German bunds lose ground after Eurozone October CPI rises, beats market expectations
Oct 31, 2018 10:29 am UTC| Commentary Economy
The German bunds lost ground during European session Wednesday following rise in Eurozones consumer price inflation (CPI) data for the month of October, beating market expectations as well. Also, eurozones unemployment...
Oct 31, 2018 07:55 am UTC| Commentary Economy
New Zealands unemployment rate is expected to have been unchanged at 4.5 percent in Q3, consistent with continued tightness in the labour market. Further modest tightening is expected from here, according to the latest...
Oct 31, 2018 05:44 am UTC| Commentary Economy
Australias consumer price inflation (CPI) data for the third quarter of this year missed market expectations, albeit remaining unchanged from that in the previous quarter. However, the ANZ Diffusion Index is consistent...
Australian bonds fall despite lower-than-expected Q3 CPI; focus turns to September retail sales
Oct 31, 2018 05:17 am UTC| Commentary Economy
Australian government bonds fell during Asian session Wednesday as investors have largely shrugged-off the countrys lower-than-expected consumer price inflation (CPI) data for the third quarter of this year, with an...
It's clear why coal struggles for finance – and the government can't change that
Oct 30, 2018 12:41 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy
The federal government has announced a raft of new measures ostensibly designed to secure energy pricing, boost investment in new reliable energy generation, and improve competitiveness in the retail energy market. At a...
Expecting autistic people to 'fit in' is cruel and unproductive; value us for our strengths
Oct 30, 2018 12:38 pm UTC| Insights & Views Business Economy
Just 16% of adults with autism are in full-time paid employment, and this situation is not improving. The Economist has described this as a tragic toll, as millions of people live idle and isolated outside the world of...
Saudi Arabia’s gathering storm over its erratic crown prince
Oct 30, 2018 12:36 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics Economy
Its hard not to be moved on a personal level by Jamal Khashoggis brutal murder. The circumstances the fact that his fiancée was waiting outside for him, expecting him to return with the paper work needed to start a...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Biden administration tells employers to stop shackling workers with ‘noncompete agreements’
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects