5 April, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Nikkei 225 closes down -0.11% at 15,715.36
Nikkei 225 closes down -0.11% at 15,715.36
Another soggy day for Japanese equities but recovering from session lows
– -17.46
– open 15727.70
– high 15828.61
– low 15612.91
– USDJPY 110.37 steady and also off session lows but still on the back foot
Meanwhile over in China the SCI is down -0.5% at 3037.92
5 April, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Germany industrial production Feb mm SA -0.5% vs -1.8% exp
Germany industrial production Feb mm SA -0.5% vs -1.8% exp
February German industrial production report now out
– +2.3% prev from +3.3%
– yy WDA +1.3% vs +0.4% exp vs +1.8% prev from +2.2%
Euro unfazed by the softer data with EURUSD 1.1364, albeit near session lows. EURGBP and EURJPY both making small gains so far.
5 April, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Asia Markets: Asian shares choppy after China PMI data
Asia Markets: Asian shares choppy after China PMI data
Investors were mostly looking to the Caixin China services purchasing managers index, which pointed to a recovery in China’s services sector
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5 April, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Currencies: Dollar downside to be tested after Japan PM’s comments overnight
Currencies: Dollar downside to be tested after Japan PM’s comments overnight
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe made negative comments on competitive currency devaluation overnight, and analysts said the market will now probably seek the dollar’s downside.
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5 April, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on MorphoSys Initiates Phase 2 Combination Trial of MOR208 and Lenalidomide in Patients with Relapsed or Refractory Diffuse Large B Cell Lymphoma (DLBCL)
MorphoSys Initiates Phase 2 Combination Trial of MOR208 and Lenalidomide in Patients with Relapsed or Refractory Diffuse Large B Cell Lymphoma (DLBCL)
5 April, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Cruz and Sanders triumph in Wisconsin
Cruz and Sanders triumph in Wisconsin
A good day’s work for the underdogs in the US presidential election race
Republican presidential candidate
Ted Cruz has decisively won the Wisconsin primary and in the Democratic race, Bernie Sanders scored a strong victory over Hillary Clinton in the Midwestern state.
5 April, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Ackman to face grilling after record quarterly loss
Ackman to face grilling after record quarterly loss
Billionaire investor William Ackman is set to face close questioning on Wednesday when he details his hedge fund’s biggest-ever quarterly loss.