31 May, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Option expiries 10 am NY cut today 1 June
Option expiries 10 am NY cut today 1 June
Here’s what the DTCC have listed for today 1 June 2016
– USDJPY 109.00 (240m)109.50 (363m) 110.40-50 (630m) 111.25 (300m)
– EURUSD: 1.1145-50 (307m) 1.1245-50 (457m) 1.1270 (248m) 1.1295-1.1300 (463m) 1.1365 (1.12bln)
31 May, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Futures Movers: Oil prices retreat further from $50-a-barrel as crude data looms
Futures Movers: Oil prices retreat further from $50-a-barrel as crude data looms
Overnight, oil prices brushed against the $50 mark briefly before retreating, repeating a pattern from last week amid bearish suggestions from analysts that the strong rally may have been overextended on tenuous factors such as unplanned supply disruptions.
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31 May, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Japan’s Shirai says the timing of BOJ’s negative rates was poor
Japan’s Shirai says the timing of BOJ’s negative rates was poor
Former Bank of Japan board member Shirai out on Bloomberg 1 June 2016
– not much choice but to keep negative rate policy now
– not completely against neg rates
Shirai left the BOJ on 31 March having served for 5 years and generally voted with Kuroda but was one of 4 dissenters on neg rate introduction in Jan
31 May, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on North Korea tells US: Vote wise Trump, not dull Clinton
North Korea tells US: Vote wise Trump, not dull Clinton
State media website DPRK Today praises likely Republican nominee as a “wise politician” and “far-sighted presidential candidate.”
31 May, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on This is the most hated company in America
This is the most hated company in America
Not surprisingly, it’s a cable company.
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31 May, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Japan PM Abe: Decided to delay sales tax increase by 2.5 years
Japan PM Abe: Decided to delay sales tax increase by 2.5 years
Hats off to Abe – this is the most widely telegraphed decision EVER!
Yen unmoving … of course
Bloomberg with the headline
31 May, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on ForexLive Asia FX news wrap: AUD surges on big GDP beat
ForexLive Asia FX news wrap: AUD surges on big GDP beat
Forex news for Asia trading Wednesday 1 June 2016
New month, same old growth story for the Australian economy. Q1 GDP data came in at a big beat, surging well beyond consensus expectations and sending the currency toward 0.7300.