... fallen considerably in recent months. First, global equity and commodity prices have rebounded. Various indicators have been oversold. The US dollar has a negative correlation with many commodities an ...More
EJ Insight2016-04-07
International Monetary Fund president Christine Lagarde warned on Tuesday that the IMF’s global outlook, to be released on April 12, will not bring any good news. The downside risk is getting bigger, ...More
EJ Insight2016-04-07
... ut supply-side reform. In addition, home prices in top-tier cities are climbing and credit growth is fueling expectations of recovery in commodities. The situation is unlikely to continue into the se ...More
EJ Insight2016-04-07
... ’s supply-side reform given their falling profits. The debt-equity swap might be their only opportunity to improve their asset quality. Of course, the banking regulator could lower the provision requi ...More
EJ Insight2016-04-05
... icy of President Xi Jinping no less than 48 times, the most quoted single phrase in the speech. Despite the disappearance of Lee Bo and the other booksellers in December, Leung has not criticized the ...More
EJ Insight2016-04-05
... lected president in Taiwan in 2000, Beijing’s official response, made through its Taiwan Affairs Office, was that it would “listen to his words and watch his actions”. Thus, while the words might soun ...More
EJ Insight2016-04-05
... the other side of the globe. I believe there are already signs of various crises emerging in the world. Financial markets seem stable at the moment, but it may soon be dusk before darkness falls. This ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-30
It is perhaps only a coincidence that big changes are taking place at the same time at all the media firms in Tai Po Industrial Estate. Asia Television (ATV) is set to halt operations, ending a run of ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-30
... s on both sides tend to be the most reductive. On one side are those who caution that departure from the EU would cause trade to collapse, discourage investment, push the UK into recession and trigger ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-30
... it is President Xi Jinping’s supply side reform or Premier Li Keqiang’s new economy theory, they are both telling the country’s manufacturers that consumers have changed -- they are wealthier and wan ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-29
It's your usual public playground, complete with a seven-a-side football pitch and a basketball court. But there's a problem. You can't play football or basketball in it, according to a notice from th ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-29
... the dark side of the Moon in 2018. The mission, according to a preliminary report to the United Nations Office for Outerspace Affairs, will be unmanned, with state-run news agency Xinhua saying the p ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-29
Syrian government negotiators at Geneva peace talks are coming under pressure to discuss the future of President Bashar al-Assad, something that the diplomats are keen to avoid, Reuters reported. UN m ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-21
Guangdong province reported an 8 percent growth in its gross domestic product last year, and local residents’ income increased by 8.5 percent from the year before. The province’s fixed-assets investme ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-19
... tition. A side-effect of competition is that in markets with plenty of supply, such as China or Singapore, the earnings and cash flows of the incumbent utilities are at risk, forcing them to adjust th ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-18
... on either side of the Porsche, were also razed. Firemen found evidence of combustion gas inside the Porsche which they suspect ignited a huge fire. High temperatures and dry air caused the blaze to sp ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-18
Nike Inc. has unveiled its first power-lacing sneaker, which allows users to make the fit looser or snugger by pressing buttons on the side of the shoe, AP reports. The world's largest sportswear firm ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-18
... 's supply-side reforms will unleash fresh economic growth drivers, Li added. Central government funding can be increased to help laid-off workers if necessary, Li said, in addition to a 100 billion yu ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-16
... d the two sides had been discussing the plan for a decade and that Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) was aware of, and possibly facilitating, the proposal. According to Beijing, the mega project i ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-15
... t neither side wins. A politically divided city that sometimes erupts in violence is the new normal for Hong Kong. The Mong Kok riot on the first day of the Lunar New Year proved in graphic terms that ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-15
