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Commodities snapshot (precious & industrial)

Mar 10, 2016 13:50 pm UTC| Commentary

Metal pack is mixed today. Performance this week at a glance in chart table - Gold - Gold is down today over fading risk aversion, as ECB fires Bazooka. Todays range $1255-1236 Gold is currently trading at $1249/troy...

Currency snapshot (commodity pairs)

Mar 10, 2016 13:24 pm UTC| Commentary

Dollar index trading at 98.07 (+0.85%) Strength meter (today so far) - Aussie +0.17%, Kiwi +0.53%, Loonie -0.27% Strength meter (since last week) - Aussie +0.82%, Kiwi -2.00%, Loonie +0.30% AUD/USD - Trading at...

Currency snapshot (major pairs)

Mar 10, 2016 13:13 pm UTC| Commentary

Dollar index trading at 97.95 (+0.75%) Strength meter (today so far) - Euro -1.3%, Franc -0.98%, Yen -0.79%, GBP -0.23% Strength meter (since last week) - Euro -1.36%, Franc -1.43%, Yen -0.35%, GBP -0.39% EUR/USD...

Bank of Russia likely to keep key rate on hold in 2016 on elevated inflation risks, vulnerable ruble

Mar 10, 2016 13:03 pm UTC| Commentary Central Banks

The Bank of Russia is expected to keep its key rate on hold at 11% on 18 March, after it lowered the rate by 600bps in 2015. The authorities would like the central bank to further ease policy due to weak domestic demand...

ECB fires bazooka defying expectations

Mar 10, 2016 13:01 pm UTC| Commentary Central Banks

It seems we were conservative in our estimates, while European Central Bank wasnt in their actions. Actions from ECB Main refinance rates were cut by 0.05% to zero, so its basically free money for banks and...

Fund flow analysis: EM equity MF

Mar 10, 2016 12:33 pm UTC| Commentary

Compared to developed markets, longer term mutual fund size is very much smaller for emerging markets, except for that of China. Nevertheless trend is quite clear from whatever smaller sized data we got in our hands. 2015...

US import prices likely slowed in February as foreign product prices dropped

Mar 10, 2016 12:32 pm UTC| Commentary

US impot price index likely fell by 0.9% in February due to widespread drops in foreign product prices and certain stabilization in global petroleum prices. Februarys decline will be a slightly slower pace as compared with...

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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...

Reducing energy demand and improving efficiency will help prevent the next gas crisis

Gas prices have relaxed, Europe has come out of the winter with record gas storage levels and a surfeit of liquefied natural gas is set to reach the shores of Europe over the coming years. Many commentators are hopeful...

Minimum wage for South African farm workers: study shows 2013 hike helped reduce poverty even though compliance was poor

Minimum wage policies are typically aimed at reducing poverty. Yet there is little direct evidence of this effect, especially in developing countries. And none for South Africa. In a recent paper, we consider the...

Gas is good until 2050 and beyond, under Albanese gas strategy

The Albanese government is talking up the crucial role of gas as a transition fuel through to 2050 and beyond. In a gas strategy to be released on Thursday, the government envisages the fuels uses would change over...

South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed

The South African governments Just Energy Transition Implementation Plan was launched in November 2023. It is a roadmap guiding the country away from reliance on coal-fired power towards renewable energy alternatives by...

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...

US Supreme Court upended decades of precedent in 2022 by allowing voters to vote with gerrymandered maps instead of fixing the congressional districts first

For the 2022 midterm elections, the U.S. Supreme Court allowed Alabama to use congressional districts that violated the law and diluted the voting power of Black citizens. A 5-4 vote by the Supreme Court in February...

Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections

Ahead of the European parliament elections in June, Germany has lowered the age limit on participation to 16. This makes it the largest of just a handful of states in the EU to allow people under the age of 18 to vote....

South Africa will be president of the G20 in 2025: two much-needed reforms it should drive

South Africa will play an important international role in 2025 as president of the G20. The G20 is a group of 19 countries as well as the African Union and the European Union. Between them they represent 85% of global...

What early 2024 polls are revealing about voters of color and the GOP

By the end of winter 2024, the return of Donald Trump to the top of the GOP presidential ticket has revealed a surprising trend in the former presidents base of support: his increasing popularity among Black and Latino...

Science

Is dark matter’s main rival theory dead? There’s bad news from the Cassini spacecraft and other recent tests

One of the biggest mysteries in astrophysics today is that the forces in galaxies do not seem to add up. Galaxies rotate much faster than predicted by applying Newtons law of gravity to their visible matter, despite those...

Why are algorithms called algorithms? A brief history of the Persian polymath you’ve likely never heard of

Algorithms have become integral to our lives. From social media apps to Netflix, algorithms learn your preferences and prioritise the content you are shown. Google Maps and artificial intelligence are nothing without...

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...

Technology

Tesla Cybertruck Trails Ford F-150 Lightning in Sales as Q1 Figures Disappoint Wall Street

New registration data reveals that the Tesla Cybertruck ranked second to the Ford F-150 Lightning in March. Meanwhile, Teslas Q1 sales missed Wall Street expectations, marking the first year-over-year quarterly decline...

Bitcoin Developers Tease Major Trigger for Next Bull Run: Programmability Upgrade

Bitcoin developers suggest enabling programmability on the blockchain could be the key trigger for the next bull run, following the SECs approval of spot Bitcoin ETF trading and the BTC halving. Developers Eye...

Top 3 Altcoins to Watch This Week: SOL, FTM, and LINK Set for Growth

This week, market experts spotlight Solana (SOL), Fantom (FTM), and Chainlink (LINK) as top altcoins to watch, highlighting their unique strengths and recent performance amid unusual market patterns. Solana Overcomes...

Ripple Warns: Math Prof Predicts Quantum Threat to Blockchain, Urges Crypto Key Overhaul

Ripple recently highlighted a warning from Professor Massimiliano Sala, urging the crypto industry to replace current public-key cryptosystems due to vulnerabilities exposed by advancing quantum technology. Professor...

Massive SHIB Transfers Occur Despite Sharp Decline in Shibarium Transactions

Shiba Inu (SHIB), a dog-themed cryptocurrency, has seen a startling 3,015% increase in large holder NetFlow, which provides insight into whales changing positions. However, this impressive surge comes with a...