7 April, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Here’s How The U.S. Dollar Could Perform Vs. Several Other Currencies
Here’s How The U.S. Dollar Could Perform Vs. Several Other Currencies
From Invesco: Stronger global growth environments, like the current one, are typically mixed for the US dollar.
7 April, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Adidas Uses 3D Technology to Make Running Shoes
Adidas Uses 3D Technology to Make Running Shoes
Adidas has turned to 3D technology to make part of a new line of running shoes. The company eventually will make 100,000 pairs, as it works to find means to stay ahead of rivals such as Nike.
7 April, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on ASX Futures Volume Storms Higher in March Despite Lower Volatility
ASX Futures Volume Storms Higher in March Despite Lower Volatility
The ASX has a strong month of capital raising and futures volumes, its best performance in 2017.
7 April, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Should Investors Be Worried About The Nasdaq’s Big Reversal?
Should Investors Be Worried About The Nasdaq’s Big Reversal?
From Dana Lyons: Wednesday’s reversal lower from 52-week highs in the Nasdaq looks ugly on the chart, but how ominous is it really?
One reason that chartists find their craft so appealing is the optics. They can tell a great deal about a market or security merely by looking at the chart. At times, however, they can get into trouble by making assumptions about the optics that are not borne out by reality. In other words, looks can be deceiving.
7 April, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Jobless claims and ADP data positive ahead of jobs report
Jobless claims and ADP data positive ahead of jobs report
Later this morning, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics will release the March 2017 jobs report. The consensus is for a net addition of 178,000 jobs, down from February’s 235,000. The unemployment rate is expected to remain unchanged at 4.7%. Other data show the risk is to the upside here.
First, jobless claims came in at 234,000, taking the 4-week average back down to 250,000, which compares favourably to the 270,250 average a year ago. I think claims at this level are consistent with around 200,000 jobs being added each month to US payrolls.
7 April, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Eurogroup’s Dijsselbloem says there is agreement on overarching elements of reforms in Greece
Eurogroup’s Dijsselbloem says there is agreement on overarching elements of reforms in Greece
Eurogroup head Dijsselbloem with further news from Malta meeting 7 April
– big blocks of an agreement with Greece have now been sorted out
– we have made significant progress
Dizzy Dijsselbloem had earlier
7 April, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Putin Responds: Syria Strikes "Cripple US-Russia Relations"; Deploys Cruise Missile Frigate To Syria
Putin Responds: Syria Strikes "Cripple US-Russia Relations"; Deploys Cruise Missile Frigate To Syria
Responding to Trump’s unexpected military attack on Syria in which 59 cruise missiles were launched (of which only 23 allegedly hit their target), Russian President Vladimir Putin “regards the strikes as aggression against a sovereign nation,” his spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, noting that the president believes the strikes were carried out “in violation of international law, and also under an invented pretext.”