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RAISE Act: Global panel of scholars explains 'merit-based' immigration

Sep 18, 2017 01:56 am UTC| Insights & Views Law

In February, U.S. Republican senators Tom Cotton and David Perdue, with President Donald Trump, unveiled an immigration bill called the RAISE Act. It would create a merit-based points system for evaluating foreigners...

Legal weed: What your kids really need to know

Sep 14, 2017 01:18 am UTC| Insights & Views Law

Weed, pot, grass, marijuana or cannabis to use the proper terminology will be legal in Canada from July 1, 2018. Anyone over the age of 18 will be able to walk into a store and buy up to 30 grams of regulated product....

We need to close legal loopholes to ensure everyone is safe when going under anaesthesia

Sep 11, 2017 08:14 am UTC| Health Law

A young woman tragically died recently after a cosmetic operation carried out at a beauty clinic. Manslaughter charges have been brought against the practitioner, who allegedly has qualifications obtained overseas but was...

Uber In Trouble With US Probe Over Alleged Bribery

Aug 30, 2017 02:34 am UTC| Technology Law

Just when it reportedly got a new CEO, Uber is once again in hot water, this time with the US Department of Justice. The cab-hailing firm is currently being probed over allegations that it bribed foreign officials to give...

Ecstasy Now FDA-Approved PTSD Treatment

Aug 29, 2017 06:17 am UTC| Science Law

What is commonly known as a party drug is now an actual method of treating patients who are experience post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has officially classified Ecstasy as a...

Blockchain Revolution Series

DLT-based securities settlement without regulation could lead to monopolies – BoE paper

Aug 29, 2017 05:59 am UTC| Digital Currency Law

Distributed ledger technology (DLT)-based securities settlement without regulation could lead to monopolies, according to a new paper from the Bank of England. Authored by Evangelos Benos, Rodney Garratt, and Pedro...

How noncompete clauses clash with US labor laws

Aug 28, 2017 15:24 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law

Most Americans with jobs work at-will: Employers owe their employees nothing in the relationship and vice versa. Either party may terminate the arrangement at any time for a good or bad reason or none at all. In keeping...

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Economy

RBA likely to adopt tightening policy by 50 bps in 2018, says ANZ Research

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is expected to adopt a tightening monetary policy in 2018 is boosted by the hawkish shift in the RBAs language. This would reverse the rate cuts of 2016 and take the real cash back to...

New Zealand bonds slump at close after GDT price auction cheers markets

The New Zealand bonds slumped at the time of closing Wednesday after dairy prices rose at the overnight GlobalDairyTrade Price auction, reporting its second consecutive increase. Also, the countrys current account deficit...

New Zealand current account deficit narrows slightly higher than expectations in Q2

New Zealands current account deficit narrowed slightly more than expected in Q2; helped by historical revisions, the annual deficit fell to 2.8 percent of GDP. The seasonally adjusted current account deficit also...

JGBs tad lower post better-than-expected August trade balance data; eyes on BoJ’s policy decision

The Japanese government bonds trade slightly on the downside Wednesday after the countrys trade balance data for the month of August showed exports and imports surging in August, with both beating expectations as a...

Australian bonds plunge on growing investor confidence in the country’s economic outlook; RBA Lowe’s speech in focus

The Australian bonds plunged Wednesday as growing investor confidence in the Australian economic outlook has pushed rates on government bonds up to their highest level in six months. Also, investors will now be looking...

Politics

Undocumented youth divided over how to fight back against Trump immigration clampdown

Young immigrants from across the US participated in the first act of civil disobedience by undocumented youth under the Trump administration on July 26 in Texas. After protesters sat in the street outside the state capitol...

India at 70: after the celebrations, single-party dominance menaces democracy

Seventy years ago, Jawaharlal Nehrus famous Tryst with Destiny speech not only marked Indias independence from British rule but also expressed the vision for a united, democratic, egalitarian and modern country. Not...

Can corporate America afford to walk away from President Trump?

After campaigning as the candidate best able to work with business, President Donald Trump has shown he is anything but. A stream of resignations from high-level business counsels hit a crescendo recently when Trump was...

Little prospect of regime change in Russia short of a popular uprising – and that's unlikely

Vladimir Putins power in Russia can often look unassailable. However much Western media might champion potential opponents, the president maintains a tight grip, and its easy to see why. Any successor to Putin who was not...

Warning signs of mass violence – in the US?

There are those who say that comparing President Donald Trumps rhetoric to that of Adolf Hitler is alarmist, unfair and counterproductive. And yet, there has been no dearth of such comparisons since the 2016...

Science

Scientists Create Robots The Size Of DNA Strands That Can Rearrange Molecules

Robots are great for a lot of things and can perform functions that humans would either have a hard time accomplishing or simply would not be able to do. Among the latter case is rearranging the molecules of a living...

China Signs Deal With Israel Over Lab-Grown Meat, Food For The Future

With the world facing the global crisis known as climate change, most countries are doing whatever they can to reduce carbon emissions. However, one of the biggest contributing factors to greenhouse gasses that is rarely...

Denmark Finally Sells Last Oil Company For $7.45 Billion

As a country committed to fighting climate change and reducing its carbon footprint, Denmark is finally selling off the last remaining oil company in the country. The oil firms were owned by A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S and the...

Trump’s Pick For NASA Head Is Not A Scientist And A Prominent Climate Change Denier

The Trump administration has proven to be incompetent in filling crucial roles with qualified people, evidenced by an anti-EPA EPA head and an anti-DOE head of DOE. Now, the president has nominated a non-scientist who is...

Scientists Can Now Bioengineer Lungs, Reducing Potential Deaths Due To Organ Shortage

At this point, its no secret that being placed on the organ transplant list is no guarantee of survival if patients are in need of a new heart, or liver, or lung. One of the ways that this problem can be solved is by...

Technology

Scientists Create 3D-Printed Synthetic Muscle For Robots

While tech giants like Elon Musk are warning the world against a potential AI apocalypse once machines become more intelligent, some are more concerned about giving robots more tools to become stronger. One group of...

Tesla CEO Elon Musk Criticized By Google Executive Over AI Fears

At this point, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has become the poster boy of cautious artificial intelligence development within the tech community. This has made him a target of those invested in the rapid development of AI such as...

Steam Addresses Review Bombing Issue, Adds Histogram

Theres no doubt that Valves digital distribution platform Steam has a review bombing problem. This is basically where gamers who have a problem with a video game publisher or studio that has nothing to do with the games...

GameStop Xbox One X Pre-Orders Coming Again Tomorrow, Better Get Ready

Fans who have been itching to get their hands on an Xbox One X will want to check out GameStops website. The next round of pre-orders is scheduled for tomorrow and its expected to be another Hunger Games situation....

Wolfenstein 2’s New Trailer Is NSFW And Really Pushes Anti-Fascism

Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus is the upcoming game in Bethesdas shooter franchise. A new trailer for the title featuring some gameplay elements just came out and it is classified not safe for work (NSFW). Whats more,...

Digital Currency

Korean fintech company Metaps Plus to hold first ICO roadshow online

FxWirePro: BTC/USD upside capped by trend line resistance at 4075, break above targets 4160

US Senate Defense Bill calls for blockchain study

Life

Americans are confused about food and unsure where to turn for answers, survey shows

Digging for dirt in the digital age: the trouble with journalism and doxing

Think disability is a tragedy? We pity you

Nature

Is Hurricane Harvey a harbinger for Houston's future?

How modern technology is inspired by the natural world

There may be a huge flaw in UK fracking hopes – the geology

Sports

The big money Mayweather-McGregor fight pits boxing against UFC in a battle of the brands

The English Premier League is experiencing a textbook case of hyperinflation

Nicotine in sports: high use but little evidence of effects on performance

Technical Analysis

FxWirePro: EUR/USD Trade Idea

FxWirePro: EUR/USD hits 9 –day high, market awaits US Fed monetary policy

FxWirePro: AUD/NZD extends decline for 3rd consecutive week, bias lower, stay short

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IRAN'S ROUHANI 'NEEDS TO START FOLLOWING THE RULES,' AND STOP ARMS SMUGGLING, SUPPORTING TERRORISM AND BALLISTIC MISSILE TESTING -HALEY, IN CBS INTERVIEW
2017-09-20 12:48:22
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U.S. AMBASSADOR TO THE UN SAYS TRUMP'S UN SPEECH NOT A CLEAR SIGNAL THAT U.S. WOULD WITHDRAW FROM IRAN NUCLEAR DEAL, WAS 'CLEAR SIGNAL...HE'S NOT HAPPY' WITH DEAL -CBS
2017-09-20 12:40:22
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SPAIN'S IBEX HITS FRESH DAY LOW, DOWN 1.2 PERCENT
2017-09-20 12:30:20
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TRUMP URGES REPUBLICAN SENATORS TO VOTE FOR GRAHAM-CASSIDY LEGISLATION -TWEET
2017-09-20 12:16:46
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FANNIE MAE SAYS TO SELL $500 MLN 2M, $250 MLN 3-MO BILLS ON SEPT 20, SETTLE SEPT 20-21
2017-09-20 12:16:34
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TRUMP, IN TWEET, BACKS GRAHAM-CASSIDY BILL TO DISMANTLE OBAMACARE, CALLS MEASURE 'GREAT'
2017-09-20 12:16:05
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MOODY'S SAYS "CANADIAN BANKS' OVERALL ASSET QUALITY REMAINS SUPERIOR TO THAT OF PEER SYSTEMS, AS DEMONSTRATED BY A VERY LOW LEVEL OF PROBLEM LOANS"‍​
2017-09-20 12:15:56
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MOODY'S SAYS BELIEVE NEW CANADIAN REGIME WILL MAINTAIN CRITICAL SERVICES OF D-SIFIS, WHILE IMPOSING BY STATUTE BURDEN-SHARING ON LIABILITY HOLDERS‍​
2017-09-20 12:15:50
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‍MOODY'S SAYS CHALLENGING OPERATING ENVIRONMENT DURING OUTLOOK PERIOD COULD ERODE CANADIAN BANKS' ASSET QUALITY, INCREASE SENSITIVITY TO EXTERNAL SHOCKS
2017-09-20 12:15:42
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‍MOODY'S SAYS EXPECTS MORE CHALLENGING OPERATING ENVIRONMENT FOR CANADIAN BANKS DURING OUTLOOK PERIOD
2017-09-20 12:15:34
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MOODY'S-OUTLOOK FOR 7 LARGEST CANADIAN BANKS IS NEGATIVE, DUE TO LIKELIHOOD THAT MOODY'S TO LOWER GOVT. SUPPORT ASSUMPTIONS ONCE BAIL-IN REGIME IS FINALIZED‍​
2017-09-20 12:15:27
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‍MOODY'S SAYS CANADIAN BANKS' OUTLOOK REMAINS NEGATIVE ON LOWERED GOVERNMENT SUPPORT ASSUMPTIONS​
2017-09-20 12:15:20
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MOODY'S: CANADIAN BANKS' OUTLOOK REMAINS NEGATIVE ON LOWERED GOVERNMENT SUPPORT ASSUMPTIONS
2017-09-20 12:02:12
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DEMAND FOR RUSSIA'S 2027 AND 2047 EUROBOND EXCEEDS $4 BLN - MARKET SOURCE
2017-09-20 11:31:33
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GERMAN GOVT SPOKESMAN SAYS WE WERE NOT INFORMED IN ADVANCE ABOUT BRITISH GOVT'S SPECIFIC OFFER ON BREXIT PAYMENTS
2017-09-20 11:31:12
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GERMAN MINISTRY SPOKESMAN SAYS ON REPORTS OF BRITAIN BEING PREPARED TO PAY 20 BLN EUROS TO LEAVE EU, IT WILL ULTIMATELY DEPEND ON WHAT IS NEGOTIATED
2017-09-20 11:00:14
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UNITED STATES W/E MBA 30-YR MORTGAGE RATE INCREASE TO 4.04 % VS PREV 4.03 %
2017-09-20 11:00:11
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UNITED STATES W/E MORTGAGE REFINANCE INDEX DECREASE TO 1497.8 VS PREV 1636.8
2017-09-20 11:00:10
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UNITED STATES W/E MBA PURCHASE INDEX DECREASE TO 224.7 VS PREV 252.0
2017-09-20 11:00:08
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UNITED STATES W/E MBA MORTGAGE APPLICATIONS DECREASE TO -9.7 % VS PREV 9.9 %
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Economics Monitor

September 20 11:00 UTC Released

USMBA 30-Yr Mortgage Rate

Actual

4.04 %

Forecast

Previous

4.03 %

September 20 11:00 UTC Released

USMortgage Refinance Index

Actual

1497.8 %

Forecast

Previous

1636.8 %

September 20 14:00 UTC 6868m

USExisting Home Sales

Actual

Forecast

5.46 Mln

Previous

5.44 Mln

September 20 14:00 UTC 6868m

USExist. Home Sales % Chg

Actual

Forecast

0.3 %

Previous

-1.3 %

September 20 14:30 UTC 9898m

TRCentral Govt Debt Stock*

Actual

Forecast

Previous

817.1 Bln TRY

September 20 15:30 UTC 158158m

BRForeign Exchange Flows*

Actual

Forecast

Previous

-1.251 Bln USD

September 21 08:30 UTC 11781178m

GBPSNB, MM GBP

Actual

Forecast

Previous

-0.76 Bln GBP

September 21 08:30 UTC 11781178m

GBPSNCR, MM GBP

Actual

Forecast

Previous

-3.912 Bln GBP

September 21 08:30 UTC 11781178m

GBPSNB Ex Banks GBP

Actual

Forecast

7.100 Bln GBP

Previous

-0.184 Bln GBP

September 21 12:00 UTC 13881388m

BRIPCA-15 Mid-Month CPI

Actual

Forecast

0.15 %

Previous

0.35 %

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