Many have asked me to pen a piece explaining what’s going on in Ukraine to a Hong Kong audience. I am no Ukraine expert, and I am certainly not Ukrainian/Russian – as such, I could only endeavour to d ...More
EJ Insight2022-03-02
... mortality. Lockdowns are defined as the imposition of ...全文
There may be the temptation by some investors to associate value investing with companies that have poor environmental, social and governance (ESG) profiles. After all, value investing globally, inclu ...More
EJ Insight2022-03-01
Now that Russian President Vladimir Putin has launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, we must consider the economic and financial consequences of this massive historic development. The Ukraine war ...More
EJ Insight2022-02-28
Three-dimensional (3D) maps are good at visualising such as hiking trails, making outing information vivid. Behind the scene is the geographic information system (GIS) which seamlessly connects variou ...More
EJ Insight2022-02-28
China will be one of the biggest losers in President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. It is the country’s largest trading partner and its companies invested a record US$6.64 billion there in 2021 ...More
EJ Insight2022-02-28
新昌創展控股(01781) ( A ) 根據收購守則規則3 . 7 作出的每月最新情況公告； ( B ) 有關 ...全文
... nd raucous. Decades later, in the aftermath of the 1970s inflation, it became an article of faith among monetary policymakers that they should not wait until elevated inflation showed its face before ...More
EJ Insight2022-02-25
Instability is the new worldwide normal. From Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and tensions in the Taiwan Strait to the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change, the challenges the world faces are as varied a ...More
EJ Insight2022-02-25
Spare a thought. Spare a thought for the long queues of forlorn souls, lining up in solemn, groveling silence, as they trudge towards having their noses pricked and throats swabbed, in identification ...More
EJ Insight2022-02-25
For centuries, the streets of Cairo have been festooned with traditional lanterns to celebrate the holy month of Ramadan. In recent decades, the domestically produced lanterns were replaced by cheaper ...More
EJ Insight2022-02-24
First, it was the driver of Executive Council member Regina Ip Lau Suk-yee. Then the drivers of three-bureau secretaries, as well as those of Legco President Andrew Leung Kwan-yuen and Henry Tang Ying ...More
EJ Insight2022-02-23
The inflation data for January were shocking. Instead of falling from 5.0% YoY to 4.4% YoY as predicted by the Bloomberg consensus, consumer prices increased 5.1% from last January. Consensus estimate ...More
EJ Insight2022-02-23
So far this century, the US Federal Reserve has been relentlessly gradualist about increasing the federal funds rate. Since its last 50-basis-point rate hike in May 2000, the Fed has increased its pol ...More
EJ Insight2022-02-23
The European Union and the governments of two member states, Hungary and Poland, have been on a collision course for years now. The broader dispute is about what, if anything, the EU may do when a mem ...More
EJ Insight2022-02-22
... ounger age. In face of Hong Kong’s ageing population, the Government should offer Three “Highs” screening for the middle-aged as early as possible for disease prevention, lessening the burden on the m ...More
EJ Insight2022-02-22
In an oil market that is increasingly globally interlinked, there is a consistent battle from producers in the Atlantic basin and the Middle East vying for market share in Asia. Crude oil trade flows ...More
EJ Insight2022-02-21
... es to come. For financial institutions in China, AI is no longer a “nice-to-have”. It has become a necessity in order to remain not just competitive but relevant at all in an increasingly digitised wo ...More
EJ Insight2022-02-18
