Dec 07, 2016 07:08 am UTC| Economy Insights & Views
Just until yesterday, many analysts had been expecting the RBA to sit tight at 1.5% cash rate for some time and the central bank also delivered as anticipated. It seemed a little more optimistic about the economy,...
Economies grow when early childhood development is a priority
Dec 06, 2016 20:44 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy
The first 1000 days of life the period from conception to the age of two are pivotal for any human beings development. This has been shown repeatedly by every science that studies early childhood development: anatomy,...
Sleep deprivation costs the economy billions – and sends workers to an early grave
Dec 06, 2016 20:38 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy Health
The British economy loses 40 billion a year due to sleep deprivation, according to a new study. Beyond the loss of economic output, sleep-deprived Britons are shortening their lives. The study shows that people who sleep...
Rise of the glass giants: how modern cities are forcing skyscrapers to evolve
Dec 06, 2016 20:34 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy
Slick, glassy skyscrapers cast their shadows over the streets and spaces of cities all over the world. These behemoths are notoriously inefficient: glass exteriors trap the suns rays during summer and haemorrhage heat...
How class and the rise of China won Trump the White House
Dec 06, 2016 20:16 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Most explanations concerning the reasons that led Trump to victory in the US presidential election are unconvincing for two simple reasons: they brush off the issue of class and the rise of China in the global political...
FxWirePro: Crude price spikes in 2017 on cards - Safeguard WTI expsures from ATM delta calls
Dec 06, 2016 11:18 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views
The recent OPECs agreement to cut output by 1.2 Mb/d from January next year together with the possibility of non-OPEC cuts of some 600 kb/d should result in meaningful global oil stock draws next year (even if full...
Our cities need to go on a resource diet
Dec 06, 2016 08:31 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy
Cities are the epicentres of human activity. They cover less than 2% of the earths land surface but generate about 70% of GDP and house more than half the human population. The importance of cities is only going to...
Canadians are feeling increasingly powerless amid economic struggles and rising inequality