25 September, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Traders: Millions By The Minute – Part 2
Traders: Millions By The Minute – Part 2
In the second (and final) part of BBC’s ‘Traders: Millions By The Minute’ 2-part documentary (part 1 here) goes inside the competitive world of financial traders to meet the men and women who play the markets in London, New York, Chicago and Amsterdam.
25 September, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Dollar holds near highs as yield advantage lures funds
Dollar holds near highs as yield advantage lures funds
The dollar held near a four-year high and further gains looked likely as it boasted its the biggest yield advantage over the euro in 15 years.
25 September, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on 5 U.S. Banks Each Have More Than 40 Trillion Dollars In Exposure To Derivatives
5 U.S. Banks Each Have More Than 40 Trillion Dollars In Exposure To Derivatives
25 September, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Mutual Funds Weekly: How to field the strongest ETF and mutual fund players
Mutual Funds Weekly: How to field the strongest ETF and mutual fund players
Oversee a group of investments, instead of football players, and the financial benefits could be significant; plus other ETF and mutual fund news.
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25 September, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Why The Fed Doesn’t Care About The Poorest Half Of Americans (In 1 Simple Chart)
Why The Fed Doesn’t Care About The Poorest Half Of Americans (In 1 Simple Chart)
Despite her platitudes to the unemployed (here) and the poor (here), it is clear Janet Yellen’s Federal Reserve policies are aimed squarely at only one segment of the US population – the wealthy. The reason is simple…
25 September, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Forget Everything
Forget Everything
So the McClellan Oscillator got wicked oversold Tuesday on the close. Yesterday we rallied like crazy, obviously a short covering thingy. A follow through today was key yet it screwed the pooch and decided to go lower in grand fashion.
We have also been told that this month sucks for the market, and my Jewish friends tell me “Sell on Rosh Hashanah, and buy on Yom Kippur”. That is like Oct.3 by the way, McClellan, the archaic market timer that he is, says we will rally on Oct. 3. He must be a Scottish Jew.
I am deep in tea leaves and sun dials tonight
25 September, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Mrs. Watanabe jumps on yen-selling bandwagon
Mrs. Watanabe jumps on yen-selling bandwagon
Japan’s legions of retail foreign-exchange traders, popularly known as Mrs Watanabe, are turning into sellers of yen.