Academics can't change the world when they're distrusted and discredited
May 21, 2017 13:40 pm UTC| Insights & Views
There have been persistent calls for academics and scientists to venture forth from academias ivory towers to engage with a wider audience on the critical issues facing society. Its a reasonable argument. Academics...
All roads to sustainable energy lead to the sun
May 21, 2017 13:39 pm UTC| Insights & Views
Humans consume 221 tonnes of coal, 1,066 barrels of oil, and 93,000 metric cubes of natural gas per second. These materials were wonderful for the industrial revolution that started in Britain in the 18th century and...
Meet Theresa May's Conservatives – they're not the nasty party, honest
May 21, 2017 13:36 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Theresa Mays (not the Conservative Partys more on that later) 2017 general election manifesto is based on dealing with Five Great Challenges. The plan is to ensure a strong economy, manage Brexit, tackle enduring social...
There are jobs in journalism, just not traditional ones
May 21, 2017 13:35 pm UTC| Insights & Views Business
The recent announcements of the proposed Fairfax sacking of 115 newsroom staff has again focused attention on the future of journalism in Australia. The Fairfax cuts follow the shedding of 120 editorial jobs a year...
When some US firms move production overseas, they also offshore their pollution
May 21, 2017 13:34 pm UTC| Insights & Views Business
On April 22, as protesters swelled Earth Day rallies in U.S. cities and around the world, President Trump tweeted that he was committed to keeping our air and water clean but always remember that economic growth enhances...
Global series: Globalisation Under Pressure
May 21, 2017 13:26 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy
The rise in nationalism. Brexit and Trump. Reactionary far-right parties wooing millions of voters around the world. The facts on the ground are clear: globalisation and the international economic and political system...
FxWirePro: Short EM vol risk in CNH options – Calendar option structures
May 19, 2017 13:15 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views
A steeply upward sloping CNH vol curve in the 3M-1Y segment motivates forward vol selling at a substantial premium to spot ATM vol. The steepness of the vol curve is substantial for the level of base vols and worth milking...
South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed
Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects