13 March, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Complacency
Complacency
I recently listened to David Beckworth’s interview with Tim Duy. Tim is one of most talented Fed watchers, and had a number of astute observations about the way the Fed communicates. At one point David was asking why the Fed seemed to be behind the curve in 2008. Duy said something to the effect that the Fed hadn’t expected to encounter a situation like that, and wasn’t quite ready to deal with the need for policy alternatives at the zero bound. (Not his exact words.)
13 March, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on It’s nothing personal
It’s nothing personal
I love Sean Spicer:
White House spokesman Sean Spicer tried to clarify Trump’s comments Monday, saying the president wasn’t using the word wiretapping literally, noting that Trump had put the term in quotation marks.
13 March, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Millennial parents are different, and Google proves it
Millennial parents are different, and Google proves it
Google’s research shows millennial parents, which make up 40 percent of the generation, are different.
13 March, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on A CIA Cyber False Flag
A CIA Cyber False Flag
13 March, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on China Suffers Worst Start To A Year For Retail Sales Growth Since 2002
China Suffers Worst Start To A Year For Retail Sales Growth Since 2002
With its credit impulse wearing off (and inflation spikes stalling any hopes of renewed stimulus anytime soon), it appears China’s always-happy consumer is not so happy as 2017 begins.
Against expectations of a 10.6% year-over-year gain in year-to-date cumulative retail sales, February saw just a 9.5% rise – the weakest February since 2002.
13 March, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on MarketWatch First Take: Intel’s frothy Mobileye deal likely to boost values in self-driving tech
MarketWatch First Take: Intel’s frothy Mobileye deal likely to boost values in self-driving tech
Chip giant Intel Corp.’s hefty price for automotive vision tech company Mobileye could lead to some higher valuations of the growing batch of startups and private companies in the still-nascent self-driving car space.
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13 March, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Ukrainian Firm Made $21 Million Layering, Then Got Busted
Ukrainian Firm Made $21 Million Layering, Then Got Busted
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced fraud charges against a Ukraine-based trading firm accused of manipulating the U.S. markets hundreds of thousands of times and the New York-based brokerage firm and CEO who allegedly helped make it possible.
The SEC’s complaint alleges that Avalon FA Ltd touted itself to traders as a destination to engage in layering, a scheme in which orders are placed but later canceled after tricking others into buying or selling stocks at artificial…