... reputable central banks”, will be held in the Libra Reserve, for every Libra that is created. As the value of the underlying assets move, the value of one Libra in any local currency may fluctuate, bu ...More
EJ Insight2019-06-21
... ll as the central government, according to Tong. Hence, the decision not to bow. This is an updated version of a column that appeared in the Hong Kong Economic Journal on June 19 Translation by Alan L ...More
EJ Insight2019-06-20
... where the central bank left its benchmark interest rate unchanged for now, officials outlined a marked shift in sentiment and changed their language. The Fed dropped its pledge to be “patient” before ...More
EJ Insight2019-06-20
... rolled by central banks and traditional financial institutions, and lay the foundation for an alternative financial system. But the question is: will, and should, the company be allowed to have its wa ...More
EJ Insight2019-06-19
... urope via central and southern Asia, can lift 32 million people out of moderate poverty conditions if implemented fully, Reuters reports. Still, the initiative comes with “significant risks” given a l ...More
EJ Insight2019-06-19
Many people would probably think that traveling to Afghanistan must be a very dangerous proposition. But the truth is, a trip to the once war-torn Central Asian country through the Wakhan Corridor can ...More
EJ Insight2019-06-18
China reaffirmed its support for Hong Kong's embattled leader Carrie Lam after days of mass protests in the territory against a planned extradition bill. “The central government has always fully affir ...More
EJ Insight2019-06-18
... st of the central government, the Department of Justice could ask the court to grant an injunction to freeze or confiscate certain assets. Local tycoons and those from other Asian countries who have a ...More
EJ Insight2019-06-18
... in aid to Central America that lawmakers had approved for fiscal 2018, and suspend an additional US$180 million Congress had approved for fiscal 2017. All of the money for those years has not yet been ...More
EJ Insight2019-06-18
... e in Town︰Central Banks, Instability, and Avoiding the ...全文
今日信報理財投資博集先機Mohamed A. El-Erian2019年06月18日
... lieve the central people’s government will accept her resignation.” However, the official China Daily said Beijing’s leaders will continue to back Lam, as it lashed out at foreign “meddling” in the cr ...More
EJ Insight2019-06-17
... county in central Taiwan, Kaohsiung mayor Han Kuo-yu, who is seeking to represent Taiwan's opposition Kuomintang (KMT) in the island's 2020 presidential election, vowed that Taiwan will not pursue "on ...More
EJ Insight2019-06-17
... ping. The central government now has severe doubts about her capabilities, Reuters reports, citing a source in Beijing with ties to China’s leadership who meets regularly with senior officials. Almost ...More
EJ Insight2019-06-17
... from the central government. She stopped short of apologizing, but said: "I feel deep sorrow and regret that the deficiencies in our work and various other factors have stirred up substantial controv ...More
EJ Insight2019-06-15
... ng to the Central Registry of Drug Abuse (CRDA). But the number of reported drug abusers aged under 21 increased by 15 percent, from 129 to 148. Over 60 percent of drug abusers took drugs at their own ...More
EJ Insight2019-06-14
... nding the Central Government Offices. The escalating chaos prompted Legco president Andrew Leung Kwan-yuen to cancel a legislature meeting on Wednesday and postpone the resumption of the second readin ...More
EJ Insight2019-06-14
... a Chinese central bank that injected and increased the money supply in a more aggressive way than the US Federal Reserve. China is not following sound money policies. The PBOC is copying the same poli ...More
EJ Insight2019-06-14
... ns at the Central Criminal Court. When I first came to Hong Kong, I represented the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) on a number of occasions, including the prosecution of a deputy dir ...More
EJ Insight2019-06-14
... esday. US Central Command said in a statement on Thursday evening that “we have no interest in engaging in a new conflict in the Middle East. We will defend our interests, but a war with Iran is not i ...More
EJ Insight2019-06-14
... ralty and Central on Wednesday have, to a considerable extent, proven that Goldin and Shek weren’t being paranoid in having such concerns. The saga over the highly unpopular legislative push is still ...More
EJ Insight2019-06-13