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Europe Roundup: Sterling soars more than 2 percent, Brent crude rises above $50 a barrel and European shares advance on easing Brexit worries - Monday, June 20th, 2016

Jun 20, 2016 12:22 pm UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup GBP/USD +1.73%, EUR/USD +0.45%, USD/JPY +0.3% DXY +0.001%, DXY +3.13%, Brent +1.4%, Iron +0.8% UK William Hill 5/2 for Brexit, 3/1 for remain Sunday Times and Sunday Telegraph advocated...

Asia Roundup: Sterling rises more than 1 pct and Asian shares gain on ebbing Brexit fears, dollar index hits 11-day low - Monday, June 20th, 2016

Jun 20, 2016 06:46 am UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup Three of six UK opinion polls show shift towards remain Reuters FACTBOX. EU banking watchdog to leave London in case of Brexit Reuters. CFTC IMM CTA data - Specs reduce net-long USD...

Americas Roundup: Canadian dollar strengthens against US dollar as oil prices rebound, gold rises on weak dollar, June 18th,2016

Jun 17, 2016 21:29 pm UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup US May housing starts hurt by weakness in multi-family units (1.164m v 1.150 forecast, 1.167 previous). Canada annual inflation down slightly in May on lower gas (CPI y/y 1.5% v 1.6% forecast, 1.7%...

Europe Roundup: Sterling and euro gains over ebbing Brexit opinion, gold on course for a third straight weekly gain, European shares advance - Friday, June 17th, 2016

Jun 17, 2016 12:05 pm UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup USD/JPY +0.01%, GBP/USD +0.4%, EUR/USD +0.25% DXY +0.05%, DAX +1.25%, FTSE +1.2%, Brent +1.8%, Iron +1.9% EZ Apr C/A s/adj E36.2 bln vs E 26.3 bln revised previous EZ Apr Net Inv E128.8...

Asia Roundup: Yen edges down but still on track for weekly gains, sterling rebounds as killing of British MP reverses sentiment against Brexit, crude oil and Asian shares recover - Friday, June 17th, 2016

Jun 17, 2016 06:33 am UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup Japan FinMin Aso Very concerned over one-sided, rapid, speculative FX moves, will respond if necessary, stability extremely important - Reuters. MoF Asakawa MoF, BoJ, FSA share view volatility...

Americas Roundup: Sterling gains against dollar as Brexit campaigning suspended, Wall St closes up after five days of losses, oil slides 4 pct-June 17th, 2016

Jun 16, 2016 22:06 pm UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup Both sides of Brexit fight suspend campaign after lawmaker Jo Cox shot (dies). Implied probability of Remain vote in UKs EU referendum rises to 65 percent Betfair. BoE votes 9-0 to hold rates (as...

Europe Roundup: Sterling slumps as poll shows Britons would vote in favor of Brexit, oil prices decline for 6th consecutive day, European shares trade lower - Thursday, June 16th, 2016

Jun 16, 2016 12:20 pm UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup USD/JPY -1.65%, GBP/JPY -2.0%, EUR/JPY -1.9%, CHF/JPY -1.8% UK May R.Sales +6.0% y/y vs rvsd 5.2% prev, 3.9% exp-Biggest rise since Sept EZ May final infl. -0.1% y/y vs -0.1% prev, -0.1%...

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Economy

What should you do if you can’t pay your rent or mortgage?

The cost of living crisis is making it difficult for many people to pay their bills, including housing costs. Private sector rents have increased by an average 9% over the year to February 2024, and rising interest rates...

Reducing energy demand and improving efficiency will help prevent the next gas crisis

Gas prices have relaxed, Europe has come out of the winter with record gas storage levels and a surfeit of liquefied natural gas is set to reach the shores of Europe over the coming years. Many commentators are hopeful...

Minimum wage for South African farm workers: study shows 2013 hike helped reduce poverty even though compliance was poor

Minimum wage policies are typically aimed at reducing poverty. Yet there is little direct evidence of this effect, especially in developing countries. And none for South Africa. In a recent paper, we consider the...

Gas is good until 2050 and beyond, under Albanese gas strategy

The Albanese government is talking up the crucial role of gas as a transition fuel through to 2050 and beyond. In a gas strategy to be released on Thursday, the government envisages the fuels uses would change over...

South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed

The South African governments Just Energy Transition Implementation Plan was launched in November 2023. It is a roadmap guiding the country away from reliance on coal-fired power towards renewable energy alternatives by...

Politics

Donald Trump Allegedly Offers Oil Execs a Deal to Scrap EV Incentives for $1B Donation

Former President Donald Trump reportedly proposed a $1 billion deal to oil executives, offering to end electric vehicle (EV) subsidies in return for campaign funding, according to The Washington Post. This move underscores...

US Supreme Court upended decades of precedent in 2022 by allowing voters to vote with gerrymandered maps instead of fixing the congressional districts first

For the 2022 midterm elections, the U.S. Supreme Court allowed Alabama to use congressional districts that violated the law and diluted the voting power of Black citizens. A 5-4 vote by the Supreme Court in February...

Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections

Ahead of the European parliament elections in June, Germany has lowered the age limit on participation to 16. This makes it the largest of just a handful of states in the EU to allow people under the age of 18 to vote....

South Africa will be president of the G20 in 2025: two much-needed reforms it should drive

South Africa will play an important international role in 2025 as president of the G20. The G20 is a group of 19 countries as well as the African Union and the European Union. Between them they represent 85% of global...

What early 2024 polls are revealing about voters of color and the GOP

By the end of winter 2024, the return of Donald Trump to the top of the GOP presidential ticket has revealed a surprising trend in the former presidents base of support: his increasing popularity among Black and Latino...

Science

Is dark matter’s main rival theory dead? There’s bad news from the Cassini spacecraft and other recent tests

One of the biggest mysteries in astrophysics today is that the forces in galaxies do not seem to add up. Galaxies rotate much faster than predicted by applying Newtons law of gravity to their visible matter, despite those...

Why are algorithms called algorithms? A brief history of the Persian polymath you’ve likely never heard of

Algorithms have become integral to our lives. From social media apps to Netflix, algorithms learn your preferences and prioritise the content you are shown. Google Maps and artificial intelligence are nothing without...

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...

Technology

Binance Enhances SHIB, USTC, AGIX Trading and Liquidity for Better Market Dynamics

Binance has announced efforts to enhance liquidity and trading for Shiba Inu (SHIB), USTC, and SingularityNET (AGIX), including tick size adjustments aimed at improving market dynamics and trading experience. Binances...

OpenAI Disbands Team Tackling AI Risks Amid Leadership Changes and GPT-4o Launch

OpenAI has dismantled its Superalignment team, initially formed to address AI risks, following the resignations of key leaders Ilya Sutskever and Jan Leike. OpenAI Disbands Superalignment Team Days After Leaders Resign,...

$73M Crypto Scam: Two Foreign Nationals Arrested for 'Pig Butchering'

The Justice Department prosecuted two Chinese nationals on Friday in a cryptocurrency scam that laundered at least $73 million from deceived victims. Defendants Allegedly Used Shell Corporations to Launder Funds Through...

Crucial SHIB Warning Goes Out: Fake Airdrop Scams Targeting Community, Here's Reason

The Shiba Inu team has delivered a crucial warning to its community, highlighting the presence of fake SHIB airdrop scams and the importance of safeguarding cryptocurrency assets. Shiba Inu Team Warns Community Against...

Altcoins a ‘Relatively Huge’ Risk as Big Returns Fade, Analysts Warn Investors

Analysts caution that altcoins now represent a relatively huge risk, with the days of massive returns fading. Markus Thielen of 10xResearch suggests the high-reward era is over as crypto market narratives...