27 July, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on European equity markets open mixed 28 July
European equity markets open mixed 28 July
Uncertain tones as official trading gets underway 28 July
– FTSE -0.2%
– DAX -0.1%
– CAC40 flat
– FTMIB +0.1%
– IBEX -0.3%
In China the SCI closes up +0.1%. CS1300 Index +0.1%
27 July, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on What investors fleeing U.K. properties are getting wrong
What investors fleeing U.K. properties are getting wrong
Record-low returns on government bonds and yields above 5% for real estate make U.K.
27 July, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Citi sees ‘gradual shift towards helicopter money’
Citi sees ‘gradual shift towards helicopter money’
Citi has forecast a “gradual shift towards helicopter money” by advanced economies, as countries struggle to boost growth and inflation.
27 July, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Spain Q2 unemployment rate 20.0% vs 20.3% exp
Spain Q2 unemployment rate 20.0% vs 20.3% exp
Spain Q2 unemployment report 28 July 2016
– 21.0% prev
Not as good as expected but better than previous. Still a very long way to go though.
Spanish also out:
27 July, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Shell sees quaterly profits plummet 70% as low oil price bites
Shell sees quaterly profits plummet 70% as low oil price bites
European oil majors Royal Dutch Shell and Total reported a sharp decline in profits in the second-quarter of 2016, as the low oil price continued to weigh on earnings.
27 July, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Saxony CPI July mm +0.3% vs +0.1% prev
Saxony CPI July mm +0.3% vs +0.1% prev
The first of the German regionals
now out 28 July 2016
– yy +0.5% vs +0.4%
Better than previous will be welcome news but let’s see what the others bring ahead of the German composite reading at 12.00 GMT
27 July, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Germany Admits "Islamist Terror Has Arrived" As It Prepares To Deploy Army In "Crisis" Situations
Germany Admits "Islamist Terror Has Arrived" As It Prepares To Deploy Army In "Crisis" Situations
In the aftermath of last week’s latest tragic killing in Munich, in an attempt to redirect mounting public anger away from the perpetrator in particular, and from refugees in general, Germany’s Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere said, incredulously, that the recent attacks in Germany “are unrelated to Merkel’s refugee policy.” That this speech took place just before an ISIS suicide bomber blew himself up also in Germany was awkward.