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America's Roundup: Dollar gains as traders await U.S. GDP data on Friday, Wall Street rises, Gold drops, Oil surges on U.S. plans to end Iran export sanction waivers-April 24th,2019

Apr 23, 2019 22:13 pm UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup US Mar New Home Sales-Units, 0.692 mln, 0.650 mln forecast, 0.667 mln previous, 0.662 mln revised US Mar New Home Sales Chg MM, 4.5%, -2.5% forecast, 4.9% previous, 5.9% revised Dollar strong as...

Europe Roundup: Euro eases on ECB Coeure's comments, oil rallies as U.S. to tighten Iran sanctions, European shares plunge - Tuesday, April 23rd, 2019

Apr 23, 2019 11:16 am UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup EUR/USD -0.01%, USD/JPY -0.08%, GBP/USD 0.23%, EUR/GBP -0.28% DXY 0.03%, DAX -0.24%, FTSE 0.32%, Brent 0.57%, Gold -0.15% Oil hits highest since November as U.S. to tighten Iran...

Asia Roundup: Dollar eases against yen as U.S. existing home sales decline more than expected, oil near 2019 highs after U.S. ends all Iran sanction exemptions, Asian shares steady - Tuesday, April 23rd, 2019

Apr 23, 2019 05:57 am UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup BOJ signals readiness to combine steps if more stimulus needed U.S. to end all waivers on imports of Iranian oil, crude price jumps Cain withdraws from Fed consideration, citing lower pay,...

America's Roundup:Dollar lower in holiday-thin trade, Wall Street near flat, Gold holds steady, Oil hits 2019 high on U.S. plan to tighten squeeze on Iran-April 23rd,2019

Apr 22, 2019 21:40 pm UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup Oil hits 2019 high on U.S. plan to tighten squeeze on Iran U.S. to end all waivers on Iran oil imports, crude price jumps US Mar Existing Home Sales, 5.21 mln, 5.30 mln forecast, 5.51 mln...

Europe Roundup: Sterling consolidates amid holiday-thinned trading, oil surges as U.S. prepares to tighten Iran sanctions, investors’ eye U.S. housing data - Monday, April 22nd, 2019

Apr 22, 2019 11:35 am UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup U.S. set to end sanctions waivers for Iran oil Brent, U.S. crude oil futures surge to near 6-month high Economic Data Ahead (0830 ET/1230 GMT) The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago will...

Asia Roundup: Aussie eases ahead of inflation report, oil at 5-month peak as U.S. likely to end sanction waivers for Iran oil, Asian shares consolidate amid holiday thinned-trading - Monday, April 22nd, 2019

Apr 22, 2019 05:47 am UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup Oil hits 5-month peak on Iran sanctions report Markets consolidate post-holiday trade Canadian dollar up as oil prices rally Economic Data Ahead No major economic data...

Asia Roundup: Japanese yen remains almost unchanged after CPI data; most markets are closed for Good Friday - Friday, April 19, 2019

Apr 19, 2019 06:17 am UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup Korea, South March 2019 PPI growth mm increases to 0.3 % vs previous 0.1 %. Japan March 2019 CPI, core nationwide yy increase to 0.8 % (forecast 0.7 %) vs previous 0.7 %. Japan March 2019 CPI...

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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

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

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...

US Lawmakers Push SEC for Bitcoin Options Trading Approval

In a bipartisan effort, US Representatives Mike Flood and Wiley Nickel have penned a letter to SEC Chair Gary Gensler, urging swift action in approving options trading for Bitcoin exchange-traded products (ETPs). Amid...
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