Driverless cars could be better or worse for our health – it’s up to us
Jan 02, 2018 05:30 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology
Driverless cars autonomous vehicles are coming. The topic is a constant presence in media; The New York Times Magazine recently devoted most of an issue to it. The technological imperative is strong: if we have the...
Social media companies should ditch clickbait, and compete over trustworthiness
Jan 02, 2018 05:26 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology
Social media websites and online services, created to profit from connecting people and encouraging global conversations, have a deep and troubling dark side. Malicious users have exploited these forums for free speech in...
FxWirePro: Be circumvent to low FX vols puzzle and choosy in VXY trades
Dec 29, 2017 12:35 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views
This has been a difficult year for long FX volatility investors and conversely a great one for sellers of volatility but at the expense of growing drawdown risks. Just take a glance trough above nutshell for ATM IVs of G10...
Dec 29, 2017 12:02 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Central Banks Insights & Views
The BoE has reversed the pre-emptive interest rate cut after the Brexit referendum in 2017. However, as this does not mark the start of a hiking cycle, monetary policy will no longer give any momentum. Even if it...
FxWirePro: Before celebrating New-Year, glimpse through G10, EMFX, and tailwinds in 2018
Dec 29, 2017 11:36 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views
The conviction of broad USD robustness through 1Q seems to be slightly edgy as the greenback has responded in snails pace but nosedived to retort to noticeable tax reforms, disinflation uncertainty is weighing once more,...
FxWirePro: CAD vols to construct easy to Carry RV structures for NAFTA and BoC hedge
Dec 29, 2017 08:44 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views Central Banks
CAD-based implied correlations are priced well below realizeds for nearly the entire CAD-cross universe; owning CADUSD vs CADJPY corr. or a CADJPY - USDJPY vol spread is a positive carry NAFTA hedge. Notably, please be...
Dec 29, 2017 07:22 am UTC| Research & Analysis Central Banks Insights & Views
In loonys fair assessment, the monetary policy to be more decisive than oil prices. The oil performance has been instrumental in boosting the currency in 2017, even though the long-term picture suggests that the currency...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Biden administration tells employers to stop shackling workers with ‘noncompete agreements’
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects