May 14, 2019 04:33 am UTC| Commentary Economy
Australian government bonds gained across the curve during Asian session Tuesday after the trade war between the United States and China worsened. That escalation is pushing to financial markets to price in an interest...
Debate: How financial initiatives that tackle global warming can make a real impact
May 13, 2019 12:57 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature Economy
Awareness and concern over climate change and its impacts has risen sharply in recent years. According to a December 2018 survey by Yale University, 73 percent of Americans now say that global warming is real, up 10...
May 13, 2019 10:36 am UTC| Commentary Economy
The U.S. Treasury yields continued to suffer during Mondays afternoon session, as tensions over trade tariffs with China remained on the upfront, while there had been hopes of a more conciliatory resolution, after the US...
UK gilts gain ahead of Government-Labour talks on Brexit, March employment report
May 13, 2019 09:42 am UTC| Commentary Economy
The United Kingdoms gilts gained during European session Monday ahead of todays resumption of Brexit talks between the government and Labour Party; polls conducted over the weekend have already showed a possibility of...
Australian housing finance loss wipes out gains from February, below market expectations
May 13, 2019 09:02 am UTC| Commentary Economy
Australias all categories of housing finance posted sharp losses and were below market expectations. Owner-occupier finance was hit hardest, although this may be a correction to last months spike of owner-occupier finance,...
JGBs end session flat ahead of super-long 30-year auction amid otherwise silent trading
May 13, 2019 06:49 am UTC| Commentary Economy
The Japanese government bonds ended Mondays Asian session on a flat note ahead of the countrys super-long 30-year auction, scheduled to be held on May 14 by 03:35GMT, amid an otherwise silent day that witnessed data of...
May 13, 2019 05:17 am UTC| Economy Commentary
The USD/CNY currency pair is expected to face resistance at 6.9 level in the run-up to the G-20 Osaka Summit, while the trade relation between the United States and China is seen to worsen further in the next couple of...
South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed
Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects