The UN Secretary-General termed it a “code red for humanity”. The official IPCC statement declared that “climate change is widespread, rapid, and intensifying.” Above all, evidence ranging from the fl ...More
EJ Insight2021-08-12
Institutional investors are increasingly embracing the effort to achieve net-zero greenhouse-gas (GHG) emissions by 2050. Some are already implementing portfolio measures and incorporating climate fac ...More
EJ Insight2021-08-10
... the region. It was only in December 2019 when news started emerging of a mysterious new virus that had first been detected in China. By June 2020, six months after the first case was detected in China ...More
EJ Insight2021-08-10
... ue to grow. But is monetary policy to blame for this problem, and is it really the right tool for redistributing income? Recently, a steady stream of commentaries has pointed to central-bank policy as ...More
EJ Insight2021-08-09
The world is facing two disasters that are making the COVID-19 crisis doubly worse than it ought to be. The first is the rise of the Delta variant, which is twice as contagious and 1.5-2 times deadlie ...More
EJ Insight2021-08-06
... collective. From the sociopolitical unrest and large-sc ...全文
今日信報時事評論EJ InsightBrian Wong2021年08月06日
The past few years have seen Hong Kong weather some of the most difficult moments in its history – as a city, but also as a collective. From the sociopolitical unrest and large-scale protests, to the ...More
EJ Insight2021-08-05
In the previous column, we introduced various forms of digital assets with a particular focus on security token offerings (STOs), a new, promising and regulated means of capital raising. In this colum ...More
EJ Insight2021-08-05
... Can't Buy". In it, he makes the argument that the intro ...全文
今日信報時事評論EJ InsightBrian Wong2021年08月05日
Anyone who risks a visit to Canada these days needs to take care. Canadians are threatening six months in jail, and up to $750,000 in fines, for disobeying testing and quarantine rules upon arrival. I ...More
EJ Insight2021-08-04
Michael Sandel once penned a book, named “What Money Can’t Buy”. In it, he makes the argument that the introduction of money and the market into particular spheres would inevitably corrode the integri ...More
EJ Insight2021-08-04
Hong Kong’s economy is showing signs of recovery as the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic eases. The unemployment rate in Hong Kong fell to 5.5% in the second quarter, from the record high of 7.2% since ...More
EJ Insight2021-08-03
Gone are the days of in-store or online. Retail commerce – even in-store – has transformed almost completely into digital commerce, the term used to describe the blend of online and offline commerce t ...More
EJ Insight2021-08-02
The Crossrail in London, branded the Elizabeth line, is Europe’s largest infrastructure project in recent years, costing £15 billion, it will start operating in the first half of 2022. Encompassing 42 ...More
EJ Insight2021-08-02
... the future. Most are not considering a third way lying between these binary views – that inflation will persist beyond year-end but ultimately segue into an investment-friendly reflationary regime. Lo ...More
EJ Insight2021-08-02
... ever medal. 'Tis also one of the – if not the – best-pe ...全文
今日信報時事評論EJ InsightA Hongkonger2021年07月31日
The US earnings season has kicked off with large cap financials dominating the releases. The coming weeks will see a majority of US corporates reporting with slightly more than half of the S&P’s c ...More
EJ Insight2021-07-30
Research into economic growth has a long and distinguished history, but the recent introduction of sustainability into the debate has given the field a necessary and overdue shake-up. In particular, a ...More
EJ Insight2021-07-30
