FxWirePro: Driving forces of prevailing AUD spikes, can rallies prolong in Q3? China prints mixed bag of economic numbers for Aussie – Stay hedged in balance

Jul 13, 2017 06:33 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views

AUDUSD is breaking higher towards 0.7700. In medium term perspectives, much of AUDUSDs 3 cent gain in June was driven by broad US dollar weakness. But there has also been a partial recovery in Australias key commodity...

FxWirePro: AUD/USD 3-white soldier pattern most likely should the rallies extend – Bullish engulfing breaks channel resistance but major trend remains in range

Jul 13, 2017 06:08 am UTC| Technicals Insights & Views

Ongoing rallies are on the verge of hitting 4-months highs. After the test of strong support at 0.7572, should the rallies extend from the current levels, the formation of 3-white soldiers seems most likely and this...

Modi's polarising populism makes a fiction of a secular, democratic India

Jul 12, 2017 19:27 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics

After Donald Trump was sworn in as US president, The Times of India published a piece titled Why both Modi and Trump are textbook populists. Citing Jan-Werner Mllers What is Populism?, the journalist, Amit Varma, was...

Climate Change Series

Rising sea temperatures will hit fisheries and communities in poor countries the hardest

Jul 12, 2017 19:21 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature

Despite having some of the worlds smallest carbon footprints, small island developing states and the worlds least-developed countries will be among the places most vulnerable to climate changes impacts on marine life, new...

Global hijabista style, from the Afghan burqa to the cover of a fashion magazine

Jul 12, 2017 19:17 pm UTC| Insights & Views Entertainment

July 12 is National Hijab Day in Iran, a celebration that has been met by defiant protests by women driving headscarfless in their cars. At the same time, the American glossy Allure has featured, for the first time, a...

We're close to banning nuclear weapons - killer robots must be next

Jul 12, 2017 19:13 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law

While much of the worlds attention was focused last week on the G20 meeting in Hamburg, and Donald Trumps first face-to-face meeting with Vladimir Putin, a historic decision took place at the United Nations (UN) in New...

How loneliness in older people makes them more vulnerable to financial scammers

Jul 12, 2017 19:09 pm UTC| Insights & Views Life

Fraud investigators have warned that people are being targeted by scammers who persuade them to invest their pensions in self-storage units. The UKs Serious Fraud Office launched an investigation in May, saying that a...