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Global geopolitical Series: U.S. trade commission imposes additional duties on Aluminum alloy from China

Dec 12, 2018 14:07 pm UTC| Commentary Economy

The United States International Trade Commission (ITC) has decided to impose additional duties in the form of Countervailing and anti-dumping duties on imports of Aluminum Alloy Sheet from China to counter Chinas alleged...

U.S. Treasuries mixed amid revival in investors’ risk sentiments as U.S.-China trade talks progress; eyes on November CPI

Dec 12, 2018 11:37 am UTC| Commentary Economy

The U.S. Treasuries traded mixed during late afternoon session Wednesday amid a ray of hope that trade tensions with China will start to decelerate over the coming months, owing to renewed talks between the leaders of the...

UK gilts shrug-off worries over PM May’s leadership challenge amid renewed U.S.-China trade truce

Dec 12, 2018 11:23 am UTC| Commentary Economy

The United Kingdoms gilts fell during Wednesdays afternoon session, shrugging-off worries over the countrys Prime Minister Theresa Mays leadership challenge that is scheduled for later today amid renewed optimism over the...

German bunds suffer following recovery in risk sentiment after U.S.-China trade tensions seem to ease

Dec 12, 2018 10:31 am UTC| Commentary Economy

The German bunds suffered during European session Wednesday following a recovery in investors risk sentiments after a U.S.-China trade truce added hopes to financial markets. Also, a rebound in Eurozones industrial...

Global Geopolitical Series: Sino-American ties under strain as U.S. Senate passes Tibet Act

Dec 12, 2018 10:18 am UTC| Commentary Economy

Despite the ongoing trade optimism, where President Donald Trump said that he could intervene in the case of Huawei s Chief Financial Officer (CFO) against the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ), who was arrested by the...

NZ economy likely to expand 0.5 pct q/q in Q3; BoP deficit to narrow around USD0.4 bln, says ANZ Research

Dec 12, 2018 09:06 am UTC| Commentary Economy

The New Zealand economy is expected to have expanded 0.5 percent q/q in Q3, reflecting a touch of payback from Q2s strong 1.0 percent q/q print, but with the deceleration limited by stable underlying momentum, according to...

Global Geopolitical Series: Trump’s Huawei intervention comments adds to trade truce positives

Dec 12, 2018 08:31 am UTC| Commentary Economy

Global stock markets upbeat this week after heavy selling in the last, to which the arrest of Huaweis CFO Ms. Meng contributed, who is also the daughter of the companys founder contributed as investors expected a backlash...

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Economy

Global geopolitical Series: U.S. trade commission imposes additional duties on Aluminum alloy from China

U.S. Treasuries mixed amid revival in investors’ risk sentiments as U.S.-China trade talks progress; eyes on November CPI

UK gilts shrug-off worries over PM May’s leadership challenge amid renewed U.S.-China trade truce

German bunds suffer following recovery in risk sentiment after U.S.-China trade tensions seem to ease

Global Geopolitical Series: Sino-American ties under strain as U.S. Senate passes Tibet Act

Politics

Liberals adopt new rule to stop the revolving prime ministership

Scott Morrison has announced a major change in Liberal party rules to ensure a prime minister who wins an election serves the full term, unless two thirds of the party decides otherwise. Morrison said the Liberal party...

New hope in Nigeria, but Zimbabwe struggles with the same old problems

There has been a sense of transition in both Nigeria and Zimbabwe recently. In Nigeria, Obiageli Oby Ezekwesili launched her presidential election campaign. She is not expected to win in the 2019 election. At best, she...

The 60th anniversary of France's Fifth Republic: Out of breath?

The current French Republic was born in 1958 out of what were then referred to as the events in Algeria. On June 4 of that year, Charles de Gaulle used the opportunity of an attempted coup in Algiers to return to power,...

US presidential elections: why a Democrat is now favourite to win in 2020

The results of the US midterm elections are now largely in and they came as a shock to many seasoned forecasters. This wasnt the kind of shock that occurred in 2016, when the EU referendum tipped to Brexit and the US...

Politicians need to be braver about the biggest issues – like our consumption of meat

Scientists, environmentalists and animal rights activists have said it for many years. Now conclusive analysis has confirmed their argument. The global meat industry not only damages our health and is ethically dubious ...

Science

Scientist at work: To take atomic-scale pictures of tiny crystals, use a huge, kilometer-long synchrotron

Its 4 a.m., and Ive been up for about 20 hours straight. A loud alarm is blaring, accompanied by red strobe lights flashing. A stern voice announces, Searching station B. Exit immediately. It feels like an emergency, but...

There's no simple answer to what counts as 'science' in teaching reading

What is the best way to teach children to read? This apparently simple question has, in fact, has been the subject of robust and often polarised debate. Recently the New York Times ran an opinion piece titled Why are we...

New detections of gravitational waves brings the number to 11 – so far

Four new detections of gravitational waves have been announced at the Gravitational Waves Physics and Astronomy Workshop, at the University of Maryland in the United States. This brings the total number of detections to...

Worms in space: why we are launching them

Space launches are some of the most spectacular and nerve wracking events you can witness. And when you are actually involved in one, you realise just how much can go wrong. We are currently in Florida, nervously counting...

Women have been written out of science history – time to put them back

Can you name a female scientist from history? Chances are you are shouting out Marie Curie. The twice Nobel Prize-winning Curie and mathematician Ada Lovelace are two of the few women within Western science to receive...

Technology

Torrent Latest News & Update: The Reason Why Popular Tracker Server is Shutting Down for Good

While torrent sites like ThePiratebay are still up running today, governments across the world are busy putting up more and more restrictions that are slowly suffocating the piracy network. Its latest victim is the...

Jailbreak Latest News & Update: The Bug that Could Provide Pathways for Researchers to Jailbreak iOS 12.1

A jailbreak process that would see the unlocking of the latest iOS 12.1 has yet to make its way to public knowledge. In the past few months, a lot of researchers and developers have been trying to bypass the security...

'Fortnite' Latest News & Update: Epic to Make Dogfights More Dangerous; To Add Exploding Plane Damage

Adding flyable planes in Fortnite has made the game a thousand times more fun for a lot of players, but there appears to be an issue with the balance. While players can cause damage by using the planes weapons, opponents...

‘Kingdom Hearts 3’ Release Date, Features: The Best Worlds & Characters Included in Game Launching Next Month

Kingdom Hearts 3 will be released next month with a very vast array of Disney worlds and characters included in the first full version of the game. There are, at least, 17 worlds confirmed a much higher number of...

‘GTA 6’ Release Date, Features: Is Game Map Going Back to London or Vice City?

Rockstar Games is still mum about any details related to GTA 6. However, rumors suggest that the sequel games map is most likely taking players back to either Vice City or London. The gameplay maps are some of the most...

Digital Currency

Commerzbank runs through shortcomings of bitcoin as means of payment

LevelTradingField unveils CADE (Crypto Assets Derivatives Exchange) with ERC20-driven instruments

Institutions Boost-up Swiss Crypto-Volumes Capitalizing on Prevailing Downtrend

Law

'Compliant environment': turning ordinary people into border guards should concern everyone in the UK

Using religion and culture to fight terrorism: lessons from the Philippine military

No-fault divorce or no reason at all – how divorce law is changing

Life

When it comes to race and justice, 'colour-blindness' is not good enough

Parks help cities – but only if people use them

Virtual tours give rural students a glimpse of college life

Nature

The more male gorillas look after young, the more young they're likely to have

COP24: time is running out on climate change, but geoengineering has dangers of its own

Curious Kids: what would happen if the Earth's core went cold?

Sports

Trevor Ariza 2018: Is Former Houston Rockets Guard Coming to the Lakers? Is He a Good Fit?

Michael Schumacher Health Update: FIA President Jean Todt Revealed New Information About German Icon’s Recovery

NBA Trade Rumors 2018: Trevor Ariza Moves Back to the Lakers, Leaving Suns Next Week?

Technical Analysis

FxWirePro: Singapore dollar rises in early Asia, good to sell on rallies

FxWirePro: USD/THB slips below 32.70 mark, stay bearish

FxWirePro: XAG/USD touches $14.77 mark, highest level since Nov 2

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JAPAN 5-YEAR JGB AUCTION BID-TO-COVER RATIO 3.84

JAPAN 5-YEAR JGB AUCTION LOWEST PRICE 101.0000, AVERAGE PRICE 101.0200, BIDS ACCEPTED AT LOWEST PRICE 13.0155 PCT

INDIAN RUPEE OPENS AT 71.70 PER DOLLAR VERSUS PVS CLOSE OF 72.01 AFTER CPI DATA

INDIA'S BENCHMARK 10-YEAR BOND YIELD AT 7.38 PCT IN EARLY TRADE VS PVS CLOSE OF 7.41 PCT AFTER CPI DATA - TRADERS

INDIAN RUPEE OPENS AT 71.70 PER DOLLAR VERSUS PVS CLOSE OF 72.01 AFTER CPI DATA

INDIA CENBANK SAYS BANKS' CASH BALANCES 4.97 TRLN RUPEES ON DEC 12

INDIA GOVT SURPLUS CASH BALANCE WITH RBI FOR AUCTION WAS NIL AS ON DEC 12 – CENBANK

INDIA CENBANK SAYS DEC 12 REFINANCE 20.86 BLN RUPEES

INDIAN BANKS BORROWED 20.00 MLN RUPEES VIA MARGINAL STANDING FACILITY ON DEC 12 – RBI

RBI SAYS ACCEPTS ALL 51 BIDS FOR 92.86 BLN RUPEES AT WEDNESDAY'S 1-DAY REVERSE REPO AUCTION

BOJ offers to lend Y 14.9027 trln of JGBs on spot basis through 12/14 as a secondary source of JGBs (Offer in the morning)

SINGAPORE Q3 2018 UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FINAL SA STAYS FLAT AT 2.1 % VS PREV 2.1 %

CHINA'S YUAN OPENS TRADE AT 6.8780 PER DOLLAR VS LAST CLOSE AT 6.8793

CHINA CSI300 STOCK INDEX FUTURES OPENS + 0.14 PERCENT, TO 3,179.0 POINTS, + 8.4 POINTS FROM THE CURRENT VALUE OF THE UNDERLYING INDEX

SHANGHAI COMPOSITE INDEX TO OPEN UP 0.2 PCT AT 2,607.14 POINTS

CHINA'S CSI300 INDEX TO OPEN UP 0.3 PCT AT 3,178.89 POINTS

HK’S HANG SENG INDEX TO OPEN UP 0.9 PCT AT 26,417.89 POINTS

MEXICO DEC 2018 TR IPSOS PCSI INCREASE TO 56.28 DIFF.IDX VS PREV 47.12 DIFF.IDX

CANADA DEC 2018 TR IPSOS PCSI DECREASE TO 52.43 DIFF.IDX VS PREV 57.05 DIFF.IDX

BRAZIL DEC 2018 TR IPSOS PCSI INCREASE TO 49.48 DIFF.IDX VS PREV 49.17 DIFF.IDX

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Japanese regulator to ease taxation norms to rejuvenate crypto-avenues

LevelTradingField unveils CADE (Crypto Assets Derivatives Exchange) with ERC20-driven instruments

FxWirePro: AUD/USD sensitivity analysis of OTC hedging sentiments and significance of diagonal options spreads ahead of RBA minutes and FOMC

Australian bonds hold gains despite easing Sino-U.S. trade tensions; 10-year yield hovers near 18-month low

Global Geopolitical Series: Sino-American ties under strain as U.S. Senate passes Tibet Act

FxWirePro: GBP/CHF bounces off major trendline support, Sterling jumps as May set to win confidence vote

FxWirePro: AUD/USD holds cloud support, intraday bias neutral

Shedding Light on Regulatory Frameworks of Crypto-Space Across the Globe

Institutions Boost-up Swiss Crypto-Volumes Capitalizing on Prevailing Downtrend

Economics Monitor

December 13 02:30 UTC Released

SGFinal Unemployment Rate

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2.1 %

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2.1 %

December 13 00:01 UTC Released

GBRICS Housing Survey

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-11 Bln USD

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-1541 %

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