German bunds climb tracking dovish FOMC statement, shrugs-off rate hike impact
Dec 20, 2018 09:58 am UTC| Commentary Economy
The German bunds climbed during European session Thursday as investors tracked a dovish statement by the Federal Reserve at its monetary policy meeting held early today, while shrugging-off the rise in the federal funds...
Dec 20, 2018 09:03 am UTC| Commentary Economy Central Banks
The Central Bank of the Republic of China (Taiwan) (CBC) is expected to stay pat during the course of next year, keeping the policy rate unchanged at 1.375 percent, according to the latest report from ANZ Research. At...
Dec 20, 2018 07:15 am UTC| Commentary Economy
New Zealands gross domestic product (GDP) rose by 0.3 percent in the September quarter, below expectations. This softness, is however, not expected to persist into the coming quarters, and data revisions actually paint a...
JGBs gain after BoJ keeps asset purchases unchanged, Fed hints at dovish outlook
Dec 20, 2018 06:11 am UTC| Commentary Economy
The Japanese government bonds continued to trade mixed on Thursday after the Bank of Japan (BoJ) kept its asset purchase programme unchanged at its monetary policy meeting concluded early today, while the Federal Reserve...
Dec 20, 2018 04:16 am UTC| Commentary Economy
Australia 10-year bond yield hits an 18-month low on Thursday as investors moved to safe-haven buying following surprise rise in November jobless rate. Along with that, U.S. Treasury yields dipped over 8-month low after...
An economist's take on the Poland climate conference: The glass is more than half full
Dec 19, 2018 15:20 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy
The global climate change conference in Katowice, Poland, that wrapped up on Dec. 15 had a challenging mission. Three years ago in Paris, 196 countries and regions agreed to curb global greenhouse gas emissions Now they...
Bolivia landlocked: how lack of ports hinders economic growth
Dec 19, 2018 15:19 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy
Bolivia really wants a port (or two) to call its own. For more than a century, the landlocked Latin American country has fought with Chile over sovereign access to the Pacific Ocean and territory that Bolivia lost in a...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
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IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects