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Current low oil scenario is not a blip: Voya Global Perspectives

Mar 03, 2015 18:28 pm UTC| Commentary

Quotes from Voya Global Perspectives:- US auto sales are up in February but are coming in shy of expectations. Surely the harsh winter weather is a factor, especially in the Northeast. But consumers generally still dont...

Gains in Copper are corrective and temporary: BofA Merrill Lynch

Mar 03, 2015 18:21 pm UTC| Commentary

Quotes from BofA Merrill Lynch:- Since late Jan, Copper has been correcting higher. Now, with daily RSI rolling over from overbought, we look for a top in the confluence of resistance between 5864/6051and a resumption of...

Euro Stoxx is near-term vulnerable: BofA Merrill Lynch

Mar 03, 2015 18:15 pm UTC| Commentary

Quotes from BofA Merrill Lynch:- While price action has exceeded our upside target of 3553, evidence says that this is a very late stage advance at very high risk of a correction.- The completing impulsive advance from the...

Bearish US Treasuries: BofA Merrill Lynch

Mar 03, 2015 18:10 pm UTC| Commentary

Quotes from BofA Merrill Lynch:- We are bearish US Treasuries and short TYM5 for 124-15/124-00. Now its time to lower the TYM5 trailing stop to 127-29 from 129-02. Key near term support is the 100d in 10yr yields (now...

EM FX vulnerable as US yields rise: BofA Merrill Lynch

Mar 03, 2015 18:02 pm UTC| Commentary

Quotes from BofA Merrill Lynch:- With US yields poised to rise further, we remain bearish much of EM FX. TRY, BRL, ZAR, and COP are all particularly vulnerable.- Of these three, USD/TRY is particularly exposed following...

Danmarks Nationalbank to keep EUR/DKK in 7.4440-7.4700 range in 1M-12M: Danske Bank

Mar 03, 2015 17:33 pm UTC| Commentary

Quotes from Danske Bank: - Danmarks Nationalbank (DN) made FX intervention purchases for DKK168.7bn in February. In the latter part of February, DN did not intervene in the FX market. - Despite the surge in the Danish FX...

USD review: Western Union

Mar 03, 2015 17:28 pm UTC| Commentary

Quotes from Western Union:- The dollar pared gains after soaring overnight to new 11-year highs on a trade-weighted basis. The rise to new highs, coupled with uncertainty ahead of Fridays crucial U.S. jobs report, leaves...

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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

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...

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...

Technology

Vanguard’s New CEO Says Bitcoin ETF Not on the Table: Report

Vanguards new CEO, Salim Ramji, has confirmed that the investment giant will not launch a Bitcoin ETF, emphasizing the firms commitment to its investment philosophy. Despite his past involvement with BlackRocks Bitcoin...

iPhone Owners Alarmed as iOS 17.5 Resurfaces Deleted Nudes, Troubling Bug Reported

A troubling bug in Apples iOS 17.5 update is reportedly resurfacing previously deleted photos, including sensitive images, causing alarm among iPhone owners. Users on Reddit and beta testers have flagged this issue,...

Shiba Inu Rep Lucie Makes Major Bullish Statement on Shibarium Coins

Lucie, the Shiba Inu teams official marketing head, has taken to her X social media account (previously known as Twitter) to declare the SHIB, BONE, and LEASH pricing behavior she expects to see during a hypothetical...

Tesla Cybertruck to Receive Full Self-Driving V12.5 Update in June, Elon Musk Announces

Elon Musk provided a new update on the Tesla FSD development, which appears to be moving faster than anticipated. FSD V12.4, which aims to enhance miles per intervention by tenfold over V12.3, is set to begin internal...

FLOKI Price Soars 14% After Revolut Listing, Market Rally Anticipated

The price of FLOKI surged over 14% today following its listing on Revolut Business, Europes largest neobank, driving investor enthusiasm and market optimism for continued gains. FLOKIs 14% Surge Follows Revolut Listing...