7 June, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on China maintains 2016 GDP growth estimate at 6.8% – PBOC paper
China maintains 2016 GDP growth estimate at 6.8% – PBOC paper
Whether in reality or fiction, there’s a good chance it will be met
No surprise here however the same paper also lowers the 2016 China CPI estimate to 2.4%, despite rising commodity prices.
7 June, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on China’s exports fall 4.1% in May, miss expectations
China’s exports fall 4.1% in May, miss expectations
Trade numbers for the month of May signaled the world’s second-largest economy was still a long way off from full health.
7 June, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on China May trade surplus $49.9B vs $58.0B exp
China May trade surplus $49.9B vs $58.0B exp
Trade balance numbers crossing
The numbers didn’t have a fixed time of release
More details here.
7 June, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Hillary Clinton: Trump is using ‘code’ — here’s what it means
Hillary Clinton: Trump is using ‘code’ — here’s what it means
“Make America great again” has a coded meaning, Hillary Clinton said Tuesday night.
7 June, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on "It’s A Seismic Shift" – Japan’s Biggest Bank To Quit As JGB Primary Dealer
"It’s A Seismic Shift" – Japan’s Biggest Bank To Quit As JGB Primary Dealer
Ever since the launch of Japan’s QE, and worsening in the aftermath of January’s shocking NIRP announcement, Japan’s bond market, which moments ago slid to new record lows yields across the curve, has had its share of near-death experiences: between repeated VaR shocks, to days in which not a single bond was traded, to trillions in bonds with negative yields, it has seemed that the Japanese Government Bond is on life support. That support may be ending.
7 June, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Ali Is Dead, Fear Is Alive & Free Speech Is Being Dealt A Knock-Out Punch
Ali Is Dead, Fear Is Alive & Free Speech Is Being Dealt A Knock-Out Punch
7 June, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on More on BTMU planning to drop out as a JGB primary dealer
More on BTMU planning to drop out as a JGB primary dealer
Can’t help but feel like it’s a watershed
When banks don’t want to own their government’s debt, something has terribly gone wrong. In Greece, it was government debt that brought down the banking system.