19 March, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on How the US can resolve its North Korea headache
How the US can resolve its North Korea headache
President Trump needs “creative diplomacy” to gain Beijing’s help on North Korea, warned former U.S. ambassador to China Max Baucus.
19 March, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Chinese Home Prices "Unexpectedly" Rebound; Government Loses Interest In "Curbs"
Chinese Home Prices "Unexpectedly" Rebound; Government Loses Interest In "Curbs"
On Friday, we summarized research reports from Deutsche Bank and Bank of America, which came to the same conclusion: the fate of the global economic rebound may be in the hands of the Chinese housing bubble, which through price appreciation has unleashed wealth effect equivalent to twice the annual disposable income of China.
19 March, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on China – Fresh moves to curb shadow banking
China – Fresh moves to curb shadow banking
A Securities Times report (via Reuters) today:
– China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) has introduced new restrictions for financial institutions seeking to outsource fund management to external fund managers
More on the new rules are
19 March, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on PBOC all but admits its under the spell of the "Yellen effect"
PBOC all but admits its under the spell of the "Yellen effect"
It appears the Fed is a huge influence over China monetary policy right now – the PBOC tightened policy mere hours after the FOMC hiked rates
Observers see twin objectives to the PBOC tightening:
19 March, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on J&J CEO: US needs to focus on the long-term sustainability of health care
J&J CEO: US needs to focus on the long-term sustainability of health care
Johnson & Johnson CEO Alex Gorsky spoke with CNBC about health care from the China Development Forum in Beijing.
19 March, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Baylor overcomes late deficit to top USC
Baylor overcomes late deficit to top USC
19 March, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on USD weakness (small) persists in Asia
USD weakness (small) persists in Asia
Ranges have been small so far for the Asian opening to the forex week.
Net, though, it’s a story of USD weakness, with currencies up pretty much across the board.