New Zealand bonds jump at close as investors shrug-off higher dairy prices at GDT auction

Jul 19, 2017 06:05 am UTC| Commentary Economy

The New Zealand bonds jumped at the time of closing Wednesday as investors have largely shrugged-off the rise in dairy prices at the latest GlobaldairyTrade (GDT) price auction, held late Tuesday. At the time of...

BoJ unlikely to hint any change in policy stance, to upgrade GDP growth outlook: DBS Bank

Jul 19, 2017 05:09 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks Economy

The Bank of Japan (BoJ) is scheduled to meet on July 19-20, announcing its decision on Thursday to review monetary policy and publish the quarterly economic outlook report. Owing to the pickup in exports, industrial...

Australian bonds sharply rebound on hopes of rise in unemployment rate

Jul 19, 2017 04:08 am UTC| Commentary Economy

The Australian bonds sharply rebounded Wednesday on expectations of a rise in the countrys unemployment rate and ahead of the countrys labour market report for the month of June, scheduled to be released on July 20. The...

How risky are you? Why insurance works better with less discrimination

Jul 18, 2017 14:16 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy

Discrimination is a great taboo of our times, and yet one huge industry gets away with it every day. The insurance sector looks at us as risk with legs. It puts us into groups, and if we are in a group deemed riskier, we...

Taxing empty homes: a step towards affordable housing, but much more can be done

Jul 18, 2017 14:06 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy

Vacant housing rates are rising in our major cities. Across Australia on census night, 11.2% of housing was recorded as unoccupied a total of 1,089,165 dwellings. With housing affordability stress also intensifying, the...

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Death toll mounts in Rio de Janeiro as police lose control of the city -- and of themselves

Jul 18, 2017 13:53 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy Life

On June 30, a baby was shot in his mothers belly in Rio de Janeiro. After the rifle fire hit 29-year-old Claudinéia in the hip in the Favela do Lixão neighbourhood, her son Arthur was delivered via emergency...

Fact Check: would banning zero-hours contracts harm more people than it would help?

Jul 18, 2017 13:14 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy

So while Matthews report is clear that many workers value the flexibility that zero-hours contracts offer them, and that banning such contracts altogether would harm more people than it would help, it is important that we...