Our prettiest pollutant: just how bad are fireworks for the environment?
Dec 31, 2015 10:37 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature
The bangs and fizzes of fireworks are rapidly replacing the chimes of Big Ben as the defining sound of New Years Eve celebrations in London, while around the world, city landmarks are becoming stages for increasingly...
Meltdowns, crises and Islamic State: a terrible year in the Middle East
Dec 31, 2015 10:31 am UTC| Insights & Views
As we approach the fifth anniversary of the Arab Uprisings, its hard to remember the days of popular protests, of democratic revolutions and of dreams of a better future that rocked the Middle East in 2011. Nearly five...
Riksbank standing pat despite SEK appreciation – gains seem fragile in Q1 2016
Dec 31, 2015 09:34 am UTC| Insights & Views Central Banks
Swedish Krona has traded sturdily during November and early- December, gaining against almost all G10 currencies. Despite SEK strength, the Riksbank left rates unchanged at the December 15 meeting and also left its...
FxWirePro: Can anyone dare to touch crude? How do we position crude ahead of EIA’s inventory check
Dec 30, 2015 13:54 pm UTC| Insights & Views
Do you think crude has bottomed out? What about supply glut? Has sanction lift off on Iran started contributing crude production?Series of questions still lingering around crudes bear run.When all eyes curious on crudes...
Dec 30, 2015 13:11 pm UTC| Insights & Views
Although the projections of pullback in USD/CAD as the year progresses upon an expected stabilization then rebound in crude oil prices and better performance in the non-resource sector, Q1 would still favor prevailing bull...
Dec 30, 2015 11:44 am UTC| Insights & Views
USD/CAD might have halted here at this juncture but advice is not to bear trapped.It seems that uptrend still remains intact as it is testing strong supports at 1.3804 zones to bounce back again.No traces of selling...
EM and EMEA EM FX Performance Comparison against USD in 2016
Dec 30, 2015 10:51 am UTC| Insights & Views
A set of bearish EM outcomes (Fed tightening, Chinese growth, yuan depreciation and a rise in EM corporate defaults) suggests that correlations in the EM space will stay elevated and could rise further in 2016. Taiwan and...
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
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects