If the people can't get to their jobs, bring the jobs to the people
Apr 14, 2016 00:48 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy
It is difficult to find a public transport solution to Sydneys congestion problem. It is equally difficult to find a motorways solution. The real problem is that Sydneys urban structure is being configured in a way that...
A bird's-eye view on D/S equation ahead of EIA's crude inventory levels
Apr 13, 2016 12:16 pm UTC| Insights & Views Commentary
We see ongoing crude oils recovery is hindered again by the demand/supply equation. Today, US EIA is scheduled to announce the inventory levels of crude. This report tends to generate large price volatility from here...
BRL rally unlikely to last as Brazilian central bank intensifies measures to curb volatility
Apr 13, 2016 12:07 pm UTC| Insights & Views
The Brazilain real soared 10% against the dollar Q1 2016 as markets bet that attempts to impeach President Dilma Rousseff would lead to a new government that could help boost business confidence and curb a record fiscal...
FxWirePro: Cyclical effects between UK inflation-Brexit- BoE- GBP
Apr 13, 2016 11:49 am UTC| Insights & Views Commentary
The inflation continues its global trend higher with UK and Sweden following the preliminary German and EU reads higher. U.K. Consumer prices went up 0.5% YoY in March of 2016 which is on track of BoEs target of 2%,...
Apr 13, 2016 08:08 am UTC| Insights & Views Commentary
While CNY has generally stabilized against USD at end-2015 levels, Chinas official RMB index declined by 3.6% during the same period. To a large extent, this is something the PBoC would like to observe a stable USDCNY...
On the Iraq War, Trump has started to sound like Obama circa 2008
Apr 12, 2016 14:01 pm UTC| Insights & Views
To the horror of almost everyone in mainstream US politics, it seem increasingly likely that by the close of the Republican National Convention in July, Donald Trump will have snatched the prize he has long coveted: the...
Was Scotland's Darien disaster the first great Panama financial scandal?
Apr 12, 2016 13:53 pm UTC| Insights & Views
The leak of the Panama Papers has brought to light elite tax avoidance and evasion on an unprecedented scale and has had important political ramifications. But this is not the first time that Panama has been at the heart...
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’
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects