How to help Haitians recover from the mental trauma of Hurricane Matthew
Oct 13, 2016 07:16 am UTC| Insights & Views Life
Hurricane Matthew has left hundreds dead in Haiti. Winds of more than 200km per hour have totally devastated cities and towns across the southern peninsula of the tiny nation. For me, pictures showing the levels of...
Oct 12, 2016 13:03 pm UTC| Insights & Views
Strong August data in the Czech Republic are likely insufficient to prevent a slowdown in Q316 GDP growth. A strong batch of August data likely will be insufficient to prevent a deceleration in Q316 GDP growth, with...
FxWirePro: BRICS FX pack stands out in high beta segment owing to potential Trumps presidency
Oct 12, 2016 12:57 pm UTC| Insights & Views Commentary
More uncertainty What Mr Trump was saying and doing revealed a character and temperament unfit for the leader of the free world, Mitt Romney, 28 May, Wall St Journal above and beyond concerns about the specific policies...
Little probability of rate cut from Bank of Thailand this year
Oct 12, 2016 12:01 pm UTC| Insights & Views Central Banks Economy
Bank of Thailand (BoT) has kept its interest rate unchanged at 1.5 percent since June 2015. The central bank is more inclined to maintaining loose monetary conditions via a weaker THB rather than lower rates. And with two...
FxWirePro: What drives vulnerability of EMFX space in Trump-triumph scenario?
Oct 12, 2016 11:46 am UTC| Insights & Views
EMFX vulnerabilities: Clinton is leading in the polls but the US election outcome is far from certain. Investors should consider a Trump hedge in their portfolio. EMFX candidates: The major stress point is the MXN, but...
Donald Trump is taking a page from Reconstruction-era white supremacists
Oct 12, 2016 04:55 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Donald Trump has a lot in common with former Confederates white southerners who redeemed the South by bringing an end to Reconstruction 140 years ago. Like the Redeemers, Trump fears that electoral fraud threatens the...
China's marriage rate is plummeting – and it's because of gender inequality
Oct 11, 2016 07:52 am UTC| Insights & Views Life
One of the greatest fears of Chinese parents is coming true: Chinas young people are turning away from marriage. The trend is also worrying the government. After a whole decade of increases in the national marriage...
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