Jun 16, 2017 10:10 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views
The full unwind of the post-election Trump trade, which has led to a weaker US dollar and lower US Treasury yields, has supported golds relatively strong performance this year. To reflect a more benign inflation outlook...
It's in the EU’s interest to press ahead with Brexit negotiations
Jun 16, 2017 09:40 am UTC| Insights & Views
The extraordinary outcome of the UK general election and the uncertain domestic political climate has led to calls by Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon for a short pause in the Brexit process. Despite this, Brexit...
FxWirePro: After monetary policy season, can EUR IV skews could flip for calls?
Jun 16, 2017 07:46 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views
EURUSD risk reversals (RR), which measure the relative appetite of upside and downside strikes, have been oriented towards puts since end-2009 (refer above graph). However, before 2009, EURUSD RR frequently flipped between...
Jun 16, 2017 06:52 am UTC| Technicals Insights & Views
Gold price behavior has been moving in rising trendline with the triple top formation (refer daily charts). Top 1 at 1263.87, top 2 at 1295.46 and top 3 at 1294.91 levels. Failure swings at stiff resistance have...
Jun 16, 2017 06:32 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views
Crude oil prices tumbled to their lowest level in a month this week and closed on Thursday at the lowest level since the initial OPEC agreement was reached last November. The catalyst for the collapse is widely viewed as...
With the rise of subscription and online TV, we need to rethink local content rules
Jun 16, 2017 05:08 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology
The newly released Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) report on Film, Television and Digital Games 2015-16 offers fascinating insights into how our screen media landscape has changed over the past four years. A key...
What Sharia law means: Five questions answered
Jun 16, 2017 04:59 am UTC| Insights & Views Life
Editors note: A conservative grassroots organization, ACT for America, organized a March against Sharia in at least 20 cities across the United States on Saturday, June 10. Professor of Islamic Studies at Indiana...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
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