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Asia Roundup: Aussie nears 3-month high, dollar rallies following Fed chair Yellen's hawkish comments, Asian shares touch 19-month peak - Wednesday, February 15th, 2017

Feb 15, 2017 05:49 am UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup Asia stocks at 19-mth peak, dollar up as Yellen puts March rate hike in play - Reuters News RBAs Heath says higher terms of trade mean upside risk to RBA forecasts for Australian...

Americas Roundup: Dollar index rises as Yellen signals more rate hikes,Oil pulls back in post-settlement trade as U.S. stockpiles rise-February 15th, 2017

Feb 14, 2017 22:51 pm UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup US PPI +0.6% v forecast 0.3%, 0.2% previous, boosted by higher energy prices; Y/Y PPI +1.6%. US PPI ex-food, energy, trade services up 0.2 % v 0.1% previous. Feds Yellen: A rate increase will...

Europe Roundup: Sterling tumbles below 1.2500 on downbeat CPI, dollar eases versus yen following Flynn's resignation, investors eye Fed Yellen's testimony - Tuesday, February 14th, 2017

Feb 14, 2017 12:13 pm UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup EUR/USD +0.2%, USD/JPY -0.3%, GBP/USD -0.5%, DXY -0.1%, DAX +0.1%, Brent +0.9%, Gold +0.3%, Copper +0.6% Copper firmer after hefty overnight gains on supply woes China iron ore extends...

Asia Roundup: Kiwi off 3-1/2 week low on upbeat Chinese data, dollar eases against yen amid political concerns, Asian shares hit 19-month high - Tuesday, February 14th, 2017

Feb 14, 2017 06:25 am UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup Japan PM Abe Agrees with US President Trump to hold bilateral summit whenever both attend G7s, told Trump discussions on FX should be left for FinMin, TsySec - Reuters. FinMin Aso Will forge...

Americas Roundup: Dollar gains against euro on hopes of U.S. tax cuts, U.S. Treasury yields fall ahead of Yellen testimony-February 14th, 2017

Feb 13, 2017 21:44 pm UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup Wall St extends run as Trump trade reignites, Trump has promised major tax announcement in coming weeks. Citing Trump and Brexit, EU sees euro zone economy risk, sharp drop in UK growth. Germanys...

Europe Roundup: Sterling hits 2-week high against euro, dollar rises on Trumps' tax reform plans expectations, European shares extend gains - Monday, February 13th, 2017

Feb 13, 2017 12:11 pm UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup EUR/USD -0.1%, USD/JPY +0.5%, GBP/USD +0.2%, DXY -0.01%, DAX +0.5%, Brent -0.5%, Gold -0.3%, Copper +0.4% USD/JPY off 2-week 113.85 Asia high. P/bk to 113.44 before small bounce London...

Asia Roundup: Aussie hovers near 3-month high, dollar rises against yen following US-Japan summit, Asian shares gain on Trump's tax reform hopes - Monday, February 13th, 2017

Feb 13, 2017 06:03 am UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup CFTC IMM CTA data Specs cut net long USD bets for 5th week, lowest since mid-October, JPY net shorts lowest since early December, MXN shorts too. US President Trump commits to Japan security,...

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Economy

What should you do if you can’t pay your rent or mortgage?

The cost of living crisis is making it difficult for many people to pay their bills, including housing costs. Private sector rents have increased by an average 9% over the year to February 2024, and rising interest rates...

Reducing energy demand and improving efficiency will help prevent the next gas crisis

Gas prices have relaxed, Europe has come out of the winter with record gas storage levels and a surfeit of liquefied natural gas is set to reach the shores of Europe over the coming years. Many commentators are hopeful...

Minimum wage for South African farm workers: study shows 2013 hike helped reduce poverty even though compliance was poor

Minimum wage policies are typically aimed at reducing poverty. Yet there is little direct evidence of this effect, especially in developing countries. And none for South Africa. In a recent paper, we consider the...

Gas is good until 2050 and beyond, under Albanese gas strategy

The Albanese government is talking up the crucial role of gas as a transition fuel through to 2050 and beyond. In a gas strategy to be released on Thursday, the government envisages the fuels uses would change over...

South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed

The South African governments Just Energy Transition Implementation Plan was launched in November 2023. It is a roadmap guiding the country away from reliance on coal-fired power towards renewable energy alternatives by...

Politics

Donald Trump Allegedly Offers Oil Execs a Deal to Scrap EV Incentives for $1B Donation

Former President Donald Trump reportedly proposed a $1 billion deal to oil executives, offering to end electric vehicle (EV) subsidies in return for campaign funding, according to The Washington Post. This move underscores...

US Supreme Court upended decades of precedent in 2022 by allowing voters to vote with gerrymandered maps instead of fixing the congressional districts first

For the 2022 midterm elections, the U.S. Supreme Court allowed Alabama to use congressional districts that violated the law and diluted the voting power of Black citizens. A 5-4 vote by the Supreme Court in February...

Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections

Ahead of the European parliament elections in June, Germany has lowered the age limit on participation to 16. This makes it the largest of just a handful of states in the EU to allow people under the age of 18 to vote....

South Africa will be president of the G20 in 2025: two much-needed reforms it should drive

South Africa will play an important international role in 2025 as president of the G20. The G20 is a group of 19 countries as well as the African Union and the European Union. Between them they represent 85% of global...

What early 2024 polls are revealing about voters of color and the GOP

By the end of winter 2024, the return of Donald Trump to the top of the GOP presidential ticket has revealed a surprising trend in the former presidents base of support: his increasing popularity among Black and Latino...

Science

Is dark matter’s main rival theory dead? There’s bad news from the Cassini spacecraft and other recent tests

One of the biggest mysteries in astrophysics today is that the forces in galaxies do not seem to add up. Galaxies rotate much faster than predicted by applying Newtons law of gravity to their visible matter, despite those...

Why are algorithms called algorithms? A brief history of the Persian polymath you’ve likely never heard of

Algorithms have become integral to our lives. From social media apps to Netflix, algorithms learn your preferences and prioritise the content you are shown. Google Maps and artificial intelligence are nothing without...

IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects

About a trillion tiny particles called neutrinos pass through you every second. Created during the Big Bang, these relic neutrinos exist throughout the entire universe, but they cant harm you. In fact, only one of them is...

The Mars Sample Return mission has a shaky future, and NASA is calling on private companies for backup

A critical NASA mission in the search for life beyond Earth, Mars Sample Return, is in trouble. Its budget has ballooned from US$5 billion to over $11 billion, and the sample return date may slip from the end of this...

Dark matter: our new experiment aims to turn the ghostly substance into actual light

A ghost is haunting our universe. This has been known in astronomy and cosmology for decades. Observations suggest that about 85% of all the matter in the universe is mysterious and invisible. These two qualities are...

Technology

Massive SHIB Transfers Occur Despite Sharp Decline in Shibarium Transactions

Shiba Inu (SHIB), a dog-themed cryptocurrency, has seen a startling 3,015% increase in large holder NetFlow, which provides insight into whales changing positions. However, this impressive surge comes with a...

SHIB Whale Activity Surges Amid Plummeting Shibarium Transaction Volumes

While the Shiba Inu developer team continues to work on and implement key updates to the Layer-2 blockchain, Shibarium is seeing a significant drop in transaction volume, which has been ongoing for about a month. This...

AirTag With New Chip and Improved Tracking Due Next Year; No New Mac Studio, Pro Until Mid-2025: Mark Gurman

Apples upcoming AirTag, equipped with an upgraded chip and enhanced tracking, is expected to launch by mid-2025, as detailed by Bloombergs Mark Gurman. He also claimed that Apple will not update the Mac Studio and Mac Pro...

Shibarium Faces 97% Drop in Transactions, Yet Transfers Rise Steadily

High FDVs on Binance Listings Lead to Investor Losses, Analysis Reveals

An analysis of Binance listings over the past six months reveals that high fully diluted valuations often lead to token value loss, adversely affecting regular investors while benefiting insiders. VC-Backed Tokens on...