21 April, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on The Mystery Of China’s Gold Holdings Is Coming To An End
The Mystery Of China’s Gold Holdings Is Coming To An End
Back in 2011, Zero Hedge first asked the key question that matters to the gold market: what are China’s true holdings of physical gold.
21 April, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on The Wall Street Journal: China suffers first default by state-owned company
The Wall Street Journal: China suffers first default by state-owned company
Power-equipment manufacturer Baoding Tianwei becomes China’s first state-owned company to default on domestic debt.
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21 April, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Japan Breaks 48-Month Deficit Streak, Manages Marginal Trade Surplus On Collapse In Imports
Japan Breaks 48-Month Deficit Streak, Manages Marginal Trade Surplus On Collapse In Imports
After 48 months of trade deficits, March saw a very modest JPY3.3bn surplus (vs JPY409bn deficit expectations), driven by a collapse in imports. Exports rose 8.5% (as expected) but against already dismal expectations of a 12.6% drop, March saw Japanese imports crash by 14.5% – the most since Nov 2009 (driven by the plunge in oil prices – aleviating some of the post-Fukushima fuel demands cost). Of course this is terrible news for stocks as it means less stimulus from the BoJ…asnd JPY is strengthening modestly.
21 April, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on 4 Things to Watch When Pandora Media Inc. Reports Earnings
4 Things to Watch When Pandora Media Inc. Reports Earnings
Will the music streaming specialist disappoint again? That depends on these four things.
21 April, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Mexico bans poultry, eggs from bird flu-hit Iowa
Mexico bans poultry, eggs from bird flu-hit Iowa
Mexico, the biggest buyer of U.S. chicken, has halted imports of live birds and eggs from the U.S. state of Iowa due to an outbreak of bird flu there.
21 April, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on The Founding Fathers Fought Against Inequality
The Founding Fathers Fought Against Inequality
George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, John Adams and James Madison Slammed Runaway Inequality
The primary author of the Constitution – and later president – James Madison wrote:
21 April, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Assessing The Bund Shortage And Weighing Mario Draghi’s Q€ Expansion Options
Assessing The Bund Shortage And Weighing Mario Draghi’s Q€ Expansion Options
On Monday, we highlighted the following question posed by David Einhorn to Mario Draghi: “Mario Draghi says he sees no sign of a bubble in the sovereign debt market, which raises the question: what does Mr. Draghi think a bubble in sovereign debt might look like that isn’t already evident?”