27 March, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Dollar on firm footing; awaits data, Fed comments
Dollar on firm footing; awaits data, Fed comments
The dollar nudged up against the euro and yen on Monday, after rebounding last week following comments from U.S. Federal Reserve officials.
27 March, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Fed’s Williams: US doing fine, world isn’t
Fed’s Williams: US doing fine, world isn’t
San Francisco Fed President John Williams believes global developments are preventing the U.S. from returning to normalized interest rates.
27 March, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Why Japan’s elderly are turning to a life of crime
Why Japan’s elderly are turning to a life of crime
Japan’s prison system is being driven to budgetary crisis by a new, pernicious breed of villain: the recidivist retiree, the FT reports.
27 March, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Marc Faber Warns "Gold Will Be The Most Desirable Currency" As ‘Terror’ Spreads
Marc Faber Warns "Gold Will Be The Most Desirable Currency" As ‘Terror’ Spreads
“Overall, I’d be rather cautious about investments in equities…” the editor and publisher of the Gloom, Boom & Doom report told CNBC’s “Fast Money” traders this week.
However, “over the last 12 to 24 months, many sectors have had huge declines,…And I see here, there are some opportunities.”
“…US markets are over-valued.”
Faber also added that “I still think the mining sector has embarked on a new bull market.”
27 March, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Do You Have As Much Saved for Retirement As the Average American?
Do You Have As Much Saved for Retirement As the Average American?
The average American’s savings are low enough that it may surprise you.
27 March, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Mysterious Tombstone For Donald Trump Appears In Central Park
Mysterious Tombstone For Donald Trump Appears In Central Park
As part of Trump’s blistering, unconventional and very unexpected rise to the top of the Republican presidential nominee ranks, he has seen his share of threats – some serious, most in jest – to both his person, and in some cases his life. Apocryphally, some commentators have predicted that a Trump presidency would be such a shock to the status quo that if successful in winning the presidency, he would never make to inauguration day alive.