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Oil prices likely to remain bearish in 1H2019, slight rebound seen in 2H2019: OCBC Treasury Research

Jan 29, 2019 10:24 am UTC| Commentary Economy

Global oil prices are expected to remain bearish during the first half of this year, while a slight rebound can be expected by the second half, according to the latest report from OCBC Treasury Research. The triple...

Australia business conditions fall sharply in December, below long-term average for first time since GFC

Jan 29, 2019 09:27 am UTC| Commentary Economy

Australias business conditions fell sharply in December and now sit below their long-term average for the first time since January 2016. The month-to-month drop was the largest since the Global Financial Crisis (GFC). The...

FOMC likely to soften its forward guidance, still signal some further policy rate firming needed: Barclays Research

Jan 29, 2019 09:00 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks Economy

The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) is expected to soften its forward guidance, yet still signal that it believes some further policy rate firming will likely be needed, given the shift in tone from FOMC participants...

JGBs continue flat trading ahead of December retail sales, industrial production data

Jan 29, 2019 05:52 am UTC| Commentary Economy

The Japanese government bonds continued to trade in a steady mode on the second trading day of the week Tuesday amid a muted session that witnessed data of little economic significance. Investors will now be eyeing the...

Australian bonds slump on hopes of U.S.-China trade deal; Q4 inflation data in focus

Jan 29, 2019 04:06 am UTC| Commentary Economy

Australian government bonds slumped across the curve during Asian trading session Tuesday as markets remain optimistic for a possible U.S.-China trade deal. Also, investors now eye Q4 inflation data. The yield on...

U.S. Treasuries remain steady in quiet trading day ahead of 5-year auction, Q4 2018 GDP

Jan 28, 2019 11:20 am UTC| Commentary Economy

The U.S. Treasuries traded steady during late European session Monday, as investors remained side-lined amid a quiet session that witnessed data of little economic significance. However, the 5-year Note auction, scheduled...

German bunds mixed ahead of ECB President Draghi’s speech, 2-year auction

Jan 28, 2019 09:55 am UTC| Commentary Economy

The German bunds remained mixed during European session Monday ahead of the European Central Bank (ECB) President Mario Draghis speech, scheduled to be held today by 14:00GMT and the countrys short-term 2-year auction, due...

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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

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

US Orthodontic Leader Accepts Shiba Inu, Embracing Cryptocurrency for Payments

Shiba Inu, the popular meme coin, is experiencing a period of growth and increased utility. Amoré Orthodontic Aligners, a company that specializes in orthodontic care, recently announced that it will now accept SHIB...

Crypto Lender Genesis to Return $3 Billion in Bankruptcy Wind-Down Amid Rising Creditor Haircuts

Crypto lender Genesis Global received court approval to return nearly $3 billion to customers, while a report highlights a significant increase in creditor haircuts in bankruptcy cases to 73% in FY24. Judge Approves...

Binance Enhances SHIB, USTC, AGIX Trading and Liquidity for Better Market Dynamics

Binance has announced efforts to enhance liquidity and trading for Shiba Inu (SHIB), USTC, and SingularityNET (AGIX), including tick size adjustments aimed at improving market dynamics and trading experience. Binances...

OpenAI Disbands Team Tackling AI Risks Amid Leadership Changes and GPT-4o Launch

OpenAI has dismantled its Superalignment team, initially formed to address AI risks, following the resignations of key leaders Ilya Sutskever and Jan Leike. OpenAI Disbands Superalignment Team Days After Leaders Resign,...
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