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BOE monetary policy preview

Dec 15, 2016 11:43 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks

The pound has been the top performer among the majors over the past two months and it might gain a firmer footing if the Bank of England (BOE) chooses to not to ease policy. The pound is up 2.2 percent against the dollar...

Fed long-term rates forecast review

Dec 15, 2016 10:59 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks

The above chart shows, how the longer run interest rate forecast by the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) has evolved since 2013. Last night the Fed announced a hike of 25 basis points in the Federal funds rate and...

FX Hedging Strategy Series

FxWirePro: EUR gamma ownership unappealing for delta hedgers – longer tenor implieds to encompass major risk events in 2017

Dec 15, 2016 10:40 am UTC| Central Banks Commentary

FX vol implications of the ECB decision are murky.By muddying the Euros hitherto clean anti-USD plus political stress narrative for Q1, there is a case to be made that ECBs soft taper potentially crops the extreme left...

Norges Bank keeps key policy rate unchanged at 0.5 pct

Dec 15, 2016 10:11 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks

As it was widely anticipated, the Norwegian central bank, Norges Bank, kept its rates unchanged at 0.5 percent during its meeting today. However, the central bank lifted the rate path in the front and back in spite of...

SNB leaves interest rates unchanged at record-lows, aims to keep check on overvalued franc

Dec 15, 2016 10:04 am UTC| Commentary Economy Central Banks

The Swiss National Bank (SNB) left its benchmark interest rate unchanged at record-low levels, with an aim to keep a check on the overvalued Swiss franc. SNB maintained its target band for 3-month Libor at -0.25 to...

SNB unlikely to follow other central banks to tapering

Dec 15, 2016 08:00 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks

Swiss National Bank (SNB) will announce interest rates at 8:30 GMT today and it is highly likely that the central bank would not follow its other developed market counterparts such as the Fed, the ECB or the BoJ to...

FX Hedging Strategy Series

FxWirePro: Positive shift in USD/JPY risk reversals as Fed does what BoJ wanted

Dec 15, 2016 07:32 am UTC| Central Banks Research & Analysis

The Bank of Japan (BoJ) got its Christmas presents firstly on 8th November and now again on 14th December: since the US Presidential elections the yen has been under pressure against USD. Thanks to Trump. As a result, the...

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Economy

What should you do if you can’t pay your rent or mortgage?

The cost of living crisis is making it difficult for many people to pay their bills, including housing costs. Private sector rents have increased by an average 9% over the year to February 2024, and rising interest rates...

Some experts say the US economy is on the up, but here’s why voters don’t think so

Many Americans are gloomy about the economy, despite some data saying it is improving. The Economist even took this discussion to TikTok. When its US editor John Prideaux examined inflation, wage and employment numbers,...

Electric air taxis are on the way – quiet eVTOLs may be flying passengers as early as 2025

Imagine a future with nearly silent air taxis flying above traffic jams and navigating between skyscrapers and suburban droneports. Transportation arrives at the touch of your smartphone and with minimal environmental...

Electricity from farm waste: how biogas could help Malawians with no power

In sub-Saharan Africa, over 600 million people (more than 50% of the population) are without access to electricity. Malawi has one of the worlds lowest electricity access rates just 14.1% of the total population have...

High interest rates aren’t going away anytime soon – a business economist explains why

The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady at its May 1, 2024, policy meeting, dashing the hopes of potential homebuyers and others who were hoping for a cut. Not only will rates remain at their current level a...

Politics

Donald Trump Allegedly Offers Oil Execs a Deal to Scrap EV Incentives for $1B Donation

Former President Donald Trump reportedly proposed a $1 billion deal to oil executives, offering to end electric vehicle (EV) subsidies in return for campaign funding, according to The Washington Post. This move underscores...

Taiwan is experiencing millions of cyberattacks every day

Taiwan stands out as a beacon of democracy, innovation and resilience in an increasingly autocratic region. But this is under growing threat. In recent years, China has used a variety of grey zone tactics to pressure...

What the Supreme Court is doing right in considering Trump’s immunity case

Following the nearly three-hour oral argument about presidential immunity in the Supreme Court on April 25, 2024, many commentators were aghast. The general theme, among legal and political experts alike, was a...

US student Gaza protests: five things that have been missed

Coverage of the recent student encampments at more than 50 universities across the United States has focused on confrontations between opposing groups of protesters or between protesters and police. The spectacle of...

Will Solomon Islands’ new leader stay close to China?

Former foreign minister Jeremiah Manele has been elected the next prime minister of Solomon Islands, defeating the opposition leader, Matthew Wale, in a vote in parliament. The result is a mixed bag for former prime...

Science

IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects

About a trillion tiny particles called neutrinos pass through you every second. Created during the Big Bang, these relic neutrinos exist throughout the entire universe, but they cant harm you. In fact, only one of them is...

The Mars Sample Return mission has a shaky future, and NASA is calling on private companies for backup

A critical NASA mission in the search for life beyond Earth, Mars Sample Return, is in trouble. Its budget has ballooned from US$5 billion to over $11 billion, and the sample return date may slip from the end of this...

Dark matter: our new experiment aims to turn the ghostly substance into actual light

A ghost is haunting our universe. This has been known in astronomy and cosmology for decades. Observations suggest that about 85% of all the matter in the universe is mysterious and invisible. These two qualities are...

A Nasa rover has reached a promising place to search for fossilised life on Mars

While we go about our daily lives on Earth, a nuclear-powered robot the size of a small car is trundling around Mars looking for fossils. Unlike its predecessor Curiosity, Nasas Perseverance rover is explicitly intended to...

The rising flood of space junk is a risk to us on Earth – and governments are on the hook

A piece of space junk recently crashed through the roof and floor of a mans home in Florida. Nasa later confirmed that the object had come from unwanted hardware released from the international space station. The 700g,...

Technology

Altcoin Market Poised for Rally, Analysts Watch Three Key Indicators

Even though the cryptocurrency market cap has fallen about 20% in the last month, traders remain optimistic, anticipating an explosive rally period ahead. Altcoin Market at Disbelief Stage, Poised for Potential...

Shiba Inu (SHIB) Now Accepted by Airbnb, Nike, and NFT Markets Globally

In a significant expansion of its utility, Shiba Inu (SHIB) is now accepted for payments at major brands like Airbnb and Nike, as well as numerous NFT marketplaces worldwide. This follows integrations with Polygon and...

Bitcoin's 2016 Echo Rings True; Traders Forecast $350K Peak

Mirroring its 2016 performance, Bitcoin may be on the verge of a significant rally, with predictions reaching as high as $350,000, according to leading crypto traders. This comes after a similar trajectory post-halving...

South Korea Commits $7 Billion to Boost Semiconductor Industry

South Koreas government, under Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok, announced a robust $7 billion support package aimed at propelling the country to the forefront of the global semiconductor industry. Detailing the $7...

Sam Altman Denies New Search Engine; OpenAI Rumored for Voice AI Launch

In a surprising twist, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman refuted ongoing news about a new search engine; instead, rumors hint at a groundbreaking AI update integrating voice and visual recognition, which is set to be unveiled this...