The US Federal Reserve held interest rates steady on Thursday following a policy meeting, but signaled that it remains on track to keep gradually tightening borrowing costs. Keeping the fed funds rate ...More
EJ Insight2018-11-09
To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: a time to be born and a time to die; a time to weep and a time to laugh; a time to mourn and a time to dance ... These w ...More
EJ Insight2018-11-06
Scientists launched a vast project to map the genetic code of all 1.5 million known species of complex life on earth, aiming to complete the work within a decade, Reuters reports. They described the E ...More
EJ Insight2018-11-02
US President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping both expressed optimism about resolving their bitter trade disputes ahead of a high-stakes meeting planned for the two leaders at the end of Nov ...More
EJ Insight2018-11-02
The State Council, China's cabinet, recently released a circular seeking to “control the trade and use of rhinoceros, tigers and their related products ... including the whole body, parts of it or any ...More
EJ Insight2018-11-01
Volvo Cars has teamed up with Chinese search engine operator Baidu to develop a self-driving taxi for China, opening another frontier to secure its place in the robotaxi market, Reuters reports. The C ...More
EJ Insight2018-11-01
The Bank of Japan kept monetary policy steady and slightly trimmed its inflation forecasts as global trade frictions clouded the economic outlook, suggesting that it is in no rush to trim its massive ...More
EJ Insight2018-10-31
China’s manufacturing sector in October expanded at its weakest pace in over two years, hurt by slowing domestic and external demand, Reuters reports. Wednesday’s official Purchasing Managers’ Index ( ...More
EJ Insight2018-10-31
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange said Ecuador is seeking to end his asylum in its London embassy and hand him over to the United States, Reuters reports. Assange spoke from the embassy via teleconfere ...More
EJ Insight2018-10-30
Germany’s Angela Merkel said that her fourth term as chancellor would be her last and that she would step down as leader of the Christian Democrats (CDU), heralding the end of a 13-year era in which s ...More
EJ Insight2018-10-30
Far-right lawmaker Jair Bolsonaro won Brazil’s presidential election on Sunday, promising to clean up politics, shrink the state and crack down on crime, in a dramatic swing away from the left in the ...More
EJ Insight2018-10-29
Apple chief executive Tim Cook said customer data is being “weaponized with military efficiency” by companies to increase profit and called for a federal privacy law in the United States, Reuters repo ...More
EJ Insight2018-10-25
A US withdrawal from a Cold War-era nuclear arms treaty with Russia could give the Pentagon new options to counter Chinese missile advances but experts warn the ensuing arms race could greatly escalat ...More
EJ Insight2018-10-23
Russia said it will be forced to respond in kind to restore the military balance with the United States if US President Donald Trump carried through on a threat to quit a nuclear arms treaty and began ...More
EJ Insight2018-10-23
Saudi Arabia called the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi at its Istanbul consulate a “huge and grave mistake,” but sought to shield its powerful crown prince from the widening crisis, saying Moha ...More
EJ Insight2018-10-22
US President Donald Trump said Washington will withdraw from a landmark Cold War-era treaty that eliminated nuclear missiles from Europe because Russia is violating the pact, Reuters reports. The Inte ...More
EJ Insight2018-10-22
Seven banks, including HSBC (00005.HK) and Banco Santander, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to create a global digital network in trade finance aimed at allowing cheaper and easier fun ...More
EJ Insight2018-10-18
For the first time, Google chief executive Sundar Pichai has commented publicly on reports that the technology giant is developing a censor-friendly search app specifically for the China market. Speak ...More
EJ Insight2018-10-16
