...More
EJ Insight2022-05-18
... ctured in two tiers, namely (i) baseline requirements, which will be applicable to all SFC-licensed fund managers and (ii) enhanced standards, which will be applicable to large fund managers with asse ...More
EJ Insight2022-05-18
So here’s to the final chapter in the series. We’ve spent the past two articles discussing the myths – and misprojections – concerning education at Oxbridge. I want to end on a more personal note. Man ...More
EJ Insight2022-05-18
