Big movements in the prices of oil, minerals, and agricultural commodities have been among the most salient economic developments of the past couple of years. The sharp rise in commodity prices for mu ...More
EJ Insight2022-08-24
As investors in Asia become more active, both individuals and institutions are increasingly turning to futures and options to manage risk. Factors such as high inflation, the war in Ukraine and contin ...More
EJ Insight2022-08-23
The world has changed. We are living through a pivotal time in history, marked by geopolitical realignment, high inflation, volatile financial markets and the end of a 40-year period of declining inte ...More
EJ Insight2022-08-19
Record growth in renewables, representing over 80% of all new power-generating capacity last year, is the clearest sign yet that the energy transition is gathering pace. But recent events have shown t ...More
EJ Insight2022-08-18
Sudanese protester Alaa Salah became a symbol of her country’s revolution after standing atop a car, dressed in white, and singing to her fellow demonstrators. Ugandan climate-justice activist Vanessa ...More
EJ Insight2022-08-17
On a recent trip to India after more than two years away I was struck by how one subject in particular led many conversations: land. The Indian residential property market has been in a protracted dow ...More
EJ Insight2022-08-11
The world economy is undergoing a radical regime shift. The decades-long Great Moderation is over. Coming after the stagflation (high inflation and severe recessions) of the 1970s and early 1980s, the ...More
EJ Insight2022-08-11
For centuries, chess has been a metaphor for war in myth and in literature. In the next world championship match, which will take place in 2023 between Russia’s Ian Nepomniachtchi and China’s Ding Lir ...More
EJ Insight2022-08-10
John Lee’s administration unveiled on Monday a series of measures designed to reopen Hong Kong to the world. As I have repeatedly written and called for previously – this is not only a sensible and hu ...More
EJ Insight2022-08-09
Last October’s G20 Leaders’ Summit – held in Rome, and hosted by then-Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi – produced a declaration brimming with promises to “address today’s most pressing global chall ...More
EJ Insight2022-08-05
Edible oil prices have hit record highs this year driven by strong demand. The diversification of the use of edible oils into a biofuel has led to the commodity becoming an increasingly important part ...More
EJ Insight2022-08-04
As the Central Government has clearly shown its support to Hong Kong to develop as an international innovation and technology (I&T) centre, we should seize this golden opportunity. I would like to ...More
EJ Insight2022-08-03
Recent price- and wage-growth data make it increasingly clear that the US economy’s underlying inflation rate is at least 4% and more likely to be rising than falling. Although the Federal Reserve has ...More
EJ Insight2022-08-03
Recent large interest-rate hikes by the US Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank suggest that monetary policymakers are intent on moving forcefully to bring down inflation. But where are the s ...More
EJ Insight2022-08-02
In October 2015, British Prime Minister David Cameron declared a “golden era” in his country’s relations with China. Now, not seven years later, the two people campaigning to become the next Prime Min ...More
EJ Insight2022-08-01
Right across the world, businesses are thronging to exit traditional, long-term office leases, replacing them with flexible agreements with reduced fixed space in city centre locations. IWG founder an ...More
EJ Insight2022-08-01
