6 September, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Barclays on 3 central bank meetings coming up this week, & their trade of the week.
Barclays on 3 central bank meetings coming up this week, & their trade of the week.
Barclays in their look at whats coming up cover what to expect from 3 central bank meetings.
In brief:
– The banks are “broadly expected to stay on the dovish side, given the recent market turmoil and growing uncertainty about a material slowdown in China”
Barclays “Trade for the week ahead” is to “
6 September, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on China revises down 2014 GDP growth to 7.3 percent from 7.4 percent
China revises down 2014 GDP growth to 7.3 percent from 7.4 percent
China has revised its annual economic growth rate in 2014 to 7.3 percent from the previously released figure of 7.4 percent, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Monday. The bureau has revised down 2014 growth of the services sector by 0.3 percentage points to 7.8 percent, which helped drag down estimated GDP growth rate, it said. After the revision, the services sector accounted for 48.1 percent of GDP last year, down from the previously announced 48.2 percent, the bureau said.
6 September, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on The skill / luck spectrum … and moving up the skill scale
The skill / luck spectrum … and moving up the skill scale
ICYMI I posted this late last week:
Trading losses? Just do the opposite! (And why that probably won’t work)
If you did miss it, its a brief piece about Michael Mauboussin, head of Global Financial Strategies at Credit Suisse and his writing on the skill/luck spectrum. He stresses the importance of process (more at that link above, or just go straight to his book):
6 September, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on China’s “S&P” Limit Up 10%, SHCOMP Down 1% As Xinhua Confirms “Stock Market Stabilized”
China’s “S&P” Limit Up 10%, SHCOMP Down 1% As Xinhua Confirms “Stock Market Stabilized”
Presented with little comment aside from a snarky glare as Xinhua’s headline “After a roller coaster rush since July 2014, China’s stock market has stabilized and risks have been released to some extent, the securities regulator said Sunday.“ CSI-300 was limit up 10% shortly after the open, then was hammered 5% lower. Shanghai Composite was not as easily manipulated and is down 0.5%!!
6 September, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on China economy grew less in 2014 than we thought
China economy grew less in 2014 than we thought
China’s National Bureau of Statistics on Monday revised down 2014 gross domestic product (GDP) growth to 7.3 percent from 7.4 percent.
6 September, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on 3 Stocks That Could Make Huge Moves This Week
3 Stocks That Could Make Huge Moves This Week
With earnings on the horizon and high short interest, it’s important to keep the long view in mind.
6 September, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on CyberWar & The False Comfort Of Mutually Assured Destruction
CyberWar & The False Comfort Of Mutually Assured Destruction
Submitted by Jim Rickards via Bonner & Partners,
During a recent financial war-game exercise at the Pentagon, I recommended that the SEC and New York Stock Exchange buy a warehouse in New York and equip it with copper-wire hardline phones, handheld battery-powered calculators, and other pre-Internet equipment. This facility would serve as a nondigital stock exchange with trading posts.