Migrant money could be keeping Nicaragua's uprising alive
Oct 16, 2018 14:58 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy
Protesting is now illegal in Nicaragua, according to President Daniel Ortega. The Central American country has been embroiled in deadly political turmoil for months. Demonstrations that began in April against an...
Oct 16, 2018 14:56 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy
London has grown steadily for the past 30 years, in people, jobs and self confidence. Population growth has been driven both by in-migration (more people moving to London than moving away) and by natural change (more...
Informal economies are diverse: South African policies need to recognise this
Oct 16, 2018 14:54 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy
South Africa is currently mulling over ideas and agreements that recently came out of a two-day jobs summit. The country is losing the battle against high joblessness. The latest figures show unemployment stood at 27.2%...
U.S. Treasuries fall ahead of August JOLTs job openings data, FOMC member Daly’s speech
Oct 16, 2018 11:17 am UTC| Commentary Economy
The U.S. Treasuries fell during late afternoon session Tuesday as investors await the release of the countrys JOLTs job openings data for the month of August, due today by 14:00GMT and FOMC member Dalys speech, also...
Oct 16, 2018 09:59 am UTC| Commentary Economy
The German bunds remained flat during European session Tuesday after the countrys ZEW economic sentiment index for the month of October disappointed market participants and investors will now be awaiting the eurozones...
Oct 16, 2018 07:35 am UTC| Commentary Economy
New Zealands consumer price pressures proved to be a little stronger than expected in the September quarter. The CPI rose by 0.9 percent q/q, beating the 0.7 percent q/q rise that the markets were expecting, and well ahead...
Oct 16, 2018 06:28 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks Economy
The Bank of Korea (BoK) is expected to raise its monetary policy rate by 25 basis points to 1.75 percent at its upcoming meeting on Thursday, with an aim to protect the nations financial stability, according to the latest...
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