How the hijab has grown into a fashion industry
May 08, 2017 08:58 am UTC| Insights & Views Life
Nike, the well-known U.S. sportswear company, recently introduced a sports hijab. The reaction to this has been mixed: There are those who are applauding Nike for its inclusiveness of Muslim women who want to cover their...
May 08, 2017 07:52 am UTC| Insights & Views
The rules of the game for OPEC producers would clearly skew incentives to maximize output in the short term. Any subsequent negotiations would likely be based on prevailing output levels, hence the higher the better....
FxWirePro: AUD/JPY macros outlook and option trades perspectives
May 08, 2017 06:59 am UTC| Insights & Views
Enduring macro trends in FX remain elusive as the passage of time has resolved few uncertainties in the past month. We expect AUDJPY to decline through 2017 on skinnier rate differentials and a pull-back in commodity...
May 08, 2017 06:27 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views
Better than expected OPEC compliance in Q117 and stronger Chinese crude imports for SPR stock building underpin most of the improvement in the oil market balance. We have lifted expectations for Chinese SPR purchases for...
Macron beats Le Pen, but can he lead France?
May 08, 2017 05:01 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
In the second round of the French presidential election, extremism lost. It is less clear what won. Estimates after the polls closed on May 7 had Emmanuel Macron winning with 63.7 percent of the vote. National Front...
Catholics vow to go hard in schools fight with government
May 08, 2017 04:49 am UTC| Insights & Views Law
The battle between the Catholics and the government on the schools funding plan appears to be ramping up, with Catholic education authorities deciding to intensify their campaign. Catholic education sources said a...
Getting rich is largely about luck – shame the wealthy don't want to hear it
May 07, 2017 09:48 am UTC| Insights & Views Life
The UK suffers from the highest levels of income inequality in Europe partly because of the delusions of its rich. In countries where the rich have less, they tend to be less delusional , about themselves, about other...
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