4 September, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on UK data – August BRC like-for-like sales: +1.3% y/y (prior 0.9%)
UK data – August BRC like-for-like sales: +1.3% y/y (prior 0.9%)
British Retail Consortium data (“like-for-like” sales basis strips out changes in store size)
more detail (via Reuters):
– Like for like sales growth at its fastest pace so far in 2017 (excluding the April Easter holiday)
4 September, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Australia data – CBA / Markit services PMI 54.2 (prior 57.0) & composite 54.1 (prior 56.7)
Australia data – CBA / Markit services PMI 54.2 (prior 57.0) & composite 54.1 (prior 56.7)
Australian data – Commonwealth Bank / Markit Services and Composite PMIs for August
Big falls on the month for both of these.
Key points from the report:
4 September, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on This Silent Public-Health Crisis Costs The US $150 Billion A Year
This Silent Public-Health Crisis Costs The US $150 Billion A Year
The opioid epidemic isn’t the only public-health crisis costing the economy hundreds of billions of dollars. According to the Trust for America’s Health’s annual “State of Obesity” report, nearly 40% of American adults are obese or overweight. And collectively, they will add some $150 billion to the cost of health care, and billions more in lost productivity.
4 September, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on New Zealand Construction Work, Q2: -0.5% q/q (vs. expected +1.6%)
New Zealand Construction Work, Q2: -0.5% q/q (vs. expected +1.6%)
NZ data for April to June quarter building work.
A big miss on expectations, down 0.5% q/q
– expected at +1.6%
– prior -3.3%, revised from -3.5%
More from StatsNZ on Value of Building Work Put in Place: June 2017 quarter
4 September, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Need 900% in 3 years- what would you do?
Need 900% in 3 years- what would you do?
Long story short between some spending and mostly terrible losses, I am down close to 90% from my peak account value several years ago. To be honest I’m lucky to even be in the game at all, as with some of the crazy stuff I have done I could have lost over 100% as several friends/acquaintances did (a couple had to file bankruptcy).
So let’s assume you’re willing to lose everything you have, and needing to make 900% in 36 months. That comes to an average of 6.6% per month for 36 months.
I…
4 September, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Florida Declares State Of Emergency As Category 4 Hurricane Irma Barrels Straight For Miami
Florida Declares State Of Emergency As Category 4 Hurricane Irma Barrels Straight For Miami
With Florida already bracing for a hit from Hurricane Irma, which according to some models may attain “monster” Category 5 winds as it nears land prompting locals to store up on everything from water to food to gas and various other housing supplies, late on Monday afternoon Florida Gov. Rick Scott declared a state of emergency ahead of potential landfall, just hours after the governor of Puerto Rico did the same.
4 September, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Huge turnaround in the "Kiwi Dollar Barometer", now expected >0.75 (from 0.65)
Huge turnaround in the "Kiwi Dollar Barometer", now expected >0.75 (from 0.65)
This is ASB’s Kiwi Dollar Barometer, which surveys NZ businesses with annual foreign exchange turnover of at least NZ$1 million.
– tracks exporters’, importers’ and importer/exporters’ exposures to foreign exchange risk
ASB’s ‘key takeouts’ from the results (in brief):