Apr 10, 2017 12:46 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Central Banks Insights & Views
SEK has been one of the underperformers in G10 this week, weakening in sympathy with EUR. There isnt an immediately identifiable catalyst for the underperformance, although wage negotiations yielded an outcome that was...
Apr 10, 2017 12:33 pm UTC| Central Banks Research & Analysis Insights & Views
Ongoing data surprises mean forecast upgrades forthcoming in next weeks Monetary Policy Report. The data flow from Canada, similar to what has been seen globally, has surprised almost persistently since last September...
Norway's inflation continues to be dragged by falling airfares, likely to keep Norges Bank on hold
Apr 10, 2017 12:18 pm UTC| Insights & Views Central Banks
The Executive Board of the Norges Bank kept its policy rate unchanged at 0.50 percent at its March policy meeting as economists had forecast. Norges Bank has maintained the highest key rate of any major European central...
Apr 10, 2017 11:45 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views
January GDP surprised to the upside; we raise our 1Q forecast to 3.8% SAAR. The small business sentiment held at solid levels. But there remains a little sign of wage or inflation pressure despite recent employment...
Apr 10, 2017 07:25 am UTC| Central Banks Research & Analysis Insights & Views
NZDUSD continues to gravitate slowly towards 0.6900, thanks to a firmer US dollar since late March. The pair in medium term perspective: Potential for higher to the 0.7150-0.7300 area during the month ahead, as USD...
Exoplanet discovery by an amateur astronomer shows the power of citizen science
Apr 08, 2017 06:09 am UTC| Insights & Views Science
You dont need to be a professional astronomer to find new worlds orbiting distant stars. Darwin mechanic and amateur astronomer Andrew Grey this week helped to discover a new exoplanet system with at least four orbiting...
Food for thought? Diet helps explain unique human brainpower
Apr 08, 2017 06:08 am UTC| Insights & Views Health
Its the mystery of all mysteries of science. Why is it that humans are so unusual compared to all other life? The key to solving this riddle lies in explaining the evolution of our large brains and exceptional...
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