Climate Change Series

Weird weather? Blame the North Atlantic

Jan 23, 2016 08:51 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature

Whether dubbed climate extremes or global weirding, we have been witnessing some surprising and concerning weather events. In Europe, seasons seem to be changing, but not consistently. Since the turn of the millennium, the...

Oil in Global Economy Series

FX Hedging Strategy Series

Crude gets interim strength but dips below $30 on the cards

Jan 22, 2016 14:59 pm UTC| Insights & Views

The marchBrent contracts (BRG2016) were up at $37.13 a barrel. U.S. oil futures had jumped from $27 dollars a barrel soon after yesterday is inventory check, but the slumps towards 27 should not be ruled out and get...

Risks skewed to the downside for Eurozone

Jan 22, 2016 12:39 pm UTC| Insights & Views Central Banks

The ECB held rates at 0.05 pct in yesterdays meeting and Draghi at the post meeting press conference noted that thedownside risks were increasing once again. He expressed concerns over the poor inflation outlook and...

Metal Supply & Demand Series

Saving Britain's steel industry: what can be done, and is it even worth it?

Jan 22, 2016 05:52 am UTC| Insights & Views

The announcement of over 1000 job losses at Tata Steel the vast majority at the Port Talbot plant in South Wales has understandably provoked heated debate. Yet this is just the latest incident in the industrys spiral of...

Why NHS leaders who blow the whistle on poor care should be applauded

Jan 22, 2016 05:45 am UTC| Insights & Views

Scotlands most senior nurse, Fiona McQueen, has publicly apologised after an outcry following her publishing a blog which called for greater professionalism in nursing and midwifery. She shouldnt have felt she had to do...

Cameron’s 'sink estate' strategy comes at a human cost

Jan 22, 2016 05:43 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics

David Cameron has put the demolition of council estates at the heart of his plans to wage an all-out assault on poverty and disadvantage. Citing the severe social segregation of tenants living in council estates, Cameron...

Russia will brush off Litvinenko accusations – and there is little that can be done about it

Jan 22, 2016 05:24 am UTC| Insights & Views

The final report from the long-running inquiry into the death of former Russian agent Alexander Litvinenko has re-ignited the controversy over what is undeniably the biggest assassination case seen in the UK for...