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How ethical is sexual assault research?

Apr 06, 2017 04:35 am UTC| Insights & Views Law

Thirty-nine Australian universities will now individually release the findings of a national research project on sexual assault and harassment on campus. The Respect. Now. Always. project, launched in February 2016, has...

FxWirePro: Euro crosses trade recommendation ahead of European politics

Apr 05, 2017 13:11 pm UTC| Central Banks Insights & Views

German politics: Merkels CDU is aclear winner in Saarland election, with AfD getting only 6% of the vote. Elsewhere, Centrist Emmanuel Macron kept his position as favorite to win Frances presidential election after a...

Commodity Radar: China drives Q2 metal demand but is it standalone factor?

Apr 05, 2017 13:01 pm UTC| Insights & Views

Over the past 10years, quarterly data show that on average global demand across the base metals we cover has increased between 2.5% and 11% QoQ in the second quarter (refer above chart). With the exception of nickel,...

ECB likely to maintain accommodative policy stance until at least later this year despite strong PMI data

Apr 05, 2017 12:19 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy Central Banks

The eurozone final services and composite PMI data came below expectations. The final Markit Euro-zone PMI services sector index rose to a 70-month high of 56.0 in March, up from 55.5 in February but below the earlier...

FxWirePro: Zero-cost conditional EUR crash hedges

Apr 05, 2017 10:33 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views

The flipside of greater mainstream acceptance of the European recovery theme is that attention to left tail EUR risks has now severely diminished. While it doubtlessly hooves investors to position for the baseline view,...

FxWirePro: Shorting GBP more, long less against AUD via 3-way straddle vs OTM call to address disparity between IVs and call pricing

Apr 05, 2017 07:45 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views

GBPAUD major trend has been bearish. Short term bullish trend struggling for the momentum. In the prevailing puzzled environment, you could observe that the momentary bulls of GBPAUD struggle to break and sustain...

FxWirePro: Commodity prices, RBA to drive Aussie dollar and article 50 stumbles sterling - Futures with mid-month tenors to arrest downside risks

Apr 05, 2017 07:12 am UTC| Central Banks Insights & Views

RBA April Monetary Policy Decision: RBA leaves the cash rate unchanged at 1.50% on concern about the overheating Australian property market. AUD to remain susceptible to the yield spread and broad market...

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Economy

U.S.-Iran Tensions Escalate as Strait of Hormuz Crisis Disrupts Global Oil Markets

Geopolitical tensions between the United States and Iran continue to intensify, significantly impacting global energy markets and international diplomacy. U.S. naval forces recently intercepted a sanctioned vessel, the M/V...

Canadian Dollar Outlook: Resilient Performance Driven by Oil Prices and Market Dynamics

The Canadian dollar (CAD) has demonstrated notable resilience among G10 currencies in recent weeks, even as domestic economic data shows signs of softness. According to Goldman Sachs, this strength comes despite...

U.S.-Iran Conflict Stalls as Diplomatic Efforts Collapse and Global Oil Tensions Rise

Hopes for a diplomatic breakthrough in the ongoing U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran have faded as negotiations remain stalled, prolonging uncertainty in global markets and geopolitics. Efforts to end the two-month conflict...

U.S. Sanctions Target Chinese Refinery Over Iranian Oil Purchases

The U.S. Treasury Department has imposed new sanctions on Hengli Petrochemical (Dalian) Refinery Co., a major Chinese independent refinery, over its large-scale purchases of Iranian crude oil and petroleum products. The...

US Dollar Weakens as Iran Talks Boost Risk Appetite in Forex Market

The U.S. dollar edged lower on Friday as global investors shifted toward riskier assets, encouraged by renewed diplomatic signals between the United States and Iran. This movement in the forex market reflects growing...

Politics

Taiwan Minister Visits Eswatini Amid Airspace Dispute and China Pressure Claims

Taiwans Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung has arrived in Eswatini, reaffirming Taipeis determination to expand its global presence despite alleged interference from China. His visit comes shortly after Taiwan accused Beijing...

Russian Drone and Missile Strikes Devastate Dnipro, Killing 10 and Injuring Dozens

Russian forces launched a series of intense drone and missile attacks on the southeastern Ukrainian city of Dnipro, killing at least 10 people and injuring dozens in one of the most prolonged assaults in recent months. The...

Ukraine Marks 40 Years Since Chornobyl Disaster Amid Ongoing War Risks

Ukraine is commemorating the 40th anniversary of the Chornobyl nuclear disaster under the shadow of continued conflict with Russia, raising fresh concerns about nuclear safety in the region. The 1986 explosion at reactor...

Palestinian Local Elections Resume in Gaza and West Bank Amid Low Turnout and Ongoing Crisis

Palestinians participated in local elections on Saturday, marking a significant political moment as voting extended to Gaza for the first time in nearly two decades. The inclusion of Deir al-Balah, a city in the Gaza...

Romania Condemns Russian Drone Incident as NATO Tensions Rise

Romania has recovered fragments of two drones following an overnight Russian attack on neighboring Ukraine, raising fresh concerns about regional security and NATO airspace violations. According to Romanias defense...

Science

China vs. NASA: The New Moon Race and What's at Stake by 2030

The space race is back and this time, its a direct competition between the United States and China for dominance on the lunar surface. NASAs Artemis II mission recently made history when four astronauts flew farther into...

NASA Artemis II: First Crewed Moon Mission Since Apollo Takes Four Astronauts on 10-Day Lunar Journey

NASAs Artemis II mission launched Wednesday, marking humanitys return to crewed lunar exploration for the first time since the Apollo era. Carrying four astronauts aboard the Orion spacecraft, this historic 10-day mission...

NASA's Artemis II Mission: First Crewed Lunar Journey Since Apollo

NASA's Artemis II Crew Arrives in Florida for Historic Moon Mission

The four astronauts chosen for NASAs Artemis II mission have touched down at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, marking the beginning of final launch preparations for the first crewed lunar journey in over 50 years. NASA...

SpaceX Pivots Toward Moon City as Musk Reframes Long-Term Space Vision

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has revealed a significant shift in the companys near-term space exploration strategy, announcing that SpaceX is now prioritizing the development of a self-growing city on the Moon rather than focusing...

Technology

Judge Dismisses Elon Musk’s Fraud Claims Against OpenAI, Trial to Proceed on Remaining Allegations

A U.S. federal judge has dismissed key fraud claims brought by Elon Musk in his high-profile lawsuit against OpenAI and its co-founder Sam Altman, marking a significant development in the ongoing legal battle. The ruling,...

$16B Michigan Data Center Project Boosts U.S. AI Infrastructure Expansion

Related Digital, a major data center developer, announced on Friday that it has secured $16 billion in financing to support the construction of a large-scale data center campus in Michigan. This significant investment...

U.S. Raises Alarm Over Chinese AI Firms’ Alleged IP Theft Through Model Distillation

The U.S. State Department has launched a global diplomatic effort to highlight what it describes as large-scale intellectual property theft by Chinese artificial intelligence companies. According to a diplomatic cable...

DeepSeek Launches V4 AI Models with Enhanced Reasoning and 1M Token Context Window

DeepSeek has unveiled preview versions of its latest open-source artificial intelligence models, marking a significant step forward in AI performance and reasoning capabilities. The new releases, DeepSeek-V4-Pro and...

Amazon Stock Rises as Meta Expands AWS Partnership for AI Infrastructure

Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) shares climbed around 2% শুক্রবার morning after Meta revealed a major expansion of its partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS), signaling strong momentum in the growing artificial intelligence...