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Americas Roundup: Dollar rally stalls as U.S. stocks rebound, Wall Street gains, Gold rises, but gains capped before U.S. price data, Oil rises as global markets stabilize-February 13th, 2018

Feb 12, 2018 21:02 pm UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup US Jan Federal Budget,$, 49.00B, 51.00B forecast, -23.00B previous. U.S. inflation expectations dip after run-up -NY Fed survey. Pence raises prospect of talks with N. Korea while applying...

Europe Roundup: Sterling rebounds from 3-week lows, dollar index eases despite a rise in U.S. Treasury yields, European shares bounce back - Monday, February 12th, 2018

Feb 12, 2018 11:47 am UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup Switzerland Jan CPI yy decrease to 0.7 % (forecast 0.8 %) vs previous 0.8 % Switzerland Jan CPI mm increase to -0.1 % (forecast -0.1 %) Sweden Jan Reg unemployment rate decrease to 7.4 % vs...

Europe Roundup: Sterling rebounds from 3-week lows, dollar index eases despite a rise in U.S. Treasury yields, European shares bounce back - Monday, February 12th, 2018

Feb 12, 2018 11:47 am UTC| Market Roundups

Asia Roundup: Antipodeans gain on improving risk sentiment, dollar index off 2-week peak ahead of U.S. inflation report, Asian shares rebound - Monday, February 12th, 2018

Feb 12, 2018 06:54 am UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup Pence raises prospect of U.S. talks with North Korea - Washington Post Trump budget asks more than $200 billion for infrastructure, border security -budget director Seoul seeks communication,...

Americas Roundup: Dollar posts best week in 15 months amid market turmoil, Wall Street ends whipsaw week on upbeat note, Gold dips, Oil skids to biggest weekly loss in 2 years amid market turmoil-February 10th 2018

Feb 09, 2018 21:10 pm UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup US Dec Wholesale Invt(y), R MM, 0.4%, 0.2% previous, 0.2% previous. US Dec Wholesale Sales MM, 1.2%, 0.6% forecast, 1.5% previous, 1.9% revised. US w/e ECRI Weekly Index, 152.2, 151.6...

Europe Roundup: Sterling eases on downbeat industrial output, dollar index near 2-week peak after U.S. house approves government funding bill, European shares slumps - Friday, February 9th, 2018

Feb 09, 2018 11:31 am UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup United Kingdom Dec goods trade balance GBP decrease to -13.58 bln gb (forecast -11.6 bln gb) vs previous -12.456 bln gb (revised from -12.23 bln gb) United Kingdom Dec manufacturing output yy...

Asia Roundup: Antipodeans near multi-week lows, dollar index at 2-week peak on higher U.S. Treasury yields, Asian shares trade in red - Friday, February 9th, 2018

Feb 09, 2018 06:33 am UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup U.S. federal shutdown at hand after fiscal hawks dissent China Jan PPI YY, 4.3% vs 4.9%, fcast 4.4% China Jan CPI YY, 1.5% vs 1.8%, fcast 1.5% China Jan CPI MM, 0.6% vs 0.3%, fcast...

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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

Huawei Prepares to Unveil Kirin PC Chip Alongside New Qingyun Notebooks

Huawei is on the brink of a groundbreaking launch, with leaked information hinting at the imminent debut of the highly anticipated Kirin PC chip alongside the release of new Qingyun notebooks. The introduction of this...

Tesla Enhances Model Y Lineup with Longer-Range Variant, Price Adjustment

Tesla has revamped its Model Y offerings, bidding farewell to the standard range rear-wheel-drive (RWD) model while introducing a longer-range variant for an additional $2,000. This strategic maneuver aligns with Teslas...

Shiba Inu Coin Rockets as Burn Rate Skyrockets 1000% Amidst Market Rally

Shiba Inu Coin (SHIB) ignites the crypto market with a phenomenal rally, propelled by a staggering 1000% surge in burn rates. As 29.11 million SHIB tokens are destroyed, market confidence soars, pushing SHIB past crucial...

Dogecoin Surges 13% as Network Activity Soars, Hits 28,000 New Addresses

Dogecoin experiences a remarkable surge, with its price skyrocketing by 13% in response to an unprecedented rise in network activity. On-chain analytics reveal a staggering influx of 28,000 new addresses, signaling renewed...

Bitcoin Surges Over $63K Amid Revitalized ETF Interest

In a whirlwind of crypto markets, Bitcoin stormed past the $63,000 mark, fueled by renewed ETF activity. Ethereum mirrored the bullish sentiment, holding steady above $3,100. Solana, XRP, and Cardano followed suit, marking...