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Asia Roundup: Aussie steadies despite soft wage data, dollar off 4-1/2 month peak against yen as N. Korea suspends talks, Asian shares tumble - Wednesday, May 16th, 2018

May 16, 2018 06:50 am UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup N.Korea says may reconsider summit with Trump, suspends talks with South Japan Q1 GDP -0.2% q/q, -0.6% annualized, unch/-0.2% eyed China Apr China House Prices YY, 4.7%, prev 4.9% U.S....

America's Roundup: Dollar hits 2018 peak, supported by yields, retail sales data, Wall Street ends lower, Gold hits fresh 2018 low, Oil supported by Iran sanction fears, holds near 2014 highs-May 16th, 2018

May 15, 2018 20:20 pm UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup US Apr Retail Sales MM, 0.3%, 0.3% forecast, 0.6% previous. US Apr Retail Sales Ex-Autos MM, 0.3%, 0.5% forecast, 0.2% previous. US Apr Retail Ex Gas/Autos, 0.3%, 0.3% previous. US Apr Retail...

May 15, 2018 20:20 pm UTC| Market Roundups

Europe Roundup: Sterling consolidates on mixed employment report, euro eases as Eurozone's economic growth slows, European shares rebound - Tuesday, May 15th, 2018

May 15, 2018 11:32 am UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup EUR/USD -0.02%, USD/JPY 0.20%, GBP/USD -0.07%, EUR/GBP 0.07% DXY 0.15%, DAX -0.14%, FTSE -0.21%, Brent 0.91%, Gold -0.18% U.S., China still very far apart on trade - U.S. ambassador Oil...

Asia Roundup: Aussie off highs after RBA minutes, dollar rallies following rise in U.S. Treasury yields, crude oil hovers near 3-1/2-year peak - Tuesday, May 15th, 2018

May 15, 2018 07:00 am UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup China Apr Industrial Output YY, 7.0%, fcast 6.3%, last 6.0% China Apr Retail Sales YY, 9.4%, fcast 10.0%, last 10.1% China Apr Urban investment (ytd)YY, 7.0%, fcast 7.4%, last 7.5% U.S.,...

America's Roundup: Dollar inches higher, reversing earlier weakness ,Wall Street edges higher, Gold prices dip, Oil gains while U.S. crude's discount to Brent deepens-May 15th, 2018

May 14, 2018 20:48 pm UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup Israeli forces kill dozens in Gaza as U.S. Embassy opens in Jerusalem. Feds Bullard says U.S. yield curve might invert by early 2019. Cryptocurrencies only adding to tangled market - Feds...

Europe Roundup: Euro rises for third straight session, dollar slips further from 2018 peak, oil on the back foot on rising US drilling activity, European shares trade in red - Monday, May 14th, 2018

May 14, 2018 11:43 am UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup EUR/USD 0.28%, USD/JPY 0.16%, GBP/USD 0.29%, EUR/GBP 0.01% DXY -0.18%, DAX -0.16%, FTSE -0.06%, Brent -0.21%, Gold 0.19% Oil slips from multi-year highs as U.S. rig count rises Feds...

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Economy

What should you do if you can’t pay your rent or mortgage?

The cost of living crisis is making it difficult for many people to pay their bills, including housing costs. Private sector rents have increased by an average 9% over the year to February 2024, and rising interest rates...

Reducing energy demand and improving efficiency will help prevent the next gas crisis

Gas prices have relaxed, Europe has come out of the winter with record gas storage levels and a surfeit of liquefied natural gas is set to reach the shores of Europe over the coming years. Many commentators are hopeful...

Minimum wage for South African farm workers: study shows 2013 hike helped reduce poverty even though compliance was poor

Minimum wage policies are typically aimed at reducing poverty. Yet there is little direct evidence of this effect, especially in developing countries. And none for South Africa. In a recent paper, we consider the...

Gas is good until 2050 and beyond, under Albanese gas strategy

The Albanese government is talking up the crucial role of gas as a transition fuel through to 2050 and beyond. In a gas strategy to be released on Thursday, the government envisages the fuels uses would change over...

South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed

The South African governments Just Energy Transition Implementation Plan was launched in November 2023. It is a roadmap guiding the country away from reliance on coal-fired power towards renewable energy alternatives by...

Politics

Donald Trump Allegedly Offers Oil Execs a Deal to Scrap EV Incentives for $1B Donation

Former President Donald Trump reportedly proposed a $1 billion deal to oil executives, offering to end electric vehicle (EV) subsidies in return for campaign funding, according to The Washington Post. This move underscores...

US Supreme Court upended decades of precedent in 2022 by allowing voters to vote with gerrymandered maps instead of fixing the congressional districts first

For the 2022 midterm elections, the U.S. Supreme Court allowed Alabama to use congressional districts that violated the law and diluted the voting power of Black citizens. A 5-4 vote by the Supreme Court in February...

Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections

Ahead of the European parliament elections in June, Germany has lowered the age limit on participation to 16. This makes it the largest of just a handful of states in the EU to allow people under the age of 18 to vote....

South Africa will be president of the G20 in 2025: two much-needed reforms it should drive

South Africa will play an important international role in 2025 as president of the G20. The G20 is a group of 19 countries as well as the African Union and the European Union. Between them they represent 85% of global...

What early 2024 polls are revealing about voters of color and the GOP

By the end of winter 2024, the return of Donald Trump to the top of the GOP presidential ticket has revealed a surprising trend in the former presidents base of support: his increasing popularity among Black and Latino...

Science

Is dark matter’s main rival theory dead? There’s bad news from the Cassini spacecraft and other recent tests

One of the biggest mysteries in astrophysics today is that the forces in galaxies do not seem to add up. Galaxies rotate much faster than predicted by applying Newtons law of gravity to their visible matter, despite those...

Why are algorithms called algorithms? A brief history of the Persian polymath you’ve likely never heard of

Algorithms have become integral to our lives. From social media apps to Netflix, algorithms learn your preferences and prioritise the content you are shown. Google Maps and artificial intelligence are nothing without...

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...

Dark matter: our new experiment aims to turn the ghostly substance into actual light

A ghost is haunting our universe. This has been known in astronomy and cosmology for decades. Observations suggest that about 85% of all the matter in the universe is mysterious and invisible. These two qualities are...

Technology

Tesla Cybertruck Powers Houston Gas Station, Elon Musk Reacts to Saudi Prince’s Photo

A TikTok video showed a Tesla Cybertruck powering a Houston gas station after a tornado, while Elon Musk responded to a photo of a Saudi prince with a Cybertruck. Cybertrucks Real-World Test Connecting to a Tesla...

Shanghai's Data Policy Shift Could Propel Tesla's Local Data Center Efforts

Shanghais new data-export policy could accelerate Teslas plans to build a local data center, enhancing its artificial intelligence (AI) development for autonomous driving. Chinas Regulatory Update As China attempts...

CPI Report Spurs Optimism, BlackRock CIO Forecasts Fixed Income Growth

The release of the U.S. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) report provided a wave of relief to the financial markets. This signaled a possible reduction in inflationary pressures. Rick Rieder, Chief Investment Officer of...

Over 50 Million USDT Blacklisted by Tether Amid Regulatory Scrutiny, Details Inside

Tether has blacklisted five wallets holding 54.1 million USDT, amidst increasing regulatory scrutiny and past enforcement actions. Tether Blacklists Five Wallets Holding 54.1 Million USDT Amid Ongoing Regulatory...

Altcoins Expected to Yield 2x-5x Gains by May End: Fetch.AI, Floki, AAVE, ENA

The latest climb in Bitcoins price beyond $65,000 on Wednesday sparked a new relief rally in the cryptocurrency market. Top altcoins are also profiting from the upward momentum, recovering from recent downturn tendencies....