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America’s Roundup:Dollar gains against yen as Pfizer vaccine news boosts risk appetite, Wall Street ends mixed, Gold plunges 5%, Oil soars 8% on promising COVID-19 vaccine results-November 10th,2020

Nov 09, 2020 23:28 pm UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup French 6-Month BTF Auction -0.628%,-0.653% previous French 3-Month BTF Auction-0.635%, -0.676% previous French 12-Month BTF Auction -0.627%,-0.648% previous US Oct CB Employment Trends Index...

Europe Roundup: Euro gains on upbeat German export data, European stocks jump, Gold gains, Oil rises as Biden wins, OPEC+ signals deal can be tweaked-November 9th,2020

Nov 09, 2020 13:12 pm UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup Swiss Oct Unemployment Rate s.a 3.3% ,3.4% forecast, 3.3% previous Swiss Unemployment Rate n.s.a. 3.2%,3.3% forecast, 3.2% previous German Sep Trade Balance 17.8B, 15.8B forecast, 15.7B...

Asia Roundup: Kiwi rallies to 19-month peak as investors await RBNZ policy meeting, dollar steadies against yen as risk sentiment improves, investors eye BoE Bailey's speech - Monday, November 9th, 2020

Nov 09, 2020 06:51 am UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup Oil gains after Biden clinches U.S. presidency Dollar nurses losses as risk assets gain Gold prices firm after Biden win Economic Data Ahead (0430 ET/0930 GMT) EZ Sentix...

America’s Roundup: Dollar slips to two-month low, Wall Street rally, Gold trends higher, Oil falls 4% as U.S. vote count continues, coronavirus cases rise-November 7th,2020

Nov 06, 2020 23:20 pm UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup US Oct Average Hourly Earnings (YoY) 4.5%, 4.6%,forecast, 4.7%previous US Oct Average Hourly Earnings (MoM) 0.1%,0.2% forecast, 0.1%previous US Oct Average Weekly Hours 34.8, 34.7 forecast,...

Europe Roundup: Euro gains as investors await clear U.S. election verdict, European stocks dips, Gold steady, Oil falls as virus cases rise, U.S. vote count continues-November 6th,2020

Nov 06, 2020 13:30 pm UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup German Sep Industrial Production (MoM) 1.6%,2.7% forecast, -0.2% previous Finnish Sep Trade Balance -0.38B, -0.25B previous French Sep Current Account -5.70B, -4.70B previous French Sep Exports...

Asia Roundup: Kiwi at 1-1/2 month peak as Q4 inflation expectations accelerate, greenback steadies amid U.S. election concerns, Asian shares at near 3-year peak - Friday, November 6th, 2020

Nov 06, 2020 06:12 am UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup Oil eases on U.S. election concerns Gold retreats but set for weekly rise RBA: Recovery underway but the path ahead would be uncertain RBNZ Survey: NZ inflation expectations accelerate...

America’s Roundup: Dollar loses ground as Biden inches closer to White House, Wall Street rallies, Gold bounces, Oil falls amid European lockdowns, U.S. election uncertainty-November 6th,2020

Nov 05, 2020 23:13 pm UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup US Challenger Job Cuts 80.666K, 118.804K previous US Challenger Job Cuts (YoY) 80.7%, 185.9% previous Russia Central Bank reserves (USD) 584.0B,589.8B previous Brazil Oct Markit Services PMI...

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Economy

What should you do if you can’t pay your rent or mortgage?

The cost of living crisis is making it difficult for many people to pay their bills, including housing costs. Private sector rents have increased by an average 9% over the year to February 2024, and rising interest rates...

Reducing energy demand and improving efficiency will help prevent the next gas crisis

Gas prices have relaxed, Europe has come out of the winter with record gas storage levels and a surfeit of liquefied natural gas is set to reach the shores of Europe over the coming years. Many commentators are hopeful...

Minimum wage for South African farm workers: study shows 2013 hike helped reduce poverty even though compliance was poor

Minimum wage policies are typically aimed at reducing poverty. Yet there is little direct evidence of this effect, especially in developing countries. And none for South Africa. In a recent paper, we consider the...

Gas is good until 2050 and beyond, under Albanese gas strategy

The Albanese government is talking up the crucial role of gas as a transition fuel through to 2050 and beyond. In a gas strategy to be released on Thursday, the government envisages the fuels uses would change over...

South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed

The South African governments Just Energy Transition Implementation Plan was launched in November 2023. It is a roadmap guiding the country away from reliance on coal-fired power towards renewable energy alternatives by...

Politics

Donald Trump Allegedly Offers Oil Execs a Deal to Scrap EV Incentives for $1B Donation

Former President Donald Trump reportedly proposed a $1 billion deal to oil executives, offering to end electric vehicle (EV) subsidies in return for campaign funding, according to The Washington Post. This move underscores...

US Supreme Court upended decades of precedent in 2022 by allowing voters to vote with gerrymandered maps instead of fixing the congressional districts first

For the 2022 midterm elections, the U.S. Supreme Court allowed Alabama to use congressional districts that violated the law and diluted the voting power of Black citizens. A 5-4 vote by the Supreme Court in February...

Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections

Ahead of the European parliament elections in June, Germany has lowered the age limit on participation to 16. This makes it the largest of just a handful of states in the EU to allow people under the age of 18 to vote....

South Africa will be president of the G20 in 2025: two much-needed reforms it should drive

South Africa will play an important international role in 2025 as president of the G20. The G20 is a group of 19 countries as well as the African Union and the European Union. Between them they represent 85% of global...

What early 2024 polls are revealing about voters of color and the GOP

By the end of winter 2024, the return of Donald Trump to the top of the GOP presidential ticket has revealed a surprising trend in the former presidents base of support: his increasing popularity among Black and Latino...

Science

Is dark matter’s main rival theory dead? There’s bad news from the Cassini spacecraft and other recent tests

One of the biggest mysteries in astrophysics today is that the forces in galaxies do not seem to add up. Galaxies rotate much faster than predicted by applying Newtons law of gravity to their visible matter, despite those...

Why are algorithms called algorithms? A brief history of the Persian polymath you’ve likely never heard of

Algorithms have become integral to our lives. From social media apps to Netflix, algorithms learn your preferences and prioritise the content you are shown. Google Maps and artificial intelligence are nothing without...

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...

Dark matter: our new experiment aims to turn the ghostly substance into actual light

A ghost is haunting our universe. This has been known in astronomy and cosmology for decades. Observations suggest that about 85% of all the matter in the universe is mysterious and invisible. These two qualities are...

Technology

Altcoins Expected to Yield 2x-5x Gains by May End: Fetch.AI, Floki, AAVE, ENA

The latest climb in Bitcoins price beyond $65,000 on Wednesday sparked a new relief rally in the cryptocurrency market. Top altcoins are also profiting from the upward momentum, recovering from recent downturn tendencies....

US Orthodontic Leader Accepts Shiba Inu, Embracing Cryptocurrency for Payments

Shiba Inu, the popular meme coin, is experiencing a period of growth and increased utility. Amoré Orthodontic Aligners, a company that specializes in orthodontic care, recently announced that it will now accept SHIB...

Crypto Lender Genesis to Return $3 Billion in Bankruptcy Wind-Down Amid Rising Creditor Haircuts

Crypto lender Genesis Global received court approval to return nearly $3 billion to customers, while a report highlights a significant increase in creditor haircuts in bankruptcy cases to 73% in FY24. Judge Approves...

Binance Enhances SHIB, USTC, AGIX Trading and Liquidity for Better Market Dynamics

Binance has announced efforts to enhance liquidity and trading for Shiba Inu (SHIB), USTC, and SingularityNET (AGIX), including tick size adjustments aimed at improving market dynamics and trading experience. Binances...

OpenAI Disbands Team Tackling AI Risks Amid Leadership Changes and GPT-4o Launch

OpenAI has dismantled its Superalignment team, initially formed to address AI risks, following the resignations of key leaders Ilya Sutskever and Jan Leike. OpenAI Disbands Superalignment Team Days After Leaders Resign,...