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Americas Roundup: Dollar rises against euro on rate hike bets, Sterling slides, oil down on OPEC doubts as it floats 6-month output cap plan-October 12th, 2016

Oct 11, 2016 22:01 pm UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup BoEs Saunders says would not be surprised if sterling fell further. Euro area economic resilience depends on easy ECB policy, Mersch says. Feds Kashkari says sees no urgency in raising rates. ...

Europe Roundup: Sterling tumbles below 1.2300, dollar index hits 11-week high on December Fed rate hike speculation, crude oil off 1-year peak- Tuesday, October 11th, 2016

Oct 11, 2016 12:21 pm UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup USD/JPY +0.3%, GBP/USD -0.5%, EUR/USD -0.25% DXY +0.31%, DAX flat, Brent -0.5%, Iron +4.3%, Gold -0.05% Norway SWF says Stg crash was a correct move reflects expectations SA- Formal...

Asia Roundup: Antipodeans slump, while dollar gains on growing Fed rate hike expectations, oil prices near 1-year highs - Tuesday, October 11th, 2016

Oct 11, 2016 06:36 am UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup Chicago Fed Evans (in Sydney) Benefits to overshooting inflation target, uncertainty over measures of full employment enormous, December rate hike would not surprise, recent jobs report pretty good...

Americas Roundup: Dollar gains vs euro after Clinton seen as winner of second debate, oil surges as Russia signals it will join output cap, US stocks rise-October 11th, 2016

Oct 10, 2016 21:36 pm UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup US Employment trends 128.5 v 128 previous. Bank of Italys Visco: Negative rates while challenging are becoming normal. USD rises broadly; cable falls on weak UK outlook; MXN strengthens after...

Europe Roundup: Sterling index hits Jan 2009 lows on persisting Brexit worries, dollar gains across board following Trump-Clinton debate, crude oil rises on Novak's comments - Monday, October 10th, 2016

Oct 10, 2016 12:25 pm UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup GBP/USD -0.15%, EUR/USD -0.3%, USD/JPY +0.35% David Tory Brexit Minister may address MPs later Monday DXY +0.2%, DAX +0.5%, Brent -0.12%, Iron +1.23% Switzerland Sep Unemployment u/adj...

Asia Roundup: Yuan hits 6-year low, dollar steadies as Hillary Clinton seen winning U.S. second presidential debate, Asian shares gain amid holiday-thinned trading - Monday, October 10th, 2016

Oct 10, 2016 06:41 am UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup Tokyo holiday BOJs Kuroda vows to cut rates, buy more assets to fight shocks - Reuters News Caixin Sept Services PMI eases slightly to 52 from 52.1 in Aug Trump vows to jail Clinton over...

Americas Roundup: Dollar softens after weaker-than-forecast U.S. payroll reading, oil ends down 1 pct, snapping week-long OPEC-fueled rally-October 8th, 2016

Oct 07, 2016 23:21 pm UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup Computer-driven funds likely winners from sterling flash crash. US nonfarm payrolls miss expectations: +156k vs forecast 175k. Revisions on balance negative but jobless rate and participation...

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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

SHIB, BONK, WIF's Sudden Price Jumps; What's Behind Them?

Recent surges in the cryptocurrency market have caught the attention of traders, particularly with tokens like Shiba Inu (SHIB), Bonk (BONK), and Dogwifhat (WIF) experiencing notable price hikes. Analysts attribute this...

Snowden Issues Final Bitcoin Warning, Takes Aim at Elon Musk and Puppy-Killing Politician

Edward Snowden, the famed whistleblower and advocate for privacy, sent shockwaves across social media platforms with his latest flurry of posts. Targeting Bitcoin developers, tech mogul Elon Musk, and South Dakota Governor...

Samsung Chief Lee Jae-yong Wraps Up Europe Visit, Includes Vatican and Zeiss

Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong returned to Seoul this Friday after a crucial ten-day European trip, where he met with Pope Francis and explored potential business collaborations. The Korea Herald reported...

Bitcoin Thrives: Whales Accumulate Over 47K BTC Amidst Price Rally

Bitcoin experiences a transformative moment as large-scale investors, known as whales, acquire over 47,000 BTC, valued at $2.9 billion, amidst a price retreat. This strategic move marks a pivotal shift in sentiment,...

Kraken Pro Boosts Shiba Inu with New Margin Trading Option

Kraken Pros announcement of Shiba Inus (SHIB) inclusion in its margin trading pairs signifies a significant milestone for the meme-inspired cryptocurrency. This move underscores SHIBs growing prominence within the crypto...