
Jobless youth raise risk of Indonesia's 'demographic bonus' turning into disaster
Nov 19, 2015 00:59 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy
Sudirman Nasir, Lecturer and researcher at the Faculty of Public Health, Universitas Hasanuddin Policy-makers in Indonesia have been cheering over a demographic bonus, a condition where people of productive age (15-64)...

Currency snapshot (commodity pairs)
Nov 18, 2015 17:20 pm UTC| Insights & Views
Dollar index trading at 99.81 (+0.18%) Strength meter (today so far) - Aussie -0.45%, Kiwi -0.13%, Loonie -0.24%. Strength meter (since last week) - Aussie -0.59%, Kiwi -1.47%, Loonie -0.21%. AUD/USD - Trading at...

Nov 18, 2015 16:47 pm UTC| Insights & Views
Equities are all mixed in todays trading. Kindly note all instruments mentioned here are CFDs, whose values might differ from cash or future traded. Performance this week at a glance in chart table - SP 500 - SP 500...

Commodities snapshot (precious & industrial)
Nov 18, 2015 16:08 pm UTC| Insights & Views
Metal pack is down, in todays trading. Performance this week at a glance in chart table - Gold - Gold is awaiting FOMC minutes, while heading towards channel low around $1050. Todays range $1072-1063 Gold is...
Catch up: why Islamic State targeted Paris, and why it's changing tack
Nov 18, 2015 15:52 pm UTC| Insights & Views
Cindy May, Lecturer in the Defence Studies Department, Kings College London The Islamic State (IS) attacks on Paris represent a major shift in the groups strategy. The response has already been spectacular; increased...

Nov 18, 2015 15:49 pm UTC| Insights & Views
Energy pack is trading green today. Weekly performance at a glance in chart table. Oil (WTI) - WTI is up today but still struggling to clear $42 area to gain further. Todays range $40.8-41.6 EIA reported inventory...

Explainer: the Syrian war in five minutes
Nov 18, 2015 15:42 pm UTC| Insights & Views
Julie M. Norman, Research Fellow in Conflict Transformation and Social Justice, Queens University Belfast Often described as a complex web, the Syrian war involves numerous actors, dozens of seemingly contradictory...