Does the ECB still have an easing bias?
Dec 04, 2015 12:33 pm UTC| Insights & Views
The ECB clearly disappointed markets on several fronts with its bare-minimum easing package. The decision though not unanimous was taken by a "very large majority". ECB may have under delivered but delivered nonetheless....
Watt report suggests financial incentives for measuring research impact
Dec 04, 2015 11:27 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
A government report on research funding and policy recommends introducing a financial incentive to ensure university research benefits society and business. The report by Ian Watt, a former secretary of the Department...
EURO acting hyper after ECB’s rate decision, gains seem to be unsustainable
Dec 03, 2015 13:56 pm UTC| Insights & Views
The ECBs cut in the depo rate was largely anticipated about 15 bps after President Draghi mentioned at the October press conference that such an option had been discussed already at that time, and as other board members...
FxWirePro: Gold gains after ECB’s deposit rate cut - Stay hedged with options strips
Dec 03, 2015 13:16 pm UTC| Insights & Views
ECB cuts of deposit rates to negative 0.3% from minus 0.2% are cushioning a bit in gold prices, while the ECB left its key lending rate unchanged at 0.05%.Bullion has lost nearly 7% of its value in November, its biggest...
Why interest rates are taking divergent paths in Europe and the US
Dec 03, 2015 12:10 pm UTC| Insights & Views Central Banks
The prospect that the central banks of the US and the eurozone will soon make opposing moves on policy rates has allowed financial markets once again to demonstrate their neuroses. Some market participants are expecting...
The slow-burn, devastating impact of tobacco plain packs
Dec 03, 2015 09:57 am UTC| Insights & Views Health
It is three years since Australia fully implemented its historic tobacco plain packaging law. From December 1, 2012, all tobacco products have been required to be sold in the mandated standardised packs, which, with their...
Greens deal with government unveils tax affairs of some private companies
Dec 03, 2015 09:42 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
A last-minute compromise between the government and the Greens will remove the secrecy around the tax affairs of an estimated 281 private companies. The deal, however, still leaves about 600 companies with revenue of...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Biden administration tells employers to stop shackling workers with ‘noncompete agreements’
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects