16 December, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on A Free Market in Interest Rates
A Free Market in Interest Rates
by Keith Weiner
Unless you’re living under a rock, you know that we have an administered interest rate. This means that the bureaucrats at the Federal Reserve decide what’s good for the little people. Then they impose it on us.
In trying to return to freedom, many people wonder why couldn’t we let the market set the interest rate. After all, we don’t have a Corn Control Agency or a Lumber Board (pun intended). So why do we have a Federal Open Market Committee? It’s a very good question.
16 December, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Swiss government lowers 2015 GDP forecast to +0.8% vs +0.9% prev
Swiss government lowers 2015 GDP forecast to +0.8% vs +0.9% prev
Latest Swiss govt forecasts now out
– 2015 inflation -1.1% as prev
– 2016 GDP +1.5% as prev
– 2016 inflation -0.1% vs +0.1% prev
– 2017 GDP +1.9%
– 2017 inflation +0.2%
Still seeing low/negative inflation into next year
16 December, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Markets wait on European open after USD demand in Asia
Markets wait on European open after USD demand in Asia
We’ve seen some solid US$ buying in Asia but it’s now down to Europe to provide the next move
It’s gone quiet again right now with all major pairs treading water
16 December, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Futures Movers: Crude sags as oil stockpiles rise by more than expected
Futures Movers: Crude sags as oil stockpiles rise by more than expected
U.S.
16 December, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on As Fed fog lifts, central bankers keep puzzling over China
As Fed fog lifts, central bankers keep puzzling over China
The world’s central banks are scrambling to assess the risk a slowing China poses to their economies and appear to be no closer than most other observers to working out what is going on in the world’s second largest economy. While the Reserve Bank of Australia and the Bank of Japan have offices in Beijing, the U.S. Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank appear to rely on the same data – that may be flawed – as everyone else.
16 December, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Cerberus nears deal to buy Avon’s North American business: WSJ
Cerberus nears deal to buy Avon’s North American business: WSJ
Private equity firm Cerberus Capital Management LP is close to an agreement to buy Avon Products Inc’s North American business for $170 million, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday. As …
16 December, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Currencies: Dollar keeps going up after Fed raises interest rates
Currencies: Dollar keeps going up after Fed raises interest rates
Dollar keeps moving higher after the Fed’s historic move to raise interest rates, but analysts aren’t sure how long it will keep climbing.
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