Catalonia's referendum unmasks authoritarianism in Spain
Oct 05, 2017 03:19 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics Economy
I have long worried about the rise of authoritarianism in the European Union. The Spanish governments violent crackdown during the Catalonia referendum on Oct. 1 is the latest crisis to challenge EU institutions....
Alternative facts do exist: beliefs, lies and politics
Oct 05, 2017 03:16 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
This piece is republished with permission from Perils of Populism, the 57th edition of Griffith Review. Articles are a little longer than most published on The Conversation, presenting an in-depth analysis of the rise of...
Oct 04, 2017 13:00 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views
We raise 4Q17 oil price forecasts by 4.50/bbl on Brent and $1/bbl on WTI to reflect the tighter balances now forecast, to $54.50 and $50.00/bbl, respectively. Similarly, for 2018 we raise Brent to $47/bbl, and WTI to...
Oct 04, 2017 12:40 pm UTC| Central Banks Research & Analysis Insights & Views
The Polish central bank held its rate decision today: no change in monetary policy was the consensus. The National Bank of Poland announced its reference rate at a record low of 1.5 pct on October 4th, 2017, as widely...
FxWirePro: GBP/EUR/CHF vols spreads seem to be lucrative carry trades
Oct 04, 2017 12:08 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views
The somewhat panicky unwinding of Euro (and other European FX) longs might leave macro investors less willing to spend option premium to play for EUR resurgence. In this situation, if one had to pick one Eurobloc currency...
Oct 04, 2017 10:36 am UTC| Technicals Insights & Views
The rejection at the stiff resistance of 1.5090 levels evidences slumps, historically, you could make out the prices have tumbled as it failed to break out above this level. Even if you see any abrupt rallies that seem...
Crowdfunders like novelty or usefulness, not both
Oct 04, 2017 09:47 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology
This article was co-written with Anirban Mukherjee, Assistant Professor of Marketing at Singapore Management University; and Dr. Ping Xiao of the University of Technology Sydney (UTS). One of the classic stories in the...
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’
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects