Start-ups can help Africa meet its energy needs. But they need to be encouraged
May 05, 2017 00:56 am UTC| Insights & Views
Energy access remains a huge problem for most people living on the African continent. More than 600 million out of a population of about 1.3 billion people in sub-Saharan Africa dont have reliable electricity...
Prince Philip retires ... with a final masterclass in media manipulation
May 05, 2017 00:52 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Buckingham Palaces announcement that Prince Philip is retiring in the autumn is a masterclass in triggering media spectacle. Media industries around the world instantly went into meltdown over what is actually a fairly...
Could taking vitamins in huge doses produce a health miracle after all?
May 05, 2017 00:49 am UTC| Insights & Views Health
For decades, some people have embraced the idea that there might be major health benefits from taking vitamins in quantities well beyond the recommended daily requirement. The concept was very popular for a while in the...
Strong and stable leadership: inside the Conservatives' election slogan
May 05, 2017 00:47 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
If youve heard an interview with any Conservative politician during the current election campaign, youve probably heard the phrase strong and stable leadership. Theresa May used the phrase three times in seven minutes on...
The future is in interactive storytelling
May 05, 2017 00:46 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology
Marvels new blockbuster, Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2, carries audiences through a narrative carefully curated by the films creators. Thats also what Telltales Guardians-themed game did when it was released in April....
FxWirePro: EUR-USD-JPY correlation triangle appending optionality on soothed euro vols
May 04, 2017 13:16 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views
The well anticipated French election outcome on April 24th saw the massive shrink in FX vols meaningfully below 1-day forward levels from last weeks close. We remain comfortable fading political tail risks in Euro...
May 04, 2017 13:02 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views
Lets have a glance through the implied volatilities of EURCHF ATM contracts from the above nutshell, IVs of this underlying pair of all expiries have been the least among G10 currency segment. These lower volatile...
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