30 March, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Reuters poll: Japan fund managers reduce Japan bond holdings to lowest since June ’15
Reuters poll: Japan fund managers reduce Japan bond holdings to lowest since June ’15
Reuters poll results of Japanese fund managers
– Japan fund managers raise overall stock holdings in March to 43.1% from 39% in February
– Trim bond holdings in march to 52.4% from 54.9% in February
30 March, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on China’s Guosen Securities HK unit says there has been no "breach" of offshore yuan bond
China’s Guosen Securities HK unit says there has been no "breach" of offshore yuan bond
China’s Guosen Securities Hong Kong unit
says there has been no “breach” of offshore yuan bond, Financial Times
report of default contains “exaggerations”
30 March, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Some USD strength creeping into Asia
Some USD strength creeping into Asia
The US dollar has displayed a little quiet strength in the past hour or so
GBP, CHF, EUR all a little lower against the dollar
USD/JPY is mid-range after having jumped to session highs earlier today into the Tokyo fix.
30 March, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on The Wall Street Journal: Thailand army gets sweeping policing powers amid crackdown on dissent
The Wall Street Journal: Thailand army gets sweeping policing powers amid crackdown on dissent
Thailand’s ruling junta gave the army sweeping policing powers to arrest and hold criminal suspects as dissent builds against plans to extend its control over what was once one of Asia’s fastest-growing economies.
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30 March, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Credit Card Debt Levels Reaching Unsustainable Levels, Says CardHub CEO
Credit Card Debt Levels Reaching Unsustainable Levels, Says CardHub CEO
In 2015, we accumulated almost $71 billion in new credit card debt. And for the first time since the Great Recession, we broke the $900 billion level in total credit card debt so we are back on track in getting to $1 trillion…these numbers are huge…
30 March, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on BOJ Governor Kuroda comments reported from parliament now
BOJ Governor Kuroda comments reported from parliament now
Bank of Japan’s Kuroda back in parliament today
– Market interest rates are falling a lot
Awaiting more