30 July, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Introducing Nick Bovell
Introducing Nick Bovell
Nick is our newest contributor
For the next few days Nick Bovell will be contributing on ForexLive in Asia-Pacific and European hours.
I’ve known Nick for a few years and he might be the most-passionate person in foreign exchange. He absolutely loves it, which I supposed means at times that he also hates it.
30 July, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on MSCI says Chinese companies can be dropped from EM index
MSCI says Chinese companies can be dropped from EM index
MSCI is warning companies in China that suspend trading in their shares for too long risk being dropped
Reuters reporting on comments from MSCI’s head of research for Asia Pacific, Chin Ping Chia:
30 July, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on The Amazon Effect: Retail Bankruptcies Surge 110% In First Half Of The Year
The Amazon Effect: Retail Bankruptcies Surge 110% In First Half Of The Year
As Amazon flirts with a $500 billion market cap, letting Jeff Bezos try on the title of world’s richest man on for size if only for a few hours, for Amazon’s competitors it’s “everything must go” day everyday, as the bad news in the retail sector continue to pile up with the latest Fitch report that the default rate for distressed retailers spiked again in July.
30 July, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on ANZ: USD sentiment too bearish; Risk reward doesn’t favour selling USD at these levels
ANZ: USD sentiment too bearish; Risk reward doesn’t favour selling USD at these levels
ANZ is out with their monthly forex outlook; their strategy overview is not to sell the US dollar right now
OVERVIEW AND STRATEGY:
THEMES:
30 July, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on China isn’t discouraging overseas investment, only regulating it, Beijing-backed think tanker says
China isn’t discouraging overseas investment, only regulating it, Beijing-backed think tanker says
Some Chinese firms may be under scrutiny for acquisitions, but China isn’t cracking down on foreign investments, the director general of the ICC-NDRC said
30 July, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Australia – Private Sector Credit for June: +0.6% m/m (expected +0.4%)
Australia – Private Sector Credit for June: +0.6% m/m (expected +0.4%)
Private Sector Credit for June: +0.6% m/m for a beat
– Expected +0.4% m/m, prior +0.4%
+5.4 % y/y for a beat
– & +5.2% y/y, prior +5%
Housing credit +0.5% m/m, down a touch on the prior perhaps reflecting tightening macro-pru policies. Up 6.6% y/y
30 July, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on 4 Financial Components To Improved Russian Relations
4 Financial Components To Improved Russian Relations
Authored by James Rickards via The Daily Reckoning,
With the U.S. preparing to confront China and go to war with North Korea, Russia is an indispensable ally for the U.S.
