29 September, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on US Outcry Over Syria… Tears Followed By NATO Bombs
US Outcry Over Syria… Tears Followed By NATO Bombs
Submitted by Finian Cunningham via Strategic-Culture.org,
The crescendo of US-led condemnations against Syria and Russia over alleged humanitarian crimes in Syria grows louder by the day. The eerie sense is that this «outcry» is being orchestrated as a prelude to a NATO-style intervention in Syria.
29 September, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on While we’re on the yuan – it joins the IMF’s SDR tomorrow!
While we’re on the yuan – it joins the IMF’s SDR tomorrow!
Yes, the RMB, CNY, yuan … or whatever you want to call it, joins the International Monetary Fund’s Special Drawing Rights on October 1.
It now sits alongside the USD, euro, pound & yen in the basket
29 September, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on PBOC sets USD/CNY central rate at 6.6778 (vs. yesterday at 6.6700)
PBOC sets USD/CNY central rate at 6.6778 (vs. yesterday at 6.6700)
USD/CNY reference rate for Friday 30 September 2016
more to come
29 September, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on 4 States Sue To Block Obama’s Internet Transition Set For Tomorrow Night
4 States Sue To Block Obama’s Internet Transition Set For Tomorrow Night
The US government, much to the chagrin of Senator Ted Cruz, is set to officially relinquish the Department of Commerce’s oversight of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) as of tomorrow night at midnight. ICANN is a California nonprofit that has supervised website domains since 1998, essentially under subcontract from the Commerce Department. Under the Obama transition plan oversight by the U.S.
29 September, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Australia – HIA New Home Sales for August: +6.1% m/m (prior -9.7%)
Australia – HIA New Home Sales for August: +6.1% m/m (prior -9.7%)
Housing Industry Association (HIA) data
Jump in new home sales driven by the +17.8% in multi-unit sales (was down 17.3% for the previous month … yes, this is a ‘lumpy’ data point). Detached house sales up 2.9% in August (down 7.4% in July)
29 September, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Yen, Swiss franc near 1-month high vs dollar as risk sentiment sours
Yen, Swiss franc near 1-month high vs dollar as risk sentiment sours
The Japanese yen looks set to log its third straight quarter of gains, while the Swiss franc held firm on poorer investor risk appetite.
29 September, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Nikkei drops 1.4%, ASX down 0.8% as bank shares sink
Nikkei drops 1.4%, ASX down 0.8% as bank shares sink
Asian markets were lower across the board early as bank stocks sold off, likely on the back of worries about Deutsche Bank’s stability.