Expect no policy action at FOMC meet, March also likely to be a close call
Jan 27, 2016 10:26 am UTC| Insights & Views Central Banks
The FOMC is largely expected to remain patient in the current environment at its 26-27 January 2016 meeting and its outlook for the labor market and inflation is unlikely to change materially. Focus will remain on the...
Precious metals gain as investors gauging this asset avenue as safe haven – ETFs diverging again
Jan 27, 2016 08:39 am UTC| Insights & Views
Over the past month, precious metals prices diverged. While palladium and platinum fell by 10% and 2% m/m respectively, gold and, to some extent, silver benefited from safe-haven demand on the back of the turmoil in global...
The good old days: how nostalgia clouds our view of political crises
Jan 27, 2016 05:35 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
After five prime ministers in five years, many fear that Australias political system is irrevocably broken. The Conversation, in partnership with Griffith Review, is publishing a series of essays exploring the problems...
The science _for_ climate change only feeds the denial: how do you beat that?
Jan 27, 2016 05:31 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature
As the scientific consensus for climate change has strengthened over the past decade, the arguments against the science of climate change have been on the increase. Thats the surprise finding of a study, published in...
Africa’s 2015 election experiences present dilemmas for 2016 polls
Jan 27, 2016 05:30 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
This year, like 2015, promises to be yet another busy year in Africas electoral democracy stakes. More than a third of the continents 54 countries will conduct polls. All elections are important, but in some countries...
Why we need a taxation green paper
Jan 27, 2016 05:29 am UTC| Insights & Views
Last year Joe Hockey was quite clear: he issued a discussion paper about the Australian tax system, and promised a green paper on options and a white paper on government policy. The green paper would be released in the...
Ad blockers are here to stay, micropayments less so
Jan 27, 2016 05:27 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology
Another year, another crisis in traditional media. Most recently, it has been The Guardian announcing it needs to cut costs by 20%, as the revenues from online advertising cannot compensate for the losses of revenue from...
‘We have thousands of Modis’: the secret behind the BJP’s enduring success in India