26 October, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on China – Industrial profits (September): +7.7% y/y (vs. prior +19.5%)
China – Industrial profits (September): +7.7% y/y (vs. prior +19.5%)
+8.4% for January to September (i.e YTD)
At +7.7% y/y for September it’s a big fall from the result in August
more to come
26 October, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on America After Election 2016: The Gullible & The Shattered
America After Election 2016: The Gullible & The Shattered
26 October, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Ex-Cheniere boss Charif Souki says even lower natural gas prices are ‘the solution’
Ex-Cheniere boss Charif Souki says even lower natural gas prices are ‘the solution’
The LNG veteran says the answer to the glut of natural gas is even lower prices, which he says his new venture Tellurian will supply.
26 October, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on PBOC sets USD/CNY mid-point today at 6.7736 (vs. yesterday at 6.7705)
PBOC sets USD/CNY mid-point today at 6.7736 (vs. yesterday at 6.7705)
And in open market operations (OMOs) today
A small weakening of the CNY against the USD today. And the hefty liquidity injection via open market operation continue
26 October, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on BOJ dep. gov. Iwata: Large scale bond buying still necessary
BOJ dep. gov. Iwata: Large scale bond buying still necessary
Iwata in the Japanese parliament along with Governor Kuroda today
– Large scale bond buying still necessary
– will use all tools to reach price target
– Doesn’t see any limit to expanding monetary base
Headlines via Bloomberg
26 October, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Uber’s self-driving truck makes successful beer delivery
Uber’s self-driving truck makes successful beer delivery
Uber’s self-driving truck makes successful beer delivery
A driverless Uber truck loaded with 50,000 cans of Budweiser beer made a 120-mile journey across Colorado last week in the first commercial shipment by a self-driving truck.
Otto is Uber’s self-driving truck subsidiary. Its vehicles can drive autonomously on the highway, leaving the driver free to do other tasks, or relax.
26 October, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on ‘There is just no good answer’: Emails show Clinton advisers responding to questions about her private server
‘There is just no good answer’: Emails show Clinton advisers responding to questions about her private server
‘There is just no good answer’: Emails show Clinton advisers responding to questions about her private server
Hacked emails from Hillary Clinton‘s campaign chairman show a communications staffer struggling to handle questions about Clinton’s use of a private email server.