As coal mining declines, community mental health problems linger
Aug 02, 2016 05:32 am UTC| Insights & Views Health
The U.S. coal industry is in rapid decline, a shift marked not only by the bankruptcy of many mine operators in coal-rich Appalachia but also by a legacy of potential environmental and social disasters. As mines close,...
Are you ready for the jobs of the future?
Aug 02, 2016 05:29 am UTC| Insights & Views Business
The flow of reports about the impact of automation, mostly dire, continues. The latest is from StartupAUS, Australias national startup advocacy group. This report follows the now familiar line captured in the phrase...
FxWirePro: ECB and Fed condense FX OTC operations - Trading EUR/USD iron Condors in jerking IVs
Aug 01, 2016 13:12 pm UTC| Insights & Views Central Banks
After the initial plunge after the referendum, EURUSD has traded sideways in a relatively wide interval between 1.095 and 1.115. - FOMC sidelined for now. Data has picked up, and labour market more solid than May-numbers...
Aug 01, 2016 13:08 pm UTC| Insights & Views Central Banks
GBPAUD is an interesting pair to be closely watched and traded among G10 currency space ahead of monetary policy actions in both the continents (RBA and BOE). BoE on Thursday will be the key, with the inflation report...
Aug 01, 2016 11:44 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views
The GBP continued to weaken post-referendum, with EURGBP traded briefly above 0.86 and GBPUSD trading below 1.30 early in July. GBP has regained some of the losses, but TWI is still 10% weaker than pre-Brexit. EURGBP...
Aug 01, 2016 11:07 am UTC| Insights & Views
The Bank of England (BoE) meets on Thursday, 4th August to set monetary policy and is likely to become the first central bank to take action in response to the referendum. Amid the heightened uncertainty, expectations are...
FxWirePro: A glimpse on BoE, GBP foreign trade bills and OTC hedging positioning post-Brexit
Aug 01, 2016 10:03 am UTC| Insights & Views Central Banks
GBP continues to be out of fashion, having weakened 10% on a trade-weighted basis post-Brexit. BoE meeting Thursday main event. We and consensus look for a25bps cut, and will look closely at the inflation report to see...
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Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections
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