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Europe Roundup: Sterling hits 3-week lows, dollar near 8-week trough against yen on escalating U.S.-North Korea tensions, markets eye U.S. CPI figures and FOMC speeches - Friday, August 11th, 2017

Aug 11, 2017 11:23 am UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup EUR/USD -0.12%, USD/JPY -0.13%, GBP/USD -0.11%, EUR/GBP -0.02% DXY +0.08%, DAX -0.34%, FTSE -1.06%, Brent -0.58%, Gold +0.12% EUR 2.5 billion vanilla option expiries 1.1750-65...

Asia Roundup: Aussie eases on RBA Lowe’s comments, dollar index steadies ahead of U.S. CPI data, Asian shares slump amid risk-off sentiment - Friday, August 11th, 2017

Aug 11, 2017 07:25 am UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup Australias central bank governor signals steady rates for a while yet China should be neutral if N. Korea fires first on U.S. - Global Times Central bank lending rules in question as NZ house...

Americas Roundup: Dollar hits eight-week low vs yen, gold hits two-month high, Wall Street dips, Oil slides on worries about global crude glut-August 11th 2017

Aug 10, 2017 20:06 pm UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup US PPI Final Demand YY Jul 1.9%, 2.2% forecast, 2.0% previous. US PPI Final Demand MM Jul -0.1%, 0.1% forecast, 0.1 previous. US Initial Jobless Claims w/e 244k, 240k forecast, 241k previous. ...

Europe Roundup: Sterling steadies on mixed UK economic data, dollar near multi-week lows against yen on rising geopolitical tensions, European shares slump - Thursday, August 10th, 2017

Aug 10, 2017 11:46 am UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup EUR/USD -0.43%, USD/JPY -0.17%, GBP/USD -0.12%, EUR/GBP -0.29% DXY +0.25%, DAX -0.68%, FTSE -1.05%, Brent +0.99%, Gold +0.17% Great Britain Jun Construction output vol y/y, 0.9% vs forecast...

Asia Roundup: Kiwi hits 3-week lows after RBNZ stands pat, dollar below 110 against yen on lingering N. Korea tensions, Asian shares tumble - Thursday, August 8th, 2017

Aug 10, 2017 06:21 am UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup N. Korea details Guam missile plan, calls Trumps warning a load of nonsense RBNZ less dovish on rates than expected, favours lower NZ$ UK house price growth weakest in over 4 years - RICS, +1...

Americas Roundup: Euro up vs greenback, Gold jumps to highest in nearly two months, Yields on U.S. Treasuries fall, oil ticks up-August 10th 2017

Aug 09, 2017 20:23 pm UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup US Productivity Prelim Q2 0.9%, 0.7% forecast, 0.1% previous. US Wholesale Int(y), R MM Jun 0.7%, 0.6% forecast, 0.6% previous. US Wholesale Sales MM Jun 0.7%, 0.1% forecast, -0.1% previous. ...

Europe Roundup: Sterling consolidates near 1.300, Swiss franc rallies amid escalating geopolitical tensions, European shares trade in red - Wednesday, August 9th, 2017

Aug 09, 2017 12:21 pm UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup EUR/USD -0.05%, USD/JPY -0.46%, GBP/USD +0.18%, EUR/GBP -0.24% DXY -0.1%, DAX -1.21%, FTSE -0.79%, Brent +0.58%, Gold +0.56% EUR/CHF loses 1.6%: Low of 1.1272 in thin Europe trade N....

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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

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...

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...

Technology

Kia's Electric Pickup Spotted in US Testing, Targets Tesla Cybertruck, Ford F-150 Lightning

Kias upcoming electric pickup, designed to rival the Tesla Cybertruck, Rivian R1T, and Ford F-150 Lightning, has been spotted testing in the U.S., marking a significant step in its development. Kias Strategic Move into...

OpenAI Strikes Deal with Reddit to Bring Content to ChatGPT, Boosting Stocks

OpenAI and Reddit announced a partnership on May 16 to integrate Reddit content into ChatGPT, enhancing the chatbots capabilities and driving Reddits stock up 12% in extended trading. Reddit Diversifies Beyond...

Giga Shiba Inu Whales Shift 3.5 Trillion SHIB, Boosting Market Activity

Shiba Inu whales are gradually waking up as the asset has emerged from anemia and has shown some positive price performance in recent days. Fortunately, those big transactions are not related to any sales activity and are...

Coca-Cola Launches Lens Platform to Offer Key Data for Retail and Foodservice

The Coca-Cola Company is launching Coca-Cola Lens, an open-source insights platform that distributes data and experiences from hundreds of thousands of retail and foodservice establishments across North...

Binance Pay Launches Dedicated Shiba Inu Payment Page, Boosting SHIB Use

Binance Pay, Binances cutting-edge crypto payment service, has recently launched a dedicated page to handle Shiba Inu (SHIB) payments. This new functionality offers up a plethora of potential for SHIB holders, making it...