Capitalism and Democracy [part one]
Aug 13, 2016 11:15 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics Economy
Lets begin with a discomforting fact often forgotten in recent years: capitalism is not naturally the best friend of democracy. Since the early years of the nineteenth century, especially during periods of economic...
As Rio bay waters show, we badly need innovation in treating human wastes
Aug 13, 2016 11:09 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature
In the months leading up to the Rio Olympics, there was growing awareness that Brazil had not met the water quality goals outlined in their bid, and that athletes might be swimming, sailing, rowing or canoeing in waters...
How the IOC effectively maintains a gag order on nonsponsors of the Olympics
Aug 13, 2016 11:00 am UTC| Insights & Views Law Sports
If youre one of the billions of people around the world following the 2016 Rio Olympic Games in any form, youre probably aware of its most talked-about sports moments. Simone Biles of the United States (with dual Belizean...
Is the US electoral system really 'rigged'?
Aug 13, 2016 10:17 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Many have speculated how a Trump victory would affect the U.S., but few have thought about the consequences of a Trump loss. After falling behind Hillary Clinton in the polls, Donald Trump has already developed a narrative...
Aug 12, 2016 11:39 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views
EUR/USDs non-directional pattern is persisting from more than last one year or so, but some bullish neutral indications are observed, slight bearish pressures can be seen in the months to come, hence, there is a massive...
FxWirePro: GBP/AUD “diagonal option strips” for both speculation and hedgingT
Aug 12, 2016 11:07 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views
As stated in our earlier post on this pairs technical lines, bears have extended slumps below 61.8% Fibonacci retracements and major downtrend still seems bearish despite abrupt upswings. We continue to maintain our...
Aug 12, 2016 10:07 am UTC| Insights & Views
FX rates among G10 space evidence no clear propensity ahead of the weekend. That is not surprising, given the absence of stimuli from the Fed or from general market sentiment (even though last nights data from China was...
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