Fairness on the agenda as UN begins job of strengthening the Paris climate deal
May 16, 2016 13:09 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature
The dust has long settled from Decembers Paris climate summit, which hammered out the first truly global deal to reduce emissions. But the negotiations ended with widespread acknowledgement that the deal needs significant...
Why mortgage rates will rise with Brexit
May 16, 2016 12:58 pm UTC| Insights & Views Real Estate
How Brexit would affect house prices and homeowners is one of the big questions in the build up to the UKs EU referendum vote. George Osborne has said that mortgage rates will rise if theres an Out vote. Meanwhile, the...
#NeverTrump: could a third-party candidate save the Republicans from armageddon?
May 16, 2016 12:38 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Recent media buzz suggests that disaffected #NeverTrump Republicans are seriously seeking an alternative candidate to Donald Trump, the presumptive GOP nominee. With the chances of stopping Trump formally taking the...
Labor struggles with the sticky paper of penalty rates
May 16, 2016 12:31 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law
Normally it is the Coalition that is on the defensive over industrial relations at election time, with Labor claiming workers rights are under threat from the conservatives. But currently Labor finds itself on the back...
May 16, 2016 10:58 am UTC| Insights & Views Commentary
This weeks minutes from the April FOMC meeting should provide us clear insight of how the committee is viewing the slate of risks to their outlook. As external risks subsided, domestic momentum has slowed. The case for...
PBoC to remain cautious in terms of credit expansion despite weaker than expected April data
May 16, 2016 10:23 am UTC| Insights & Views
Indicators released on Saturday showed Chinas investment, factory output and retail sales all grew more slowly than expected in April, raising fears that the data improvement in March was short-lived. Data weakness was...
May 13, 2016 12:37 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views
Mixed bag of economic flashes in Euro area, Inflation back in negative territory, GDP misses forecasts Macro Outlook: Euro zone GDP growth outperforms the US and UK in Q1 but reduced from its previous prints and...
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