FxWirePro: Bullish and bearish scenarios of CNY and latent events that likely to trigger vols
Jan 19, 2017 10:57 am UTC| Insights & Views
Scenarios for bearish CNY: (1) Fed hikes more aggressively this year, thus driving a higher DXY and selloff in major non-USD currencies (2) Downside risk in Chinas growth accelerates, raising a worry on growth...
Jan 19, 2017 09:21 am UTC| Central Banks Research & Analysis Insights & Views
AUDUSDs higher IV with negative delta risk reversal can be interpreted as an opportunity for put longs as the market reckons the price has downside potential for large movement in the days to come which is resulting option...
Why the 'free market' for drugs doesn't work and what we can do about it
Jan 19, 2017 07:41 am UTC| Insights & Views Business
The United States faces a major problem with prescription drug prices. Even as the prices of most goods and services have barely budged in recent years, the cost of drugs has surged. During the presidential campaign,...
Jan 19, 2017 06:51 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views
The Aussie continues to gain background support from solid Chinese bulk prices and the general correction in USD, though a short-term peak appears to be in place at 0.7570. Should risk aversion build, the 0.7430-50 should...
When it comes to big finds, scientists need more than just luck and chance
Jan 18, 2017 16:37 pm UTC| Insights & Views Science
The history of science abounds with stories about discoveries made by chance. One of the most famous cases, involves French physicist Antoine Henri Becquerel, who accidentally discovered radioactivity by leaving a piece of...
How driverless transport could bring an end to commuter rail strike misery
Jan 18, 2017 16:21 pm UTC| Insights & Views Business
Its not easy being a rail passenger. In recent months, London and south-east England have regularly ground to a halt in a series of rail and Tube strikes, disrupting the lives of millions. One newspaper headline even...
Japan and South Korea's latest row could have deeper consequences
Jan 18, 2017 16:17 pm UTC| Insights & Views
Japan and South Korea have reopened an old spat over wartime sexual slavery, or so-called Comfort Women. The latest flare-up began when a bronze statue of a girl representing former comfort women was installed in front of...
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