2 December, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on EUR/USD orders
EUR/USD orders
Currently 1.0603
2 December, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Japan – Nikkei Services PMI (November): 51.6 (prior 52.2)
Japan – Nikkei Services PMI (November): 51.6 (prior 52.2)
Nikkei / Markit PMIs from Japan in November, services and composite
Nikkei Services PMI (November) 51.6
– prior was 52.2
Nikkei Composite PMI, 52.3
– prior was 52.3
Key points from Markit:
2 December, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on San Bernardino latest: 2 suspects dead
San Bernardino latest: 2 suspects dead
San Bernardino police chief Jarrod Burguan offers the latest information on today’s mass shooting. A man and a woman are dead, and a third person has been detained.
2 December, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on The Dec. 16th Fed Tightening – Preemptive to a Fault
The Dec. 16th Fed Tightening – Preemptive to a Fault
Barring an outright decline in November nonfarm payrolls, the Fed’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) will raise its policy interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point on December 16. I submit that this tightening will go down in annals of Fed history as one of the most preemptive…
2 December, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Richard Duncan Says US Dollar Will Not Be Replaced By Yuan, SDRs, or Gold Anytime Soon
Richard Duncan Says US Dollar Will Not Be Replaced By Yuan, SDRs, or Gold Anytime Soon
Will the US dollar be replaced by Chinese yuan, SDRs, or gold as the main global reserve currency any time soon? According to Richard Duncan, well-known author, market strategist, and publisher of MacroWatch, the answer is a resounding “no”…
2 December, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Five reasons why job creation is so weak
Five reasons why job creation is so weak
Here are five reasons why the economy is creating so few jobs, says Peter Morici.
2 December, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Asia stocks slip, dollar supported after Yellen’s rate hike comments
Asia stocks slip, dollar supported after Yellen’s rate hike comments
Asian stocks slipped and the dollar advanced on Thursday after hawkish-sounding comments from Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen further reinforced the case for an interest rate hike later this month. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan fell 0.2 percent, taking an early lead from Wall Street. The Dow (.DJI) shed 0.9 percent and the S&P 500 (.SPX) lost 1.1 percent overnight on Yellen’s comments and falling crude prices that hit energy shares.