Paris attacks: how effective has the West's military response been?
Nov 17, 2015 13:26 pm UTC| Insights & Views
Scott Lucas, Professor of International Politics, University of Birmingham Even as Parisians were trying to assess the scale of the attacks by Islamic State (IS) which killed 132 people on November 13, politicians were...
Metal supply/demand series – Who are Copper giants?
Nov 17, 2015 12:50 pm UTC| Insights & Views
Copper price has fallen to lowest level since the financial crisis of 2008/09. Copper CFD, which is closely linked to price of comex copper is currently trading at $2.1/Pound. At a time like this, it is vital to...
China, India and Indonesia plan extra monetary stimulus in 2016
Nov 17, 2015 11:53 am UTC| Insights & Views
Beijing has rolled out a raft of support steps to avert hard landing in the economy, including cutting interest rates six times in the past year, but the stimulus has been slower to take effect. Data earlier in the month...
ECB’s easing promise boosts economic sentiment in Germany
Nov 17, 2015 11:08 am UTC| Insights & Views Central Banks
European Central Banks (ECB) easing hint is doing its magic again through business community, which this have already been enjoying weaker Euro and improvement in domestic demand. Moreover, European Banks survey indicated...
FxWirePro: GBP/USD shorter term outlook – revisit recent low
Nov 17, 2015 09:57 am UTC| Insights & Views
As pound has reached our upside target area around 1.527 and failed to provide any signs of further upside momentum, we expect it might revisit recent low made around 1.505 area before further move in any...
FxWirePro: EUR/USD – what is next level of profit booking?
Nov 17, 2015 09:40 am UTC| Insights & Views
Euro has been declining steadily against Dollar, since European Central bank hinted that it might expand its stimulus program in December. Euro dropped more than 700 points since ECB meeting, only taking small breather at...
Cabinet's national security committee – an uber group for ministers
Nov 17, 2015 09:33 am UTC| Insights & Views
Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Immigration Minister Peter Dutton hopes that pressure from his political allies will see him resume a seat on cabinets national security committee. Lukas...
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