7 September, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Asian shares mixed ahead of China trade data
Asian shares mixed ahead of China trade data
Asian stocks traded mixed early Tuesday, as investors awaited fresh data due out of the world’s second-biggest economy.
7 September, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on China stock market opening indications – Shanghai Composite to open down 0.8%
China stock market opening indications – Shanghai Composite to open down 0.8%
China stocks opening indications – market opens at 0130GMT
– Shanghai Composite to open down 0.8%
– CSI300 to open down 0.9% – opening indications via Reuters
7 September, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Yuan reference rate for today set by the PBOC at 6.3639
Yuan reference rate for today set by the PBOC at 6.3639
USD/CNY mid point setting from the People’s Bank of China at 6.3639
– Yesterday’s close was 6.3659
– Yesterday’s mid point was set at 6.3584
A weakening of the yuan (slightly) against the USD
7 September, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on China – Xinhua reports NDRC approves 77bn yuan in road, bridge investments
China – Xinhua reports NDRC approves 77bn yuan in road, bridge investments
Xinhua reports, via MNI, that National Development and Reform Commission has approved six
highway and bridge projects worth a total investment of CNY77.47 billion
7 September, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on More on Japan Q2 GDP – Inventory gains added 0.3% to growth
More on Japan Q2 GDP – Inventory gains added 0.3% to growth
More on the Q2 GDP data release from Japan earlier
I posted the data here: J
apan Q2 GDP (final): -0.3% q/q (-0.5% expected)
via Reuters :
Japan’s economy shrank less than
expected
7 September, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on In Bed With The Despotic House Of Saud
In Bed With The Despotic House Of Saud
Submitted by Paul Pillar via ConsortiumNews.com,
The U.S.-Saudi alliance is no longer just an anachronism. It has become a dangerous anachronism with the Saudis implicating the United States in their brutal sectarian conflicts, such as the wars in Yemen and Syria, and in their reactionary human rights policies, as ex-CIA analyst Paul R. Pillar explains.
7 September, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Asia’s taxi app wars: Didi Kuaidi, Uber raise billions
Asia’s taxi app wars: Didi Kuaidi, Uber raise billions
Chinese ride-hailing service Didi Kuaidi is set to raise about $3B in a fundraising round, just as funding at rival Uber China raises $1.2B.