14 September, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Eurostoxx50 futures flat in early European trading 15 Sept
Eurostoxx50 futures flat in early European trading 15 Sept
Once again shrugging off Asian losses for the moment
– DAX futures +0.1%
– CAC40 +0.4%
– FTSE -0.1%
Bund futures up 1 at 155.29
14 September, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Nikkei 225 closes up +0.34% at 18026.48
Nikkei 225 closes up +0.34% at 18026.48
Nikkei drifting off into the close
– +60.78
– open 18082.72
– high 18329.57
– low 17995.98
– USDJPY 119.80 triggering stop-losses
Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 closes down -1.31% at 5029.70
14 September, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Asia Markets: Dollar lower against yen after BOJ stands pat
Asia Markets: Dollar lower against yen after BOJ stands pat
Many Tokyo-based currency market participants said the Fed will likely decline to raise short-term rates at its closely watched meeting, given uncertainties over growth in China.
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14 September, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on North Korea says it’s ready to cope with US hostility "with nuclear weapons any time"
North Korea says it’s ready to cope with US hostility "with nuclear weapons any time"
More ramping up rhetoric from North Korea
– improving nuclear weapons ”
– main nuclear complex in Yongbyon
Let’s hope it remains just rhetoric eh?
14 September, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Nikkei undermined by Chinese equity markets and BOJ decision
Nikkei undermined by Chinese equity markets and BOJ decision
The Nikkei is still in positive territory but paring gains into the close as Chinese markets remain soft and the BOJ leaves rates on hold
– Shanghai Comp Index currently down -2.64% at 3031.64
14 September, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Asian shares struggle, Bank of Japan holds steady
Asian shares struggle, Bank of Japan holds steady
Asian shares struggled on Tuesday as caution reigned ahead of this week’s U.S. Federal Reserve decision on interest rates, while the yen rose after the Bank of Japan took no new policy steps. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan erased early gains and was down 0.7 percent in afternoon trading, taking its cue from slumping Chinese shares. Japan’s Nikkei stock index (.N225) ended up 0.3 percent, though off its morning session highs.
14 September, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Credibility, ‘gradual’ approach at stake as Fed weighs rate rise
Credibility, ‘gradual’ approach at stake as Fed weighs rate rise
NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Reserve, facing this week its biggest policy decision yet under Chair Janet Yellen, puts its credibility on the line regardless of whether it waits or raises interest rates for the first time in nearly a decade. In a way it is a “damned if you do, damned if you don’t” situation for the Fed despite months of fine-tuning its message, dissecting economic data, and carefully building a consensus around the idea of a cautious and gradual “lift-off” from near zero rates towards levels it considers normal.