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Asia Roundup: Dollar index steady at 98.713; yuan inches up on firmer midpoint fix - Monday, December 21st, 2015.

Dec 21, 2015 06:45 am UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup United States Nov biz borrowing for new equipment -12% m/m at $6.1 bln, volume -21%. Japan tax revenue estimated at 25-year high of Y57.6 trln FY 16/17, 16/17 budget all-time high of Y96.7 trln, new bond...

Americas Roundup: Euro rises vs dollar in volatile trading, dollar index off two week highs-December 19th, 2015

Dec 18, 2015 23:29 pm UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup KC Fed composite index drops in Dec, -9 vs 1 in Nov. Markit US Dec Services PMI 53.7 vs 55.9 forecast, Nov 56.1. Markit US Dec Mfg flash PMI 51.3 vs forecast 52.6, Nov 52.8. Feds Lacker says rate...

Europe Roundup: Pound on track for worst multi-week close, Yen rises after initial BoJ led slumps - Friday, December 18th, 2015.

Dec 18, 2015 12:07 pm UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup India W/E Fx Reserves, USD Increases to 352.51 Bln $ versus previous 352.100 Bln $ Brazil Dec IPCA-15 Mid-Month CPI YY increases to 10.71 % (forecast 10.64 %) versus previous 10.28 % Brazil Dec IPCA-15...

Asia Roundup: BoJ on hold, re-organises massive stimulus program; Asian indices track Wall Street lower - Friday, 18th December, 2015.

Dec 18, 2015 06:48 am UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup New Zealand Dec business confidence index +23.0%, outlook +34.4%, Nov 14.6, 32, sentiment highest in eight months. New Zealand Nov ANZ job ads +2.0% m/m, +1.8% y/y, third straight month of gains. China...

Americas Roundup: Dollar hits fresh two-week high after Fed rate hike, oil down more than 1 pct on fresh supply build-December 18th, 2015

Dec 17, 2015 23:19 pm UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup Equities fall on energy drag; dollar strengthens. U.S. jobless claims fall from five-month high (271k vs 275k forecast, 282k -previous). US Q3 current account gap widens to $124.1 billion, largest...

Europe Roundup: Dollar gains after Fed's first rate hike, stocks rally, Oil prices hurt- Thursday, December 17th, 2015

Dec 17, 2015 12:03 pm UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup DXY pushes ahead now up 1.8% on week to 98.55. EUR/USD plays 1.0914 to 1.0832 and1.0878-1.0840 in Europe. Norges Bank leaves rates unchanged at 0.75%: 25-bp cut expected. Norges Bank rate path...

Asia Roundup: USD gains across the board as Fed-hike turbulence settles, Asian shares rally as risk-on returns - Thursday, December 17th, 2015.

Dec 17, 2015 06:58 am UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup PBOC fixes yuan at 6.4757, fresh 4 ½-year low. China SAFE - China Nov commercial bank net FX sales $54.8 bln, Oct $20.1 bln. China Nov non-financial outbound direct investment +12.6% y/y to $8.92...

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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

Shiba Inu: Top Analyst Identifies Coin as 'Potential Gold Mine'; Price Analysis Suggests 35% Upside

Top analyst Davie Satoshi sees Shiba Inu (SHIB) as a potential gold mine; price analysis predicts a 35% upside. Key Pattern in SHIBs Price Chart The Shiba Inu (SHIB) memecoin has caught the eye of many analysts....

Tesla Cybertruck Powers Houston Gas Station, Elon Musk Reacts to Saudi Prince’s Photo

A TikTok video showed a Tesla Cybertruck powering a Houston gas station after a tornado, while Elon Musk responded to a photo of a Saudi prince with a Cybertruck. Cybertrucks Real-World Test Connecting to a Tesla...

Shanghai's Data Policy Shift Could Propel Tesla's Local Data Center Efforts

Shanghais new data-export policy could accelerate Teslas plans to build a local data center, enhancing its artificial intelligence (AI) development for autonomous driving. Chinas Regulatory Update As China attempts...

CPI Report Spurs Optimism, BlackRock CIO Forecasts Fixed Income Growth

The release of the U.S. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) report provided a wave of relief to the financial markets. This signaled a possible reduction in inflationary pressures. Rick Rieder, Chief Investment Officer of...

Over 50 Million USDT Blacklisted by Tether Amid Regulatory Scrutiny, Details Inside

Tether has blacklisted five wallets holding 54.1 million USDT, amidst increasing regulatory scrutiny and past enforcement actions. Tether Blacklists Five Wallets Holding 54.1 Million USDT Amid Ongoing Regulatory...