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EUR outlook weaker vs USD but stronger vs JPY

Jun 17, 2015 11:36 am UTC| Insights & Views

Euro against dollar dipped 36 pips to end yesterdays session. Both the ECB and the creditors persist to add pressure on the Greece government to arrive at an agreement by tomorrow.We believe that consistent negotiations...

Euro zone inflation too weak to spur massive bond rout

Jun 17, 2015 10:46 am UTC| Insights & Views

Today Eurozone CPI estimate was released by Euro stat and that showed inflation in Euro remains in positive but subdued. Diverse growth and inflation in European Monetary Union (EMU) makes it harder for European Central...

FxWirePro: AUD/JPY combinations over naked puts still better choice for leverage benefits

Jun 17, 2015 10:37 am UTC| Insights & Views

The trade balance of Japan for May month posted another deficit, albeit small at 0.18tln and down from previous 0.24tln deficit in April.Both export growth (2.4%) and import growth (-8.7%) were declined than expected on...

FxWirePro: Never buck NZD/USD downtrend; position with synthetic put

Jun 17, 2015 09:42 am UTC| Insights & Views

Since the current account deficit widened to 3.6% of GDP in the year to March 2015, we expect Kiwi dollars to depreciate further from current levels in a short run.The fall in dairy export prices over the past year drove...

Smashing wage growth makes pound-dollar candidate for 1.6 touchdown

Jun 17, 2015 09:23 am UTC| Insights & Views

UK employment report has helped pound push higher against all of its counterpart as inflation remains the last hurdle before a rate hike from bank of England. Higher wage growth is likely to ensure that demand comes back...

Greece still owes how much and to whom this year?

Jun 17, 2015 08:24 am UTC| Insights & Views

IMF payment of 1.5 billion is hardly the last of the hurdle, which Greece need to clear in 2015. Other than domestic liabilities of salaries and pensions, Greece has huge amount of debt it needs to clear this...

Norges Bank likely to bring in 25 bps rate cut, income and expenditures to be cross-hedged

Jun 17, 2015 07:58 am UTC| Insights & Views

Cross-hedging FX Strategies: We recommend leveraged products to sell EUR/NOK or otherwise buy far month NOK/SEK risk reversal. Real money funds should decrease NOK hedge ratios. Corporates should hedge NOK income via...

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Economy

Nigerians throw naira notes around to show love: but it could land you in jail

The legal implication of physically damaging the naira, Nigerias currency, came into focus recently with the prosecution of at least two celebrities by the countrys Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Nigeria has a...

The US is one of the least trade-oriented countries in the world – despite laying the groundwork for today’s globalized system

Given the spate of news about international trade lately, Americans might be surprised to learn that the U.S. isnt very dependent on it. Indeed, looking at trade as a percentage of gross domestic product a metric...

Beyond the spin, beyond the handouts, here’s how to get a handle on what’s really happening on budget night

Three weeks from now, some of us will be presented with a mountain of budget papers, and just about all of us will get to hear about them on radio, TV or news websites on budget night. The quickest way to find out what...

Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility

Ivan Vladislavić is Johannesburgs literary linkman. He tells us, in the first pages of his new book, The Near North, that before cities were lit, first by gaslight and later electricity, people of means paid torchbearers...

Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget

With Jim Chalmerss third budget on May 14, Australians will be looking for some more cost-of-living relief beyond the tax cuts although they have been warned extra measures will be modest. As this weeks consumer price...

Politics

Sudan’s civil war is rooted in its historical favouritism of Arab and Islamic identity

The current civil war in Sudan goes beyond a simple power struggle between two generals. It reflects a deep-rooted crisis within the countrys governing structure thats been present since it gained independence from the...

South Africa’s youth are a generation lost under democracy – study

South African president Cyril Ramaphosa recently painted a rosy picture in which the countrys youth democracys children had enormous opportunities for advancement, all thanks to successive post-apartheid governments led...

Sadiq Khan on track for third term as London mayor – but nearly half of Londoners dissatisfied with performance

Polls have consistently shown that the incumbent mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, appears to be on track to win a third term in office at the upcoming mayoral elections on May 2. One poll we commissioned as part of our...

The politics stopping the UK from opening a youth mobility scheme with Europe

Earlier this week, it seemed possible that young people in the UK might soon be able to travel freely to work and live in Europe again. The European Commission laid out proposals to open mobility to millions of 18- to...

Biden administration tells employers to stop shackling workers with ‘noncompete agreements’

Most American workers are hired at will: Employers owe their employees nothing in the relationship except earned wages, and employees are at liberty to quit at their option. As the rule is generally stated, either party...

Science

IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects

About a trillion tiny particles called neutrinos pass through you every second. Created during the Big Bang, these relic neutrinos exist throughout the entire universe, but they cant harm you. In fact, only one of them is...

The Mars Sample Return mission has a shaky future, and NASA is calling on private companies for backup

A critical NASA mission in the search for life beyond Earth, Mars Sample Return, is in trouble. Its budget has ballooned from US$5 billion to over $11 billion, and the sample return date may slip from the end of this...

Dark matter: our new experiment aims to turn the ghostly substance into actual light

A ghost is haunting our universe. This has been known in astronomy and cosmology for decades. Observations suggest that about 85% of all the matter in the universe is mysterious and invisible. These two qualities are...

A Nasa rover has reached a promising place to search for fossilised life on Mars

While we go about our daily lives on Earth, a nuclear-powered robot the size of a small car is trundling around Mars looking for fossils. Unlike its predecessor Curiosity, Nasas Perseverance rover is explicitly intended to...

The rising flood of space junk is a risk to us on Earth – and governments are on the hook

A piece of space junk recently crashed through the roof and floor of a mans home in Florida. Nasa later confirmed that the object had come from unwanted hardware released from the international space station. The 700g,...

Technology

Amazon Opens Online Shopping for South African Customers

Amazon has finally arrived in South Africa. With its launch in the region, Jeff Bezos e-commerce platform is expected to compete with the leading local online shopping player, Takealot.com. The American e-commerce giant...

Apple Embarks on AI Chip Development for Data Center Capabilities

Apple Inc. is set to transform the tech landscape with its newly developed AI chip, tailored specifically for data center operations. Dubbed Project ACDC, this initiative marks a significant leap in server technology,...

Kia Drops Images of Its New All-Electric EV3 Model Ahead of Release

Kia Motors announced that its latest electric car model called the EV3, is finally coming to the market this month. Ahead of the release, the South Korean automaker dropped images of the anticipated new EV to tease...

Switch Successor Announcement Expected Before Next April, Nintendo States

Nintendo has stated that it will officially introduce the Switch replacement system within this fiscal year before March 31, 2025. Upcoming Nintendo Direct Focuses on Current Switch Games Nintendo president Shuntaro...

Marathon Digital Soars 18% on News of S&P SmallCap 600 Inclusion

Marathon Digital, a leading Bitcoin miner, is set to join the SP SmallCap 600, propelling its shares up by 18%. Announced to replace Aaon in the index on May 8, the move reflects Marathons growing influence in the...