Rising household leverage could tackle China’s massive debt build-up and support growth

Aug 23, 2016 12:16 pm UTC| Insights & Views

Chinas housing market has remained strong this year and has come as a surprise to many after the governments explicit voicing of housing bubble concerns. Chinas home sales were up 26.4 percent y/y in the first seven...

FxWirePro: Make or break moment for USD/JPY amid Fed’s patience and BoJ’s impotence

Aug 23, 2016 12:01 pm UTC| Central Banks Insights & Views

The dollar slipped lower against the other major currencies on Tuesday, as investors became more cautious ahead of Fridays speech byFederal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen. Market participants are hoping Ms. Yellen will give...

Quantimentals, signal surfing and fast walkers: mapping the rise of weird data

Aug 23, 2016 09:58 am UTC| Insights & Views Science

One of the lesser understood aspects of what you can do with massive stockpiles of data is the ability to use data that would traditionally have been overlooked or in some cases even considered rubbish. This whole new...

Migrant Crisis Series

Briferendum Aftermath Series

After Brexit, nationals could take a lesson in integration from immigrants

Aug 23, 2016 09:45 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics

Hate crimes in England, Wales and Northern Ireland reached a new peak after the UKs Brexit vote. This was sadly predictable, considering that one of the Leave campaigns key arguments in favour of exiting the European Union...

US Election Series

How Dostoevsky predicted Trump's America

Aug 23, 2016 09:36 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics

As a professor of Russian literature, Ive come to realize that its never a good sign when real life resembles a Fyodor Dostoevsky novel. Donald Trumps presidential campaign, with its riotous rhetoric and steady stream...

Climate Change Series

Suburban sprawl and poor preparation worsened flood damage in Louisiana

Aug 23, 2016 09:33 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature

This months extraordinary flooding in southeast Louisiana damaged some 40,000 homes, prompting more than 70,000 people to sign up for FEMA assistance. The proximate cause was a slow-moving storm system that dropped up to...

US Election Series

Voter ID laws: Why black Democrats' fight for the ballot in Mississippi still matters

Aug 23, 2016 07:00 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics

This fall, we are faced with the question of who will become president. And equally important who can vote? Over the past decade, Republican lawmakers in more than 20 states have enacted laws making it harder to vote....