30 March, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Too early for an RBA policy meeting preview? Nah …
Too early for an RBA policy meeting preview? Nah …
Not too early for Westpac anyway
Bill Evans on the meetings coming up (Tuesday April 5).
The TL;DR version first;
And, a bit more:
On the AUD:
The most important market development since the last Board meeting on March 1 has been the surge in the Australian dollar.
30 March, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Sick people are keeping job growth healthy
Sick people are keeping job growth healthy
The Affordable Care Act and an aging population are pushing the expansion of health care services.
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30 March, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Tired of high rent? Try being a landlord here
Tired of high rent? Try being a landlord here
Wondering how to get ahead, let alone pay your rising rent, take a look at where investors get decent returns buying up houses to rent.
30 March, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Will Fed hikes hurt EM currencies?
Will Fed hikes hurt EM currencies?
EM currencies had depreciated severely last year and are still cheap, so EM will still be competitive, says AXA Investment Managers’ Mark Tinker.
30 March, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Myanmar’s new leader hints at bringing Suu Kyi to power
Myanmar’s new leader hints at bringing Suu Kyi to power
Myanmar’s new president alluded to removing a law that could bring Aung San Suu Kyi to power. The country’s military is unlikely to be impressed.
30 March, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on ForexLive Asia FX news wrap: USD/JPY jumps into the final fix for the Japan FY
ForexLive Asia FX news wrap: USD/JPY jumps into the final fix for the Japan FY
Forex news for Asia trading Thursday 31 March 2016
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– New Zealand Money Supply M3 Y/Y (Feb) +7.3%, previous +7.6%)
USD/JPY a mover into the Tokyo fix today, jumping quickly from circa -112.30 toward 112.70 only to drift pretty much all the way back in subsequent hours.
30 March, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on The Wall Street Journal: Bank of Japan’s Kuroda says no limit to monetary easing
The Wall Street Journal: Bank of Japan’s Kuroda says no limit to monetary easing
Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said Thursday his aggressive easing policy has no “quantitative limit,” rejecting views that the central bank will run out of ammunition.
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