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Carole Mundell

Mundell - Professor of Extragalactic Astronomy - is an observational astrophysicist who specialises in astrophysical phenomena outside of our own galaxy, including gamma ray bursts and active galactic nuclei.

Space Science Series

Astronomers to peer into a black hole for the first time with new Event Horizon Telescope

Mar 18, 2017 06:54 am UTC| Insights & Views Science

Ever since first mentioned by Jon Michell in a letter to the Royal Society in 1783, black holes have captured the imagination of scientists, writers, filmmakers and other artists. Perhaps part of the allure is that these...

Space Science Series

Are aliens trying to tell us something? Brightest burst of radio waves detected

Nov 18, 2016 09:54 am UTC| Science

The search for mysterious fast radio bursts very brief but intense pulses of radio waves from outer space is heating up. Nobody knows what causes these powerful bursts, but some have even speculated that the signals...

Message from aliens or colliding objects? The hunt for engimatic radio bursts is about to get real

Mar 09, 2016 22:31 pm UTC| Science

Astronomers are getting ever closer to understanding the origin of mysterious fast radio bursts very brief but intense pulses of radio waves from outer space after a series of recent contradictory findings. While the...

Economy

New Zealand bonds gain at close on loss of investor appetite despite ruling National Party’s lead at latest polls

The New Zealand bonds gained at the time of closing Thursday as investors poured into safe-haven instruments, away from riskier equities and oil, despite the ruling National Party gaining traction in the latest NZ election...

Malaysia CPI inflation surprisingly rises in August, owing to higher oil prices

Malaysias consumer price-led inflation index (CPI) for the month of August surprised on the upside after four consecutive months of decline, headline CPI inflation picked up in August to register 3.7 percent y/y, from 3.2...

JGBs remain little changed after BoJ stands pat on monetary policy decision

The Japanese government bonds remained little changed Thursday after the Bank of Japan kept monetary policy steady on Thursday and maintained its upbeat view of the economy, signaling its conviction that a solid recovery...

Australian bonds plunge following weakness in U.S. treasuries; RBA Governor Lowe's speech in focus

The Australian bonds plunged Thursday, following weakness in the U.S. counterpart after the Federal Reserve announced its policy decision yesterday, announcing that it will begin its balance sheet normalization next month....

RBA likely to adopt tightening policy by 50 bps in 2018, says ANZ Research

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is expected to adopt a tightening monetary policy in 2018 is boosted by the hawkish shift in the RBAs language. This would reverse the rate cuts of 2016 and take the real cash back to...

Politics

Undocumented youth divided over how to fight back against Trump immigration clampdown

Young immigrants from across the US participated in the first act of civil disobedience by undocumented youth under the Trump administration on July 26 in Texas. After protesters sat in the street outside the state capitol...

India at 70: after the celebrations, single-party dominance menaces democracy

Seventy years ago, Jawaharlal Nehrus famous Tryst with Destiny speech not only marked Indias independence from British rule but also expressed the vision for a united, democratic, egalitarian and modern country. Not...

Can corporate America afford to walk away from President Trump?

After campaigning as the candidate best able to work with business, President Donald Trump has shown he is anything but. A stream of resignations from high-level business counsels hit a crescendo recently when Trump was...

Little prospect of regime change in Russia short of a popular uprising – and that's unlikely

Vladimir Putins power in Russia can often look unassailable. However much Western media might champion potential opponents, the president maintains a tight grip, and its easy to see why. Any successor to Putin who was not...

Warning signs of mass violence – in the US?

There are those who say that comparing President Donald Trumps rhetoric to that of Adolf Hitler is alarmist, unfair and counterproductive. And yet, there has been no dearth of such comparisons since the 2016...

Science

Scientists Create Robots The Size Of DNA Strands That Can Rearrange Molecules

Robots are great for a lot of things and can perform functions that humans would either have a hard time accomplishing or simply would not be able to do. Among the latter case is rearranging the molecules of a living...

China Signs Deal With Israel Over Lab-Grown Meat, Food For The Future

With the world facing the global crisis known as climate change, most countries are doing whatever they can to reduce carbon emissions. However, one of the biggest contributing factors to greenhouse gasses that is rarely...

Denmark Finally Sells Last Oil Company For $7.45 Billion

As a country committed to fighting climate change and reducing its carbon footprint, Denmark is finally selling off the last remaining oil company in the country. The oil firms were owned by A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S and the...

Trump’s Pick For NASA Head Is Not A Scientist And A Prominent Climate Change Denier

The Trump administration has proven to be incompetent in filling crucial roles with qualified people, evidenced by an anti-EPA EPA head and an anti-DOE head of DOE. Now, the president has nominated a non-scientist who is...

Scientists Can Now Bioengineer Lungs, Reducing Potential Deaths Due To Organ Shortage

At this point, its no secret that being placed on the organ transplant list is no guarantee of survival if patients are in need of a new heart, or liver, or lung. One of the ways that this problem can be solved is by...

Technology

Electric Bus Breaks World Record In Long Distance Driving In A Single Charge, 1,100 Miles

Range is the biggest problem that most people have when it comes to electric vehicles, but as one company that made an electric bus just proved, this is really not an issue. Packing some really big batteries, a bus by a...

Nintendo Finally Issues Take Down For Super Mario 64 Online

Well, it was only a matter of time and it seems Nintendo has finally noticed the Super Mario 64 Online mod. As expected, the video game giant has issued a takedown notice to the people behind the project, which it has done...

Hidden Switch NES Golf Is Apparently A Tribute To Late Video Game Legend Satoru Iwata

Recently, reports of the Nintendo Switch having a hidden NES Golf game in its codes started circulating. At the time, it was thought to be a fun little detail in a console thats simply rocking the industry with its...

Apple Intentionally Makes iPhones Vulnerable To Hacking With iOS 11

With the tech world constantly being besieged by hacking threats at every single moment of every day, users expect companies like Apple to make them safer, not more vulnerable. However, it would seem that the Cupertino...

HTC Suspends Trading Amid Google Acquisition Rumors

HTC just suspended trading of its stocks in the Taiwan Stock Exchange, which is reportedly due to the matter of Googles impending acquisition of the company. Neither company has yet to confirm if this is actually...

Digital Currency

Blockchain solutions company DigitalX to invest $3M in Etherparty

WISeKey unveils blockchain-powered digital-ID platform 'CertifyID'

China Construction Bank (Asia) and IBM announce blockchain-based bancassurance solution

Law

Uber In Trouble With US Probe Over Alleged Bribery

Ecstasy Now FDA-Approved PTSD Treatment

DLT-based securities settlement without regulation could lead to monopolies – BoE paper

Life

Americans are confused about food and unsure where to turn for answers, survey shows

Digging for dirt in the digital age: the trouble with journalism and doxing

Think disability is a tragedy? We pity you

Nature

Is Hurricane Harvey a harbinger for Houston's future?

How modern technology is inspired by the natural world

There may be a huge flaw in UK fracking hopes – the geology

Sports

The big money Mayweather-McGregor fight pits boxing against UFC in a battle of the brands

The English Premier League is experiencing a textbook case of hyperinflation

Nicotine in sports: high use but little evidence of effects on performance

Technical Analysis

FxWirePro: USD/CHF breaks major resistance at 0.9705, jump till 0.97730 likely

FxWirePro: Copper breaks below 50-DMA, 38.2% Fibo at 2.90 in sight, stay short

FxWirePro: NZD/JPY bull streaks halt but still above 7-weeks’ highs, major trend retraces beyond 50% Fibos – Tunnel spreads to speculate and long hedge

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HONG KONG AUGUST UNDERLYING CPI +1.9PCT FROM YEAR EARLIER

HONG KONG AUGUST HEADLINE CPI +1.9PCT FROM YEAR EARLIER

ONS - SMALLEST PUBLIC SECTOR NET BORROWING EX BANKS FOR ANY AUGUST SINCE 2007

UK AUG PUBLIC SECTOR NET DEBT EX BANKS, EX BOE 1.618 TRLN STG, EQUIVALENT TO 80.3 PCT OF GDP

UK CUMULATIVE APRIL-AUG PUBLIC SECTOR NET BORROWING EX BANKS 28.3 BLN STG VS 28.5 BLN STG IN SAME PERIOD OF 2016, DOWN 0.7 PCT YY

UNITED KINGDOM AUG PSNCR, MM GBP INCREASE TO 0.037 BLN GBP VS PREV -3.676 BLN GBP (REVISED FROM -3.912 BLN GBP)

UNITED KINGDOM AUG PSNB, MM GBP INCREASE TO 5.093 BLN GBP VS PREV -1.292 BLN GBP (REVISED FROM -0.76 BLN GBP)

UNITED KINGDOM AUG PSNB EX BANKS GBP INCREASE TO 5.669 BLN GBP (FCAST 7.100 BLN GBP) VS PREV -0.716 BLN GBP (REVISED FROM -0.184 BLN GBP)

NAMIBIA ECONOMY SHRUNK BY 1.7 PERCENT IN Q2 VS 2.7 PERCENT IN Q1- STATISTICS AGENCY

PHILIPPINE C.BANK KEEPS OVERNIGHT BORROWING RATE UNCHANGED AT 3.0 PCT

HK’S HANG SENG INDEX CLOSES DOWN 0.1 PCT AT 28,110.33 POINTS

SWEDISH CBANK BUYS 2028 GOVERNMENT BONDS AT AVG YIELD 0.861 PCT IN REVERSE AUCTION

SWEDISH CBANK BUYS 2022 GOVERNMENT BONDS AT AVG YIELD -0.015 PCT IN REVERSE AUCTION

GERMAN DEBT AGENCY PLANS TO AUCTION 2 LINKERS IN Q4

GERMAN DEBT AGENCY PLANS TO ISSUE AROUND 31 BLN EUROS IN CAPITAL MARKET INSTRUMENTS IN Q4

GERMAN DEBT AGENCY CONFIRMS PLANS TO ISSUE AROUND 4 BLN EUROS IN MONEY MARKET INSTRUMENTS IN Q4

GERMAN DEBT AGENCY CUTS VOLUME OF DEBT ISSUE BY 3 BLN EUROS TO AROUND 35 BILLION EUROS IN Q4 2017

GERMAN CHANCELLOR MERKEL'S CONSERVATIVES SEEN WINNING 37 PCT, SOCIAL DEMOCRATS 22 PCT - GMS POLL

NORWEGIAN CROWN GAINS HALF A PERCENT TO HIT DAY'S HIGH OF 9.3069 CROWNS PER EURO

NORWEGIAN CROWN GAINS HALF A PERCENT TO HIT DAY'S HIGH OF 7.8260 CROWN PER DOLLAR

Most Popular

FxWirePro: EUR/USD Trade Idea

FxwIrePro: GBP/USD trades higher on upbeat UK retail Sales, good to buy on dips

FxWirePro: US Dollar Index Daily Outlook

FxWirePro: AUD/JPY hits fresh 21-month highs at 89.67, bias higher, stay long

FxWirePro: AUD/NZD extends decline for 3rd consecutive week, bias lower, stay short

FxWirePro: NZD/CHF breaks 200-DMA, good to go long on dips, target 0.7120

FxWirePro: Gold declines on hawkish Fed statement, good to sell on rallies

Americas Roundup: Dollar rises as Fed forecast hints at December rate hike, Gold falls 1 pct, hits three-week low, Treasury yields jump to highest in 6 weeks, Oil up 2 pct despite U.S. crude build-September 21st, 2017

FxWirePro: EUR/USD hits 9 –day high, market awaits US Fed monetary policy

FxWirePro: USD/CAD upside capped by 38.2% fibo, good to sell on rallies

Economics Monitor

September 21 08:30 UTC Released

GBPSNCR, MM GBP

Actual

0.037 Bln GBP

Forecast

-3.912 Bln GBP

September 21 08:30 UTC Released

GBPSNB, MM GBP

Actual

5.093 Bln GBP

Forecast

-0.76 Bln GBP

September 21 12:00 UTC 204204m

BRIPCA-15 Mid-Month CPI

Actual

Forecast

0.15 %

0.35 %

September 21 12:00 UTC 204204m

BRIPCA-15 Mid-Month CPI YY*

Actual

Forecast

2.60 %

2.68 %