UK May GDP data points to a pick-up in growth in Q2; Will it convince BoE for rate hike in August?

Jul 11, 2018 12:14 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy Central Banks

UK GDP grew by 0.2 percent in the three months to May, the same pace as the first three months of the year. The monthly GDP estimate, a more volatile measure, showed growth of 0.3 percent during the month, up from 0.2...

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Litecoin shrugs-off strategic collaboration, rallies restrain below 21-DMA – Stay short as shooting stars coupled with bearish momentum signal weakness

Jul 11, 2018 09:13 am UTC| Research & Analysis Technicals Fintech Insights & Views

The minor trend of LTCUSD (at BITFINEX) slides through sloping channel, while back-to-back shooting stars and hanging man pattern candlesticks have popped up at channel resistance to nudge price below DMAs, To substantiate...

Bank Negara Malaysia to leave overnight policy rate unchanged at 3.25 percent, bias may shift to neutral

Jul 10, 2018 11:15 am UTC| Insights & Views Central Banks

Malaysias new central bank governor Datuk Nor Shamsiah Mohd Yunus is set to preside over her first interest-rate meeting on Wednesday. The Malaysian central bank (BNM) is unlikely to make any changes in its monetary policy...

Should white Australian fans rap along to the n-word at a Kendrick Lamar concert?

Jul 10, 2018 05:40 am UTC| Insights & Views Entertainment

US rapper Kendrick Lamars Australian tour kicks off this week, culminating in a headline appearance at the music festival Splendour in the Grass. Lamars most recent album, DAMN., not only topped the charts in the US,...

Coldplay conundrum: how to reduce the risk of failure for environmental projects

Jul 10, 2018 05:39 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature

New Zealands government has committed to planting one billion trees as part of a transition to a low-emission economy, in line with its commitments under the Paris Agreement. The One Billion Trees Programme promises to...

Murder investigation to find the source of a second Novichok poisoning

Jul 10, 2018 05:36 am UTC| Insights & Views Law

Police in the UK are still hunting the source of a Novichok poisoning as they investigate the murder of a woman exposed to the deadly nerve agent. This is the same type of nerve agent that was used in March in the...

Long live the Europe of scientists!

Jul 10, 2018 00:31 am UTC| Insights & Views Science

This article is published as part of the EuroScience Open Festival (ESOF), of which The Conversation France is a partner. Since its inception, the European project has benefitted citizens from all walks of life in every...