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America’s Roundup: Dollar hovers near a two-and-a-half-year low, Wall Street ends higher,Gold gains,Oil rises, as investors focus on vaccine rollout, brush off recovery concerns-December 16th,2020

Dec 16, 2020 00:22 am UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup Canada Nov Housing Starts 246.0K, 215.0K forecast, 214.9K previous Canada Oct Manufacturing Sales (MoM) 0.3% ,0.6% forecast, 1.5% previous US Dec NY Empire State Manufacturing Index 4.90, 6.90...

Europe Roundup: Sterling gains as Brexit deal hopes rebound, European shares gain, Gold gains, Oil dips on demand worries as COVID-19 lockdowns tighten-December 15th,2020

Dec 15, 2020 13:11 pm UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup UK Oct Average Earnings ex Bonus 2.8%,2.6% forecast, 1.9% previous UK Oct Average Earnings Index +Bonus 2.7%,2.2% forecast, 1.3% previous UK Nov Claimant Count Change 64.3K, 50.0K forecast, -29.8K...

America’s Roundup:Dollar hovers near multi-year low, Wall Street gains, Gold slips, Oil prices steady after 6 weeks of gains, pressured by glut-December 15th,2020

Dec 14, 2020 22:04 pm UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup French 12-Month BTF Auction -0.719%, -0.676% previous French 3-Month BTF Auction -0.743%, -0.706% previous French 6-Month BTF Auction -0.692%, -0.682% previous US 3-Month Bill Auction 0.075%,...

Europe Roundup: Sterling gains against as Brexit talks gets extended,European shares gain, Gold dips, Oil prices rise on vaccine hopes, tanker blast at Saudi Arabia-December 14th,2020

Dec 14, 2020 13:08 pm UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup German Nov WPI (MoM) 0.1%,0.2% forecast, -0.2% previous German Nov) WPI (YoY) -1.7% , -1.9% previous EU Industrial Oct Production (YoY) -3.8%, -4.4% forecast, -6.8% previous EU Industrial...

America’s Roundup: Dollar up as risk sentiment sours, sterling dips on Brexit fears, Wall Street ends mixed, Gold gains, Oil pulls back amid New York coronavirus curbs, gains for a 6th week-December 12th,2020

Dec 12, 2020 02:34 am UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup US Nov PPI (YoY) 0.1%,0.8% forecast, 0.5% previous US Nov PPI (MoM ) 0.2% forecast, 0.3% previous US Nov Core PPI (YoY) 1.4%, 1.5% forecast, 1.1% previous US Nov Core PPI (MoM) 0.1%, 0.2%...

Europe Roundup: Sterling falls on Brexit fears, European shares slip, Gold inches up, Oil set for weekly gain amid coronavirus vaccine rollouts-December 11th,2020

Dec 11, 2020 12:07 pm UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup German Nov HICP (YoY) -0.7%, -0.7% forecast, -0.5% previous German Nov CPI (YoY) -0.3%,-0.3% forecast, -0.2% previous German Nov HICP (MoM) -1.0%,-1.0% forecast, 0.0% previous German Nov CPI...

America’s Roundup: Dollar dips after data shows weekly jobless claims surge, Wall Street ends mixed, Gold eases, Brent rises above $50/bbl for first time since March on vaccine optimism-December 11th,2020

Dec 10, 2020 23:44 pm UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup US Continuing Jobless Claims 5,757K, 5,335K forecast, 5,520K previous US Jobless Claims 4-Week Avg 776.00K ,739.50K previous US Initial Jobless Claims 853K, 725K forecast, 712K previous US...

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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

Altcoin Market Rally Predicted, Analysts Forecast $4 Trillion Market Cap Surge

Analysts are predicting a substantial rally in the altcoin market, with projections indicating a surge that could drive the market cap to an impressive $4 trillion. This optimistic outlook is supported by positive economic...

Shiba Inu's Remarkable 12% Surge Fueled by Record SHIB Burns, Community Momentum

Shiba Inus ascent reaches new heights as the cryptocurrency experiences a remarkable 12% surge, fueled by record-breaking SHIB burns. The surge reflects robust community engagement and underscores the dynamic nature of the...

Vodafone Ventures into Crypto Integration: SIM Cards to Host Blockchain Wallets

Vodafone, the UK-based telecom giant, is pioneering a groundbreaking initiative to fuse blockchain technology with smartphone functionality by integrating cryptocurrency wallets directly into SIM cards. This innovative...

Leak: Huawei's Kirin PC Chip, Qingyun Notebooks to Launch Next Month

Leaked information hinting at the imminent debut of the highly anticipated Kirin PC chip alongside the release of new Qingyun notebooks. The introduction of this computer-dedicated CPU marks a significant milestone for...

Tesla Enhances Model Y Lineup with Longer-Range Variant, Price Adjustment

Tesla has revamped its Model Y offerings, bidding farewell to the standard range rear-wheel-drive (RWD) model while introducing a longer-range variant for an additional $2,000. This strategic maneuver aligns with Teslas...