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Europe Roundup: Sterling falls after milder UK inflation numbers ,European shares rise, Gold extendes declines ,Oil holds firm on OPEC demand forecast and U.S. fuel stocks-February 14th,2024

Feb 14, 2024 13:42 pm UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup UK Jan CPI (YoY) 4.0%, 4.1%forecast,4.0% previous UK Jan CPI (MoM) -0.6%,-0.3% forecast,0.4% previous UK Jan CPI n.s.a 131.50,132.20 previous UK Jan CPI Core CPI (MoM) -0.9%,-0.8% forecast,0.6%...

America’s Roundup: US dollar hits three-month high following inflation data ,Wall Street ends sharply lower, Gold slides, Oil gains amid geopolitical tension, Fed rate-cut expectations diminish

Feb 13, 2024 23:53 pm UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup U.S. CPI rises more than expected in January US Jan Core CPI (YoY) 3.9%,3.7% forecast,3.9% previous US Jan Real Earnings (MoM) -0.3%, -0.2% previous US Jan CPI, n.s.a (MoM) 0.54%, -0.10%...

Europe Roundup: Sterling gains against dollar after labour market data ,European shares fall, Gold s edges higher, Oil prices edges up as focus shifts to the Middle East-February 13th,2024

Feb 13, 2024 12:59 pm UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup U.S. consumer price index data due at 1330 GMT French Unemployment Rate (Q4)7.5%,7.4% forecast,7.4%previous UK Jan Claimant Count Change 14.1K,15.2K forecast,11.7K previous UK Dec Unemployment...

America’s Roundup: US dollar rises ahead of inflation data ,European shares near two-year highs ,Gold drops, Oil settles little changed; demand concerns offset Middle East tensions-February 13th,2024

Feb 13, 2024 00:04 am UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup French 12-Month BTF Auction3.408, 3.358% previous French 3-Month BTF Auction 3.825% ,3.825% previous French 6-Month BTF Auction 3.714% ,3.739% previous US Consumer Inflation Expectations...

Europe Roundup: Euro eases against dollar as U.S. CPI takes centre stage, European shares rise, Gold eases, Oil slips after rally last week on Middle East, tight supply-February 12th,2024

Feb 12, 2024 13:12 pm UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup At least seven U.S. Fed officials due to speak this week Focus on Tuesdays U.S. consumer price index report Finnish Dec Current Account 0.00B, 2.20B previous Looking Ahead Economic...

America’s Roundup: Dollar softens as market brushes off inflation revision data,Wall Street end mixed, Gold slips, Oil settles higher, posts weekly gain amid tight supply and Middle East turmoil

Feb 10, 2024 02:34 am UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup Focus on U.S. CPI data on Tuesday Canada Jan Employment Change 37.3K,16.0K forecast,0.1K previous Canada Jan Participation Rate 65.3% ,65.4% previous Canada Jan Unemployment Rate 5.7% ,5.9% ,5.8%...

Europe Roundup: Sterling dips against dollar, European shares flat, Gold falls,Oil rises by 3% on rejection of the Gaza truce-February 9th,2024

Feb 09, 2024 13:15 pm UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup German Jan HICP (YoY) 3.1%,3.1%forecast,3.8% previous German Jan CPI (MoM) 0.2%, 0.2% forecast,0.1% previous German Jan CPI (YoY) 2.9%,2.9% forecast,3.7% previous Italian Dec Industrial...

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Economy

The US is one of the least trade-oriented countries in the world – despite laying the groundwork for today’s globalized system

Given the spate of news about international trade lately, Americans might be surprised to learn that the U.S. isnt very dependent on it. Indeed, looking at trade as a percentage of gross domestic product a metric...

Beyond the spin, beyond the handouts, here’s how to get a handle on what’s really happening on budget night

Three weeks from now, some of us will be presented with a mountain of budget papers, and just about all of us will get to hear about them on radio, TV or news websites on budget night. The quickest way to find out what...

Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility

Ivan Vladislavić is Johannesburgs literary linkman. He tells us, in the first pages of his new book, The Near North, that before cities were lit, first by gaslight and later electricity, people of means paid torchbearers...

Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget

With Jim Chalmerss third budget on May 14, Australians will be looking for some more cost-of-living relief beyond the tax cuts although they have been warned extra measures will be modest. As this weeks consumer price...

Inflation is slowly falling, while student debt is climbing: 6 graphs that explain today’s CPI

Australias inflation rate has fallen for the fifth successive quarter, and its now less than half of what it was back in late 2022. The annual rate peaked at 7.8% in the December quarter of 2022 and is now just 3.6%, in...

Politics

US Urges China, Russia to Reject AI Control in Nuclear Arms, Align with Global Norms

Paul Dean, a senior U.S. arms control official, emphasized the critical need for China and Russia to join the U.S. in declaring that humans will always decide on the deployment of nuclear weapons, not artificial...

South Africa’s youth are a generation lost under democracy – study

South African president Cyril Ramaphosa recently painted a rosy picture in which the countrys youth democracys children had enormous opportunities for advancement, all thanks to successive post-apartheid governments led...

Sadiq Khan on track for third term as London mayor – but nearly half of Londoners dissatisfied with performance

Polls have consistently shown that the incumbent mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, appears to be on track to win a third term in office at the upcoming mayoral elections on May 2. One poll we commissioned as part of our...

Biden administration tells employers to stop shackling workers with ‘noncompete agreements’

Most American workers are hired at will: Employers owe their employees nothing in the relationship except earned wages, and employees are at liberty to quit at their option. As the rule is generally stated, either party...

Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board

To say that the Labour party is flying high in the polls is something of an understatement. But despite its consistent lead against the Tories, the opposition finds itself in a rather odd position: on the cusp of power but...

Science

IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects

About a trillion tiny particles called neutrinos pass through you every second. Created during the Big Bang, these relic neutrinos exist throughout the entire universe, but they cant harm you. In fact, only one of them is...

The Mars Sample Return mission has a shaky future, and NASA is calling on private companies for backup

A critical NASA mission in the search for life beyond Earth, Mars Sample Return, is in trouble. Its budget has ballooned from US$5 billion to over $11 billion, and the sample return date may slip from the end of this...

A Nasa rover has reached a promising place to search for fossilised life on Mars

While we go about our daily lives on Earth, a nuclear-powered robot the size of a small car is trundling around Mars looking for fossils. Unlike its predecessor Curiosity, Nasas Perseverance rover is explicitly intended to...

The rising flood of space junk is a risk to us on Earth – and governments are on the hook

A piece of space junk recently crashed through the roof and floor of a mans home in Florida. Nasa later confirmed that the object had come from unwanted hardware released from the international space station. The 700g,...

Peter Higgs was one of the greats of particle physics. He transformed what we know about the building blocks of the universe

Peter Higgs, who gave his name to the subatomic particle known as the Higgs boson, has died aged 94. He was always a modest man, especially when considering that he was one of the greats of particle physics the area of...

Technology

Shiba Inu Dead Cat Bounce: Price Rebound or Bearish Omen?

Investors in the cryptocurrency world are eyeing Shiba Inu (SHIB) with cautious optimism as the meme coin shows signs of a potential dead cat bounce, a dubious reversal often seen in volatile markets. With SHIB struggling...

PEPE Price Surges 7% Amid 4 Trillion Pepe Coin Accumulation by Whale

A monumental 4 trillion Pepe coin accumulation by a crypto whale on May 3 has sparked a significant 7% surge in PEPEs price. This surge, observed amid bullish market sentiments, follows a week of price consolidation,...

Hyundai Motor Scales Up Hydrogen EV Truck Business in the US

Hyundai Motor Company is expanding its hydrogen EV truck operations in the United States to take the lead in this line of business in the region. As part of the initiative, South Korean vehicle manufacturers are offering...

Kakao Enhances AI Focus, Merges Kakao Brain Into Core Operations

South Koreas Kakao Corporation finally decided to absorb Kakao Brains AI unit. The tech and internet giant is taking over its AI research and development (RD) business, which will include all of the departments staff and...

Shiba Inu (SHIB) Team Insider Unravels Key Burn Mystery: Exclusive Details

In a revealing discussion, Lucie, a member of the Shiba Inu team, sheds light on the enigmatic key burns orchestrated by the projects founder, Ryoshi. Lucies insights, shared in response to community inquiries, clarify...