How and why China became Africa's biggest aid donor
Apr 27, 2016 01:56 am UTC| Insights & Views
The foreign aid arena in Africa has traditionally been dominated by the Organisation of Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries. However, over the last three decades non-traditional donors such as China,...
Australia's gun laws save lives – but are we now going backwards?
Apr 27, 2016 01:45 am UTC| Insights & Views Law
Gun violence has halved in Australia since laws were changed under the National Firearms Agreement adopted in the wake of the 1996 Port Arthur massacre. Before the killing of 35 people by 28-year-old Martin Bryant at...
A cheat sheet for reading the federal budget
Apr 27, 2016 01:43 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
The federal budget rolls around, usually on the second week of May, every year. Last year there was over 600 pages of budget papers, pored over by politicians, journalists and lobbyists alike. There are usually four...
FxWirePro: USD/CHF short strangle with deep OTM put strikes ideal option for OTC signals
Apr 26, 2016 13:04 pm UTC| Insights & Views
1W ATM IVs of this pair have not been encouraging the ongoing bearish indications, vols have reduced below 8% despite tomorrows Feds monetary policy meeting which is likely to remain unchanged. Despite the bearish...
RBNZ to stay on hold and provide a firmer easing signal in the coming months
Apr 26, 2016 10:51 am UTC| Insights & Views
Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) interest rate decision this week, due on April 27th at 21 GMT, will be the highlight as the central bank is facing an increasingly nuanced balancing act between its monetary policy and...
BHS collapse: why a rescue is not for the faint-hearted
Apr 26, 2016 07:51 am UTC| Insights & Views Business
The news that British Home Stores has gone into administration means that one more familiar retail brand looks set to depart high streets around the UK. Founded in 1928, BHS has 164 stores and 74 franchises operating in 18...
We must stop looking at EU migrants as coming from two Europes – the east, and everywhere else
Apr 26, 2016 07:47 am UTC| Insights & Views
Migration is a central theme in the debate over Britains membership of the EU before the referendum in June. But the focus is often upon migrants from eastern Europe, with migrants from everywhere else in Europe largely...
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