Oct 18, 2018 10:43 am UTC| Commentary Economy
The U.S. Treasuries lost ground during late afternoon session Thursday after the Federal Reserves September monetary policy meeting minutes remained hawkish ahead of the Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing Index for the month...
Oct 18, 2018 09:56 am UTC| Commentary Economy
The United Kingdoms gilts fell during Thursdays afternoon session despite a lower-than-expected reading of the countrys retail sales data for the month of September. Market participants will now be looking forward to Bank...
Australia’s September unemployment rate drops to 6-year low, well below RBA’s year-end forecast
Oct 18, 2018 07:34 am UTC| Commentary Economy
Australias strong labour market report for September saw the unemployment rate drop to a six-year low of 5.0 percent, well below the RBAs forecast of 5-1/2 percent for year end. With leading indicators for the labour...
New Zealand bonds fall at close in muted trading session ahead of China’s Q3 GDP data
Oct 18, 2018 05:47 am UTC| Commentary Economy
The New Zealand bonds closed lower Thursday amid a muted trading session that witnessed data of little economic significance as investors remain keen to watch Chinas gross domestic product for the third quarter of this...
Oct 18, 2018 03:54 am UTC| Commentary Economy
Australian government bonds slumped during Asian session Thursday after the countrys unemployment rate for the month of September surprisingly cheered market expectations. However, the lower-than-expected employment change...
Argentina bets 60 percent interest rates – and $50B international bailout – will revive its economy
Oct 17, 2018 22:34 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy Central Banks
An economy in recession. Pesos fleeing the country. The worst drought in decades. The worlds highest interest rates. The biggest bailout in the history of the International Monetary Fund. Sound scary? For Argentina,...
Creativity can be the bridge between science and humanities education
Oct 17, 2018 22:20 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health Economy
In his famous Rede Lecture of 1959, chemist and novelist C P Snow spoke of the separation of science and the humanities, and the lack of respect and understanding that often exists between the fields. He argued that this...
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