The Traderszone Network

Pollsters need to take into account the importance of the internet as a platform, says SurveyMonkey.

We have frequently written about the unsustainable trends in new car sales in the United States created by the combination of lower rates, loosening underwriting standards and voracious demand for new securitizations by wall street and pension funds that will do just about anything for an extra 20bps of yield. 

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Reuters with the headlines from China:
– China’s shenzhen city is to raise downpayment level for first-time buyers using housing provident fund to 30%
– To raise downpayment level for
second-home buyers using provident fund to 70 pct-
Yowza.  

Trump could return Iraq war boosters to power

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Despite his professed opposition to the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq, President-elect Donald Trump is considering several of the major advocates of that war for top national security posts in his administration, according to Republican officials.

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Moody’s says it expects limited upward rating movement for sovereigns in 2017 as global bonds sell off.

Reserve Bank of Australia Governor Philip Lowe is speaking at 7.15pm Sydney time this evening
– That is 0815GMT
– Lowe is speaking at the Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA) Annual Dinner in Melbourne (Don’t quote me on this, but you may be able to get tickets from scalpers at the door. Bring $2.50 in unmarked coins)
The topic of the speech is “Buffers and Options”. NAB suspect that given the title it implies the speech will be about the effectiveness of low interest rates and the outlook for inflation.

Soft commodities that are produced in EMs will get a boost as Trump’s election win weighs on local currencies, an analyst said.