Bank of England likely to look through inflation uptick, rate cut remains on the table
Oct 18, 2016 11:57 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy Central Banks
According to data released by the Office for National Statistics on Tuesday, U.K. headline consumer price index inflation rose to the highest rate in over two years in September 2016. The CPI inflation came in at 1 percent...
Social Media Revolution Series
How investigative journalists are using social media to uncover the truth
Oct 18, 2016 08:42 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology
Borrowing Malcolm Turnbulls election slogan, optimists would say there has never been a more exciting time to be a journalist. Why? Part of the answer lies with social media and the digital age. A recent trip to Nepal...
Cyprus considers its next peace vote in the wake of Colombia and Brexit
Oct 18, 2016 08:37 am UTC| Insights & Views
Watching the news about Colombias referendum from Cyprus, I could not help but think that the two countries seemed strangely close. Just a week after the rejection of the peace deal in Colombia and after the global...
Oct 18, 2016 08:33 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology
Health professionals have a duty to improve the accuracy of medical entries in Wikipedia, according to a letter published today in Lancet Global Health, because its the first port of call for people all over the world...
Why the BRICS coalition still matters
Oct 18, 2016 08:29 am UTC| Insights & Views
For years, Western newspapers have depicted the BRICS grouping comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa as either nonsensical or threatening. Indeed, after Brazil and Russia entered recession and growth...
What could bullish impact of crude prices mean for base metals?
Oct 18, 2016 07:54 am UTC| Insights & Views
The crude oil prices rose early on Tuesday as some analysts said markets might not be quite as oversupplied as suggested by many, with global inventories rising less than expected ahead of the high-demand winter heating...
Why has Trump succeeded where others would have failed?
Oct 18, 2016 06:03 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
The 2016 US presidential election has been unprecedented in several ways. For starters, seasoned psephologists were surprised by Donald Trumps success in the Republican primaries. And while the fundamentals of the...
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
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