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Mar 21, 2022 11:42 am UTC| Commentary Technicals

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Best Gold Stocks to Buy Now: AABB, GOLD, GDX

Jun 15, 2021 04:25 am UTC| Investing Commentary

As supply chain shortages from the pandemic remain a challenge, commodities continue to stay in demand. According to experts like Timothy Ord, President and Editor of The Ord Oracle, while metal prices appear eager to...

Philippine central bank keeps interest rate unchanged at 2 pct

Dec 17, 2020 17:02 pm UTC| Commentary

The Philippine central bank kept its overnight reverse repurchase rate on hold at 2 percent today, as expected. Governor Diokno noted the uplifted global business and consumer sentiment over the commencement of vaccine...

Bank Indonesia keeps key interest rate on hold at 3.75 pct

Dec 17, 2020 12:57 pm UTC| Commentary Central Banks

The Indonesian central bank stood pat today, maintaining the policy rate at 3.75 percent. Bank Indonesia maintained its growth projections at -1 percent to -2 percent for 2020, and 4.8 percent to 5.8 percent for the next...

U.S. vehicle sales fall again in November

Dec 02, 2020 16:44 pm UTC| Commentary

U.S. vehicle sales dropped for the second straight month in November. On a sequential basis, vehicle sales dropped 4.5 percent to 15.6 million units. Novembers reading is a bit below consensus expectations of a decline to...

Reserve Bank of India likely to stand pat in December

Dec 02, 2020 15:47 pm UTC| Commentary

The Indian central bank, Reserve Bank of India, is set to meet later this week. According to a DBS Bank research report, the RBI is likely to pause on rates. Soft growth but accelerating inflation has left policymakers in...

Canadian employment likely declined in November, jobless rate to have risen to 9 pct

Dec 02, 2020 13:45 pm UTC| Commentary

Canadas employment data for the month of November is set to release this week. According to a TD Economics research report, the labor market rebound is likely to have stumbled in the month with the loss of 25k jobs as the...

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Economy

Budget 2024: experts react to the UK government’s last roll of the economic dice ahead of a general election

The spring budget of 2024 was widely seen as a chance for UK Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to inject some economic optimism into British politics ahead of a general election. Would he or wouldnt he cut income tax? (He wouldnt.)...

From micro to macro, Andrew Leigh’s accessible history covers the economic essentials – and an epic rap battle

Andrew Leighs The Shortest History of Economics is the latest in a series of such histories, mostly focused on particular countries. It begins with a striking mini-history of household lighting, focusing on the amount...

Taxes aren’t just about money – they shape how we think about each other

Taxes raising them, cutting them, creating them are useful political tools in an election year (as Chancellor Jeremy Hunts decision to cut national insurance shows). But they are always pertinent, even if some people...

Interest rates are expected to drop but trying to out-think the market won’t guarantee getting a good deal

With most economists expecting interest rates to start falling later this year, prospective home buyers might be weighing up whether to buy now for fear of strong competition for stock, or waiting until repayments are...

Wendy’s won’t be introducing surge pricing, but it’s nothing new to many industries

The recent controversy over Wendys pricing strategies is a perfect example of how online word-of-mouth can distort marketing communications and create confusion for consumers. Wendys new president and CEO Kirk Tanner...

Politics

3 things to watch for in Russia’s presidential election – other than Putin’s win, that is

Russians will vote in a presidential election from March 15-17, 2024, and are all but guaranteed to hand Vladimir Putin a comfortable victory, paving the way for him to remain in power until at least 2030. While the...

Ireland referendums: what went wrong for the government and why double defeat draws a line under a decade of constitutional reform

Ireland, more than any other EU country, has a long and colourful history of referendums. Another chapter in that history has played out in the form of resounding defeats for two government proposals aimed at modernising...

Artdocfest is a crucial outpost of free expression on Russia’s doorstep

On the day of the funeral of Alexei Navalny, Vladimir Putins most prominent opponent, the biggest festival of documentary film in the former Soviet countries opened in Latvia with a minutes silence. Artdocfest Rigas...

A beginner’s guide to the taxes you’ll hear about this election season

National insurance, income tax, VAT, capital gains tax, inheritance tax… its easy to get confused about the many different ways we contribute to the cost of running the country. The budget announcement is the key...

Science

Our survey of the sky is uncovering the secrets of how planets are born

When we look out to the stars, it is typically not a yearning for the distant depths of outer space that drives us. When we are looking out there, we are truly looking back at ourselves. We try to understand our place in...

Archeoastronomy uses the rare times and places of previous total solar eclipses to help us measure history

Total solar eclipses have fascinated and terrified people for centuries. Today, we know that total solar eclipses like the upcoming eclipse on April 8 are caused by a cosmic coincidence when the moon comes between the...

Spacesuits need a major upgrade for the next phase of exploration

Humans have long dreamed of setting foot on the Moon and other planetary bodies such as Mars. Since the 1960s, space travellers have donned suits designed to protect them from the vacuum of space and stepped out into the...

The brightest object in the universe is a black hole that eats a star a day

Scientists have no reported evidence of the true conditions in Hell, perhaps because no one has ever returned to tell the tale. Hell has been imagined as a supremely uncomfortable place, hot and hostile to bodily forms of...

The brain is the most complicated object in the universe. This is the story of scientists’ quest to decode it – and read people’s minds

In the middle of 2023, a study conducted by the HuthLab at the University of Texas sent shockwaves through the realms of neuroscience and technology. For the first time, the thoughts and impressions of people unable to...

Technology

Grab's Game-Changer: Crypto Payments Launch in Asia's Premier Super App

In a landmark move, Grab, the leading super app in Asia, has announced its partnership with Triple-A to introduce cryptocurrency payments, marking a significant milestone in digital finance within the region. Grab...

Rivian Joins Tesla's Supercharger Network, Boosting Electric Vehicle Accessibility

Rivian, the electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer, has integrated its vehicles into Teslas Supercharger network, adding to the accessibility of charging stations for EV owners. This move follows Fords recent inclusion in...

Binance Targets Insider Trading, Offers $5M Reward for Whistleblowers in BOME Case

In response to allegations of insider trading involving the BOME token listing, Binance has set a reward of up to $5 million for information leading to the identification of perpetrators, reinforcing its commitment to...

Standard Chartered Foresees Bitcoin at $250,000, Ethereum to Hit $8,000 by 2025

Standard Chartered has updated its Bitcoin and Ethereum forecasts, predicting BTC will hit $150,000 by year-end and soar to $250,000 by 2025, with Ethereum potentially reaching $8,000 on U.S. ETF approval. Standard...
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