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U.S. labour market shows no signs of tightening yet, adds little pressure on the Fed to tighten policy

Jul 10, 2017 11:31 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy Central Banks

Fridays US Non-Farm Payrolls report published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) was mixed, providing something for bulls and bears alike. The headline number was better than expected but the unemployment rate rose...

FxWirePro: ECB to unfasten monetary policy, bund volatility likely to propel EUR/JPY upside further

Jul 10, 2017 11:21 am UTC| Central Banks Research & Analysis Insights & Views

Yet a central bank cant impose short-term restraint on a financial cycle running for several years. When excesses become apparent, its too late to act against them. A financial cycle is like a stately container ship; if it...

FxWirePro: Deploy USD/TRY straddle amid CBT’s regime for FX swap deposits

Jul 10, 2017 09:15 am UTC| Central Banks Research & Analysis Insights & Views

Last month, the central bank of Turkey (CBT) left its benchmark one-week repo rate at 8 pct in its last monetary policy meeting on June 15th, 2017 as widely expected. Policymakers noticed the economic recovery is gathering...

FxWirePro: Achieve safer breakeven, shorting expensive downside and optimal risk management with zero cost via EUR/JPY options combinations

Jul 10, 2017 08:47 am UTC| Central Banks Research & Analysis Insights & Views

Last week the Bank of Japan did what it has been doing for some time and had also announced, i.e. to keep yields close to zero. JPY came under pressure. Accordingly, the bullish influence would be the most direct on the...

FxWirePro: GBP/JPY IVs highest among G10 FX space, capitalize on buzzing IVs and improve odds on options straps strategy

Jul 10, 2017 07:21 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views

Please be noted that the nutshell showing the positively skewed IVs of GBP against JPY options has been showing well-balanced risks both upside and downside in 1m tenors, to indicate both puts and calls have been fairly...

Angela Merkel's G20 challenge

Jul 08, 2017 18:22 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics

The timing of the G20 summit in Hamburg could hardly be more significant for the German chancellor, Angela Merkel. The worlds leading forum for international cooperation on world economic growth, international trade and...

A very British EU: how Europe has been portrayed by thriller writers

Jul 08, 2017 18:21 pm UTC| Insights & Views Entertainment

Over a year before the UKs fateful EU membership referendum, BBC Four broadcast The Great European Disaster Movie. This was an authored documentary by Italian journalist Annalisa Piras. Co-produced with several European...

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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

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...

A Nasa rover has reached a promising place to search for fossilised life on Mars

While we go about our daily lives on Earth, a nuclear-powered robot the size of a small car is trundling around Mars looking for fossils. Unlike its predecessor Curiosity, Nasas Perseverance rover is explicitly intended to...

Technology

Coca-Cola Launches Lens Platform to Offer Key Data for Retail and Foodservice

The Coca-Cola Company is launching Coca-Cola Lens, an open-source insights platform that distributes data and experiences from hundreds of thousands of retail and foodservice establishments across North...

Binance Pay Launches Dedicated Shiba Inu Payment Page, Boosting SHIB Use

Binance Pay, Binances cutting-edge crypto payment service, has recently launched a dedicated page to handle Shiba Inu (SHIB) payments. This new functionality offers up a plethora of potential for SHIB holders, making it...

Whales Bag $61M Profit as RNDR Price Rallies Over 3%

Render (RNDR) saw a significant rally of over 3% today, with six whales bagging $61 million in profits, igniting debate about the cryptocurrencys future trajectory. Whales Profit $61M Amid Render (RNDR) Price Surge,...

Shiba Inu and PEPE Surge: SHIB Eyes 50% Gains, PEPE Hits $5 Billion Market Cap

The price of Shiba Inu (SHIB) has surged by 6% this week, with analysts predicting a 50% rally if key levels are broken. Meanwhile, PEPEs market cap has soared to $5 billion after hitting another all-time high. Analysts...
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