US Treasuries vulnerable to short-term selling pressure on Fed members' hawkish comments
May 24, 2016 12:14 pm UTC| Insights & Views Central Banks
Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) prepares for a critical interest rate decision in three weeks. FOMC minutes from the April meeting released last week opened the door to a rate hike in June, roiling financial markets....
FxWirePro: Hedging via IRS derivatives -
May 24, 2016 11:57 am UTC| Insights & Views Commentary
An overvalued exchange rate in SGD and a central bank that is slow and reactive to the downside risks to its forecasts leaves us comfortable with an underweight SGD view. The combination of low implied volatility and...
FxWirePro: More Hawks in Fed rates likely to weigh in volatile dollar, OTC FX substantiates
May 24, 2016 11:00 am UTC| Insights & Views Commentary
Potential reassessment of Fed rate hikes by the market: While market implied probability still indicates no Fed hike before 2017, we think there could be some nervousness and volatility ahead of the 14-15 June FOMC...
Why we need better ways to cut greenhouse gases from agriculture
May 24, 2016 05:08 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature
Although 177 countries signed the Paris Agreement to reduce global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in April 2016, the reductions they have pledged so far are not enough. To stand a chance of limiting warming to 2 degrees...
A guide to using drones to study wildlife: first, do no harm
May 24, 2016 00:13 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology Nature
Technological advances have provided many benefits for environmental research. Sensors on southern elephant seals have been used to map the Southern Ocean, while tracking devices have given us a new view of mass animal...
Here's how smart power could help the UK reach 100% renewable energy
May 24, 2016 00:10 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature
Both Portugal and Germany have recently succeeded in meeting almost all of their power needs using renewable energy. But at the moment, the UK falls far short of this feat. In 2015, less than a quarter of the countrys...
Will Zika virus cast a shadow over the Rio Olympics?
May 24, 2016 00:06 am UTC| Insights & Views Health Sports
The outbreak of mosquito-borne Zika virus in South America has cast a shadow over preparations for the Olympic and Paralympic Games to be held in Rio de Janeiro. As the games draw closer, health authorities are on alert...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Biden administration tells employers to stop shackling workers with ‘noncompete agreements’
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects