4 September, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Brief: Luxembourg to Get Independent Fintech Center
Brief: Luxembourg to Get Independent Fintech Center
The FinTech Zone, created by Matt Elton, will launch this week at a ceremony held at Hotel Le Royal in Luxembourg City. This will be the first Fintech center for the country – a wealthy, financial center in Europe. Luxembourg is ranked highly in the Global… Read More
4 September, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on The Margin: Watch these U.S. gymnasts flip over their first pitches
The Margin: Watch these U.S. gymnasts flip over their first pitches
Two members of the gold-medal-winning U.S.
4 September, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on "Everyone’s On The Same Side Of The Boat Again" – Hedge Funds Have Never Been More "All-In"
"Everyone’s On The Same Side Of The Boat Again" – Hedge Funds Have Never Been More "All-In"
Since February, “nothing else matters” but the $200 billion or so per month of central bank money printing and asset purchasing. Correlations across asset classes are at or near record highs (putting risk parity funds in grave danger) with global bond yields at record lows and stock prices at record highs. However, as one veteran trader exclaimed, “they all on the same side of the boat again,” pointing to the record speculative long positioning in US equities and record speculative shorts in VIX…
4 September, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on German’s AfD party beats Merkel in her home district
German’s AfD party beats Merkel in her home district
The “Alternative for Germany” (AfD) party has beaten Chancellor Merkel’s party in a north-eastern state election on Sunday
Exit polls show:
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AfD 21.9%, behind the center-left Social Democrats (SPD) party
4 September, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on House of Representatives to Debate “Accelerating Access to Capital Act” & More to Help Small Business
House of Representatives to Debate “Accelerating Access to Capital Act” & More to Help Small Business
This coming week the House of Representatives will debate several bills previously approved by the Financial Services Committee. The legislation is designed to improve access to capital for SMEs by reducing regulatory burdens and streamlining the process. HR 2357, the Accelerating Access to Capital Act,… Read More
4 September, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Monday’s trade ideas thread – 5 September 2016
Monday’s trade ideas thread – 5 September 2016
It’s the Labor Day holiday in the US on Monday, with many markets closed; we may well have a quietish sort of session here and Europe/UK.
But, if you have any charts, technical analysis, trade ideas, thoughts, views, or whatever you’d like to share and discuss with fellow ForexLive traders, please do so: