24 November, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on China consumer sentiment improves on PBOC easing
China consumer sentiment improves on PBOC easing
The Westpac MNI China Consumer Sentiment Indicator rose to 113.1 in November from 109.7 in October, which was a record low.
24 November, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on There is little difference between rich and poor in America
There is little difference between rich and poor in America
The further you go towards the tails of the bell curve, the more similar social characteristics. In a society that has been even more polarized, we increasingly see similarities between the very wealthy, and the very poor. The declining middle class is more and more a world of it’s own (as the elite used to be).
In Summary, the Superclass “Elite” UHNWI and the ultra poor have the following in common:
24 November, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on 17 Seconds That Changed The World – Leaked Letter Exposes Turkey’s Hair-Trigger Reality
17 Seconds That Changed The World – Leaked Letter Exposes Turkey’s Hair-Trigger Reality
Needless to say, Moscow and Ankara are at odds over precisely what happened on Tuesday when a Russian Su-24 was shot down near the Syrian border.
The two pilots ejected and attempted to parachute to safety but Turkmen FSA-allied Alwiya al-Ashar militiamen shot at them as they fell before posting a video purporting to show rebel soldiers celebrating over one of the bodies. It only got worse from there when the FSA’s 1st Coastal Brigade used a US-made TOW to destroy a Russian search and rescue helicopter.
24 November, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on My Quarterly P2P Lending Results – Q3 2015
My Quarterly P2P Lending Results – Q3 2015
When I meet people at conferences one of things I hear most often is how much everyone likes the fact that I share my returns on Lend Academy. They like to see the real world returns of an investor that has been doing this for a while. Which is why every quarter I bring you my quarterly returns post.
24 November, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Oil – China to allow independent refineries to export refined fuel next year
Oil – China to allow independent refineries to export refined fuel next year
China will allow independent refineries to export refined fuel next year for the first time
Some oil news via Reuters, quoting unnamed sources
24 November, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Profound Political Disunity Is Now Pitting Rising Elites Against Fading Elites
Profound Political Disunity Is Now Pitting Rising Elites Against Fading Elites
Submitted by Charles Hugh-Smith of OfTwoMinds blog,
The American Power Elite may yet discover that throw the bums out applies to all existing Establishment parties and Elites.
24 November, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Got your thinking cap on? Explain these Asian FX moves to me please.
Got your thinking cap on? Explain these Asian FX moves to me please.
So, we’ve got the EUR up, yen up, CHF & GBP up against the USD …. and AUD and NZD up also.
Is this (EUR, yen, CHF) still fall out from the downing of the Russian jet by Turkey?