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Currency snapshot (major pairs)

May 19, 2016 11:35 am UTC| Commentary

Dollar index trading at 95.23 (+0.1%) Strength meter (today so far) Euro -0.13%, Franc -0.15%, Yen +0.29%, GBP +0.24% Strength meter (since last week) Euro -0.85%, Franc -1.67%, Yen -1.23%, GBP +1.86% EUR/USD...

Zloty, Forint under selling pressure, strong macro data cushions steep fall

May 19, 2016 11:10 am UTC| Commentary

The Polish Zloty and Hungarian Forint remained under selling pressure from overseas markets, as investors awaited the minutes of the Apr 26-27 Federal Open Market Committee meeting, released today. The hawkish message...

BNM keeps overnight policy rate on hold

May 19, 2016 10:59 am UTC| Commentary

The Malaysian central bank kept its overnight policy rate unchanged at 3.25% at its meeting today. However, the balance of risks for the countrys domestic and external demand is tilted on the downside in the midst of...

Oil in Global Economy Series

Oil in Global Economy Series: What fundamentals at play in oil market currently?

May 19, 2016 10:53 am UTC| Commentary

North American benchmark WTI, has risen 85% or more from its February low and up around 28%, so far this year. It is now challenging a key resistance ($49/barrel) around more important psychological level ($50/barrel). It...

Unemployment expected to decline in the US on subdued productivity growth

May 19, 2016 10:47 am UTC| Commentary

The unemployment rate in the United States is expected to decline further in the near term on soggy growth in productivity amid weakness in the US labor market. The US unemployment rate has stabilized at around 5 pct...

Brazil’s mid-May inflation likely decelerated, inflation may converge towards BCB’s target rate in 2017

May 19, 2016 10:31 am UTC| Commentary

Entire month IPCA inflation in Brazil decelerated in March to 9.39% y/y and in April to 9.28% y/y from Februarys 10.36%. Housing inflation has decelerated at a significant rate at present and overall inflation moderation...

Australian bonds recover as crude tumble on dollar strength, rising inventories

May 19, 2016 10:20 am UTC| Commentary

The Australian government bonds recovered their early losses Thursday as investors pour into safe-haven assets amid losses in riskier assets including crude oil and stocks. The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note...

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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...

Some experts say the US economy is on the up, but here’s why voters don’t think so

Many Americans are gloomy about the economy, despite some data saying it is improving. The Economist even took this discussion to TikTok. When its US editor John Prideaux examined inflation, wage and employment numbers,...

Electric air taxis are on the way – quiet eVTOLs may be flying passengers as early as 2025

Imagine a future with nearly silent air taxis flying above traffic jams and navigating between skyscrapers and suburban droneports. Transportation arrives at the touch of your smartphone and with minimal environmental...

Electricity from farm waste: how biogas could help Malawians with no power

In sub-Saharan Africa, over 600 million people (more than 50% of the population) are without access to electricity. Malawi has one of the worlds lowest electricity access rates just 14.1% of the total population have...

High interest rates aren’t going away anytime soon – a business economist explains why

The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady at its May 1, 2024, policy meeting, dashing the hopes of potential homebuyers and others who were hoping for a cut. Not only will rates remain at their current level a...

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...

Taiwan is experiencing millions of cyberattacks every day

Taiwan stands out as a beacon of democracy, innovation and resilience in an increasingly autocratic region. But this is under growing threat. In recent years, China has used a variety of grey zone tactics to pressure...

What the Supreme Court is doing right in considering Trump’s immunity case

Following the nearly three-hour oral argument about presidential immunity in the Supreme Court on April 25, 2024, many commentators were aghast. The general theme, among legal and political experts alike, was a...

US student Gaza protests: five things that have been missed

Coverage of the recent student encampments at more than 50 universities across the United States has focused on confrontations between opposing groups of protesters or between protesters and police. The spectacle of...

Will Solomon Islands’ new leader stay close to China?

Former foreign minister Jeremiah Manele has been elected the next prime minister of Solomon Islands, defeating the opposition leader, Matthew Wale, in a vote in parliament. The result is a mixed bag for former prime...

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...

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...

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,...

Technology

Shiba Inu (SHIB) Climbs 7% in an Hour, Market Watches in Surprise

Shiba Inu (SHIB) surged in value by 7% in a single hour, outperforming the larger crypto market bounce. Unexpected Surge in Shiba Inus Value This gain is especially significant because it occurred without the...

Japanese Firm Metaplanet Buys 117 BTC, Diversifies Reserve Amid Yen Drop

Amid a weakening yen, Metaplanet, a Japanese investment giant, has strategically shifted to Bitcoin, purchasing 117.7 BTC worth $7.2 million. This move aligns with their new treasury strategy to bolster economic resilience...

CNBC’s Ran Neuner Reveals Personal Picks for Crypto Portfolio

CNBCs Ran Neuner has shared his new cryptocurrency investments, choosing XRP, TON, and, notably, Solana. Highlighting each for its unique potential in the evolving crypto market, Neuners selections spotlight technological...

Philippines Tests Peso-Backed Stablecoin, Eyes Future Financial Innovations

In a groundbreaking initiative, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas has commenced sandbox testing for the PHPC, a stablecoin pegged 1:1 to the Philippine peso. This pilot, a collaboration with Coins.ph, aims to evaluate the...

El Salvador Launches $360M Bitcoin Treasury Monitoring Site

El Salvador was the first country to accept Bitcoin as legal cash in 2021, and it now has over 5,700 BTC. Details of El Salvadors Bitcoin Monitoring Platform El Salvador has developed its proof-of-reserves website,...