Reserve Bank of Australia policy meet - Preview
Mar 03, 2017 12:04 pm UTC| Insights & Views Central Banks
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) issues a policy decision on Tuesday, 7th March and no changes are expected in the policy with the cash target rate remaining at 1.5 percent. After a shocking -0.5 percent fall in Q3...
Mar 03, 2017 11:54 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views Economy
The above diagram explains 1m implied volatility with a forward start of 15 April (i.e. just before the commencement of French presidential elections) for a number of currency pairs. While G7 currency pairs, including...
Mar 03, 2017 11:10 am UTC| Insights & Views
The strong price actions in higher yielding currencies are chasedand stay neutral on ZAR, TRY and RUB. EM local markets have staged an impressive rally in the past three months. The question for investors is whether or not...
Foreign policy white paper should reflect the uncertainty of our times
Mar 03, 2017 06:37 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Like a kids party where everyone gets a prize, Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has summoned 113 of Australias heads of mission home for consultations as part of efforts to develop a foreign policy that matches the...
Three reasons businesses are paying higher dividends rather than investing
Mar 03, 2017 06:36 am UTC| Insights & Views Business Investing
Typically, low interest rates, together with record profits, would create an environment in which businesses would be happy to invest in new projects providing a boost to economic growth and jobs. Unfortunately,...
A survival guide for the coming AI revolution
Mar 03, 2017 06:08 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology
If the popular media are to be believed, artificial intelligence (AI) is coming to steal your job and threaten life as we know it. If we do not prepare now, we may face a future where AI runs free and dominates humans in...
Why China may want to repair its fraught relations with the Vatican
Mar 03, 2017 06:04 am UTC| Insights & Views
A 65-year-long split between China and the Vatican may finally be getting repaired. Hong Kong Cardinal John Tong recently indicated that there might be an agreement over the thorniest issue between the two sides Vaticans...
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
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