Digital disruption: STEM graduates and more regulation not the answer
Jun 16, 2016 05:43 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology Law
A complacent government could easily adopt a wait-and-see approach when it comes to the effects of technology on our economy, but a report from the Productivity Commission advocates what governments need to do to confront...
Survey: more Australians want climate action now than before the carbon tax
Jun 16, 2016 05:39 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature
In April 2011, not long after Julia Gillard was returned to power in the 2010 federal election, I asked a representative sample of Australians about their attitudes to climate policy. Climate was a water-cooler issue at...
Nice guys finish first: empathetic boys attract more close female friends
Jun 16, 2016 04:22 am UTC| Insights & Views Life
Making friends is tough for teenagers. Making friends with the opposite sex can be even tougher. Our research, published in the Journal of Personality, suggests empathy may be the key to developing friendships, and may be...
FxWirePro: Balance GBP FX portfolio choosing Bremain camp as UK gilts likely to gain momentum
Jun 15, 2016 13:10 pm UTC| Insights & Views
The outcome of the UK 23 June referendum remains uncertain so there is value in conditional trades expressing Bremain or Brexit scenarios. If UK voters decide to remain in the EU, the GBP front end and belly will reprice...
China's M2 growth well below PBoC's target, points to further easing this month
Jun 15, 2016 12:20 pm UTC| Insights & Views
Chinas monetary data released on Wednesday were generally weak, in line with soft economic activities. Aggregate financing was 659.9 billion yuan in May, down from 751 billion yuan in April and below the median for 1...
Jun 15, 2016 11:45 am UTC| Insights & Views
The net inflows into KRW bonds in recent times has continued to recover, increasing to KRW 888bn in May, the 3rd monthly net inflows in a row despite surprising rate cut by BoK. We perceive this as an unusual response to...
Jun 15, 2016 11:30 am UTC| Insights & Views Central Banks
The concerns over even after Brexit polls remain the key driver for risk sentiment and hence the price actions across most markets seek safe haven avenues in order to dodge turbulence. While on the other continent, FOMC...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Biden administration tells employers to stop shackling workers with ‘noncompete agreements’
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects