23 March, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Nikkei 225 closes down -0.64% at 16,892.33
Nikkei 225 closes down -0.64% at 16,892.33
A soft session again for Japanese equities.
Meanwhile over in China the SCI is also down -0.67% at 2989.01 in a session range of 2961-2998 as we head into the final hour.
23 March, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Don’t forget: UK and European clocks move forward this week-end
Don’t forget: UK and European clocks move forward this week-end
A public information broadcast courtesy of ForexLive.
Just a quick heads-up/reminder that UK and Europe move clocks forward by 1 hour this Sunday 27th March at 01.00 GMT.
23 March, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Live: Fed talk raises odds of April hike
Live: Fed talk raises odds of April hike
Squawk Box Live in Europe is tracking market reaction after St. Louis Fed President James Bullard suggested an April rate was on the table.
23 March, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Data coming up in this session 24 March
Data coming up in this session 24 March
Here’s your data calendar for today 24 March
It’s almost Easter and a well-deserved long week-end for many but there’s a bit of business to take care of first.
23 March, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Starboard wants to remove Yahoo’s board: WSJ
Starboard wants to remove Yahoo’s board: WSJ
Activist hedge fund Starboard Value wants to remove the entire board of troubled web portal Yahoo, according to the Wall Street Journal.
23 March, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on ForexLive Asia FX news wrap: USD strength again in Asia
ForexLive Asia FX news wrap: USD strength again in Asia
Forex news for Asia trading Thursday 24 March 2016
As the headline says, a day of USD strength in Asia today, but its performance was mixed.
AUD was a laggard, dropping under its overnight low and then below 0.7500. It had a bounce but its unsustained as I write AUD/USD is back near session lows under the figure.
23 March, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Hopu, KKR in talks to buy stake in Yum’s China unit: Sources
Hopu, KKR in talks to buy stake in Yum’s China unit: Sources
Yum Brands is in talks with KKR and Hopu Investments, among others, over the sale of a minority stake in its China unit, sources said.