30 July, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Eurostoxx 50 futures up +0.1% in early European trading
Eurostoxx 50 futures up +0.1% in early European trading
Delicately poised as we wait on official openings 31 July
– DAX futures +0.1%
– CAC40 Flat
– FTSE +0.1%
30 July, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Nikkei 225 closes down -0.17% at 19925.18
Nikkei 225 closes down -0.17% at 19925.18
Softer session for Japanese equities as USDJPY remains on back foot 31 July
– high 19983.90
– low 10891.90
– Topix down -0.16% at 1618.61
– USDJPY 100.52 still in a 30-60 range as European desks get under way
In Australia the S&P/ASX200 closes up 0.42% at 5726.70
30 July, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Venezuela: More than 8 million grant government more power
Venezuela: More than 8 million grant government more power
Venezuelan electoral authorities said more than 8 million people voted Sunday to create a constitutional assembly endowing President Nicolas Maduro’s ruling socialist party with virtually unlimited powers.
30 July, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on German retail sales (June): 1.1% m/m vs 0.2% exp
German retail sales (June): 1.1% m/m vs 0.2% exp
Year-over-year for June: 1.5% vs 2.7% exp
– prior m/m: 0.5%
– prior y/y: 4.9%, revised from 4.8%
Solid beat for the monthly figure.
EURUSD testing 1.1750 to the upside, 25 pips off multi-year highs.
30 July, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Iceland Could Be About To Experience A Major Volcanic Eruption
Iceland Could Be About To Experience A Major Volcanic Eruption
Authored by Mac Slavo via SHTFplan.com,
Iceland’s largest volcano, Katla, was just moved to yellow status.
30 July, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Op-Ed: The Shanghai index is poised to head higher
Op-Ed: The Shanghai index is poised to head higher
The Shanghai index quickly recovered from large volatility moves earlier in July, Daryl Guppy writes.
30 July, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on SNB earnings in H1
SNB earnings in H1
Results of the Swiss National Bank’s CHF holdings for the first half 2017.
– H1 profit of 1.2B CHF
– H1 exchange rate profit of 100m CHF
– Q2 loss of 6.7B
– 40% holdings in EUR, 35% in USD, 8% JPY, 7% GBP
We know the SNB are short francs in effort to prevent appreciation. They’ve made a gain on