17 October, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on ANZ on the Australian dollar – commodity gains are priced in
ANZ on the Australian dollar – commodity gains are priced in
Here’s a quickie from the ANZ on the Australian dollar and commodity prices
– The bank says further upside in the AUD is unlikely
– Commodity price gains are ‘priced in’
17 October, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on RBNZ inflation gauge for Q3 +1.5%
RBNZ inflation gauge for Q3 +1.5%
The RBNZ ‘Sectoral Factor Model Inflation Gauge’ is one of the bank’s preferred measures of core inflation
– Its at 1.5% for Q3
– Q2 was also 1.5% (revised down from 1.6%)
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17 October, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Ford To Idle Four Factories Due To Slowing Car Demand, Rising Inventories
Ford To Idle Four Factories Due To Slowing Car Demand, Rising Inventories
Over the weekend we recapped some of the less than impressive moments in the recent US car industry history, which suddenly appears to be bombarded with a
barrage of bad news: starting with Ford’s disastrous August sales when
17 October, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on China Sep. non-fin outbound investment +56.9% y/y
China Sep. non-fin outbound investment +56.9% y/y
China’s Commerce ministry on non-financial outbound investment
– +56.9% y/y in September, to USD16.2bn
– January to September non-financial outbound investment +53.7% y/y (to $134.2bn)
17 October, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on New issues are not necessarily issues of the future
New issues are not necessarily issues of the future
Trump has raised a lot of new issues in this campaign, including political correctness, trade, and most importantly, immigration. So will these issues become increasingly important in the future, even if Trump loses? Don’t count on it.
1. Trump is doing absolutely horribly among the younger voters, including generation X and Y. Every day, lots of older Trump voters die off, and lots of teenagers who went to diverse high schools and are comfortable with people from many different cultures turn 18, eligible to vote.
17 October, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Could a President Clinton be tough on Wall St? Her staff’s emails hint yes
Could a President Clinton be tough on Wall St? Her staff’s emails hint yes
The emails sent by her staff hint that she may be inclined to impose heavier regulations on the financial industry, the NYT reports.
17 October, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Shanghai Securities News reports 2 more Chinese banks to securitize NPLs
Shanghai Securities News reports 2 more Chinese banks to securitize NPLs
Two more Chinese banks have submitted applications to become part of a pilot scheme to securitise non-performing loans
– China Development Bank & Minsheng Bank
Shanghai Securities News says securities worth 8.1 billion yuan have already been issued, covering bad debts worth a total of 27.6 billion yuan.