FxWirePro: German bund prices to remain weak on improving risk appetite; eyes on Eurozone’s June CPI, Trump-Putin Summit

The German bund prices are expected to remain weak for a short period, following the improvement in investors risk appetite as the U.S.-China trade tensions started to ease, after a lengthy period of uncertainties and...

China Q2 GDP cheers market participants, industrial production falls in June

Chinas gross domestic product (GDP) for the second quarter of this year cheered market participants while industrial production fell during the month of June. Underlying growth seems to be weakening after a strong...

New Zealand bonds jump at close ahead of Q2 CPI, GlobalDairyTrade price auction

Gold prices seen sliding to USD1,300/oz by end-2018, says OCBC Research

Arrest and release of Somaliland poet puts spotlight on regional troubles

The Murri Book Club and the politics of reading for Indigenous Australians

Mexico's election was a victory for democracy itself

Andrés Manuel López Obrador, popularly known as AMLO, has won a landslide victory in Mexicos presidential elections. He now stands poised to form the countrys first left-wing government for generations, and...

Nationalism and piety dominate Turkey's election

Turkey goes to the polls to vote for president and parliament on Sunday. As a scholar of the history and politics of the Middle East, I believe the most striking feature of the campaign is the ideological uniformity...

How Novichok is different from radioactive poisons – and what this means for decontamination

We need a bank of DNA from dirt and water to protect Australia's environment

Measuring biodiversity used to mean laboriously collecting samples and manually identifying the plants, animals and fungi. This might involve careful inspection under a microscope to spot identifying features. This takes a...

Real, Live Mad Scientists Send Electric Shocks to People's Brains to Make Them Less Violent

For centuries, the fearful image that the common folk has had of innovators is the Mad Scientist persona. Surrounded by all kinds of strange contraptions, these scientists would experiment on live subjects with abandon....

Bacteria Could Be the Key To Breathing on Mars, Study Says

The atmosphere on Mars is so thin that humans wont be able to breathe on the red planet unless they are wearing space suits. With plans to colonize it, wearing the bulky apparel would pose a considerable level of...

Xiaomi Mi Band 3 Explorer Edition Specs: First Look at Smartwatch with Transparent Band

The Xiaomi Mi Band 3 Explorer Edition has been previewed in several teaser images that show off its transparent smartwatch band. This might also be a clue that the wearable device is launching soon. On Sunday,...

Google Pixel 3 Release Date, Specs, Features Update: Rumors and How It Will Trump Its Competitors

Samsung already unveiled the Galaxy S9 last February and other competitors, such as the OnePlus 6, have just announced and released their latest flagship models just prior to summer. The Google Pixel 3 is rumored to be...

Ripple Discusses Issue Concerning xRapid Product; Release Slated for Later This Year

Asheesh Birla, Ripples senior vice president of product, recently discussed in an Ask Me Anything session the issues concerning its xRapid product. This product offers users demand liquidity and increased payment...

Bitcoin’s Value Projected to Increase As BlackRock Changes Its Stance Regarding the Cryptocurrency

Bitcoins value could increase in the coming days as the worlds biggest asset management firm, BlackRock, changed its tune regarding the cryptocurrency. Last year, BlackRock CEO Larry Fink said that Bitcoin was only...