3 September, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Mark Zuckerberg, Warren Buffett, Mary Barra among more than 300 business titans who implored Trump to preserve DACA, the Obama-era policy protecting immigrants
Mark Zuckerberg, Warren Buffett, Mary Barra among more than 300 business titans who implored Trump to preserve DACA, the Obama-era policy protecting immigrants
3 September, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Australia data – Q2 Inventories: -0.4% q/q (expected 0.3%)
Australia data – Q2 Inventories: -0.4% q/q (expected 0.3%)
The inventory number is a direct input to the GDP figure (due September 6; I posted an early last week)
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Inventories -0.4% q/q for a huge miss and not a good sign for Q2 GDP (it’ll be lower than it would have been had inventories met expectations)
3 September, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Australia – ANZ Job advertisements for August: 2.0% m/m (prior +1.5%)
Australia – ANZ Job advertisements for August: 2.0% m/m (prior +1.5%)
A good result for job ads, up 2% m/m (prior 1.5%) and 13.6% y/y (prior 12.8%)
– 6th consecutive rise
ANZ assessing the rise again
– “a period of strength, consistent with robust business conditions”
3 September, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on PBOC sets USD/CNY central rate at 6.5668 (vs. Friday at 6.5909)
PBOC sets USD/CNY central rate at 6.5668 (vs. Friday at 6.5909)
On Friday China Foreign Exchange Trade System (CFETS, the interbank trading and foreign exchange division of the People’s Bank of China) set the RMD index at 94.42.
3 September, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Mattis warns of ‘massive military response,’ but is vague on when it would happen
Mattis warns of ‘massive military response,’ but is vague on when it would happen
Jim Mattis warned of “a response both effective and overwhelming” if North Korea threatened the U.S. or allies.
3 September, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Australia data – Melbourne Institute Inflation Gauge (August): 0.1% m/m (prior 0.1%)
Australia data – Melbourne Institute Inflation Gauge (August): 0.1% m/m (prior 0.1%)
We get official CPI data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics only once a quarter. This is a private survey monthly data point.
For the y/y, comes in at 2.6% for August
3 September, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on VIX Set For Lowest Annual Average Ever, But…
VIX Set For Lowest Annual Average Ever, But…
While intra-month the CBOE Volatility Index reached its highest since November, before plunging back to earth into the end of the month, VIX is still on track to post its lowest annual average on record.
