How studying a disease that affects hundreds of people could save millions of lives

Sep 15, 2016 16:32 pm UTC| Insights & Views Science

A rare disease is one that affects fewer than five in 10,000 people. You might wonder why anyone would dedicate their life to studying a disease when only a handful of people would benefit from a cure. Why not study one of...

Disabled people don't want to be your inspiration, but if they are it's no surprise

Sep 15, 2016 15:20 pm UTC| Insights & Views Life

Should we be inspired by Paralympian achievement? Commentator Frances Ryan recently counselled Guardian readers to be careful to think through their reactions to disabled superhuman athletes and academic poster boys like...

How universities boost economic growth

Sep 15, 2016 15:11 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy

In 1900, just 1% of young people in the world were enrolled at university. Over the course of the next century this exploded to 20%, as recognition of the value of such an education became widespread. And it turns out that...

FxWirePro: Choosy vega dollar buying ahead of rest of busy September eyeing G3 bond yields

Sep 15, 2016 12:56 pm UTC| Central Banks Insights & Views

USD-vols have become potential buying targets after Fed communication since the Jackson Hole symposium breathed some life into the dollar. Fears of an imminent Fed hike in September may have proven unfounded after a...

FxWirePro: USD/CHF OTC pin risk at 0.9780, 1W risk reversals and tepid IVs despite SNB’s monetary policy uphold OTM calls writers advantage

Sep 15, 2016 12:00 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Central Banks Insights & Views

Lets have a glance through IVs, risk reversals, and market pin risk before we begin with the selection of right option instrument. The current ATM implied volatilities have slipped below 10% after SNB maintained status...

Australian labour market remains on gradually improving trend, but slack persists

Sep 15, 2016 11:24 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy

Data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics on Thursday showed Australias unemployment rate fell to a three-year low of 5.6 percent in August from 5.7 percent in July, and well below levels of more than 6.0 percent a...

FxWirePro: BoJ intensifies USD/JPY FX OTC functionality, sensitivity tool puzzles between 1w-1m tenors – Put fly to monitor imbalance in IVs, RR and pin risk

Sep 15, 2016 09:22 am UTC| Central Banks Insights & Views

USDJPY is vulnerable into and through theSeptember 21Bank of Japan (BoJ) policy decision. We highlight the potential for disappointment and a possible market reaction similar to that observed in July and April, with...