9 April, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on USD/JPY on the move this morning
USD/JPY on the move this morning
USD/JPY is up around 111.40 as I update
We’ve had some data out:
And Fed comments:
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But none of that would seem to be a driver … whoops, here come some Kuroda comments (separate post)
9 April, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on China press: GDP growth may stabilise at a slower pace in Q2 of 2017
China press: GDP growth may stabilise at a slower pace in Q2 of 2017
Bloomberg carrying the headline from the Securities Times
The paper citing Zhu Baoliang, a researcher at the State Information Center
– World economy sluggish
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9 April, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Brexit – UK consumer spending grows at slowest rate in three years
Brexit – UK consumer spending grows at slowest rate in three years
Payment card company Visa with real-terms spending data for the three months to March
– Spending increased 0.9 percent year-on-year in the three months to March
9 April, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Call options on expiration: Pay out instead of assignment?
Call options on expiration: Pay out instead of assignment?
First of all, I have an Interactive Broker account and I use the Trader Workstation.
I started trading call options some months ago. Now I have a question about the execution of these option.
On expiration when the option is OTM it expires worthless, if it’s ITM the underlying stock will be assigned to my account automatically. But if I wanted to own the stocks, I would have bought them right away without the extra costs of the premium. So currently I sell the options before expiry.
In…
9 April, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Fed’s Bullard says a 2% growth rate in 2017 is about what to expect
Fed’s Bullard says a 2% growth rate in 2017 is about what to expect
James Bullard is President of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. He is in Australia for
a one-day Macro/Finance Workshop
Speaking in a Bloomberg TV interview:
9 April, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on A World Tour of Equity Crowdfunding Campaigns
A World Tour of Equity Crowdfunding Campaigns
Nathan Rose is the Director of Assemble Advisory, an agency which specializes in helping businesses raise equity through crowdfunding. Originally from New Zealand, Nathan constantly crisscrosses the planet and speaks to entrepreneurs from around the world who have had success with equity crowdfunding. His insights… Read More
9 April, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Edmunds Predicts an EV Crash. Should Tesla Be Scared?
Edmunds Predicts an EV Crash. Should Tesla Be Scared?
Edmunds has some potentially terrible news for the nascent market for electric vehicles. In a new report (link opens a PDF), industry analysts at the automotive researcher predict that the upcoming expiration of federal tax incentives could utterly destroy the EV market. In no uncertain terms, Edmunds predicts, “Without these credits, this market is likely to crash.” Ouch.