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A carry crash also kicked off the global financial crisis 17 years ago — here’s why it’s unlikely to get as bad this time

A carry crash also kicked off the global financial crisis 17 years ago — here’s why it’s unlikely to get as bad this time

Many casual readers of the financial press will have learned a new term in the past few days: the “carry trade”. This is the culprit for the rollercoaster state of markets, many market commentators and…

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Australian indigenous nation advances with digital currency

Australian indigenous nation advances with digital currency

Australian indigenous nation advances with digital currency – Central Banking End of drawer navigation content Skip to main content Birri Gubba dollar to be pegged to AUD and backed by assets including carbon credits An…

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Only 100 years ago the Milky Way was visible from central Paris. Here’s how we can get the night sky back

Only 100 years ago the Milky Way was visible from central Paris. Here’s how we can get the night sky back

For the more than 100,000 years humans have been on Earth, we have looked up at night and seen the stars and our celestial home, the Milky Way galaxy. Cultures all around the world have…

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Michigan reports human case of swine flu

Michigan reports human case of swine flu

Michigan reports human case of swine flu by : Reuters Source link

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No credit score? A grocery list could be the next best thing

No credit score? A grocery list could be the next best thing

How you shop and what you buy at the grocery store can predict whether you pay your credit card bills on time, our new research shows. As marketing professors, we wanted to learn about alternatives…

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No evidence of imminent US recession, Energy Aspects says By Reuters

No evidence of imminent US recession, Energy Aspects says By Reuters

By Divya Chowdhury MUMBAI (Reuters) – Market concerns about global growth may have been excessive this week as there is no evidence of an imminent U.S. recession, a co-founder of consultancy Energy Aspects said on…

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Pushing baby booms to boost economic growth amounts to a Ponzi scheme

Pushing baby booms to boost economic growth amounts to a Ponzi scheme

In the face of shrinking populations, many of the world’s major economies are trying to engineer higher birth rates. Policymakers from South Korea, Japan and Italy, for example, have all adopted so-called “pronatalist” measures in…

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First Nigerian to travel into space

First Nigerian to travel into space

The Blue Origin space craft owned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is to take six individuals to space from nations historically underrepresented in space exploration. Nigeria is one of the selected countries. Though a date…

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Oil set for 3% weekly gain on rising Mideast tension, better US outlook By Reuters

Oil set for 3% weekly gain on rising Mideast tension, better US outlook By Reuters

By Nicole Jao and Colleen Howe (Reuters) -Oil prices edged up in Asian trade on Friday, heading for a weekly gain of more than 3%, as U.S. jobs data calmed demand concerns and fears of…

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holiday hotspots need fairer tourism for local communities

holiday hotspots need fairer tourism for local communities

It all appeared to begin in early July with angry Barceloni residents squirting tourists with water as they sat on restaurant terraces. “Tourists go home!” shouted locals to bemused diners in the busy Las Ramblas…

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