Stop telling people who need social care they aren't eligible – be honest, there isn't enough money
Oct 17, 2018 22:17 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy Law
As the crisis in social care funding continues, the government is due to publish a much-delayed green paper in autumn 2018 on how it plans to make the care system for both older people and working-age adults more...
Nepotism is bad for the economy but most people underestimate it
Oct 17, 2018 22:06 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy
Indonesia is one of the worlds most corrupt countries and is making little progress in ending the practice. Corruption is rampant in Indonesia but so is nepotism, or favouritism granted to family, friends and...
Soft power goes hard: China's economic interest in the Pacific comes with strings attached
Oct 17, 2018 21:59 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy
Chinas economic expansion into the Pacific Islands region raises critical questions for both the islands and Australia. What happens if infrastructure loans by Chinese banks and authorised state enterprises to vulnerable...
German bunds climb after Eurozone’s September CPI remains unchanged; EU Leaders’ Summit eyed
Oct 17, 2018 09:24 am UTC| Commentary Economy
The German bunds climbed during European session Wednesday after the eurozones consumer price inflation (CPI) for the month of September, released today, remained unchanged, meeting market expectations as well. Investors...
Singapore’s September NODX unexpectedly accelerates; full-year NODX growth seen at 5 pct: OCBC Bank
Oct 17, 2018 08:48 am UTC| Commentary Economy
Singapores non-oil domestic exports (NODX) unexpectedly accelerated to 8.3 percent y/y (-4.3 percent m/m sa) during the month of September, which beat market expectations and compared to the 5.0 percent y/y (+0.4 percent...
Oct 17, 2018 07:23 am UTC| Commentary Economy
The risk reversal as well as implied volatility in the USD/CNY currency pair is expected to slide further if the United States Treasury Department refrains from designating China a currency manipulator in its semi-annual...
New Zealand bonds mixed after GlobalDairyTrade price index improves, albeit in red
Oct 17, 2018 06:39 am UTC| Commentary Economy
The New Zealand bonds closed mixed Wednesday after global dairy prices improved, albeit still in the negative zone at the latest GlobalDairyTrade (GDT) price auction, held late yesterday. At the time of closing, the...
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