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Venezuelans are boycotting their presidential election

May 20, 2018 15:19 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics

Venezuelas May 20 presidential election may be an election in name only. Nicolás Maduro is widely expected to be reelected as Venezuelas president despite his 20 percent approval rating and profound mismanagement...

Ramaphosa's new dawn: much better, but not nearly enough

May 20, 2018 14:58 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics

Cyril Ramaphosas rise to power has been greeted enthusiastically by most South Africans. Their hope is that the new president represents a leadership cohort within the governing African National Congress (ANC) thats...

Profile: Avigdor Lieberman, Israel's hardline defence minister

May 13, 2018 07:56 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics

One of the most divisive figures in Israeli politics, Avigdor Lieberman, has been his countrys defence minister since May 2016. Despite his publicly acrimonious relationship with the prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu,...

The first terrorist act in Indonesian prison: the triggers and how to prevent them

May 13, 2018 07:51 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics

Indonesia witnessed another terrorist act last week. But, this time, it occurred in a maximum-security detention centre located at the polices Mobile Brigade headquarters in Depok, West Java. More than 150 terrorist...

South Africa's print media is failing to empower citizens on corruption

May 02, 2018 16:11 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics

The mainstream media can play an important role in fighting corruption. Investigative journalists in South Africa, for instance, helped to expose how the politically connected Gupta family captured elements of the...

Would America vote for Oprah for president?

Apr 17, 2018 14:16 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics

America has had a black president. Is the country ready for a black president who is also a woman? Speculation about the candidacy of Oprah Winfrey makes clear that some voters think so. Granted, Winfrey says she...

Lawyers keep secrets locked up – so they get asked to do the dirty work

Apr 12, 2018 14:47 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law Politics

Lawyers seem to at the center of lot of scandals lately. President Donald Trumps personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, whose office and hotel were raided by the FBI, is only the latest example. Harvey Weinsteins law firm...

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Economy

New Zealand bonds close higher on hopes of deterioration in April trade balance data

New Zealand bonds ended Tuesdays session on a higher note as investors hope to see a worse deterioration in the countrys trade balance data, scheduled to be released on May 23 by 22:45GMT amid an otherwise, silent trading...

JPY/KRW cross likely to trade lower towards 9.60, rebound if U.S. Treasury sell-off rattles stock markets: Scotiabank

The JPY/KRW currency cross is expected to trade lower towards 9.60 over the near-term as rising 10-year U.S. Treasury yield would undermine the Japanese yen more should the VIX stay contained. The South Korean exporters...

Australian 10-year bond yield dips to 1-week low ahead of RBA Governor Lowe’s speech

Australian government bonds ralliedon Tuesdayas investors do not expect any hint on interest rate hike from the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Governor Philip Lowe in hisMay 23speech. Following dovish sentiment, the...

Hong Kong’s headline inflation slows in April, inflationary pressures likely to go up in 2018

Hong Kongs headline consumer price inflation rose 1.9 percent year-on-year in April, a slowdown from 2.6 percent seen in the prior month, showed the Census and Statistics Department. Netting out the effects of all...

New Zealand retail sales rise below expectations in Q1, consumption growth likely to moderate

New Zealand retail sales volumes came in softer than anticipated in the first quarter of 2018. The retail sales volumes grew just 0.1 percent sequentially, as compared with market projections of 1 percent. The figure for...

Politics

The first terrorist act in Indonesian prison: the triggers and how to prevent them

Would America vote for Oprah for president?

Lawyers keep secrets locked up – so they get asked to do the dirty work

Rise of cryptocurrencies could curb American power

There has been a lot of talk in foreign policy circles of the coming post-American world in which the international system will transition from a unipolar to a multipolar system. But, as we currently stand, the US remains...

Debate: On secularism in the 21st century

In January 2018 the French commemorated the Charlie Hebdo attacks that occurred three years earlier. The expression of American solidarity then toward the victims in France was quick and unwavering just as it was in the...

Science

Scientists Just Found A Black Hole That Is Eating Everything In Its Path

Black holes are some of the most terrifying subjects in the realm of science. Not only do they offer a glimpse into the raw power that is present in the universe, they also invoke undefinable terror in those who imagine...

Salt Could Prevent Hearing Loss After An Explosion

In movies, whenever a bomb goes off or an explosion occurs, there is that iconic moment where sounds are muffled and there is a high-pitched ring that pervades the whole scene. While films can go over-the-top with regards...

Scientists Want To Make Dogs Live Longer

Dogs are some of the most endearing creatures on the planet and one of the most tragic things about them is their short lives, at least when compared to humans. Depending on the breed, they can live from 7 to 15 years, on...

700,000-Year-Old Find Proves Early Humans Settled The Philippines Longer Than Previously Thought

Archeologists recently made a monumental discovery in the Philippines that pushes back the earliest period of human settlement in the region that was previously thought by over 600,000 years. Rhino bones and tools that...

States Sue EPA Over Rollbacks Of Environmental Protection Regulations

The Trump administration might not believe in climate change and could not care less about the environment, but the rest of the US does. This is why 18 states so far are now suing the Environmental Protection Agency for...

Technology

Cybersecurity Service Extends its Hand to the Medical Industry

Data breach is among the top security threats that agencies, both private and public, are constantly vigilant. And this is true for the medical industry. Records of rape victims, accidents, traumas, and a whole list of...

VChain Startup to Solve Long Queues at the Airport

Everyone experience that day in the airport where the line has devolved into a long, tedious crawl. And security measures are usually among the culprits of these headache-inducing standstill. So what if there was a way...

Compromised 'TeenSafe' App Servers Exposed Thousands of Private Account Details

It was recently learned that servers of the mobile app TeenSafe have been compromised and, ultimately, exposing thousands of users private account details. TeenSafe is widely known as a monitoring app marketed to...

Blockchain Thriving Within Singapore’s Borders

Since the blockchains emergence, numerous governments are trying to integrate the technology into their framework. And one of the leading countries doing this is Singapore. Despite being a small island and supporting...

Treyarch Says There's No Nintendo Switch Port For 'Call of Duty: Black Ops 4'

Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 is one of the highly anticipated video games that was announced recently. Unfortunately, developer Treyarch already dismissed rumors pointing to the titles Nintendo Switch port. The news may...

Digital Currency

FxWirePro: BTC/USD breaches cloud support, dip till 8000 likely

OwlTing USA rolls out blockchain-powered traceability platform

Bitcoin price can fall to zero: Vanguard chief economist

Law

Jury To Decide On Monday If Apple Gets $1 Billion From Samsung Over Patent Infringement Claims

Legal precedent based on false beliefs proves hard to overturn

With the Supreme Court's pending sports gambling decision, states are already prepping for legalization

Life

The four best cities in the world ... according to the experts

Exorcism – how does it work and why is it on the rise?

video I lived through Saddam Hussein's fall – and the horror that came next

Nature

Is it possible to live off-grid?

California's other drought: A major earthquake is overdue

Cape Town Is Almost Out Of Water, Literally Just 100 Days Left

Sports

2018 Winter Olympics set to begin against the backdrop of warm words and cold politics

Don't waste your time taking antioxidant supplements after exercise

Sport and social media's rocky relationship is safe ... for now

Technical Analysis

FxWirePro: USD/ZAR rejects key resistance at 12.89 mark, short term trend reversal likely

FxWirePro: USD/CNY stabilizes above 6.37 mark, PBOC sets yuan mid-point at 6.3799

FxWirePro: USD/INR consolidates around 68.11 mark, downside limited

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GERMANY SETS 0 PCT COUPON ON NEW 2-YR SCHATZ TO BE SOLD ON WEDNESDAY - BUNDESBANK

SWEDEN APR TOTAL EMPLOYMENT INCREASE TO 5.043 MLN VS PREV 5.038 MLN

SWEDEN APR UNEMPLOYMENT RATE INCREASE TO 6.8 % (FCAST 6.6 %) VS PREV 6.5 %

SWEDEN APR UNEMPLOYMENT RATE SA INCREASE TO 6.3 % (FCAST 6.2 %) VS PREV 6.2 %

ITALIAN 5-YEAR CDS HIT HIGHEST IN 7 MONTHS AT 142 BASIS POINTS AMID UNEASE OVER POTENTIAL COALITION GOVERNMENT'S SPENDING PLANS-IHS MARKIT

S.AFRICA'S RAND FIRMS MORE THAN ONE PERCENT AGAINST DOLLAR TO 12.5450

ITALIAN 5-YEAR CDS HIT HIGHEST IN 7 MONTHS AT 142 BASIS POINTS AMID UNEASE OVER POTENTIAL COALITION GOVERNMENT'S SPENDING PLANS-IHS MARKIT

S.AFRICA'S RAND FIRMS MORE THAN ONE PERCENT AGAINST DOLLAR TO 12.5450

S.AFRICA'S GOVT BONDS FIRMER, YIELD ON BENCHMARK 2026 ISSUE DOWN 10.5 BASIS POINTS TO 8.57 PCT AS RETREAT IN U.S. TREASURY YIELDS BOOSTS EM DEBT

ECB SAYS 133 MLN EUROS BORROWED USING OVERNIGHT LOAN FACILITY, 643.143 BLN EUROS DEPOSITED

UK DEBT MANAGEMENT OFFICE SAYS INVESTOR CONSENSUS WAS FOR SYNDICATION OF LINKER TO BE HELD IN EARLY TO MID-JULY

ITALY'S FTSE MIB FALLS BACK, TURNS 0.1 PCT LOWER, WEIGHED BY UTILITIES AND FINANCIALS STOCKS

UK DEBT MANAGEMENT OFFICE SAYS INVESTORS CONSULTED WERE SPLIT BETWEEN SUPPORT FOR LAUNCH OF NEW LINKER IN 25-YEAR AREA AND REOPENING OF 2048 LINKER

UK DEBT MANAGEMENT OFFICE SAYS NINE GILT AUCTIONS SCHEDULED IN JULY-SEPTEMBER 2018: SEVEN OF CONVENTIONAL GILTS AND TWO OF INDEX-LINKED GILTS

EUROPE'S AUTOS SECTOR UP 0.9 PCT AFTER BLOOMBERG REPORTS CHINA TO CUT CAR IMPORT DUTY

THAI PRIME MINISTER PRAYUTH CHAN-OCHA REITERATES GENERAL ELECTION TO TAKE PLACE 'EARLY 2019 AND NO SOONER' AS PROTESTERS DEMAND NOVEMBER VOTE

EU'S MALMSTROM SAYS THINKS U.S. CONSIDERS EU TRADE PROPOSAL INSUFFICIENT

PORTUGAL’S PSI20 UP 0.16 PERCENT AT 5,759.26 POINTS

RUSSIAN ROUBLE OPENS 0.1 PCT WEAKER VS DOLLAR AT 61.63

GERMANY'S DAX UP 0.4 PCT

FxWirePro: GBP/AUD breaks below 100-DMA, eyes 38.2% Fib at 1.7612, stay short

Jury To Decide On Monday If Apple Gets $1 Billion From Samsung Over Patent Infringement Claims

FxWirePro: EUR/USD trade Idea

FxWirePro: GBP/JPY Daily Outlook

Fundamentals to watch out for this week

UK gilts mixed in muted trading ahead of BoE Governor Carney’s speech, April consumer price inflation

U.S. Treasuries suffer ahead of FOMC speeches, April monetary policy meeting minutes

Former J.P.Morgan executive reckons ‘Cryptocurrency trading sentiments of big banks at Wall Street likely to boost up

FxWirePro: EUR/USD trades weak, dip till 1.1600 is possible

Economics Monitor

May 22 07:30 UTC Released

SETotal Employment

Actual

5.043 Mln

Forecast

5.038 Mln

May 22 07:30 UTC Released

SEUnemployment Rate

Actual

6.8 5.8

Forecast

6.6 5.8

6.5 5.8

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ARAnnual Primary Balance*

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ARAnnual Primary Balance*

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Forecast

2016 bln ARS

Bln AR bln ARS

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ARTrade Balance

Actual

Forecast

-1541 %

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Forecast

2016 bln ARS

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ARTrade Balance

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Forecast

-1541 %

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Bln AR bln ARS

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