11 August, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on How much does Donald Trump pay in taxes? It could be zero
How much does Donald Trump pay in taxes? It could be zero
It will be no surprise if Donald Trump has paid less in taxes than Mitt Romney, perhaps even zero federal income tax in some years, the NYT reports.
11 August, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on China NBS – Economic recovery not as strong as expected
China NBS – Economic recovery not as strong as expected
Comments from the National Bureau of Statistics following the
China data, which came in at a miss for all three measures today
– Economy still in a reasonable range
Remarks from the NBS via Bloomberg and Reuters
11 August, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Re Vanuatu earthquake – all tsunami alerts cancelled
Re Vanuatu earthquake – all tsunami alerts cancelled
Not wanting to play down the Vanuatu earthquake, at M7.6 that’s nasty
But, on the plus side, tsunami alerts for the region have been withdrawn
11 August, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Justice Department Prevented FBI Probe Of Clinton Foundation; Reporters Slam State Department Stonewalling
Justice Department Prevented FBI Probe Of Clinton Foundation; Reporters Slam State Department Stonewalling
For an increasingly vocal group in this country – that sees ‘the establishment’ for what it is – it may not come as a total shock that CNN is reporting that The (Clinton-appointee-Loretta-Lynch-run) Department of Justice has “pushed back” against The FBI‘s desires to begin a probe to investigate whether there was a criminal conflict of interest with the State Department and the Clinton Foundation during Clinton’s tenureread more
11 August, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on China data – Industrial Production: 6% y/y (expected 6.2%), Retail sales 10.2% y/y (expected 10.5%)
China data – Industrial Production: 6% y/y (expected 6.2%), Retail sales 10.2% y/y (expected 10.5%)
July economic data from China
Industrial Production 6.0% y/y MISS
Industrial production YTD 6.0% y/y Fixed Assets (excluding rural) YTD 8.1% y/y MISSRetail Sales 10.2% y/y MISSRetail Sales YTD 10.3% y/y
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11 August, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Vanuatu earthquake – tsunami alert
Vanuatu earthquake – tsunami alert
– 16km depth
– There is a ‘local threat’ of tsunami
11 August, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on China data due at 0200GMT – Industrial Production, retail sales and more
China data due at 0200GMT – Industrial Production, retail sales and more
At the top of the hour from China:
Industrial Production y/y
– expected is 6.2%, prior was 6.2%
Industrial production YTD y/y
– expected is 6.0%, prior was 6.0%
Fixed Assets (excluding rural) YTD y/y