13 February, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Someone Will Make A $100 Million Profit If Le Pen Wins
Someone Will Make A $100 Million Profit If Le Pen Wins
A payout of more than 100 million euros ($106 million) may be beckoning for options investors if the German 10-year yield drops to zero in the aftermath of France’s elections.
German 10-year bunds currently yield about 0.30 percent, so a decline to zero would represent a significant increase in demand for haven assets. That would mirror moves seen after the U.K.’s Brexit vote.
13 February, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on The Wall Street Journal: IBM CEO Ginni Rometty defends role on Trump advisory panel
The Wall Street Journal: IBM CEO Ginni Rometty defends role on Trump advisory panel
International Business Machines Corp.
13 February, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Comments from Japan’s Abe and Aso (insert blah blah blah here)
Comments from Japan’s Abe and Aso (insert blah blah blah here)
Not much in these comments IMO, but here they are.
Japan PM Abe along with finance minister Aso:
– Abe: Agreed with US President Trump to hold bilateral summit whenever both attend G7 meetings
Headlines via Reuters
13 February, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on The Wall Street Journal: Senate confirms Steven Mnuchin as Treasury secretary
The Wall Street Journal: Senate confirms Steven Mnuchin as Treasury secretary
The Senate confirmed financier Steven Mnuchin as the next Treasury secretary Monday evening, placing him in a leading position to advance President Donald Trump’s plans to revamp financial regulation and the U.S.
13 February, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on This is what markets want to hear as Congress grills Yellen
This is what markets want to hear as Congress grills Yellen
Traders wonder whether Janet Yellen will hint at a March rate hike, but there’s something else they should consider.
13 February, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Weekly S&P 500 #ChartStorm
Weekly S&P 500 #ChartStorm
Those that follow my personal account on Twitter will be familiar with my weekly S&P 500 #ChartStorm in which I pick out 10 charts on the S&P 500 to tweet. Typically I’ll pick a couple of themes and hammer them home with…
13 February, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on "Downturn in China’s property cycle seen hurting steel demand"
"Downturn in China’s property cycle seen hurting steel demand"
U.S.-based hedge fund manager and former Citigroup Inc. analyst Ivan Szpakowski, chief investment officer at Academia Capital LLC,
Speaking with Bloomberg: