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Asia Roundup: Kiwi at 1-week trough ahead of labour market data, greenback steadies on U.S.-China trade deal optimism, Asian shares surge - Wednesday, November 6th, 2019

Nov 06, 2019 06:31 am UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup Gold firms ahead of trade talks Oil falls on large U.S. crude build Economic Data Ahead (0315 ET/0815 GMT) Spain Service PMI (0345 ET/0845 GMT) Italy Service PMI (0350 ET/0850...

America's Roundup: Dollar gains on trade optimism, Wall Street gains, Gold slips, Oil gains on optimism over US-China trade deal-November 6th 2019

Nov 05, 2019 20:15 pm UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup Brazil Oct Markit Composite PMI 51.8, 52.5previous Brazil Oct Markit Services PMI 51.2, 51.8 previous US Exports 206.00B, 207.80B previous US Imports 258.40B, 262.90B previous US Sep...

Europe Roundup: Euro eases on political uncertainties, greenback rallies amid U.S. China trade deal hopes, European shares nudge higher - Tuesday, November 5th, 2019

Nov 05, 2019 11:28 am UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup Gold eases on U.S.-China trade deal hopes UK service sector stagnates Oil edges higher amid OPEC cuts expectations Economic Data Ahead (0830 ET/1330 GMT) The United States...

Asia Roundup: Aussie steadies as RBA stands pat, dollar rallies against yen on U.S.-China trade deal hopes, Asian shares at 4-month peak - Tuesday, November 5th, 2019

Nov 05, 2019 05:58 am UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup Australia government maintains RBAs 2-3% inflation target RBA keeps interest rates on hold at 0.75 percent Oil steadies on trade optimism Economic Data Ahead (0500 ET/1000 GMT)...

America’s Roundup: Dollar rises versus yen, as risk appetite improves, Wall Street gains, Gold eases, Oil prices gains on U.S.-China trade deal hopes-November 5th,2019

Nov 04, 2019 19:13 pm UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup US Oct All Car Sales 4.35M, 4.60M previous US Oct All Truck Sales 12.19M, 12.54M previous US Oct ISM NY Business Conditions 47.7%, 42.8% previous US Oct ISM-New York Index 874.3, 875.4...

Europe Roundup: DXY pauses downside amid upbeat data and positive signals around US-China trade negotiations, Bullion halts the three-day rise, European indices set to hit fresh multi-month highs - Monday, November 4th 2019

Nov 04, 2019 11:55 am UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup Oil ticks up slightly as tentative U.S.-China hopes lend support UK construction slide barely slows in October PMI Euro zone Oct. factory activity stuck in reverse as demand declines:...

Asia Roundup: Aussie falls in early Asia as retail sales data misses expectations, Asian markets noticeably up, gold trades flat at $1,511 mark - Monday, November 04, 2019

Nov 04, 2019 06:49 am UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup Australias retail sales m/m stands at 0.2 pct vs 0.4 pct previous release (expected 0.4). Australias MI inflation gauge m/m stands at 0.1 pct vs 0.1 pct previous release. PBOC increases yuans...

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Economy

The US is one of the least trade-oriented countries in the world – despite laying the groundwork for today’s globalized system

Given the spate of news about international trade lately, Americans might be surprised to learn that the U.S. isnt very dependent on it. Indeed, looking at trade as a percentage of gross domestic product a metric...

Beyond the spin, beyond the handouts, here’s how to get a handle on what’s really happening on budget night

Three weeks from now, some of us will be presented with a mountain of budget papers, and just about all of us will get to hear about them on radio, TV or news websites on budget night. The quickest way to find out what...

Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility

Ivan Vladislavić is Johannesburgs literary linkman. He tells us, in the first pages of his new book, The Near North, that before cities were lit, first by gaslight and later electricity, people of means paid torchbearers...

Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget

With Jim Chalmerss third budget on May 14, Australians will be looking for some more cost-of-living relief beyond the tax cuts although they have been warned extra measures will be modest. As this weeks consumer price...

Inflation is slowly falling, while student debt is climbing: 6 graphs that explain today’s CPI

Australias inflation rate has fallen for the fifth successive quarter, and its now less than half of what it was back in late 2022. The annual rate peaked at 7.8% in the December quarter of 2022 and is now just 3.6%, in...

Politics

US Urges China, Russia to Reject AI Control in Nuclear Arms, Align with Global Norms

Paul Dean, a senior U.S. arms control official, emphasized the critical need for China and Russia to join the U.S. in declaring that humans will always decide on the deployment of nuclear weapons, not artificial...

South Africa’s youth are a generation lost under democracy – study

South African president Cyril Ramaphosa recently painted a rosy picture in which the countrys youth democracys children had enormous opportunities for advancement, all thanks to successive post-apartheid governments led...

Sadiq Khan on track for third term as London mayor – but nearly half of Londoners dissatisfied with performance

Polls have consistently shown that the incumbent mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, appears to be on track to win a third term in office at the upcoming mayoral elections on May 2. One poll we commissioned as part of our...

Biden administration tells employers to stop shackling workers with ‘noncompete agreements’

Most American workers are hired at will: Employers owe their employees nothing in the relationship except earned wages, and employees are at liberty to quit at their option. As the rule is generally stated, either party...

Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board

To say that the Labour party is flying high in the polls is something of an understatement. But despite its consistent lead against the Tories, the opposition finds itself in a rather odd position: on the cusp of power but...

Science

IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects

About a trillion tiny particles called neutrinos pass through you every second. Created during the Big Bang, these relic neutrinos exist throughout the entire universe, but they cant harm you. In fact, only one of them is...

The Mars Sample Return mission has a shaky future, and NASA is calling on private companies for backup

A critical NASA mission in the search for life beyond Earth, Mars Sample Return, is in trouble. Its budget has ballooned from US$5 billion to over $11 billion, and the sample return date may slip from the end of this...

A Nasa rover has reached a promising place to search for fossilised life on Mars

While we go about our daily lives on Earth, a nuclear-powered robot the size of a small car is trundling around Mars looking for fossils. Unlike its predecessor Curiosity, Nasas Perseverance rover is explicitly intended to...

The rising flood of space junk is a risk to us on Earth – and governments are on the hook

A piece of space junk recently crashed through the roof and floor of a mans home in Florida. Nasa later confirmed that the object had come from unwanted hardware released from the international space station. The 700g,...

Peter Higgs was one of the greats of particle physics. He transformed what we know about the building blocks of the universe

Peter Higgs, who gave his name to the subatomic particle known as the Higgs boson, has died aged 94. He was always a modest man, especially when considering that he was one of the greats of particle physics the area of...

Technology

Kakao Enhances AI Focus, Merges Kakao Brain Into Core Operations

South Koreas Kakao Corporation finally decided to absorb Kakao Brains AI unit. The tech and internet giant is taking over its AI research and development (RD) business, which will include all of the departments staff and...

Shiba Inu (SHIB) Team Insider Unravels Key Burn Mystery: Exclusive Details

In a revealing discussion, Lucie, a member of the Shiba Inu team, sheds light on the enigmatic key burns orchestrated by the projects founder, Ryoshi. Lucies insights, shared in response to community inquiries, clarify the...

World's Largest Electric Container Ship Sets Sail with 50,000 kWh Battery Power

COSCO Shipping, a Chinese state-owned firm, has unveiled what it calls the worlds largest river-to-sea electric container vessel. The Green Water 01 is a 10,000-ton+ electric vessel that sets a new standard for...

Tesla Drivers Get $4k Off 2024 Chevy Blazer EV; Costco Auto Slashes Prices on New EVs

Tesla owners rejoice as Chevrolet rolls out an unprecedented $4,000 discount on the 2024 Blazer EV, open to Tesla drivers and a quirky list of EV owners. The electric vehicle market got more enticing with incentives...

Tesla Granted South Korean Emission Credit Trading Rights by Environmental Ministry

Ministry of Environments green light for Tesla to trade emission credits in South Korea marks a significant milestone, enabling the electric car giant to tap into a potentially lucrative market. With estimated credits...