Online news is highly polarised in some countries – but technology's not to blame
Jun 22, 2017 09:21 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology
More and more people are getting their news online. This worries those that think the internet and the technologies that underpin it will produce highly polarised news environments, with little potential for the shared...
Trump’s hawkish Cuba order will damage US influence in Latin America
Jun 22, 2017 09:17 am UTC| Insights & Views
Donald Trump has issued a directive to tighten travel and business restrictions on Cuba. He is effectively reversing Barack Obamas efforts to normalise relations with the island; at a rally in Miami, he said that I am...
FxWirePro: EUR/USD bullish bearish scenarios, OTC indications, and hedging vehicles for H2’2017
Jun 22, 2017 09:01 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views
Bearish scenarios: Below 1.07 if: 1) The market prices in three Fed rate hikes in 2018; or 2) Non-traditional parties prevail in German or Italian elections. Bullish scenarios: Above 1.16 if: 1) Equity inflows...
Jun 22, 2017 07:19 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views
NZD outperformed against JPY, despite a modest upside surprise from the GDT dairy auction, spiking higher from 76.270 to 81.115. The RBNZ has signaled the next cycle a tightening one will not start until late 2019....
When – and why – did people first start using money?
Jun 21, 2017 16:52 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy
Sometimes you run across a grimy, tattered dollar bill that seems like its been around since the beginning of time. Assuredly it hasnt, but the history of human beings using cash currency does go back a long time 40,000...
How secure are today's ATMs? 5 questions answered
Jun 21, 2017 16:48 pm UTC| Insights & Views Technology
Editors note: Automated teller machines, better known as ATMs, are turning 50 on June 27. Computer science professor Pradeep Atrey, from the University at Albany, State University of New York, explains the security...
We need to be cautious when assuming CCTV will prevent family violence
Jun 21, 2017 16:46 pm UTC| Insights & Views Life Law
This years Victorian state budget included a A$1.9 billion package to tackle family violence. Part of this was a statewide Personal Safety Initiative, which expands a trial of installing technology such as CCTV, personal...
South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed
Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects