German bunds trade flat after July manufacturing PMI tumbles; investors shy Fed’s rate cut
Aug 01, 2019 10:51 am UTC| Commentary Economy
The German bunds remained flat higher during European session Thursday after the countrys manufacturing PMI for the month of July tumbled, further into contraction, while investors turned a deaf ear to the Federal Reserve...

Aug 01, 2019 08:11 am UTC| Commentary Economy
Indonesias inflation is likely to stay comfortably within the central banks 2.5-4.5 percent target band despite the higher than anticipated July print, according to the latest report from ANZ Research. The countrys both...
BoJ likely to be watchful on global FX moves amid pressure of triple dilemma, says ANZ Research
Aug 01, 2019 07:20 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks Economy
The Bank of Japan (BoJ) is expected to be watchful of global FX moves as it faces a triple dilemma: inflation is still far from its goal; other major central banks are easing; and its current framework is counterproductive...
Australian 10-year bond yield hovers near record low after Fed cuts first time in a decade
Aug 01, 2019 05:19 am UTC| Commentary Economy
Australian 10-year government bond yield hovered near record-low during Thursdays Asian session after the Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points for the first time in a decade, also signalling...

A century of public housing: lessons from Singapore
Aug 01, 2019 04:41 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy
One of the beacons of UK social housing policy, the legislation from 1919 that became known as the Addison Act after its sponsor, the minister of health Christopher Addison, imposed for the first time a duty on councils to...
Don't just blame government and business for the recycling crisis – it begins with us
Aug 01, 2019 04:32 am UTC| Insights & Views Business Economy
As the dramatic shutdown of major recycling company SKM this week has illustrated, recycling is not free. Householders in Australia pay council rates for a recycling and garbage service. This fee is largely based on the...

What sort of 'development' has no place for a billion slum dwellers?
Aug 01, 2019 04:32 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy
Imagine a community of 200,000. Convivial, walkable, six times the density of Manhattan but with a smaller ecological footprint. It provides low-cost services and affordable housing mixed with productive uses such as...