Australian bonds slump after September jobless rate cheers investors; lower-than-expected employment change limits losses

Oct 18, 2018 03:54 am UTC| Commentary Economy

Australian government bonds slumped during Asian session Thursday after the countrys unemployment rate for the month of September surprisingly cheered market expectations. However, the lower-than-expected employment change...

Argentina bets 60 percent interest rates – and $50B international bailout – will revive its economy

Oct 17, 2018 22:34 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy Central Banks

An economy in recession. Pesos fleeing the country. The worst drought in decades. The worlds highest interest rates. The biggest bailout in the history of the International Monetary Fund. Sound scary? For Argentina,...

Creativity can be the bridge between science and humanities education

Oct 17, 2018 22:20 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health Economy

In his famous Rede Lecture of 1959, chemist and novelist C P Snow spoke of the separation of science and the humanities, and the lack of respect and understanding that often exists between the fields. He argued that this...

Stop telling people who need social care they aren't eligible – be honest, there isn't enough money

Oct 17, 2018 22:17 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy Law

As the crisis in social care funding continues, the government is due to publish a much-delayed green paper in autumn 2018 on how it plans to make the care system for both older people and working-age adults more...

Nepotism is bad for the economy but most people underestimate it

Oct 17, 2018 22:06 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy

Indonesia is one of the worlds most corrupt countries and is making little progress in ending the practice. Corruption is rampant in Indonesia but so is nepotism, or favouritism granted to family, friends and...

Soft power goes hard: China's economic interest in the Pacific comes with strings attached

Oct 17, 2018 21:59 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy

Chinas economic expansion into the Pacific Islands region raises critical questions for both the islands and Australia. What happens if infrastructure loans by Chinese banks and authorised state enterprises to vulnerable...

German bunds climb after Eurozone’s September CPI remains unchanged; EU Leaders’ Summit eyed

Oct 17, 2018 09:24 am UTC| Commentary Economy

The German bunds climbed during European session Wednesday after the eurozones consumer price inflation (CPI) for the month of September, released today, remained unchanged, meeting market expectations as well. Investors...