Jun 16, 2016 07:23 am UTC| Insights & Views
In conjunction with the Feds unchanged policy decision, more dovish signals have been received from the FOMC members on the US policy outlook. While the US industrial production MoM has disappointed the streets by...
Meg Ryan's face and the historical battleground of ageing
Jun 16, 2016 06:45 am UTC| Insights & Views Life
The day after the horrific Orlando massacre, the highest-trending topic on Facebook was the appearance of Meg Ryans face at the Tony Awards. Like Renee Zellweger before her, the perception that Ryan has become almost...
In the wake of tragedy, Trump takes rhetoric of fear to a whole new level
Jun 16, 2016 05:46 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Donald Trumps remarks in the aftermath of the Orlando shooting massacre especially the reiteration of his call to temporarily ban Muslim immigration to the United States angered leaders across Americas political...
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...
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