Every September, many of the world’s presidents, prime ministers and foreign ministers descend on New York City for a few days. They come to mark the start of the annual session of the United Nations ...More
EJ Insight2016-08-16
The Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro are well underway, and as much as I would like to sit back and watch every hour of them (I admit, I snuck a peek of the wondrous Kohei Uchimura competing for ...More
EJ Insight2016-08-16
South Korea is moving forward with plans to host an advanced missile defense system, known as Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD), in partnership with the United States. The decision by South ...More
EJ Insight2016-08-11
In its May 2010 Global Survey, McKinsey & Co. reported that, “the core drivers of globalization are alive and well”. In an April 2014 report, the firm went further, declaring that “to be unconnect ...More
EJ Insight2016-08-08
If you ever lose faith in the power of hope, not to mention the importance of never giving up, remind yourself of the story of Mohammed Kosha. A 16-year-old Syrian refugee living in Lebanon, Mohammed ...More
EJ Insight2016-08-04
美國民主共和兩黨的黨大會已經結束,兩黨之間的分歧與各自內部之間的分化同樣令人側目,雙方陣營在一個主題上意見一致 ...全文
今日信報理財投資前沿思考John Mauldin2016年08月04日
Much has been written about Donald Trump’s peculiar hairstyle, the kind of puffy, dyed comb-over one would associate with a downmarket nightclub manager rather than a presidential candidate. Is there ...More
EJ Insight2016-08-03
"Brexit means Brexit," Theresa May, the United Kingdom's new prime minister, insists. It is a simple and powerful slogan that sends an unmistakable message to all who have been hoping for a reevaluati ...More
EJ Insight2016-08-03
The market reaction to the Brexit shock has been mild compared with two other recent episodes of global financial volatility -- the summer of 2015 (after fears of a Chinese hard landing) and the first ...More
EJ Insight2016-08-02
Global markets have breathed a sigh of relief. Following the shock of the United Kingdom's vote to exit the European Union, GDP data indicate that China's economy seems to have escaped a slump, with a ...More
EJ Insight2016-08-01
經濟減速常常伴隨着猶豫時代(periods of hesitation)。消費者猶豫購買新房或新車,想着老房子 ...全文
今日信報理財投資博集先機Robert J. Shiller2016年08月01日
A day seldom passes without articles appearing in the financial press pondering why interest rates have remained so low for so long. This is one of those articles. So let’s start by clarifying whose a ...More
EJ Insight2016-07-29
The recent failed coup attempt in Turkey highlights the country’s continuing vulnerability to military takeover. But it also reveals a newly developed – and highly potent – asset, one that Turkey’s ne ...More
EJ Insight2016-07-27
一般而言,發生推翻民選政府的軍事政變後,都會有大量對國家前途的分析湧現;即使政變失敗,對當地局勢都會有巨大影響 ...全文
今日信報EJ GlobalEJ GLOBAL plus 信觀點Sinan Ulgen2016年07月23日
The Brexit vote has smashed much of the infrastructure of Britain's economic and political relations with Europe and the world. Those who campaigned for the United Kingdom to leave the European Union, ...More
EJ Insight2016-07-22
In the sad state of affairs following the Brexit vote in the United Kingdom, former “Remainers” – those who wished to stay in the European Union – seem to have given up altogether on fighting for the ...More
EJ Insight2016-07-22
Once again, young people have gotten the short end of the political stick. The outcome of the United Kingdom’s Brexit referendum is but another reminder of a yawning generational divide that cuts acro ...More
EJ Insight2016-07-19
The British journalist Matt Ridley is usually an insightful commenter on the philosophy and practice of science. But his assessment of the relationship between basic research and technological innovat ...More
EJ Insight2016-07-18
After having endured the collapse of its housing market less than a decade ago, Ireland has lately been experiencing a blistering recovery in prices, which already have risen in Dublin by some 50 perc ...More
EJ Insight2016-07-15
One thing is now certain about the upcoming presidential election in the United States: the next president will not be a committed free trader. The presumptive Democratic nominee, Hillary Clinton, is ...More
EJ Insight2016-07-14