Hydrogen could become the new fuel for cooking – here's how

Sep 29, 2016 14:34 pm UTC| Insights & Views Science

Too much dirt, says Justine about the difficulties of cooking with charcoal for her household of five. Shes a mother and market trader in the town of Sogakope in south-east Ghana, and referring to the soot that is produced...

US Election Series

Neither Hillary, nor Donald, better None of the Above

Sep 29, 2016 14:23 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics

The final act of what has been a long and exhausting US presidential campaign officially began last Monday night, when Hillary Clinton and Donald J. Trump met at Hofstra University in New York for their first presidential...

Duterte’s war on drugs: bitter lessons from Thailand’s failed campaign

Sep 29, 2016 14:07 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics Law

The body count from Philippine President Rodrigo Dutertes war on drugs is growing by the day. While hes not the first national leader to condone violence and extrajudicial killings in the name of controlling illicit drug...

Global Geopolitics Series

In Iran, where have all the promises of moderation gone?

Sep 29, 2016 14:02 pm UTC| Insights & Views

In Iran, the much-vaunted nuclear deal with the P5+1 nations (US, Russia, China, the United Kingdom, France plus Germany) has borne little fruit. So much has changed since the signing of the nuclear deal and what once...

Briferendum Aftermath Series

Four men who will shape the way the EU negotiates Brexit

Sep 29, 2016 13:43 pm UTC| Insights & Views

Although the UK has yet to announce when it will trigger the all-important Article 50, which will start the process of it leaving the European Union, diplomats on the continent are getting ready for kick-off. Here we...

Eurozone growth could surprise on the upside in H2 '16

Sep 29, 2016 12:03 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy

September economic data from the Eurozone showed resilience, in line with rhetoric from ECB president Mario Draghi suggesting that the Euro-Zone is showing signs of a modest recovery. Economists expect Eurozone growth...

FxWirePro: A glimpse on EM Asian FX trade drivers

Sep 29, 2016 11:18 am UTC| Insights & Views

We re-enter two positions (long USDTWD: sentiment shifting and long INRKRW at thelow end of thethree-year range) that were previously stopped out under the assumption that sentiment toward EM currencies is starting to...