22 November, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on ASX, Kospi positive as Fed-watch continues
ASX, Kospi positive as Fed-watch continues
Asian markets opened in green, following a rally on Wall Street last week as investors stay on a Fed-watch.
22 November, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Gold Mini Flash-Crashes At Asian Open
Gold Mini Flash-Crashes At Asian Open
Someone decided that the exact opening of Gold futures trading on a Sunday night – ahead of a holiday week in the US – was the perfect time to liquidate over $161 million notional of ‘paper’ precious metals contracts… Currencies were unmoved, stocks are leaking higher and bonds lower.
Admittedly the flush was modest in size (around a 0.5% drop and pop) but we are sure whover this gold-seller’s fiduciary duty is owed to will not mind at all…
1500 or so contracts liquidated instantly… makes perfect sense.
22 November, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on So Who’s Really Sponsoring ISIS?
So Who’s Really Sponsoring ISIS?
Submitted by Mike Krieger via Liberty Blitzkrieg blog,
Mass surveillance at home and endless military projection abroad are the twin sides of the same coin of national security, which must simply be maximized as much as possible.
22 November, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Goldman Sachs chief economist expects 100bp of Fed rate hikes in coming year
Goldman Sachs chief economist expects 100bp of Fed rate hikes in coming year
A piece from Goldman Sachs economists Zach Pandl and Jan Hatzius:
– Federal Reserve looks likely to begin raising short-term interest rates in December
– Based on our economic forecasts, we currently expect the FOMC to raise the funds rate by 100bp next year
For economic growth in 2016:
22 November, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Can Business Users Reverse Tablet Sales Trends?
Can Business Users Reverse Tablet Sales Trends?
The numbers have been bad, and they look to get worse, but there is a glimmer of hope.
22 November, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on What CNBC Didn’t Tell You About The Market’s "Best Week Of The Year"
What CNBC Didn’t Tell You About The Market’s "Best Week Of The Year"
“Everything is awesome,” rang out as anchor after anchor explained how the stock market’s “best week of the year” – after mass murder in Paris and as hawkish a Fed as most traders have known was unleashed – was just the start… and Santa Claus was on his way. However, there are a few things they forgot to mention…
22 November, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Facebook Inc. Is Closing In on YouTube
Facebook Inc. Is Closing In on YouTube
Facebook announced that its users watch 8 billion videos per day.