BRICS bank is offering more of the same rather than breaking the mould
May 05, 2017 08:37 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy
The New Development Bank recently held its second annual meeting in the Indian capital of New Delhi to discuss the sustainability of financing development projects in its member states. The multilateral bank was...
Alphabet's new plan to track 10,000 people could take wearables to the next level
May 05, 2017 08:32 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology Health
Verily the life sciences research arm of Google parent company Alphabet wants to track the health of 10,000 people. On April 19, the group announced that it was starting to recruit for Project Baseline, in partnership...
Why biased budget forecasts make poor politics
May 05, 2017 07:41 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
For the last eight years, budget outcomes have consistently been much lower than previous budget forecasts. But in each year, the treasurer has again forecast a happy return to balance over the next four years....
FxWirePro: Bid 1m2m NZD/JPY IVs - naked puts for aggressive bears and DPS for risk averse hedgers
May 05, 2017 07:17 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views
OTC Outlook ATM IVs of this pair is trading at 9.95% and 10.11% for 1 and 2m tenors respectively. While 1m ATM puts are trading just at 12.31% more than NPV. Please also be noted that the options with a higher IV...
May 05, 2017 06:59 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views
In New Zealand, global dairy auction numbers have produced upbeat numbers, 3.6% versus previous 3.1%, while unemployment claims have reduced from the previous 5.2 to the current 4.9% against the forecasts at 5.1%....
The Cashless Debit Card Trial is working and it is vital – here's why
May 05, 2017 06:13 am UTC| Insights & Views
The federal governments Cashless Debit Card Trial, which began in selected communities in South Australia and Western Australia from March 2016, is a significant innovation in tackling the health and socioeconomic...
May 05, 2017 02:10 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Who counts as a hero in the 21st century? How is heroism adapting to an age of nonstop news, hyper-partisanship and intense political scrutiny? Research I recently conducted with my colleague Krista Jenkins focuses...
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