Brexit Series: UK’s Brexit minister dismisses suggestions of €100 billion bill
May 03, 2017 09:02 am UTC| Commentary Economy
The United Kingdoms Brexit minister David Davis has dismissed the huge exit bill that is being demanded by the European Union. According to the latest report, on the requests from several members, namely France, Poland,...
What immigrants in Britain think of immigration
May 03, 2017 08:52 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy
Both the referendum vote to leave the European Union and Donald Trumps successful run for the US presidency have highlighted increasingly negative sentiments towards immigration. One argument frequently used to explain...
May 03, 2017 08:06 am UTC| Commentary Economy
Indias outlook is improving as the economy recovers from the temporary cash shortage that followed the governments currency exchange initiative at the end of 2016. Indias real GDP growth to average 7¾ percent y/y in...
Brexit Series: EU increases exit bill demand to €100 billion
May 03, 2017 07:33 am UTC| Commentary Economy
The European Union reportedly increased the opening demand of the Brexit bill, which is demanded by the European Union to be paid upfront before exit negotiations begin, from the current 60 billion to 100 billion over...
New Zealand bonds end session high despite upbeat GDT price auction, fall in unemployment rate
May 03, 2017 06:46 am UTC| Commentary Economy
The New Zealand bonds gained at the time of closing Wednesday as investors largely shrugged off the upbeat reading of the GlobalDairyTrade price auction, held later yesterday. Also, the countrys fall in Q1 unemployment...
New Zealand Q1 unemployment rate drops unexpectedly, wage inflation remains muted
May 03, 2017 06:44 am UTC| Commentary Economy
After the surprises in the Q4 figures, todays Q1 data points to a labour market that is back on script and more consistent with an anecdote. In other words, strong, with both the unemployment and underutilisation rates...
Australian bonds rebound as investors look forward to Governor Lowe’s speech, March trade balance
May 03, 2017 05:11 am UTC| Commentary Economy
The Australian government bonds rebounded Wednesday as investors await the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Governor Philip Lowes speech, scheduled to be held on May 4, besides the countrys trade balance data for the month...
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