Mar 02, 2017 07:49 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views Central Banks
We expect AUDUSD to decline through 2017 on skinnier rate differentials and a pull-back in commodity prices. The Dec-17 target is 0.68, 10% below forwards. The combination of a more high conviction Fed cycle in 2017 and...
Mar 02, 2017 07:27 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views
Technically, AUD remained neutral in a 0.7640-0.7700 tight range, the stronger USD offset by yesterdays upside GDP surprise. For more readings on our recent our technical write up, please visit the below...
Why it might be time to reconsider the money spent on genetics research
Mar 02, 2017 04:20 am UTC| Insights & Views Health
Worldwide, at least US$3 billion is spent every year on genetics research, with half coming from governments. Yet less than 3% of this is spent on research addressing how to incorporate genetics into medical practice, and...
Home prices tell us the value the public puts on green spaces
Mar 02, 2017 04:15 am UTC| Insights & Views Real Estate
Homes near green amenities are more desirable and more expensive because residents are willing to pay higher prices to gain the many benefits of green spaces. Our research has confirmed, for instance, that apartments near...
Why do some countries disapprove of homosexuality? Money, democracy and religion
Mar 02, 2017 03:56 am UTC| Insights & Views Life
With Trumps removal of federal protections for transgender students, debate over LGBTQ rights rage again across the U.S. Despite these disagreements, Americans are relatively liberal compared to countries across the...
'Alternative facts': A psychiatrist’s guide to twisted relationships to truth
Mar 02, 2017 03:43 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
The phrase alternative facts has recently made the news in a political context, but psychiatrists like me are already intimately acquainted with the concept indeed, we hear various forms of alternate reality expressed...
Our experiments taught us why people troll
Mar 02, 2017 03:33 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology
Fail at life. Go bomb yourself. Comments like this one, found on a CNN article about how women perceive themselves, are prevalent today across the internet, whether its Facebook, Reddit or a news website. Such behavior...
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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