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Americas Roundup: Dollar falls vs euro after tariff news, Wall Street sheds over 1 pct, U.S. yields fall, Oil slides on Wall Street slump and crude supply worry-March 2nd 2018

Mar 01, 2018 21:25 pm UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup Trump says U.S. to impose hefty tariffs on steel, aluminium imports. U.S. Jan Core Price Index YY, +1.5%, +1.5% forecast, +1.5% previous. U.S. Jan Core PCE Price Index MM, +0.3%, 0.3% forecast,...

Europe Roundup: Sterling eases on Brexit transition deal concerns, dollar index at 6-week peak on Fed rate hike speculation, European shares slump - Thursday, March 1st, 2018

Mar 01, 2018 11:28 am UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup Eurozone Jan unemployment rate stays flat at 8.6 % (forecast 8.6 %) vs previous 8.6 % (revised from 8.7 %) United Kingdom Jan mortgage lending decrease to 3.389 bln gb (forecast 3.6 bln gb) vs...

Asia Roundup: Kiwi eases despite better-than-expected NZ economic data, dollar index at multi-week highs as Fed's Powell revives Fed rate hikes, Asian shares slump - Thursday, March 1st, 2018

Mar 01, 2018 06:45 am UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup China Feb Caixin Mfg PMI Final, 51.6 vs 51.5 last, 51.3 fcast Japan Feb final mfg PMI 54.1, flash 54.0, Dec final 54.0, hiring at 11-year high Japan MoF survey Q4 17 CAPEX +4.3% y/y,...

Americas Roundup: Dollar gains on Powell's economic outlook, Wall Street ends lower, U.S. yield curve flattens further, U.S. data shows bigger-than-expected crude build-March 1st, 2018

Feb 28, 2018 21:22 pm UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup U.S. Q4 GDP 2nd Estimate, 2.5%, 2.5% forecast, 2.6% previous. U.S. Q4 GDP Sales prelim, 3.3%, 3.1% forecast, 3.2% previous. U.S. Q4 GDP Cons Spending Prelim, 3.8%, 3.8% previous. U.S. Q4 GDP...

Europe Roundup: Sterling slumps as British consumer sentiment weaken, euro hits 6-week low on downbeat prelim CPI, markets await U.S. Q4 GDP report - Wednesday, February 28th, 2018

Feb 28, 2018 11:37 am UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup Eurozone Feb inflation, flash yy increase to 1.2 % (forecast 1.2 %) Eurozone Feb inflation ex food energy flash increase to 1.2 % (forecast 1.1 %) Germany Feb unemployment total SA decrease...

Asia Roundup: Antipodeans rebound from 2-week lows, euro hits 3-week trough amid political concerns, investors eye Eurozone prelim CPI - Wednesday, February 28th, 2018

Feb 28, 2018 07:01 am UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup China NBS Mfg PMI, 50.3 vs 51.3 last , 51.2 fcast China NBS Non-Mfg PMI, 54.40 vs 55.30 last Japan Jan industrial output -6.6% m/m, -4.2% eyed, Feb eyed at +9.0%, Mar -2.7% Japan Jan...

Americas Roundup: Dollar gains as Powell suggests gradual rake hikes, US stocks turn south, Gold slides 1 pct, Oil prices dip before U.S. crude inventory data-February 28th 2018

Feb 27, 2018 21:18 pm UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup Feds Powell nods to gradual rate increases, close eye on inflation. Traders boost bets on Fed rate hikes after Powell comments. U.S. Jan Durable Goods, -3.7%, -2.0% forecast, +2.8% previous,...

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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

SHIB, BONK, WIF's Sudden Price Jumps; What's Behind Them?

Recent surges in the cryptocurrency market have caught the attention of traders, particularly with tokens like Shiba Inu (SHIB), Bonk (BONK), and Dogwifhat (WIF) experiencing notable price hikes. Analysts attribute this...

Snowden Issues Final Bitcoin Warning, Takes Aim at Elon Musk and Puppy-Killing Politician

Edward Snowden, the famed whistleblower and advocate for privacy, sent shockwaves across social media platforms with his latest flurry of posts. Targeting Bitcoin developers, tech mogul Elon Musk, and South Dakota Governor...

Samsung Chief Lee Jae-yong Wraps Up Europe Visit, Includes Vatican and Zeiss

Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong returned to Seoul this Friday after a crucial ten-day European trip, where he met with Pope Francis and explored potential business collaborations. The Korea Herald reported...

Bitcoin Thrives: Whales Accumulate Over 47K BTC Amidst Price Rally

Bitcoin experiences a transformative moment as large-scale investors, known as whales, acquire over 47,000 BTC, valued at $2.9 billion, amidst a price retreat. This strategic move marks a pivotal shift in sentiment,...

Kraken Pro Boosts Shiba Inu with New Margin Trading Option

Kraken Pros announcement of Shiba Inus (SHIB) inclusion in its margin trading pairs signifies a significant milestone for the meme-inspired cryptocurrency. This move underscores SHIBs growing prominence within the crypto...