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30 August, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Japan July industrial production disappoints – recap

Japan July industrial production disappoints – recap

Preliminary July Industrial Production figures were out for Japan earlier
post is here
(But …
-0.6% m/m,
– expected +0.1%, prior was +1.1%
+0.2%  y/y,

30 August, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Some market holidays this week – UK up first, China later in the week

Some market holidays this week – UK up first, China later in the week

It’s a UK Bank Holiday Monday today
Much rejoicing in England … and heading off to the beach!

For the Asian timezone …
China is off on Thursday and Friday for the anniversary of WW2 Victory Day

30 August, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on New Zealand July M3 money supply data: +9.3% y/y (prior +9.5%)

New Zealand July M3 money supply data: +9.3% y/y (prior +9.5%)

Not an impact on the NZD
They’re too busy selling it after the earlier shockingly bad business confidence data
Worst in a bazillion years! (Well, in 6 years, anyway)

30 August, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on It Gets Even Uglier In Canada

It Gets Even Uglier In Canada

Wolf Richter   www.wolfstreet.com   www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter

The Province of Alberta, the epicenter of the Canadian oil bust, may be sliding into something much worse than a plain-vanilla recession. And it’s not exactly perking up the rest of Canada.

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30 August, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on What Is SocGen FX Quant Fund Buying & Selling Now?

What Is SocGen FX Quant Fund Buying & Selling Now?

… the latest weekly positions updates on Societe Generale’s FX Quant Fund
This is via the folks over at eFX
Societe Generale’s FX Quant Fund which runs systematic currency strategies by SocGen’s quant analysts.

30 August, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on China equities down, EUR up, S&P down, AUD, NZD down, yen up … groundhog day?

China equities down, EUR up, S&P down, AUD, NZD down, yen up … groundhog day?

If this weekend’s Symposium wasnlt such a fizzer I would have said we’ve slipped down the Jackson Hole
But, no.
This seems all about Chinese equities again
– Shanghai Composite lower (
But, I’m giving the gold medal to EUR/USD, up around 75 or so points from session lows:

30 August, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Shanghai Composite chart – down 2.5% on the day so far

Shanghai Composite chart – down 2.5% on the day so far

It was a battle of the headlines re the Chinese stockmarket this morning
This
vs. this
So far it’s the FT headline ahead on points. Shanghai Comp lower this morning in China: