2 August, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on BOJ Minutes (June meeting) released
BOJ Minutes (June meeting) released
It was the meeting last week (the July meeting) that was the focus
This June meeting was a fizzer
Headline points:
– Inflation expectations have weakened recently
2 August, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on 4 Things To Know About Amazon.com’s Most Profitable Business
4 Things To Know About Amazon.com’s Most Profitable Business
Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) stock recently hit all-time highs after it announced a solid second quarter earnings beat on the top and bottom lines. Revenue rose 31% annually to $30.4 billion, besting estimates by $850 million. Net income soared from $92 million a year earlier to $857 million, or $1.78 per share, crushing expectations by $0.67.
Image source: Getty Images.
2 August, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Cypress Semiconductor Expands Its Scope, Delivers As Promised
Cypress Semiconductor Expands Its Scope, Delivers As Promised
Cypress’ new CYLKIT-E02 solar-powered BLE sensor beacon reference design Kit. Image source: Cypress Semiconductor.
2 August, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Bitcoin Price Crashes After Exchange Admits Security Breach, Over $60 Million Stolen
Bitcoin Price Crashes After Exchange Admits Security Breach, Over $60 Million Stolen
Bitcoin prices are crashing on extremely heavy volume – down over 30% in the last 2 days – after Hong Kong-bassed Bitcoin exchange Bitfinex halted all trading after it discovered a security breach. As CryptoCoinsNews reports, the theft of 119,756 bitcoins has now been conclusively confirmed which makes it the largest theft in bitcoin’s space since MT Gox.
2 August, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Australia – Services PMI (July): 53.9 (prior 51.3)
Australia – Services PMI (July): 53.9 (prior 51.3)
Australian industry Group Performance of Service Index
Not quite as big a jump as the manufacturing PMI fro AiG on Monday, but not too shabby!
The key points from AiG (bolding mine):
2 August, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Jim Puplava’s 5 Vacation Reading Books for This Year
Jim Puplava’s 5 Vacation Reading Books for This Year
Each year, Jim Puplava, host of our Financial Sense Newshour podcast, takes a vacation in the month of August with a courageous list of books to read while he’s away. Here are the five he’s taking with him, which were all released this year…
2 August, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on In Belfast? Want to work in FX? 300 job vacancies coming up!
In Belfast? Want to work in FX? 300 job vacancies coming up!
It looks more like technology jobs than broking, but Tullett Prebon is to open a new technology centre in Belfast
That’ll be Belfast in Northern Ireland, not in east Idaho or wherever