12 October, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on More on China explosion, fire
More on China explosion, fire
You might be seeing some news etc. about an explosion and fire in Tianjin, China … site of the August deadly horrendous explosions.
(may be gated):
Wall Street Journal has this
12 October, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on AsiaPac Stocks Tumble After Chinese Trade Data Signals Growing Global Growth Scare
AsiaPac Stocks Tumble After Chinese Trade Data Signals Growing Global Growth Scare
After an initial knee-jerk reaction (perhaps on better-than-expected exports – signalling perhaps the devaluation ‘worked), AsiaPac stocks are tumbling rapidly as the 11th monthly decline in imports (down a stunning 17.7% YoY in Yuan terms) signaling significant domestic weakness (and thus a larger drag on global growth).
12 October, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Goldman: This is the third wave of the financial crisis
Goldman: This is the third wave of the financial crisis
Emerging markets aren’t just suffering through another market rout — it’s a third wave of the financial crisis, Goldman said.
12 October, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Mersch: ECB determined to use all available instruments to achieve mandate
Mersch: ECB determined to use all available instruments to achieve mandate
Comments from ECB’s Mersch
– Says it is too early to judge whether these will be lasting changes to the trajectory that the European Central Bank expected inflation to follow
12 October, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Japan’s Suga: Will raise sales tax again unless there is a Lehman like shock
Japan’s Suga: Will raise sales tax again unless there is a Lehman like shock
Japan chief cabinet secretary Suga: Will raise sales tax again unless there’s a Lehman like shock
12 October, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Inspired By Game Of Thrones, TEPCO Resumes Building "Ice Wall" Around Fukushima
Inspired By Game Of Thrones, TEPCO Resumes Building "Ice Wall" Around Fukushima
14 Months after abandoning the “Game of Thrones”-esque frozen-water-wall containment plan for Fukushima, Bloomberg reports that TEPCO expects to begin freezing a soil barrier by the end of the year to stop a torrent of water entering the wrecked Fukushima nuclear facility, moving a step closer to fulfilling a promise the Japan
12 October, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Playboy to stop publishing nudes next March
Playboy to stop publishing nudes next March
As part of a redesign unveiled next March, the print edition of Playboy will no longer feature fully nude women, the NYT reports.