Dec 16, 2016 12:37 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy
According to data released by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union, on Friday, inflation in the eurozone crept up again in November, inline with expectations. According to the Eurostats final reading, of...
Dec 16, 2016 10:33 am UTC| Insights & Views
The commodity prices have rallied strongly into the year end. Metallurgical (met or coking) coal prices have soared 230% in the last six months to be up four-fold for the year. Iron ore has had a smaller but still...
Rogue One: the latest Star Wars film fuels resistance and protest
Dec 16, 2016 10:28 am UTC| Insights & Views Entertainment Politics
his year, by most accounts, has been tumultuous. Notwithstanding the rise of far-right extremism, Brexitrump and the horrors of Aleppo, there have been strikes, anti-government protests and discord on the streets of many...
Eurozone QE creates breathing space – here's what governments must do now
Dec 16, 2016 02:44 am UTC| Insights & Views Central Banks
The European Central Banks announcement of a potentially indefinite, albeit tapered, extension of its quantitative easing (QE) programme appears very different to what is happening elsewhere. The US halted its programme...
Australia still to deliver on 'open government' rhetoric
Dec 16, 2016 02:21 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics Law
After delays that threatened to see it dubbed an inactive member of the Open Government Partnership, Australia last week issued its Open Government National Action Plan. The Plan offers benefits in advancing...
Franchises shouldn't share responsibilities for stuff-ups
Dec 16, 2016 02:03 am UTC| Insights & Views Business Economy
The governments plan to combat recent cases of franchise misbehaviour by holding franchisors responsible for wage underpayments by their franchisees, could undermine the business model of franchises. Franchisors and...
Are Australians paying twice as much for electricity as Americans?
Dec 16, 2016 01:59 am UTC| Insights & Views
Business here and households here, already were paying twice the cost of the US for electricity. Craig Kelly MP, chair of the backbench environment and energy committee, ABC Radio National Breakfast interview, December 6,...
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