5 September, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Weekend gardening news … The ECB has planted a magic money tree. Yes, really.
Weekend gardening news … The ECB has planted a magic money tree. Yes, really.
A new sculpture outside the European Central Bank headquarters in Frankfurt … its been called ‘the magic money tree’
– Its real name is ‘Gravity and Growth’
OK … so ‘magic money tree’ wins the naming contest.
5 September, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on German Fin Min Schaeuble says no need for nervousness over slower China growth
German Fin Min Schaeuble says no need for nervousness over slower China growth
Weekend comments at the G20 meeting from German Finance Minister Schaeuble, saying agreement was reached that there was no need for nervousness over slower growth in China.
5 September, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Weekend G20 finance ministers’ meeting – Update
Weekend G20 finance ministers’ meeting – Update
There usually isn’t much that comes from these meetings, and the final communique is often available nearly before the meetings have barely begun. Go figure.
This meeting is true to course, it all sounds like everyone had a jolly good time and agreed on everything. Yeah, right.
5 September, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on China weekend news – policies under the microscope at the G20 meeting
China weekend news – policies under the microscope at the G20 meeting
Weekend news on China …
The Financial Times (gated -can be read with a free registration) report that
G20 supports China’s efforts to stabilise economy
In brief:
5 September, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Japan govt sources say some food, drinks may be exempted from sales tax hike
Japan govt sources say some food, drinks may be exempted from sales tax hike
Some weekend news out of Japan (may have even been late Friday).
Reuters reporting Japanese government sources saying some food and beverages may be exempt from the planned increase in the sales tax