The Traderszone Network

Japanese equities paring a few losses in the afternoon session 7 Sept
– -69.54
– open 16937.38
– high 17024.26
– low 16903.20
– USDJPY 101.38 not so impressed by the after-lunch highs
Expect continued demand into 101.20 with more at 101.00. Offers/res around 101.50 then 101.80

Users of one particular porn site may have unwittingly exposed more than they intended, after an alleged breach, NBC News reports.

Starbucks Corp, the world’s largest coffee chain, said it would serve its first stevia-based, zero-calorie sweetener at select cafes.

Germany July industrial production report 7 Sept
– +1.1% prev from +0.8%
– yy WDA -1.2% vs +0.2% exp vs +0.9% prev from +0.5%
Weaker data ( steepest drop in almost 2 years) despite the better revisions but euro unfazed at the moment.

While subtle, the general public loss of faith in central banking has been obvious to anyone who has simply kept their eyes open: it started in Japan where in February hardware stores were reported that consumers were hoarding cash, as confirmed by the spike in demand for safes, “a place where the interest rate on cash is always zero, no matter what the central bank does.” Then, as we read more

Here’s the notable expiries that the DTCC have listed for today 7 Sept 2016
– EURUSD: 1.1100 (EUR 675m) 1.1125-30 (317m) 1.1265 (293m) 1.1400-05 (1.01bln) 1.1410 (1.17bln) 1.1415-25 (914m)
Remember that these are “vanilla” options so still in play right up to expiry at 14.00 GMT on the day even if breached in the meantime, unlike barrier options.

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.9 shook buildings in Tokyo on Wednesday, but there were no reports of damage or injuries.