Tough monetary policy such as negative interest rate pressure is reaching exhaustion point, experts have said. Their comments, made at Bloomberg’s annual FX16 Roadshow in London, reflect a lessening appetite among major financial centers for today’s approaches in the currency war.
​
Speaking at the event, FX strategists drew strong attention to the changing currency landscapes and the rumored ‘Shanghai Accord’ recently reached by global powers, while delivering warnings over the potential heavy market hit from constant geopolitical change.

​Read more...

NASA ’s Dr Amy Mainzer is on a new mission – but it’s not into space, yet.
​
Having developed a young curiosity for space science into a phenomenal career in the field – including as the principal investigator on a major project to study asteroids – Dr Mainzer has a new goal of educating children in the field and creating the scientists of the future.




Read more...

2016 is hot on the heels of a landmark last year for hip-hop, and given that foundation it has enormous potential. Check out the most incredible new tracks and hot tips for the year in our playlist.

Kicking in hard stateside this month is ‘Bounce’, a massive track from a much-awaited collaboration between 2 Chainz and Lil Wayne. No one is going to sleep on such a hook up between heavy hitters, and the track is one of the most explosive of all raps in recent years.

Companies, traders and investors around the world are under increasing pressure to find new ways to manage risks and limit their exposure to major shifts in foreign currency exchange markets, where some $5.3 trillion of value is transacted per day, according to Bloomberg Data.
​
Ever-greater attention is being paid to the myriad factors that impact currencies in relation to the dollar, and many firms are turning to new tools to help.