Where did the idea of an 'Islamic bomb' come from?
Feb 09, 2017 14:06 pm UTC| Insights & Views
The heavily freighted idea of an Islamic bomb has been around for some decades now. The notion behind it is that a nuclear weapon developed by an Islamic nation would automatically become the Islamic worlds shared property...
FxWirePro: A glimpse over dollar hedging after Trump’s first move and Fed’s monetary policy
Feb 07, 2017 11:32 am UTC| Central Banks Insights & Views
The FOMC statement in the recent monetary policy meeting explains for no urgency for rate hikes, while the jobs data give Fed some breathing room. The February 1st FOMC statement reiterated the Committees outlook for...
Should we really be so afraid of a nuclear North Korea?
Feb 06, 2017 17:55 pm UTC| Insights & Views
The common thinking is that North Koreas nuclear programme poses a threat to global peace and diverts economic resources from an impoverished population. North Korean leaders are depicted in the Western media as a cabal of...
Global Geo-political Series: Trump-Turnbull deny tense talks
Feb 03, 2017 13:18 pm UTC| Commentary
Yesterday, we at FxWirePro, reported based on a report by the Washington Post that the last Saturday call between the US President Donald Trump and the Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull did not go well. Reports...
Global Geo-political Series: US likely to impose new sanctions on Iran
Feb 03, 2017 08:41 am UTC| Commentary
According to a report by Reuters, the Trump administration is likely to impose new sanctions on multiple Iranian entities as early as Friday after the White House warned Iran on recent ballistic missile test. However, the...
Moody's: Rising policy risk in Europe to hamper EU integration prospects in 2017
Feb 03, 2017 08:17 am UTC| Research & Analysis Economy
Heightened uncertainty over the outcome of European elections in 2017 means further economic and political integration in the region is unlikely for the foreseeable future, as governments focus on shoring up domestic...
Accepting only religious minority refugees divides, rather than protects, those in need
Feb 02, 2017 13:54 pm UTC| Insights & Views
The recent presidential executive order suspending the US refugee resettlement programme has been met with global criticism and concern. One aspect of it, the prioritisation of religious minority refugees, has been largely...
Young middle-class Nigerians are desperate to leave the country: insights into why
How the Mandela myth helped win the battle for democracy in South Africa
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects