Musicians and music from South Asia have influenced contemporary music for generations. Norwegian Wood, anyone? But do the people from a specific culture own it? Who can and should use this music? And where is the line between appreciation and appropriation in art? What should we make of practices when people who are not of South Asian descent put on a bindi, like ...
China's economy extended its steady growth, expanding higher than expected by 6.8 percent year on year in the first half of 2018, data released by the National Bureau of Statistics showed yesterday. The gross domestic product rose 6.8 percent to 41.9 trillion yuan (US$6.3 trillion) in the first half from the same period of last year, the bureau said. The economic growth in the first quarter was 6.8 percent, and 6.7 percent in the second, ...
US Dollar Forecast - USD: Trade Wars vs Strong Economic Fundamentals - The Battle Continues The US dollar should be powering ahead based purely on economic fundamentals but the over-arching threat of global trade wars is reining in the greenback's performance. British Pound Forecast - GBP: Strong UK Data may Boost GBP, However, Brexit Overhang Remains The overhang of Brexit continues to provide an uncertain outlook for the ...
The last few days brought with them the potential for yet another test of major support in the low-11500s, an area EUR/USD has held on three occasions since late-May. Will it hold, fold, or was Friday's decline and recovery the carving out of a higher-low from not so obvious support? There is a trend-line from January 2017 running through the bottom of recent price action which also coincides with a lower parallel on the 4-hr chart, this could provide the means to put in place a higher low. However, ...
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