Aug 02, 2018 05:10 am UTC| Commentary Economy
The Japanese government bonds remained mixed on Thursday in a muted trading day ahead of the Bank of Japans (BoJ) June monetary policy meeting minutes, scheduled to be released today by 23:50GMT. Also, the countrys 10-year...
Australia 10-year bond yield touches fresh 1-1/2 month high tracking weakness in U.S. Treasuries
Aug 02, 2018 03:42 am UTC| Economy Commentary
Australian government bonds plunged across the board on Thursday after the Federal Open Market Committees (FOMC) kept its bias towards further policy tightening, while keeping the fed funds rate target unchanged at 1.75-2...
I’m an economist riding a bike across America, defying what the data says about cycling's safety
Aug 01, 2018 15:22 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy
Its summer, a time when many people who might have spent the winter hibernating get outside and start being more active by doing things like playing sports and going for bike rides. While raising your heart rate and...
How social media can help sustainable nature tourism
Aug 01, 2018 15:08 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy Technology
Watching animals in their natural habitat may seem harmless, but it can have serious consequences for the conservation status of wildlife. More than 1,400 species listed as Endangered and Critically Endangered by the...
American farmers want trade partners not handouts – an agricultural economist explains
Aug 01, 2018 14:39 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy
The Trump administration plans to give American farmers and ranchers hurt by the current trade war US$12 billion in emergency relief to mitigate the impact of tariffs on their exports. While this may lessen the blow of...
Oil discoveries in Turkana six years ago haven't delivered benefits for women
Aug 01, 2018 14:11 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy
Turkana is a vast dry, remote county, in northwest Kenya, home to around 1.5 million nomadic livestock herders. The discovery of commercially viable oil deposits six years ago brought with it great expectations of economic...
What's wrong with big solar in cities? Nothing, if it's done right
Aug 01, 2018 14:09 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy
Many of us are familiar with developments of big solar farms in rural and regional areas. These are often welcomed as a positive sign of our transition towards a low-carbon economy. But do large-scale solar installations...
Gabon: post-coup dialogue has mapped out path to democracy – now military leaders must act
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects