17 May, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on RBA’s Debelle: welcomes increased role of yuan in global markets
RBA’s Debelle: welcomes increased role of yuan in global markets
Guy Debelle, Assistant Governor (Financial Markets) speaking in Beijing at the RMB FX Forum
Speech is titled “Developments in Global FX Markets and Challenges in Currency Internationalisation from an Australian Perspective”.
17 May, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Ralph Acampora: Technicians Are Very Bearish Right Now
Ralph Acampora: Technicians Are Very Bearish Right Now
“We’re starting to see some heaviness and breaking down in some of the more aggressive names and I don’t think that bodes well,” Ralph Acampora told Financial Sense Newshour this Saturday. A strong and defensive rotation into the utility sector, a continued breakdown…
17 May, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Online Job Market Data Raising a Red Flag
Online Job Market Data Raising a Red Flag
Real Time Macroeconomics aggregates “economically intuitive online data using computer code to create indicators that are helpful to economists, policymakers, and financial market participants.” One such indicator they provide is New US Monthly Job Listings, which shows…
17 May, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Australia Westpac Leading Index for April +0.24% (prior -0.10%)
Australia Westpac Leading Index for April +0.24% (prior -0.10%)
6 month deviation from trend is -1.08%
more to come
17 May, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on M5.3 Taiwan earthquake
M5.3 Taiwan earthquake
more to come
17 May, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Asia markets slip; Nikkei wavers after Japan GDP tops forecasts
Asia markets slip; Nikkei wavers after Japan GDP tops forecasts
Asia markets opened lower Wednesday, with Japan’s shares wavering after the country’s economic growth beat expectations.
17 May, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Japan GDP big, big beat. Responses coming in.
Japan GDP big, big beat. Responses coming in.
The
Japanese Q1 GDP data (preliminary) is in, here
The major point is GDP was a huge beat:
GDP (seasonally adjusted), preliminary, q/q: GDP Annualized (seasonally adjusted), preliminary y/y: Details weren’t quite so positive (see the link, above)