28 August, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on All the talk is about the Fed now
All the talk is about the Fed now
Get ready for the next round of ‘will they or won’t they’
The Fed meets in just less than a month. Between then and now there will be a constant drumbeat of commentary on whether or not they will hike.
28 August, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on What If Only Taxpayers Voted?
What If Only Taxpayers Voted?
If “pay-to-play” is good enough for Hillary’s State Department, then why not the nation?
28 August, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Asia Markets: Japan stocks leap as yen weakens
Asia Markets: Japan stocks leap as yen weakens
A rally in the U.S.
28 August, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Top Trade Ideas for the Week of August 29, 2016: The Rest
Top Trade Ideas for the Week of August 29, 2016: The Rest
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28 August, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Iran and Iraq weigh on oil prices
Iran and Iraq weigh on oil prices
WTI crude down 1.2% to start the week
The two main bits of weekend oil news:
– Iran said it would only cooperate in talks to freeze output if other exporters recognized its right to full regain market share
There’s also an element of unwind after talk of Yemen attacks on Saudi oil facilities on Friday were denied.
28 August, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Take it easy ECB; don’t over exert yourself
Take it easy ECB; don’t over exert yourself
In recent months there has been a rising chorus of calls for fiscal stimulus, from pundits all over the world. If I didn’t know better I’d conclude that the world’s major central banks had run out of paper and ink, and that only fiscal policy remained effective.
And then I get jolted back into the real world:
28 August, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on The Wall Street Journal: For now, negative rates are off the table for Fed
The Wall Street Journal: For now, negative rates are off the table for Fed
Federal Reserve officials are turning a cold shoulder to a controversial idea being tried in Japan and much of Europe to boost anemic economies: negative interest rates.
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