Green and cool roofs provide relief for hot cities, but should be sited carefully
Jun 30, 2016 13:40 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature Technology
More than half of the worlds population lives in cities, and the United Nations projects that this share will rise to 70 percent by 2050. During the daytime, these expanding urban areas absorb more solar energy than the...
Why TTIP will live on – but not in the EU
Jun 30, 2016 13:21 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law
The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership also known as TTIP could be the next casualty in the Brexit fallout. But not in the way you might expect. The controversial trade agreement between the EU and United...
The link between public violence and xenophobia in South Africa
Jun 30, 2016 13:18 pm UTC| Insights & Views Life
South African media recently published an unsettling interview with Mandla Matikinya, a branch leader of the African National Congress (ANC) Youth League. In it he advocated looting foreign-owned shops over schools and...
FxWirePro: G10 FX volatility ‘where-about and how-about’, optimizing vols since 2013
Jun 30, 2016 13:17 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views
Targeting volatility via optimal portfolios: An aggressive trader or investor keen on the volatile asset class targets a rise or fall measured in volatility points. However, the Markowitz framework can be used to...
UK food faces historic realignment after Brexit
Jun 30, 2016 13:14 pm UTC| Insights & Views Business
The situation created by the British vote to leave the European Union is momentous for UK food. It is on a par with the Repeal of the Corn Laws of 1846 when Britain decided its Empire could feed it, not its own farmers....
Referendum petition hack shows even democracy can be trolled
Jun 30, 2016 13:09 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
The electronic petition submitted to parliament calling for a second referendum on Britains exit from the European Union is a notable development in digital democracy. The number of signatories has passed 4m how many will...
Riksbank likely to leave monetary policy unchanged through December 2017
Jun 30, 2016 12:43 pm UTC| Insights & Views Central Banks Commentary
Swedish inflation slowed more than estimated in May. The inflation rate according to CPIF was 1.1 percent y/y in May 2016, as compared to the previous months 1.4 percent and consensus expectations of 1.2 percent. After...
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