China’s three growth engines -- investment, consumption and exports -- are showing signs of slowing growth. However, the financial industry expanded 17.4 percent in the first half, more than double t ...More
EJ Insight2015-07-17
A sharply lower fiscal deficit is being forecast by the White House for the US economy thanks to higher revenue and lower spending. The White House expects this year's budget deficit to come in a US$4 ...More
EJ Insight2015-07-15
Fears of yuan devaluation amid China's slowing economy are driving some mainland investors into the US dollar. Investors are also getting nervous about turbulence in the stock market which has prompte ...More
EJ Insight2015-07-13
China's A-share market is down about 35 percent from its recent peak, despite a 5.76 percent gain on Thursday. The rebound yesterday came amid weaker turnover. Investors who suffered heavy losses are ...More
EJ Insight2015-07-11
Beijing's heavy-handed rescue maneuvers for A-shares have added to the distortions in China's equity markets. One example is the rebound of the SSE 50 index – which reflects the performance of large-c ...More
EJ Insight2015-07-11
The collapse of Chinese share prices is reversing one of the market's biggest ever rallies and repeating a long history of spikes and retreats. While policymakers are trying to stop the free-fall that ...More
EJ Insight2015-07-10
China’s public security ministry is teaming up with the China Securities Regulatory Commission to investigate short selling as the government works to stem a stock plunge that has erased US$3.9 trilli ...More
EJ Insight2015-07-09
Hong Kong taxi drivers staged another protest Monday against car-hailing services provided by Uber and other technology firms. But the move appears to have been counter-productive, with reports sugges ...More
EJ Insight2015-07-08
I mentioned in mid-June in an interview with Bloomberg that the rally in A shares might not be sustained for long. However, I never expected the bull run to end so quickly. The State Council gathered ...More
EJ Insight2015-07-07
Chinese shares rose early Monday after Beijing introduced new measures to stem a three-week selloff that has wiped out about US$2.4 trillion in value, the Wall Street Journal reported. The market's ma ...More
EJ Insight2015-07-06
In December, world leaders will meet in Paris for the United Nations Climate Change Conference, where they will hammer out a comprehensive agreement to reduce carbon emissions and stem global warming. ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-25
Investment holding company Digital Domain Holdings Ltd. (00547.HK) moved to put a floor under its spiralling stock price after being linked to an investigation in the mainland. The investigation invol ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-05
The divergence between China’s economy and its equity market has widened. Since late last year, the Shanghai Composite Index has more than doubled to 4,500 points from 2,100 points. Some people questi ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-26
The Basic Law was promulgated in 1990 in a bid to stem the tide of emigration and capital outflow that started in the early 1980s when Beijing and London began talks on Hong Kong's future. If that was ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-22
Perhaps because it's overshadowed by the migrant trafficking in the Mediterranean, the plight of thousands of refugees fleeing Burma and Bangladesh is taking a back seat and getting fewer mentions in ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-15
Last month, the Netherlands hosted the Global Conference on Cyberspace 2015, which brought together nearly 2,000 government officials, academics, industry representatives and others. I chaired a panel ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-12
In a joint operation on April 29, Hong Kong's Buildings Department and the police busted two units that contained 21 sub-divided flats at an industrial building in Tsuen Wan. A total of 15 households ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-06
Western scientists and ethicists are questioning a Chinese genetic experiment in which researchers claimed to have edited DNA, the human blueprint, for the first time. Chinese researchers said they us ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-24
European Union leaders have agreed to triple funding for patrols in the Mediterranean and deploy navy ships to stem the soaring deaths of migrants from Africa. They met in Brussels on Thursday to find ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-24
For anyone hoping that the new Hong Kong travel curbs on Shenzhen residents will stem the problem of cross-border smuggling and parallel trading, a visit to some border districts will serve as a quick ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-23
