9 August, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Capitol Report: Trump says ‘Second Amendment people’ could stop Clinton from picking judges
Capitol Report: Trump says ‘Second Amendment people’ could stop Clinton from picking judges
Donald Trump said Tuesday that the “Second Amendment people” could be the way to stop Hillary Clinton from picking judges if she wins the White House.
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9 August, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on The Wall Street Journal: Clinton pulling away from Trump in Pennsylvania, Ohio, new poll finds
The Wall Street Journal: Clinton pulling away from Trump in Pennsylvania, Ohio, new poll finds
Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton gained ground over her Republican rival Donald Trump in three battleground states in the past month, opening an 11-point lead in Pennsylvania, but is still locked in closer races in Ohio and Iowa, according to new Wall Street Journal/NBC News/Marist polls.
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9 August, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Forget The Fed’s 0.25%, Short-Term Rates Have Already Risen By 1% For The Real World
Forget The Fed’s 0.25%, Short-Term Rates Have Already Risen By 1% For The Real World
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9 August, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on A snapshot of the strongest and weakest as the day comes to an end
A snapshot of the strongest and weakest as the day comes to an end
JPY is the strongest. GBP is the weakest
US 2Q productivity was weaker than expectations at -0.5% vs +0.4% expectations and that helped give the US dollar a softer tone in trading today. This was despite better data from wholesale sales which were stronger at 1.9% and wholesale inventories which increased by 0.3%. Despite the gains in inventories the Atlanta Fed GDP now estimate dipped slightly to 3.7% from 3.8%. Bond yields were lower in trading today after a few days of gains on the back of the stronger US employment on Friday.
9 August, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Trump’s gun comment interpreted as violent threat against Clinton
Trump’s gun comment interpreted as violent threat against Clinton
Donald Trump created another firestorm on Tuesday when he seemed to suggest violence as means of preventing Hillary Clinton from nominating judges.
9 August, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Disney tops estimates, announces stake in MLB’s BAMTech
Disney tops estimates, announces stake in MLB’s BAMTech
Disney CEO Bob Iger said the company is investing in BAMTech as part of its mission to monetize streaming capabilities at ESPN.
9 August, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on ForexLive Americas FX news wrap: US productivity slumps
ForexLive Americas FX news wrap: US productivity slumps
Forex news for US trading on August 9, 2016
Markets:
– S&P 500 touches fresh all-time high, finishes up 1 points to 2181
– Gold up $5 to $1340
– WTI crude down 26-cents to $42.76
The theme was US dollar weakness today. It fell to session lows in US trading as some of the non-farm payrolls gains fade. One of the problems is that inflation isn’t showing the same kinds of improvements as jobs. The productivity report went in the wrong direction and unit labor costs were revised down.