4 August, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on BATS Accelerates Foreign-Exchange Push With Free London Trading
BATS Accelerates Foreign-Exchange Push With Free London Trading
BATS Global Markets Inc., the operator of Europe’s largest stock market, will offer free currency trading when it opens its London hub next month as part of an effort to muscle into the world’s biggest asset class.
4 August, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Yield Purchasing Power: $100M Today Matches $100K in 1979
Yield Purchasing Power: $100M Today Matches $100K in 1979
4 August, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on EU’s Juncker says he’s confident on reaching a deal with Greek creditors
EU’s Juncker says he’s confident on reaching a deal with Greek creditors
Ah yes, but when exactly J-C?
The sorry saga continues
Meanwhile a Syriza parliamentary spokesman says Greece wants a deal, not a bridging loan, to secure first tranche of €25bln
4 August, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Trading Ideas – European session 5 August
Trading Ideas – European session 5 August
A quiet start but potentially we could have a busier day ahead so what are you all looking at right now
Long USD and enjoying the latest demand? Time to turn ? Eyes on BOE tomorrow and/or NFPs on Friday?
4 August, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Eurostoxx 50 futures up +0.3% in early European trading
Eurostoxx 50 futures up +0.3% in early European trading
Firmer start to the session
– DAX futures +0.3%
– CAC40 +0.2%
Bund futures down 36 at 154.20
4 August, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Nikkei 225 closes up +0.46% at 20,614.06
Nikkei 225 closes up +0.46% at 20,614.06
A slight fade at the close sees USDJPY unfazed
– +93.70
– open20490.15
– high 20715.48
– low 20469.87
– USDJPY 124.40
4 August, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Raising interest rates with zero inflation is a hard sell
Raising interest rates with zero inflation is a hard sell
Americans and Britons bracing for their first interest rate rises in almost a decade are puzzled: why are rates about to go up when there’s no inflation? Both the Federal Reserve and Bank of England are proclaiming that they are on the cusp of raising interest rates for the first time in almost a decade. It’s not hard to see why near-zero interest rates should be ‘normalized’ when you do a quick economic health check.