What China's 'export machine' can teach Trump about globalization
Nov 29, 2016 16:42 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy
Chinese goods seem to be everywhere these days. Consider this: At the Olympics in Rio this summer, Chinese companies supplied the mascot dolls, much of the sports equipment, the security surveillance system and the...
South Africa has a new energy plan. But will it break the bank?
Nov 29, 2016 16:27 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy
The release of South Africas long awaited update to the Integrated Resource Plan is certain to inspire renewed debate about the countrys energy future. Once public consultation has taken place the plan will drive policy...
MXN to remain under pressure, another 50bp rate hike from Banxico likely in December
Nov 29, 2016 11:05 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy Central Banks
As large MXN sell-off following the U.S. Presidential Elections fueled inflation fears, Banxico raised its overnight rate by 50bps to 5.25 percent in line with market expectations at its November 18th policy meeting. In...
Nov 29, 2016 07:43 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views
The difference between net spec positions on risky safe currencies Net spec position is calculated in USD across 5 risky and 3 safe currencies (safe currencies also include Gold). These positions are then scaled by...
Domestic violence also has an economic penalty – we need to tackle it
Nov 29, 2016 02:45 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy
While Australia has a national conversation on domestic violence, some of the harms of this violence remain in the shadows. The ways violence degrades womens financial status and access to economic resources are...
Changes for off-the-plan foreign buyers rely on a broken supply argument
Nov 29, 2016 02:05 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy Real Estate
The government is proposing changes to the foreign investment framework that will allow a foreign real estate investor to purchase an off-the-plan dwelling when another foreign investor has failed to reach...
New model for school funding that won't break the budget
Nov 27, 2016 22:01 pm UTC| Insights & Views Life
Funding schools according to the needs of their students is something of a Holy Grail in Australia: something that we want very much but that has been very hard to achieve. Every school has a target rate of funding for...
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