Medium-scale farms are on the rise in Africa. Why this is good news
Dec 17, 2018 10:54 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy
Driven by population growth and growing land scarcity, most African farm households are witnessing the gradual sub-division of their land. Over time farms are getting smaller and smaller. Today, over 80% of farms in...
A 'lifetime income super-tax' offers a new way to tax wealth and fix inequality
Dec 17, 2018 10:48 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy
The art of taxation consists in so plucking the goose as to obtain the largest amount of feathers with the least amount of hissing. So said Jean-Baptiste Colbert, minister of finance to Frances 17th-century Sun King,...
The NRA's financial weakness, explained
Dec 17, 2018 10:45 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy
The National Rifle Associations political spending fell during the 2018 midterm elections. Theres talk of ending small perks like free coffee at its offices and even employee layoffs. These and other trends indicate...
German bunds remain narrowly mixed after Eurozone November CPI disappoints, trade balance rises
Dec 17, 2018 10:22 am UTC| Commentary Economy
The German bunds remained narrowly mixed during European session Monday after the Eurozones consumer price inflation (CPI) for the month of November disappointed market investors, while the rise in trade balance offset the...
Dec 17, 2018 09:02 am UTC| Commentary Economy
Singapores non-oil domestic exports (NODX) slumped by 2.6 percent y/y (-4.2 percent m/m sa) during the month of November, marking the first y/y contraction since March this year. This is worse than expectations for 0...
Dec 17, 2018 07:36 am UTC| Commentary Economy
The Indian rupee, Indonesian rupiah and Thailand baht is expected to weaken abruptly in response to the headlines on the general election in India, Indonesia and Thailand due April/May, April 17 and February 24...
JGBs gain on first trading day ahead of November trade balance data, BoJ’s monetary policy decision
Dec 17, 2018 05:56 am UTC| Commentary Economy
The Japanese government bonds gained on the first trading day of the week Monday as investors wait to watch the countrys trade balance data for the month of November, scheduled to be released on November 18 by 23:50GMT....
‘We have thousands of Modis’: the secret behind the BJP’s enduring success in India