Oct 22, 2018 03:10 am UTC| Commentary Economy
Australian government bonds slumped on the first trading day of the week Monday amid a muted trading session that witnessed data of little economic significance. However, a host of speeches from the Reserve Bank of...
Australia's naval upgrade may not be enough to keep pace in a fast-changing region
Oct 20, 2018 16:15 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy
Last year, Professor Roger Bradbury and I questioned whether or not there was an unacceptable risk of the world sleepwalking into war. We cited as reasons to be concerned a lack of strong and principled leadership, the...
Capitalism needs a reboot so that no industry is too big to fail
Oct 20, 2018 05:57 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy
The financial crisis of 2008 has not led us to take sufficient steps to avoid the next economic disaster. The dips in stock markets last February and just recently, together with dire predictions for early 2019, are...
Oct 19, 2018 09:17 am UTC| Commentary Economy
The USD/CNY is expected to trade with a 6.95 resistance at the moment, partly due to local stock markets that are struggling with mounting risks in share-pledged loans. However, when the risks from share-backed loans...
JGBs trade mixed after slight rise in September national core CPI
Oct 19, 2018 05:17 am UTC| Commentary Economy
The Japanese government bonds remained mixed on the last trading day of the week Friday as investors have largely shrugged-off the slight increase in the countrys national core consumer price inflation (CPI), released...
Oct 19, 2018 04:21 am UTC| Commentary Economy
Australian government bond yields slumped during Asian session Friday tracking the after-effects of the countrys lower-than-expected employment change for the month of September. However, a surprise fall in the...
Oct 18, 2018 11:17 am UTC| Commentary Economy Market Roundups Digital Currency
BTC/USD: Bitcoin prices traded tad lower across the board during late European session Thursday, caught in a tight-knit range for the past three days after showing a massive jump on Monday. Gains made during sell-off in...
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