3 August, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on ForexLive Asia FX news wrap: Australian retail sales disappoint
ForexLive Asia FX news wrap: Australian retail sales disappoint
Forex news for Asia trading Thursday 4 August 20
There was little in the way of data flow from Asia today, Aussie retail sales for June and Q2 was the main item.
3 August, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on The Wall Street Journal: No preset agenda for monetary easing, BOJ deputy says
The Wall Street Journal: No preset agenda for monetary easing, BOJ deputy says
A Bank of Japan deputy governor said Thursday that the central bank has no preset agenda for its “comprehensive assessment” of its current policy scheduled at the next policy board meeting in September.
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3 August, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Deranged and unhinged
Deranged and unhinged
For 6 months I’ve been telling people that Trump is a lunatic, and my commenters keep insisting that I’m “deranged”, or “unhinged”, or off my meds.
If so, my condition is getting worse:
. . . if Hillary Clinton defeats Trump in 2016, one of the Republican nominee’s former campaign advisers predicts there will be protests.
3 August, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Money Supply Arguments Are Flawed
Money Supply Arguments Are Flawed
by Keith Weiner
It goes without question, among economists of the central planning mindset, that if a central bank can just set the right quantity of dollars[1], then the price level, GDP, unemployment, and everything else will be right at the Goldilocks Optimum. One such approach that has become popular in recent years is nominal GDP targeting.
3 August, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Asia Markets: Asian markets edge up, but Nikkei reverses early gains
Asia Markets: Asian markets edge up, but Nikkei reverses early gains
Shares in Asia were broadly higher Thursday on an overnight rebound in oil prices, though Japan’s Nikkei reversed early gains amid uncertainties over monetary easing.
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3 August, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Bitfinex Releases Initial Relaunch Plans for Bitcoin Exchange
Bitfinex Releases Initial Relaunch Plans for Bitcoin Exchange
Bitfinex is planning to slowly re-enable user access following a reported hack earlier this week.
3 August, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on One dead, five injured, in knife attack in London’s Russell Square
One dead, five injured, in knife attack in London’s Russell Square
Police said “mental health” was likely a factor in the deadly central London attack, but that they had not ruled out terror as a motive.