3 August, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Colgate-Palmolive: Great Company, Little Appeal At Current Elevated Prices
Colgate-Palmolive: Great Company, Little Appeal At Current Elevated Prices
Investors in Colgate-Palmolive (NYSE:CL) were not too pleased with the company’s second quarter earnings report. While earnings were in line, revenues fell short due to adverse currency headwinds in the company’s largest Latin American business.
3 August, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Caixin Online: Macau’s casinos get snake eyes and scrutiny
Caixin Online: Macau’s casinos get snake eyes and scrutiny
Increasingly, the money that runs Macau’s casinos is under a spotlight as wealthy mainland Chinese seek to skirt rules to prevent them from gambling too much, reports Caixin Online.
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3 August, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Citi: There’s a window for US dollar weakness
Citi: There’s a window for US dollar weakness
Todd Elmer, Currency Strategist at Citi, outlines the factors that may hurt the U.S. dollar in the weeks ahead.
3 August, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Lies For Empire
Lies For Empire
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3 August, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Why ETFs may be the biggest bond worry
Why ETFs may be the biggest bond worry
Declining credit standards among bond issuers may be worrying analysts, but the papers’ buyers, especially ETFs, may also pose risks.
3 August, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Asian shares on defensive, dollar nurses losses
Asian shares on defensive, dollar nurses losses
Fears of further declines on Wall Street kept Asian shares mostly on the defensive on Monday, with concerns over geopolitical tensions eclipsing U.S. data that argued against an earlier start to the Federal Reserve’s rate-tightening cycle. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan managed to gain 0.4 percent, largely as Chinese shares continued to rally on signs that economy was regaining momentum after a spate of stimulus measures.
3 August, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Volatility Shocks & The Cheapest Hedge
Volatility Shocks & The Cheapest Hedge
Low volatility is being driven, in BofAML’s view, by both fundamental and technical factors. Fundamentally, the volatility of real economic activity and inflation has fallen to near 20 year lows in what some are calling the Great Moderation 2.0. However, the recent further collapse in volatility is also explained by a feedback loop fueled by low conviction, low liquidity, low yields and low fear. Central bank policy has been the largest explanatory factor of both the fundamentals and technicals…