Many low-income students use only their phone to get online. What are they missing?
Feb 11, 2016 07:03 am UTC| Insights & Views
For many of us, access to the Internet through a variety of means is a given. I can access the Internet through two laptops, a tablet, a smartphone and even both of my game systems, from the comfort of my living...
Dry is the new normal: Southwest U.S. has gotten drier and more prone to droughts
Feb 11, 2016 07:01 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature
A few large weather systems make all the difference between a wet and a dry year in the Southwest. Coming during the winter and spring, they account for the bulk of the rain and snow the regions receives. My colleagues...
How much euro appreciation will the ECB tolerate?
Feb 10, 2016 10:18 am UTC| Insights & Views
The Euro is trading around its strongest level since late October, this despite the ECBs easing measures at the December meeting. ECB President Mario Draghi may blame himself for the reaction of the EUR exchange rates. The...
Feb 10, 2016 07:52 am UTC| Insights & Views
The pressure remians during 2016 amongcommodity drivencurrencies - iron ore for AUD and BRL, copper for CLP, dairy for NZD - supply growth in 2016 will be below the peak rates of the past few years but still too strong to...
Feb 09, 2016 13:05 pm UTC| Insights & Views
As we saw in our recent risk reversal computation of EURUSD, we may see little upside movements but those rallies may lose momentum and holds stronger for next 1 month or so, certainly not in a long run.Please be noted...
Crude seems to shrugs off Russian talks with OPEC – target $25 back in on action
Feb 09, 2016 12:31 pm UTC| Insights & Views
Over the past couple of days, every now and then Russia has apparently raised the proposals for a 5% curtail in the production beside OPEC, this advancement has brought in a little relief in crude price over the short term...
CNY devaluation fears adding pressure on EM currency pegs; will it trigger competitive devaluation?
Feb 09, 2016 11:53 am UTC| Insights & Views
China and Japan are the largest economies in Asia and currency movements in these countries are likely to have crucial implications for the whole region. Most Asian currencies are managed floats, but a few pegs remain in...
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