
China's grand geopolitical project threatens a new East-West divide in Europe
Jun 30, 2017 17:23 pm UTC| Insights & Views
The recent Belt and Road Forum in Beijing ushered in a new phase in Chinas global repositioning. In his opening speech Chinas president, Xi Jinping, reaffirmed the importance of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), a...

Beauty and the microscope: what science can learn from art
Jun 30, 2017 17:10 pm UTC| Insights & Views Science
As a scientist, I consider myself artistic in neither my abilities nor my observations of the world around me I am a physicist who has dedicated his career to controlled experiments, mathematical descriptions and...

Murder or infanticide? Understanding the causes behind the most shocking of crimes
Jun 30, 2017 17:08 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law
The murder of newborn baby Mia Kelly by her mother, Rachel Tunstill, was branded horrific, callous and brutal by police in Lancashire. Tunstill was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 20 years after a...

Progressive decline in Eurozone inflation rate argues against an imminent rate hike by the ECB
Jun 30, 2017 11:11 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy Central Banks
Eurostat, the EUs statistics agency, released Eurozone inflation data for the month of June earlier today. Official figures show that inflation across the 19-country eurozone fell to its lowest level this year on easing...

FxWirePro: Rescue Petro-currencies from potential risks of crude oil price troubles via optionality
Jun 30, 2017 10:57 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views
The slide in oil prices has intensified since WTI crude dropped from $52 levels, consequently, oil driven currency crosses seem to be edgy as Brent down another 5% to its 8-month low. The decline in oil prices over the...

FxWirePro: Why and what's so hawkish in BOC’s next MPS?
Jun 30, 2017 10:17 am UTC| Central Banks Research & Analysis Insights & Views
Hawkish commentary from Bank of Canada officials this month has taken the FX market by storm. The implied probability of a 25bp BoC rate hike in its 12 July meeting has exploded from under 5% just three weeks ago to over...

FxWirePro: Deploy USD/CAD knock out options as loonie likely to take flight
Jun 30, 2017 10:05 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views Technicals
USDCAD is attempting to test key support at 1.30/1.2970, and a break will open the way to the May 2016 lows of 1.25. Recent highs of 1.3350 will cap short-term upside. The loonie takes flight - These recent...