Migrant spending and consumers boosts German GDP
Nov 24, 2015 12:39 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy
Today German GDP figure was released, which showed German economy grew 0.3% in third quarter, up 1.8% from a year ago. While the growth figure is much better than 1.6% y/y in second quarter and 1.1% in the first, a...
Anonymous can't defeat Islamic State, but here's what it could achieve
Nov 24, 2015 11:57 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology
Andres Guadamuz, Senior Lecturer in Intellectual Property Law, University of Sussex The announcement that hacktivist collective Anonymous has declared war on the Islamic State has been received positively by the public....
Carbon capture is essential if coal power is replaced by gas instead of renewables
Nov 24, 2015 11:22 am UTC| Insights & Views
Claire Carter, DPhil Researcher, University of Sussex For those watching the UK energy sector, barely a week has gone by of late without some kind of drama. A third of the nations coal power stations breaking down,...
Explainer: why does the price for turkeys fall just before Thanksgiving?
Nov 24, 2015 10:53 am UTC| Insights & Views
Jay L Zagorsky, Economist and Research Scientist, Ohio State University Thanksgiving is a great US holiday during which people consume huge quantities of turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce and pie. One of the stranger...
Japan inflation expectations weaken in Oct, may prompt further BoJ easing
Nov 24, 2015 10:26 am UTC| Insights & Views
On Friday Nov 27, Japans consumer price index (CPI), household expenditures and an update on the employment situation are due for release. Data will be closely watched after indicators last week showed Japanese exports...
Euro-Dollar Libor divergence highest in eight years
Nov 24, 2015 09:33 am UTC| Insights & Views
London Interbank Offered rate or Libor spread between 3 months USD and Euro is at highest level since 2007, which comes as a little surprise given the rise in divergence between two economies monetary policies. If all...
FxWirePro: GBP/JPY’s weakness to resume –stay short via PRBS to hedge as hard currency to depreciate
Nov 24, 2015 07:51 am UTC| Insights & Views
Overall trend of this pair fixes it bearish view for a target of 184.604 and may even tumble up to 182.420 in medium terms.We now reckon that the bearish patterns have more downside potential and would reveal a medium term...
‘We have thousands of Modis’: the secret behind the BJP’s enduring success in India