6 September, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on "After a summer lull, China’s economy is likely to have picked up"
"After a summer lull, China’s economy is likely to have picked up"
So says economists in this Wall Street Journal piece
Link is here, does not appear gated
– After a summer lull, China’s economy is likely to have picked up, if only slightly, in August, according to economists (WSJ survey of 15 economists )
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6 September, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on More from Fed’s Williams: Low yields not just due to Fed policy
More from Fed’s Williams: Low yields not just due to Fed policy
San Francisco Fed President John Williams spoke earlier on the economy and his outlook
Now in the Q&A
– Says low level of long-term yields is not just because of fed policy
6 September, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Will iPhone 7 Help Apple, Inc.’s Gross Profit Margin?
Will iPhone 7 Help Apple, Inc.’s Gross Profit Margin?
If speculation about Apple‘s (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone 7 is at least somewhat accurate, it will keep the same overall form factor as the last two flagship iPhones, the iPhone 6s and 6. While another year of the same form factor for the iPhone 6 may be disappointing to some investors, there may be an overlooked benefit to maintaining this design one more year: It could keep iPhone costs lower, helping Apple’s gross profit margin.
6 September, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Hillary Clinton And The ‘C’ Word
Hillary Clinton And The ‘C’ Word
6 September, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Australian Q2 GDP responses: 1 "Misses expectations" 2 "Fastest growth in 4 yrs"
Australian Q2 GDP responses: 1 "Misses expectations" 2 "Fastest growth in 4 yrs"
Just getting in some initial responses to the Australian GDP
The data is here:
+0.5% q/q
– expected +0.6%,
– Revision to the prior, +1.0% (from +1.1%)
and 3.3% y/y
6 September, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Vancouver Housing Bubble Burst Sends Local Consumer Sentiment Crashing Most In Three Years
Vancouver Housing Bubble Burst Sends Local Consumer Sentiment Crashing Most In Three Years
As was largely expected, the first official data since the bursting of the Vancouver housing bubble following the 15% luxury real estate tax, was ugly: on one hand, the number of Vancouver home sales fell 26% from a year earlier, and tumbled by 23% comparted to July, to
2,489 transactions. Detached properties were hit hardest as sales
6 September, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on This commodity will be hit by the US-China climate deal
This commodity will be hit by the US-China climate deal
Trade in thermal coal is likely to fall 40 percent in the next two decades after the U.S. and China signed a climate deal, WoodMac said.