JGBs continue upside ahead of November trade balance data, BoJ’s monetary policy meeting
Dec 18, 2018 06:03 am UTC| Commentary Economy
The Japanese government bonds continued to gain on the second trading day of the week Tuesday as investors wait to watch the countrys trade balance data for the month of November, scheduled to be released today by...
Dec 18, 2018 04:11 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks Economy
The Central bank of the Republic of China (Taiwan) is expected to leave its policy rate unchanged at 1.375 percent on Thursday afternoon, even though the Fed Funds Futures market has priced in a 73 percent chance of a...
How Paraguay dumps billions of illicit cigarettes on the global market
Dec 17, 2018 13:12 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy
On Sep. 25, 2018, the World Health Organization (WHO) Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products entered into force. According to the WHO, illicit trade refers to any practice or conduct prohibited by law and...
U.S. Treasuries tad higher in muted trading session ahead of Fed’ last policy meeting of 2018
Dec 17, 2018 11:11 am UTC| Commentary Economy
The U.S. Treasuries remained tad higher during late afternoon session Monday amid a muted trading session that witnessed data of little economic significance. However, all eyes are on the Feds announcements on Wednesday....
Medium-scale farms are on the rise in Africa. Why this is good news
Dec 17, 2018 10:54 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy
Driven by population growth and growing land scarcity, most African farm households are witnessing the gradual sub-division of their land. Over time farms are getting smaller and smaller. Today, over 80% of farms in...
A 'lifetime income super-tax' offers a new way to tax wealth and fix inequality
Dec 17, 2018 10:48 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy
The art of taxation consists in so plucking the goose as to obtain the largest amount of feathers with the least amount of hissing. So said Jean-Baptiste Colbert, minister of finance to Frances 17th-century Sun King,...
The NRA's financial weakness, explained
Dec 17, 2018 10:45 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy
The National Rifle Associations political spending fell during the 2018 midterm elections. Theres talk of ending small perks like free coffee at its offices and even employee layoffs. These and other trends indicate...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Biden administration tells employers to stop shackling workers with ‘noncompete agreements’
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects