31 March, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Nikkei dipping again into the close 1 April
Nikkei dipping again into the close 1 April
A soggy day for Japanese equities and heading lower again
– currently 16189.23
– -3.40%
– low 16144.12
– USDJPY a tad lower at 112.18 with good demand still into 112.00
31 March, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Australia commodity index March -15.4% vs -22.2% prev
Australia commodity index March -15.4% vs -22.2% prev
Data just out from the RBA
– prev revised down from -21.6%
– commodity index AUD 86.6 VS 86.3 prev revised up from 73.2
Commodity Prices measures the change in the selling price of exported commodities.
The commodity sector accounts for over half of Australia’s export income.
31 March, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Asia Markets: Nikkei sinks 3.5% as yen rallies, business confidence tumbles
Asia Markets: Nikkei sinks 3.5% as yen rallies, business confidence tumbles
The worry in Japan is that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s plan to boost economic growth is losing momentum, as highlighted by the Bank of Japan’s quarterly tankan survey, released Friday, showing a sharp drop in business confidence during the first quarter.
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31 March, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Japan vehicle sales March yy -3.2% vs -4.6% prev
Japan vehicle sales March yy -3.2% vs -4.6% prev
Latest Japanese vehicle data now out
Not a price mover. Posting for info.
Meanwhile
the Nikkei is trying to crawl off the bottom of an awful session. Currently 16225.25 down -3.18% after lows of 16,144.12.
31 March, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Norsk Hydro: Primary insiders purchase shares under Long Term Incentive program and shares to employees
Norsk Hydro: Primary insiders purchase shares under Long Term Incentive program and shares to employees
31 March, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on There is no basis for continued depreciation of the yuan – Xinhua
There is no basis for continued depreciation of the yuan – Xinhua
Chinese state news agency reporting comments from the foreign ministry
– China will maintain proactive fiscal policy
– will maintain economic operations within reasonable range
Ya da ya da ya da
31 March, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Data coming up in this session 1 April
Data coming up in this session 1 April
Data coming up in this session
No prizes for guessing today’s main event but we have a few final PMI’s on the supporting bill.
As always I wish you a good session.