Low-income neighborhoods would gain the most from green roofs in cities like Chicago

Sep 09, 2018 20:46 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy

Heat waves arent just a source of discomfort. Theyre the nations deadliest weather hazard, accounting for a fifth of all deaths caused by natural hazards in the U.S. Most of the time, low-income people who live in...

How the housing boom has driven rising inequality

Sep 09, 2018 20:44 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy

The Productivity Commission the Australian governments highly influential economic advisory body released a report titled Rising Inequality? last week. The question mark indicates its scepticism about other research...

German bunds slump despite lower-than-expected July trade balance, Eurozone Q2 GDP

Sep 07, 2018 11:18 am UTC| Commentary Economy

The German bunds slumped during late European session Friday as investors have largely shrugged-off the countrys lower-than-expected trade balance for the month of July and Eurozones gross domestic product (GDP) for the...

Turkish fervour on blockchain-powered customer database and its own cryptocurrency

Sep 07, 2018 09:30 am UTC| Research & Analysis Digital Currency Insights & Views Economy

As the Turkish liras crisis intensifies, the crumbling economy of Turkey could also turn to bitcoin in its hour of need as the pioneer cryptocurrencys prime objective is meant for an alternative solution to hyperinflation...

Swedish krona likely to remain weak for now, recovery seen in medium-term: Commerzbank

Sep 07, 2018 08:12 am UTC| Commentary Economy

The Swedish krona is expected to remain weak for now but has potential for a recovery in the medium term, according to the latest research report from Commerzbank. Rather than towards the end of the year (as it had said...

ECB’s September 13 policy meeting likely to be uneventful, no new policy signals: Danske Bank

Sep 07, 2018 07:51 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks Economy

The European Central Bank (ECB) is not expected to deliver any new policy signals, thus rendering the upcoming meeting on September 13 to be an uneventful one, according to the latest research report from Danske...

JGBs remain tad higher following U.S. Treasuries as trade threats weigh, household spending falls

Sep 07, 2018 05:17 am UTC| Commentary Economy

Japanese government bonds remained tad lower on the last trading day of the week following overnight rise in the United States Treasuries as fears over a trade war have not yet subsided and Japan looks to be on the list of...