17 December, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Cameron pleads for leaders’ help to keep Britain in EU
Cameron pleads for leaders’ help to keep Britain in EU
Prime Minister David Cameron said on Thursday he could see a pathway to a deal to keep Britain in the EU.
17 December, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on USD/CHY midpoint raised for tenth consecutive day
USD/CHY midpoint raised for tenth consecutive day
PBOC pushes up the range once again
The PBOC set the USD/CNY midpoint at 6.4814 compared to 6.4757 yesterday. The close yesterday was 6.4837 so it’s a touch lower than anticipated.
17 December, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo turns hotelier
Soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo turns hotelier
Cristiano Ronaldo: Real Madrid star, international playboy, underwear model and hotelier.
17 December, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on We Disappeared Some Folks: Details Emerge In China’s Sweeping Probe Of Stock Market Rescue
We Disappeared Some Folks: Details Emerge In China’s Sweeping Probe Of Stock Market Rescue
It was exactly one week ago today when we reported that Guo Guangchang, a self-styled Chinese Warren Buffett worth some $7 billion, had disappeared.
17 December, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Asian shares dip but on track for weekly gain
Asian shares dip but on track for weekly gain
Asian shares took their cue from Wall Street and slipped on Friday, but were still on track for gains in a week marked by a depreciating yuan in China and the first U.S. interest rate hike in nearly a decade. By contrast, Taiwan’s central bank cut interest rates for the second time this year and said it would keep monetary policy loose to shore up growth in the island’s trade-dependent economy as the global demand outlook worsened.
17 December, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Oil heads for third weekly loss after new signs of inventory building
Oil heads for third weekly loss after new signs of inventory building
Crude futures fell in Asian trading on Friday as fresh signs of inventory building and the Federal Reserves rate hike this week kept prices under pressure amid a global glut of oil that shows no sign of …
17 December, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Shell calls for tougher regulation of Dubai oil benchmark
Shell calls for tougher regulation of Dubai oil benchmark
“Regrettably, there have been times in recent months where the price of Dubai (crude) was assessed well in excess of the fundamental refining value of other comparable Middle Eastern crudes,” Shell said in a statement. The Dubai benchmark, which is assessed by oil pricing agency Platts, is comprised of the three grades of Middle Eastern crude.