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The big money Mayweather-McGregor fight pits boxing against UFC in a battle of the brands

Aug 22, 2017 14:20 pm UTC| Sports Economy

Las Vegas is soon to host one of the most lucrative boxing matches of all time. Dubbed The Money Fight it features UFC (which stands for the Ultimate Fighting Championship) star Connor Mcgregor making his boxing debut...

The English Premier League is experiencing a textbook case of hyperinflation

Aug 13, 2017 23:17 pm UTC| Insights & Views Sports

The big summer transfer headline belongs to Neymar and his record-breaking 198m move from Barcelona to Paris Saint-Germain. But, by anyones standards, the spending across English Premier League football clubs has been...

Nicotine in sports: high use but little evidence of effects on performance

Aug 11, 2017 08:01 am UTC| Sports

When you think nicotine, you probably think of smokers, addiction, carcinogens and disease - not elite athletes and sporting performance. However, our research published today shows that the use of nicotine among...

Cricket pay saga a case study in how not to resolve industrial disputes in sport

Aug 07, 2017 07:30 am UTC| Insights & Views Sports

The protracted pay dispute between Cricket Australia and its players is over. Harmony is restored in the sports employment relations. Playing tours to Bangladesh and India, and the related commercial agreements, can...

Could Neymar's record transfer to PSG be stopped by Financial Fair Play regulations?

Aug 03, 2017 16:07 pm UTC| Sports

The Neymar transfer saga rumbles on. After weeks of rumours that he might move to French club Paris Saint-Germain, the Brazilian forward has now confirmed the news and told his current club, FC Barcelona, that he wants to...

Women cricketers hit sixes too

Jul 22, 2017 07:44 am UTC| Sports

The England womens cricket team will be met by a sell-out crowd of 26,500 people as they walk through the Long Room and out onto the pitch at Lords for their World Cup final clash against India on July 23. The last time...

When Bosnia was torn apart, football clubs were ethnically cleansed along with the population

Jul 14, 2017 13:03 pm UTC| Insights & Views Sports

For tens of thousands of refugees displaced by the war in Bosnia and Hercegovina 25 years ago, the first painful hours after being ejected from their homes were often spent in football stadiums. Some found themselves in...

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Economy

RBA likely to adopt tightening policy by 50 bps in 2018, says ANZ Research

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is expected to adopt a tightening monetary policy in 2018 is boosted by the hawkish shift in the RBAs language. This would reverse the rate cuts of 2016 and take the real cash back to...

New Zealand bonds slump at close after GDT price auction cheers markets

The New Zealand bonds slumped at the time of closing Wednesday after dairy prices rose at the overnight GlobalDairyTrade Price auction, reporting its second consecutive increase. Also, the countrys current account deficit...

New Zealand current account deficit narrows slightly higher than expectations in Q2

New Zealands current account deficit narrowed slightly more than expected in Q2; helped by historical revisions, the annual deficit fell to 2.8 percent of GDP. The seasonally adjusted current account deficit also...

JGBs tad lower post better-than-expected August trade balance data; eyes on BoJ’s policy decision

The Japanese government bonds trade slightly on the downside Wednesday after the countrys trade balance data for the month of August showed exports and imports surging in August, with both beating expectations as a...

Australian bonds plunge on growing investor confidence in the country’s economic outlook; RBA Lowe’s speech in focus

The Australian bonds plunged Wednesday as growing investor confidence in the Australian economic outlook has pushed rates on government bonds up to their highest level in six months. Also, investors will now be looking...

Politics

Undocumented youth divided over how to fight back against Trump immigration clampdown

Young immigrants from across the US participated in the first act of civil disobedience by undocumented youth under the Trump administration on July 26 in Texas. After protesters sat in the street outside the state capitol...

India at 70: after the celebrations, single-party dominance menaces democracy

Seventy years ago, Jawaharlal Nehrus famous Tryst with Destiny speech not only marked Indias independence from British rule but also expressed the vision for a united, democratic, egalitarian and modern country. Not...

Can corporate America afford to walk away from President Trump?

After campaigning as the candidate best able to work with business, President Donald Trump has shown he is anything but. A stream of resignations from high-level business counsels hit a crescendo recently when Trump was...

Little prospect of regime change in Russia short of a popular uprising – and that's unlikely

Vladimir Putins power in Russia can often look unassailable. However much Western media might champion potential opponents, the president maintains a tight grip, and its easy to see why. Any successor to Putin who was not...

Warning signs of mass violence – in the US?

There are those who say that comparing President Donald Trumps rhetoric to that of Adolf Hitler is alarmist, unfair and counterproductive. And yet, there has been no dearth of such comparisons since the 2016...

Science

Scientists Create Robots The Size Of DNA Strands That Can Rearrange Molecules

Robots are great for a lot of things and can perform functions that humans would either have a hard time accomplishing or simply would not be able to do. Among the latter case is rearranging the molecules of a living...

China Signs Deal With Israel Over Lab-Grown Meat, Food For The Future

With the world facing the global crisis known as climate change, most countries are doing whatever they can to reduce carbon emissions. However, one of the biggest contributing factors to greenhouse gasses that is rarely...

Denmark Finally Sells Last Oil Company For $7.45 Billion

As a country committed to fighting climate change and reducing its carbon footprint, Denmark is finally selling off the last remaining oil company in the country. The oil firms were owned by A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S and the...

Trump’s Pick For NASA Head Is Not A Scientist And A Prominent Climate Change Denier

The Trump administration has proven to be incompetent in filling crucial roles with qualified people, evidenced by an anti-EPA EPA head and an anti-DOE head of DOE. Now, the president has nominated a non-scientist who is...

Scientists Can Now Bioengineer Lungs, Reducing Potential Deaths Due To Organ Shortage

At this point, its no secret that being placed on the organ transplant list is no guarantee of survival if patients are in need of a new heart, or liver, or lung. One of the ways that this problem can be solved is by...

Technology

Steam Addresses Review Bombing Issue, Adds Histogram

Theres no doubt that Valves digital distribution platform Steam has a review bombing problem. This is basically where gamers who have a problem with a video game publisher or studio that has nothing to do with the games...

GameStop Xbox One X Pre-Orders Coming Again Tomorrow, Better Get Ready

Fans who have been itching to get their hands on an Xbox One X will want to check out GameStops website. The next round of pre-orders is scheduled for tomorrow and its expected to be another Hunger Games situation....

Wolfenstein 2’s New Trailer Is NSFW And Really Pushes Anti-Fascism

Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus is the upcoming game in Bethesdas shooter franchise. A new trailer for the title featuring some gameplay elements just came out and it is classified not safe for work (NSFW). Whats more,...

T-Mobile Extends Unlimited Data Throttling Cap To 50GB

Data caps are now the norm and even with a company that is as customer-friendly as T-Mobile, this is still the case. Fortunately, at least the carrier is open to this fact and is willing to make some adjustments. T-Mobile...

Anti-virus Software Spreads Malware In Troubling Twist

People rely on their anti-virus software to keep their devices free of those nasty digital bugs. However, anyone who downloaded the CCleaner by Avast between August 15th and September 12th might want to check on their...

Digital Currency

US Senate Defense Bill calls for blockchain study

Bitcoin startup Luno secures $9M in Series B round, expands to Europe

Blockchain finance solution Bankera raises €25m in Pre-ICO

Law

Uber In Trouble With US Probe Over Alleged Bribery

Ecstasy Now FDA-Approved PTSD Treatment

DLT-based securities settlement without regulation could lead to monopolies – BoE paper

Life

Americans are confused about food and unsure where to turn for answers, survey shows

Digging for dirt in the digital age: the trouble with journalism and doxing

Think disability is a tragedy? We pity you

Nature

Is Hurricane Harvey a harbinger for Houston's future?

How modern technology is inspired by the natural world

There may be a huge flaw in UK fracking hopes – the geology

Technical Analysis

FxWirePro: AUD/JPY bulls shrug-off shooting star but edgy at stiff resistance, major trend retraces more than 50% Fibos to hit fresh 21-months’ highs

FxWirePro: NZD/CAD breaks major trendline resistance at 0.90, bias higher, stay long

FxWirePro: USD/CHF consolidates in narrow range, good to sell on rallies

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2017-09-20 07:24:55
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SLOVAK AUGUST JOBLESS RATE AT 6.5 PCT VS 6.7 PCT IN JULY (MKT FCAST 6.6 PCT)
2017-09-20 07:24:15
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INDIA CENBANK: ALLOTS 144.50 BLN RUPEES AT 14-DAY VARIABLE RATE REVERSE REPO AUCTION; GETS BIDS WORTH 144.50 BLN RUPEES
2017-09-20 07:23:47
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INDIA CENBANK: WEIGHTED AVERAGE RATE AT 5.99 PCT AT 14-DAY VARIABLE RATE REVERSE REPO AUCTION
2017-09-20 07:23:39
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INDIA CENTRAL BANK SETS CUT-OFF RATE OF 5.99 PCT AT 14-DAY VARIABLE RATE REVERSE REPO AUCTION
2017-09-20 07:23:18
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CHINA FOREIGN MINISTRY SAYS U.N. RESOLUTIONS CLEAR KOREAN PENINSULA ISSUE SHOULD BE RESOLVED THROUGH PEACEFUL, POLITICAL MEANS
2017-09-20 07:22:28
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QATARI ENERGY MINISTER TO VISIT MOSCOW IN OCTOBER - FORUM ORGANISERS
2017-09-20 07:06:05
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PORTUGAL’S PSI20 UP 0.27 PERCENT AT 5,317.00 POINTS
2017-09-20 07:03:38
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GERMANY'S DAX DOWN 0.1 PCT
2017-09-20 07:02:10
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CHINA'S CSI300 INDEX CLOSES UP 0.3 PCT AT 3,842.44 POINTS
2017-09-20 07:01:59
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SHANGHAI COMPOSITE INDEX CLOSES UP 0.3 PCT AT 3,366.00 POINTS
2017-09-20 07:01:37
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BRITAIN'S FTSE 100 FLAT, FRANCE'S CAC 40 DOWN 0.1 PCT, SPAIN'S IBEX DOWN 0.3 PCT
2017-09-20 07:01:27
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ITALY’S FTSE MIB DOWN 0.02 PERCENT AT 22,421.70 POINTS IN EARLY DEALS
2017-09-20 07:01:05
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RUSSIAN ROUBLE OPENS UNCHANGED VS DOLLAR AT 58.14
2017-09-20 07:00:40
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EUROPE'S STOXX 600 DOWN 0.1 PCT
2017-09-20 07:00:29
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HUNGARY'S JULY GROSS WAGE GROWTH 13.1 PCT Y/Y VS 14.4 PCT Y/Y INCREASE IN JUNE -STATS
2017-09-20 06:47:37
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10-YEAR U.S. TREASURY YIELD AT 2.237 PERCENT VS U.S. CLOSE OF 2.243 PERCENT ON TUESDAY
2017-09-20 06:42:18
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NEW ZEALAND DOLLAR HITS OVER 1-MONTH HIGH OF $0.7375, UP 0.6 PCT ON DAY AFTER POLL SHOWS GOVERNING NATIONAL PARTY LEADING AHEAD BEFORE SATURDAY'S ELECTION
2017-09-20 06:39:29
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MEXICO'S CIVIL PROTECTION HEAD LOWERS DEATH COUNT FROM EARTHQUAKE TO 216 PEOPLE
2017-09-20 06:32:18
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SOUTH KOREAN WON UNOFFICIALLY CLOSES ONSHORE TRADE AT 1,128.3 PER DOLLAR VS 1,131.3 AT PREVIOUS CLOSE
2017-09-20 06:31:42
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HUNGARY'S Q2 CURRENT ACCOUNT SURPLUS EUR 1.75 BLN VS EUR 2.1 BLN ANALYST FORECAST -CENTRAL BANK
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Economics Monitor

September 20 06:00 UTC Released

DEProducer Prices YY

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2.6 %

Forecast

2.5 %

Previous

2.3 %

September 20 06:00 UTC Released

DEProducer Prices MM

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0.2 %

Forecast

0.1 %

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0.2 %

September 20 08:00 UTC 2121m

ZACPI MM*

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Forecast

0.20 %

Previous

0.3 %

September 20 08:00 UTC 2121m

ZACore Inflation MM*

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Forecast

0.2 %

Previous

0.5 %

September 20 08:00 UTC 2121m

ZACore Inflation YY*

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Forecast

4.6 %

Previous

4.7 %

September 20 08:00 UTC 2121m

ZACPI YY*

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Forecast

4.9 %

Previous

4.6 %

September 20 08:30 UTC 5151m

GBRetail Sales MM

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Forecast

0.2 %

Previous

0.3 %

September 20 08:30 UTC 5151m

GBRetail Sales YY

Actual

Forecast

1.1 %

Previous

1.3 %

September 20 08:30 UTC 5151m

GBRetail Sales Ex-Fuel MM

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Forecast

0.2 %

Previous

0.5 %

September 20 08:30 UTC 5151m

GBRetail Sales Ex-Fuel YY

Actual

Forecast

1.4 %

Previous

1.5 %

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