30 July, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on "Greed Is King" – What We Learned Talking To Chinese Stock Investors
"Greed Is King" – What We Learned Talking To Chinese Stock Investors
Authored by J.J. Zhang, originally posted at MarketWatch.com,
Though Greece has dominated the news recently, its overall market impact has been surprisingly muted. Instead, the real market mover and shaker for the last couple of months has been China.
30 July, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Japan June CPI edges up as households shut their wallets
Japan June CPI edges up as households shut their wallets
Japan’s inflation target remains out of reach, with June core CPI for June barely budging and as households unexpectedly stopped spending.
30 July, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Donald Trump’s Soaring Popularity "Is The Country’s Collective Middle Finger To Washington"
Donald Trump’s Soaring Popularity "Is The Country’s Collective Middle Finger To Washington"
Submitted by Paul Brodsky, via Macro-Allocation.com,
Donald Trump’s ascendance as the early GOP front-runner is symbolic of a greater global trend: growing pushback against institutional political and economic power.
30 July, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on How to Buy Bank Stocks Like a Boss
How to Buy Bank Stocks Like a Boss
JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo offer a lesson on being greedy when others are fearful.
30 July, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on FireEye Earnings: Results Top Expectations, but Shares Fall as CFO Departs
FireEye Earnings: Results Top Expectations, but Shares Fall as CFO Departs
The surprise resignation of CFO Michael Sheridan has investors seeking security elsewhere.
30 July, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Comments from Japan govt. official – household spending slump due to bad weather
Comments from Japan govt. official – household spending slump due to bad weather
Reuters with the headline from a Japanese government official:
– Slump in June household spending largely due to bad weather during month
– Can’t say with June data alone that there is change in moderate uptrend in household spending
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30 July, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Just waking up? Quick overnight data & news summary
Just waking up? Quick overnight data & news summary
US Q2 GDP was the big data point overnight
– Rose 2.3% q/q annualised (vs. 2.5% expected)
– Q1 growth was revised up to +0.6% q/q, from -0.2%
The ‘headline’ result (+2.3%) was
weaker than expected … but the composition of growth was more favourable: