29 May, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Paris Mayor Condemns Black Feminist Festival Which Bans White People
Paris Mayor Condemns Black Feminist Festival Which Bans White People
Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo on Sunday condemned a vivid example of reverse racism, when she called for a black feminist festival in the French capital to be banned, saying it was “prohibited to white people.” The first edition of the Nyansapo Festival, due to run from July 28 to 30 at a cultural center in Paris, bills itself as “an event rooted in blackfeminism, activism, and on (a) European scale.”
29 May, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on German press reports Greece may opt out of next bailout payment
German press reports Greece may opt out of next bailout payment
Bild with the report, not citing sources
– It says that the Greek government is preparing to possibly go without next bailout payment (amount of EUR 7bn)
– If creditors cannot agree on debt relief
29 May, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Australian fund manager returns money to clients, sees upcoming ‘calamity’
Australian fund manager returns money to clients, sees upcoming ‘calamity’
Australian asset manager Altair Asset Management has liquidated its Australian shares funds, & returned money to its clients citing an impending property market “calamity” and the “overvalued and dangerous time in this cycle”.
29 May, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on UK election poll – Conservatives 43%, Labour 37% (Survation poll)
UK election poll – Conservatives 43%, Labour 37% (Survation poll)
The latest UK election poll hitting the media – The Times reporting on the Survation poll.
– Conservative: 43% (unchanged)
– Labour: 37% (+3 from prior poll)
29 May, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Japan data today – preview of the jobs data
Japan data today – preview of the jobs data
Due at 2330GMT from Japan:
– Overall Household Spending y/y for April, expected is -0.9%, prior was -1.3%. Consumer activity has been weak and the trend continues.
29 May, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Millions Of Americans Just Got An Artificial Boost To Their Credit Score
Millions Of Americans Just Got An Artificial Boost To Their Credit Score
Back in August 2014, we first reported that in what appeared a suspicious attempt to boost the pool of eligible, credit-worthy mortgage and auto recipients, Fair Isaac, the company behind the crucial FICO score that determines every consumer’s credit rating, “will stop including in its FICO credit-score calculations any record of a consumer failing to pay a bill if the bill has been paid or settled with a collection agency. The San Jose, C
29 May, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Trading Forex in the US after new Dodd-frank rule
Trading Forex in the US after new Dodd-frank rule
As most US forex traders already know, in 2016 a new SEC / dodd-frank rule prohibited US brokers regulated by the SEC to do forex with non-eligible contract persons (ECP); that is, no US forex clients with assets under USD 10 million. Interactive Brokers is SEC regulated and was thus affected by this. This did not affect FX brokers that do not deal in securities and are regulated by the CFTC alone. And it did not affect non-US forex traders.
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