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The climate change has a price tag and it could be expensive for the world, the increasing greenhouse gas emissions will exert a growing economic impact on countries leading to price rises, slow-paced technological changes, and slow growth in per-capita incomes. In this exclusive series, we highlight the various climatic and growth scenarios, analysis of economic and environmental costs, damaging eco-systems, changes in socio-economic structures and living situations.

Climate Change Series

Developing countries can prosper without increasing emissions

Sep 22, 2017 03:35 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy

One of the ironies of fighting climate change is that developed countries which have benefited from decades or centuries of industrialisation are now asking developing countries to abandon highly polluting...

Climate Change Series

Costly signals needed to deliver inconvenient truth

Aug 16, 2017 12:30 pm UTC| Insights & Views Life

A little over half the worlds population sees climate change as a serious problem (54% according to a 40-nation Pew Research survey). Coincidentally, roughly the same number identify as Christian or Muslim (55%). On the...

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Climate Change Killing Hundreds Of Thousands In Europe

Aug 08, 2017 15:48 pm UTC| Technology

The vast majority of scientists all over the world have already settled on the existence of climate change and the huge role that humanity has played in speeding it up. Now, new data is coming in that indicates how many...

Climate Change Series

Inaction on climate change risks leaving future generations $530 trillion in debt

Jul 19, 2017 11:19 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy

By continuing to delay significant reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, we risk handing young people alive today a bill of up to US$535 trillion. This would be the cost of the negative emissions technologies required to...

Climate Change Series

Rising sea temperatures will hit fisheries and communities in poor countries the hardest

Jul 12, 2017 19:21 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature

Despite having some of the worlds smallest carbon footprints, small island developing states and the worlds least-developed countries will be among the places most vulnerable to climate changes impacts on marine life, new...

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Carbon Dioxide Emissions: U.S. vs. China and India in climate debate part 3

Jun 29, 2017 12:33 pm UTC| Commentary

On 1st June of 2017, U.S. President Donald Trump announced United States withdrawal from the Paris Climate Accord (PCA) portraying the deal to be an unfair one American people and American workers. There has been a furor...

Climate Change Series

Volcanoes under the ice: melting Antarctic ice could fight climate change

Jun 16, 2017 05:05 am UTC| Nature

Iron is not commonly famous for its role as a micronutrient for tiny organisms dwelling in the cold waters of polar oceans. But iron feeds plankton, which in turn hold carbon dioxide in their bodies. When they die, the...

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Economy

Euro area flash consumer sentiment index rises in April

Consumer confidence in the euro area rose at the beginning of the second quarter. Most euro area economic sentiment surveys followed a downward trend in the first few months of this year. Indeed, in January having reached...

Hungarian wages rise year-on-year in February, wages to grow around 10 pct in 2018

Hungarys labor market continues to be in a good shape. Todays released figures showed that Hungarian wages rose 11.9 percent year-on-year in February, slightly down from Januarys recorded growth of 13.8 percent...

U.S. Treasuries silent ahead of FOMC members Evans, Williams’ speeches

The U.S. Treasuries remained silent on the end trading day of the week as investors wait to watch the Federal Open Market Committees (FOMC) members Evans and Williams deliver their speeches, later in the day, which shall...

German bunds gain after March producer price index misses market expectations

The German bunds remained on the upside Friday after the countrys producer price index (PPI) for the month of March missed market expectations and investors are now eyeing the eurozones consumer confidence index for the...

Canadian economic growth likely to decline to 1.9 pct in 2018, 1.6 pct next year: HSBC Securities

Canadian economic growth is expected to decline to 1.9 percent this year and 1.6 percent in the next year, according to a recent research report from HSBC Securities. From an average pace of 3.7 percent in the prior four...

Politics

Rise of cryptocurrencies could curb American power

There has been a lot of talk in foreign policy circles of the coming post-American world in which the international system will transition from a unipolar to a multipolar system. But, as we currently stand, the US remains...

South Africa's future hinges on Ramaphosa's strategic skills

South Africas 2018 State of the Nation address by the president of South Africa has been postponed. This unprecedented step makes it clear that the country is seeing the final days of Jacob Zuma as president although it...

Is full transparency good for democracy?

With the approval of President Donald Trump, the House of Representatives released the so-called Nunes memo on Feb. 2. In it, House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes describes alleged abuses of surveillance...

Empowering the powerless: Let's end energy poverty

Power to the people, the activists chanted in the 1960s. The revolutionaries of yesteryear never dreamed of the scientific and technological innovations that could light up distant shelters and communities in the...

How neoliberalism is damaging your mental health

There is a widespread perception that mental ill health is on the rise in the West, in tandem with a prolonged decline in collective well-being. The idea that there are social and economic causes behind this perceived...

Science

Eyebrows Were Crucial For Human Survival, Study Says

The human eyebrows are often two of the most underrated and yet essential physical aspects of a persons appearance that influences interactions. For example, a unibrow can often result in mockery and the same goes for...

Undetected Asteroid Nearly Missed The Earth, Shows Glaring Holes In Detection Capabilities

Its a general rule to trust governments and space agencies to be able to do things like detect oncoming asteroids that might impact the earth at some point. However, a recent incident proves that there are still holes in...

Elon Musk Proves How Crazy He Is With Party Balloon And Bouncy House Idea

Tesla CEO Elon Musk is considered something of a mad scientist by a lot of people, but not all for the wrong reasons. He has taken huge risks and leaps of faith that would have caused many to age prematurely with dread but...

USDA Is Cool With Scientists Genetically Editing Food

In case anyone was wondering what the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) was doing with all of the genetic engineering thats going on in the world of food, the answer is absolutely nothing. The agency recently...

Reputed Journal Retracts Flawed CRISPR Paper A Little Too Late

Science is a process that is often riddled with issues that affect the results of the work being done. This is why multiple experiments need to be conducted first before making conclusions and why papers need to be...

Technology

New Castlevania Game To Be Release On Mobile

Gamers have made their feelings toward Konami quite clear over the past several years, but many are still attached to their IPs, including Castlevania. This is why the recent announcement that a new game from the series...

‘Doom’ Soundtrack Is Now On Vinyl, Feel That Warm Music Of Demon Slaying

Music enthusiasts who prefer listening via Vinyl records always say that they do it because the sound is warmer. Well, things are about to reach scorched earth temperatures with the official soundtrack of Doom coming to...

New Electric Skateboard Only Costs $749 Now

Skateboarding is usually an activity that involves movement via leg power or using angles of the terrain. In 2013, however, a company released an electric skateboard that made it possible to simply stand on the platform...

Free Mobile Game From Google Can Teach Adults How To Code

Coding has become such an important part of life in the modern society that it has pervaded pretty much every aspect of daily life, whether people know it or not. More to the point, future industries will require less...

God Of War GOTY Prospect, Solving One Of Gaming’s Greatest Hang-ups

God of War has yet to officially release but publications are already hyping it up for players, with its prospect of being an obvious Game of the Year contender getting plenty of attention. Many have also commented on how...

Digital Currency

Digital Currency and Blockchain Weekly Round-up – April 20th, 2018

FxWirePro: ETH/EUR hovers around 55-EMA at 472, decisive break above could see further upside

Bitcoin security startup BitGo adds support for ERC20 Tokens

Law

Does a sugar tax cause alcohol sales to spike? The research doesn't give a decisive answer

Why the e-cigarette industry needs global regulations

Nassar's abuse reflects more than 50 years of men's power over female athletes

Life

Sexual assault and the princess industry are all part of the same system

Good luck banning fake news – here's why it's unlikely to happen

The invisible infrastructure of giving – and why it matters

Nature

California's other drought: A major earthquake is overdue

Cape Town Is Almost Out Of Water, Literally Just 100 Days Left

EU Officially At War With Plastic, To Invest $426 Million In Researching Alternatives

Sports

2018 Winter Olympics set to begin against the backdrop of warm words and cold politics

Don't waste your time taking antioxidant supplements after exercise

Sport and social media's rocky relationship is safe ... for now

Technical Analysis

FxWirePro: LTC/USD breaks 200- day MA, jump till 175 likely

FxWirePro: EUR/USD trades lower on rising US bond yields, good to sell on rallies

FxWirePro: USD/CHF trade Idea

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FITCH SAYS, ON CYPRUS, HAS UPGRADED CYPRUS'S LONG-TERM FOREIGN-CURRENCY ISSUER DEFAULT RATING (IDR) TO 'BB+' FROM 'BB'

FITCH SAYS UPGRADE OF CYPRUS'S IDRS REFLECTS IMPROVED HIGH EXTERNAL FINANCING FLEXIBILITY SINCE COUNTRY EXITED MACROECONOMIC ADJUSTMENT PROGRAMME IN MARCH 2016

FITCH UPGRADES CYPRUS TO 'BB+'; OUTLOOK POSITIVE

FOR THE WEEK, DOW UP 0.4 PCT, S&P 500 UP 0.5 PCT, NASDAQ UP 0.6 PCT

BRAZIL'S BOVESPA CLOSED AT 85,436.74, DOWN -0.45%

CANADA'S S&P/TSX COMPOSITE CLOSED AT 15,515.52, UP +0.40%

NASDAQ UNOFFICIALLY CLOSES DOWN 92.96 POINTS, OR 1.28 PERCENT, AT 7,145.09

S&P 500 UNOFFICIALLY CLOSES DOWN 22.89 POINTS, OR 0.85 PERCENT, AT 2,670.24

DOW JONES UNOFFICIALLY CLOSES DOWN 205.02 POINTS, OR 0.83 PERCENT, AT 24,459.87

SENIOR U.S. ADMINISTRATION OFFICIAL SAYS DISCUSSIONS WITH EUROPEAN COUNTRIES ON U.S. CONCERNS ABOUT IRAN NUCLEAR DEAL "NOT QUITE DONE YET"

SENIOR U.S. ADMINISTRATION OFFICIAL SAYS TRUMP, MACRON WILL ALSO DISCUSS RECENT JOINT MILITARY OPERATION AGAINST SYRIA, IRAN'S "MALIGN" INFLUENCE IN THE MIDDLE EAST

SENIOR U.S. ADMINISTRATION OFFICIAL SAYS TRUMP, FRENCH PRESIDENT MACRON WILL DISCUSS IRAN NUCLEAR DEAL AT WHITE HOUSE NEXT WEEK

CFTC-SPECULATORS INCREASE CBOT US 5-YEAR TREASURY FUTURES NET SHORT POSITION BY 53,016 CONTRACTS TO 573,499 IN WEEK ON APRIL 17

CFTC-SPECULATORS INCREASE CBOT US 10-YEAR TREASURY FUTURES NET SHORT POSITION BY 41,054 CONTRACTS TO 371,689 IN WEEK ON APRIL 17

CFTC-SPECULATORS INCREASE CBOT US 2-YEAR TREASURY FUTURES NET SHORT POSITION BY 4,943 CONTRACTS TO 86,748 IN WEEK ON APRIL 17

CFTC-SPECULATORS INCREASE CBOT US ULTRABOND TREASURY FUTURES NET SHORT POSITION BY 3,015 CONTRACTS TO 156,681 IN WEEK ON APRIL 17

CFTC-SPECULATORS RAISE CBOT US TREASURY BONDS FUTURES NET LONG POSITION BY 10,447 CONTRACTS TO 45,297 IN WEEK ON APRIL 17

U.S. 10-YEAR TREASURY YIELD HITS 2.958, HIGHEST SINCE JANUARY 2014

UNITED STATES MAR USDA-CATTLE MARKETED DECREASE TO 96 % (FCAST 95.9 %) VS PREV 102 %

UNITED STATES APR USDA-CATTLE ON FEED DECREASE TO 107 % (FCAST 107.5 %) VS PREV 109 %

FxWirePro: LTC/USD breaks 200- day MA, jump till 175 likely

FxWirePro: XRP/USD trades well above 200- day MA, jump till $1 likely

Mental illness on campus really is 'a thing'

FxWirePro: Sell U.S. Soybean with Short-term target of 990 cents per bushel

The calm before the storm in US-China trade

Canadian economic growth likely to decline to 1.9 pct in 2018, 1.6 pct next year: HSBC Securities

FxWirePro: Barclays research tool sheds lights on massive dints in crypto hedge funds as investor perplexed on BTC’s bubble or correction

FxWirePro: Japanese yen trades marginally lower after various economic data

Global Geo-political Series: U.S. commerce department initiates AD & CVD investigation on imports of Certain Steel Wheels from China

Economics Monitor

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