29 January, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Japan – Retail trade data for December misses estimates
Japan – Retail trade data for December misses estimates
Japan – Retail trade data for December
-1.7% m/m
– expected -0.5% m/m, prior +0.2%
+0.6% y/y
– expected +1.7% y/y, prior +1.7%
You would think that a miss on data such as this would be a yen negative (more BOJ easing for longer). Don’t forget to factor in the politics to this, though … US politics that is.
29 January, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Trump bashes McCain, Graham after they call travel ban ‘self-inflicted wound’
Trump bashes McCain, Graham after they call travel ban ‘self-inflicted wound’
President Donald Trump lashed out at Republican Sens.
29 January, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Gold higher as Asia opens the week
Gold higher as Asia opens the week
Gold longs are rolling in it, and shorts are covering – the yellow metal benefitting from the weekend’s US political turmoil
Trump slapped a ban on travellers from some countries:
29 January, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on The Wall Street Journal: White House now says green-card holders not affected by ban
The Wall Street Journal: White House now says green-card holders not affected by ban
A senior White House official said on Sunday that foreign nationals with legal permanent residence in the U.S.
29 January, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Don’t Threaten Business With A "Border Tax" — Instead, Make America A Great Place To Do Business Again
Don’t Threaten Business With A "Border Tax" — Instead, Make America A Great Place To Do Business Again
29 January, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Trump: America ‘proud nation of immigrants’, says ‘this is not about religion’
Trump: America ‘proud nation of immigrants’, says ‘this is not about religion’
The president is confronting a growing furor over a decision to restrict entry to seven countries.
29 January, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on The Wall Street Journal: Koch Group says Trump’s travel ban is ‘the wrong approach’
The Wall Street Journal: Koch Group says Trump’s travel ban is ‘the wrong approach’
A top official at the network of groups backed by billionaire industrialists Charles and David Koch on Sunday criticized President Donald Trump’s travel ban, a day after officials had declined to take a formal position.
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