7 April, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Asia Markets: Hong Kong stocks hit seven-year high
Asia Markets: Hong Kong stocks hit seven-year high
Hong Kong stocks leap to a seven-year high, catching up with an explosive rally in Shanghai this year and driven by a flood of cash from China surging into the city.
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7 April, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on The Wall Street Journal: Bank of Japan maintains monetary easing policy
The Wall Street Journal: Bank of Japan maintains monetary easing policy
Bank of Japan maintains its key policy of buying ¥80 trillion ($665 billion) of assets annually in an 8-1 vote.
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7 April, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Currencies: Yen rises against dollar after BOJ holds policy steady
Currencies: Yen rises against dollar after BOJ holds policy steady
The yen appreciates somewhat on disappointment by some who had expected a surprise round of fresh easing from Japan‘s central bank.
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7 April, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Wall Street sanguine as it heads into worst earnings season in six years
Wall Street sanguine as it heads into worst earnings season in six years
Wall Street is greeting what is expected to be the worst earnings season since 2009 with a gigantic shrug. Though there has been some selling in recent weeks, there’s been no panic dumping of stocks, even though forecasts for S&P 500 first-quarter earnings have tumbled since Jan. 1, thanks to the surging dollar, falling oil prices and another severe winter. The earnings season unofficially kicks off Wednesday with results from aluminum company Alcoa (AA.N).
7 April, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on China says Iran joins AIIB as founder member
China says Iran joins AIIB as founder member
Iran has been accepted as a founding member of the China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank , Chinese state news agency Xinhua reported late on Tuesday. The decision was made by existing members, …
7 April, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Meet the Facebook for doctors
Meet the Facebook for doctors
Sermo – a “Facebook for doctors” – helps physicians connect with specialists. For one doctor, the service helped his cancer patient survive.
7 April, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Japan stocks scale 15-year peak
Japan stocks scale 15-year peak
Japanese shares scaled 15-year peaks on Wednesday while Hong Kong’s market leapt to seven-year highs amid speculation of more stimulus from China and Japan, as well as a delayed start to any tightening by the U.S. Federal Reserve. Just before the European open, Royal Dutch Shell (RDSa.L) said it had agreed to buy BG Group (BG.L) for 47 billion pounds ($70 billion) in the first oil super-merger in a decade. Futures were pointing to a softer opening for European stock markets, but the confirmation of the megadeal could boost sentiment.