15 December, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Trading Ideas – European session 16 Dec
Trading Ideas – European session 16 Dec
The day of reckoning is finally here
So how are you all positioning yourselves? Backing a Fed hike ? Erring on the side of caution?
How much has been priced in and just how important is the accompanying rhetoric?
15 December, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Coming up: Eurozone PMI December flash data
Coming up: Eurozone PMI December flash data
Latest data from France, Germany and the Eurozone kicks off at the top of the hour
It’s been an understandably cautious start to the session given the spectre of Yellen & Co hanging over proceedings but this raft of data releases may just have some impact
15 December, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Eurostoxx 50 futures trade up +0.3% in early European trading 16 Dec
Eurostoxx 50 futures trade up +0.3% in early European trading 16 Dec
Gently firmer tones as European desks get underway
– DAX futures +0.3%
– CAC40 +0.3%
– FTSE +0.2%
Bund futures up 16 at 157.65
Shanghai Comp Index closes +0.2%, CS1300 Index closes -0.2%
15 December, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on The winners and losers of the GOP debate
The winners and losers of the GOP debate
GOP hopefuls aimed to assure voters early and often that they stood best equipped to fight the so-called Islamic State.
15 December, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on For some on Wall Street, energy stocks are back in favor for 2016
For some on Wall Street, energy stocks are back in favor for 2016
While many investors have been wary of taking chances on the battered energy space, a sizeable minority of Wall Street strategists are betting on a pickup in oil prices next year and recommending energy stocks. “I’ve been doing this for 33 years and virtually any time I’ve seen anything as hated as energy is today … it tends to be a pretty good investment if you can hold it for six to 12 months,” said Robert Phipps, a director at Per Stirling Capital Management in Austin, Texas.
15 December, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on U.S. House Democrats to seek testimony from Valeant in coming weeks
U.S. House Democrats to seek testimony from Valeant in coming weeks
Democrats on a U.S. House of Representatives panel are planning to call Valeant Pharmaceuticals (VRX.TO) Chief Executive Michael Pearson to testify in early 2016 about steep price hikes for some of the company’s drugs, a Democratic aide said. The hearing before the House Oversight Committee could be held as early as late January as part of an ongoing probe into sky rocketing drug prices, a Republican committee aide said.
15 December, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Futures Movers: Crude surrenders gains as supply worries pile up
Futures Movers: Crude surrenders gains as supply worries pile up
Expectations that the U.S. Congress will lift a 40-year ban on U.S.