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'I don't give a f--- if we agree': Arnold Schwarzenegger just gave a...
Actor and former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has long been a passionate advocate for alternative energy.He’s in Paris as part of the UN Climate Change Conference, pairing up with his...
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4 reasons the US can't learn from Australia's success with tackling gun problems
A mass shooting at a state-run facility for individuals with developmental disabilities in San Bernardino, California, has left 14 people dead and 21 injured.This week, US President Barack Obama...
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Chinese inflation is hotter than expected
Chinese consumer price inflation edged higher in November, casting doubt on whether additional monetary policy easing will be delivered by the nation’s central bank, the PBOC, ahead. According to...
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The Australian guy suspected of being the Bitcoin inventor just had his house...
Craig Steven Wright, who has been identified as the possible inventor of bitcoin, is having his Sydney house raided by Australian federal authorities.The Guardian is reporting that 10 police arrived...
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REVEALED: Australia's tax office hit suspected bitcoin creator Craig Steven...
A failed company run by the Sydney IT executive who has suddenly come to prominence as a possible bitcoin founder is at the centre of a heated dispute with the Australian Taxation Office involving...
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The incredible career of the Australian scientist suspected of creating Bitcoin
In the early 1990s, long before he was suspected of being the elusive creator of the crypto-currency Bitcoin, Brisbane-raised Craig Steven Wright worked as a saute chef, having trained in French...
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Australian dollar explodes on wild jobs report
Australia has posted another stunningly strong jobs report, with more than 71,00 jobs added in the economy last month when the market was expecting a fall of 10,000. The Aussie:Join the conversation...
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This is what Goldman Sachs sees coming in 2016
With 2015 nearing an end, the focus is turning to 2016. Research reports are now flooding in, offering views on what to expect in the year ahead.The latest note to hit our inbox comes from Goldman...
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CHART: History says stock investors should be cheering a US rate hike
In less than a week’s time the US Federal Reserve is likely to increase interest rates or the first time since June 2006.Investors are nervous about what it will bring, an understandable response given...
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UBS: China's 'delicate balancing act' points to a slowdown in economic growth
Chinese economic growth is likely to slow from around 7% this year to 6.2% in 2016, dragged lower by a slowdown in the nation’s vast property construction sector and excess capacity in the industrial...
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Confidence levels across Japan's largest firms are holding up
Sentiment levels for large Japanese manufacturers held steady in the December quarter, bucking expectations of a slowdown.According to the latest Tankan survey released by the Bank of Japan, sentiment...
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China's currency is weakening again
The People’s Bank of China just set the midpoint for the USD/CNY at the weakest level in over four years, continuing the trend in the currency seen since the IMF announced it will be admitted to its...
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Chinese officials admit to faking economic data
Even a time of heightened uncertainty, a majority of markets agree upon one thing: Chinese data is unreliable, particularly figures released by regional governments.Making the case for market mistrust,...
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The alleged inventor of Bitcoin tried to spend £40 million on gold
Craig Wright, the Sydney entrepreneur rumoured to be the creator of the Bitcoin cryptocurrency, tried to buy around AUD$85 million (£40 million) worth of gold with the digital currency in 2013,...
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Margaret Thatcher's wardrobe is up for auction, and it's expected to fetch...
It’s now possible to snag a power suit from Margaret Thatcher’s wardrobe after British auction house, Christie’s, announced it would sell off 350 items from the Iron Lady’s wardrobe, in commemoration...
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People haven't been this freaked out since the financial crisis
With the confluence of the Fed's anticipated return to interest-rate rises and other global forces — commodities tanking, and a blowup in junk-bond yields— this was never going to be an easy...
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DEUTSCHE BANK: Why the current low oil price may have overshot the mark
To the casual observer, the crude oil price has been on a slippery slope this year. Day after day it seems that the price is setting a new multi-year low, with little reprieve in sight.As the chart...
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The most uncertain part of the US rate decision is not what the Fed will do,...
While Asian stocks are ripping higher Wednesday, buoyed by another bout of short covering after days of relentless selling, the same can’t be said for currencies markets. They’re as flat as a tack.This...
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Apple has been snubbed by Australian banks in favour of Android Pay
Google is bringing Android Pay – its tap-and-go payment system for Android phones, to Australia next year with support from the banks, unlike its Apple rival.Officially announced on Wednesday that the...
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Demand for Japanese exports is tanking
After recording a surprise trade surplus in October, Japan’s trade balance went into reverse in November, recording a deficit of 379.7 billion yen.Although smaller than the 446.2 billion deficit...
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