FOMC members divided, minutes provide no hard clues about the timing of the next rate hike
Aug 18, 2016 11:34 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy Central Banks
US Federal Open Market Committee minutes released overnight highlight that officials are divided, with no clear indication of when the central bank will hike next. The minutes showed that members were generally upbeat...
Aug 17, 2016 13:30 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views
ATM IVs of silver of 1-3m expiries are at 23-25%, while bullish delta risk reversal flashes higher positive numbers that signify OTC bullion is more concerned about upside risks of silver. If IV is high, it means the...
UK's first hard data post-Brexit don’t show much impact yet, likely to keep BoE on hold at Sept meet
Aug 17, 2016 12:04 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy Central Banks
The first set of UKs hard data from the post-referendum period do not show any major impact from Brexit yet and hence is likely to keep the Bank of England (BoE) on hold at its September 15 meeting. A survey by...
Green beans: why pulses are the eco-friendly option for feeding – and saving – the world
Aug 17, 2016 09:19 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature
We all know the score: current trends predict there will be 9.7 billion mouths to feed by 2050. Producing enough food without using more land, exacerbating climate change or putting more pressure on water, soil and energy...
Aug 17, 2016 06:31 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views
Amid lingering concerns global slowdown, investors seem to have shifted their portfolio preferences into bullion market space as safe havens. In this space, gold and silver as particular asset avenues, the spot silver...
Why the guns-on-campus debate matters for American higher education
Aug 17, 2016 02:51 am UTC| Insights & Views Law
As of Aug. 1, 2016, a new law allows concealed handguns in college and university buildings in Texas. Its already had an impact on me as professor of religious studies at the University of Texas at Austin. Thanks to...
Stronger oversight may protect South Africans from misleading advertising
Aug 17, 2016 00:07 am UTC| Insights & Views Business
South Africa has an effective and functioning advertising self-regulator. But it doesnt always work as it should. The self-regulatory regime in place cannot do enough to protect consumers because it is based on the willing...
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