... de facto central bank, said there might be a conflict of interest because although it derives the bulk of its earnings from the city and the rest of Asia, as a British-based bank, it has to listen to ...More
EJ Insight2020-04-08
... fforts by central banks and fiscal authorities to soften the blow, asset markets in advanced economies have cratered, and capital has been pouring out of emerging markets at a breathtaking pace. A dee ...More
EJ Insight2020-04-08
... under the Central People’s Government. Upholding national unity and territorial integrity, maintaining the prosperity and stability of Hong Kong, and taking account of history and realities, the “One ...More
EJ Insight2020-04-04
In recent weeks, the world has been focused on urgently battling the fast-evolving COVID-19 pandemic. The World Health Organization, governments, and central banks have acted rapidly to mitigate the v ...More
EJ Insight2020-04-03
... ed. While central banks across the globe were quick to enact extensive monetary measures in response to the virus, the Swiss National Bank (SNB) has announced relatively little so far. Yet, the SNB se ...More
EJ Insight2020-03-31
... were not central to the organization of our economies, our societies, and our lives. The global impact of COVID-19 makes that view obsolete. Random mass death is back, and this reality will now domin ...More
EJ Insight2020-03-31
... the Wuhan Central Hospital. How many medical personnel died in total? All the evidence points to the virus originating in Wuhan and the eating of wild animals, a common practice in the mainland. Why w ...More
EJ Insight2020-03-30
The head of the Bank for International Settlements said governments and central banks need to step up efforts urgently to support their economies in the face of the coronavirus crisis, Reuters reports ...More
EJ Insight2020-03-30
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) slashed interest rates in an emergency move on Friday to counter the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic. The central bank lowered the benchmark repo rate by ...More
EJ Insight2020-03-27
The pan-democratic camp assailed the police for arresting a pro-democracy district councilor, calling the move a form of political revenge. Cheng Lai-king, chairwoman of the Central and Western Distri ...More
EJ Insight2020-03-27
The US Federal Reserve’s balance sheet soared past US$5 trillion in assets for the first time this week as it scooped up bonds and extended loans to banks, mutual funds and other central banks in an e ...More
EJ Insight2020-03-27
... an of the Central and Western District Council, was taken into custody from her home after she reshared a Facebook post which contained a photo, name, rank, and home address of a police officer who wa ...More
EJ Insight2020-03-26
... se Forces Central Hospital in Japan. While many appeared healthy throughout, a few other initially asymptomatic passengers quickly became seriously ill. Another study published on March 23, looking at ...More
EJ Insight2020-03-25
... ce as the central suspect in the case after more than 5 million South Koreans signed multiple petitions calling for authorities to release his name. Cho is accused of organizing an online network that ...More
EJ Insight2020-03-25
... ore. Only central governments have balance sheets large and strong enough to prevent the private sector’s collapse. But these deficit-financed interventions must be fully monetized. If they are financ ...More
EJ Insight2020-03-25
... at the US central bank will make direct loans to companies. King Lip, chief investment strategist at Baker Avenue Asset Management in San Francisco, said expectations on the stimulus bill were driving ...More
EJ Insight2020-03-25
Finance ministers and central bankers from the world’s 20 largest economies agreed to develop an “action plan” to respond to a coronavirus pandemic that the IMF now expects to trigger a global recessi ...More
EJ Insight2020-03-24
... for nine central banks to ease a global dollar crunch, Reuters reported. Also, two Republican US senators came under criticism last week for selling large amounts of stock before the coronavirus-indu ...More
EJ Insight2020-03-24
... by the US central bank beyond the financial markets, where it has so far concentrated its firepower, into the real US economy. “It’s their bazooka moment,” said Russell Price, chief economist at Ameri ...More
EJ Insight2020-03-24
