12 September, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Australia data – Westpac Consumer Sentiment (September): 97.9 (prior 95.5)
Australia data – Westpac Consumer Sentiment (September): 97.9 (prior 95.5)
Westpac-Melbourne Institute Consumer Sentiment Index
Up 2.5% m/m to 97.9 in September
– August was -1.2% m/m to 95.5
more to come
12 September, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Currency pairs prices from IB using Python API
Currency pairs prices from IB using Python API
Hello. I am trying to write a small program to place bracket orders on IB TWS through their Python API. I am not that versed in Python (or other IB APIs); just piecing together bits of code that I am come across here and here. I am using Python 3.6 and Tkinter as the GUI. Where I am current stuck is getting the prices for currency pairs. The code below works fine for stocks:
def create_contract(self, symbol, sec_type, exch, prim_exch, curr):#*
contract = Contract()…
12 September, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Why Regal Entertainment Group Stock Fell 22% in August
Why Regal Entertainment Group Stock Fell 22% in August
Shares of Regal Entertainment Group (NYSE: RGC) fell 22.3% in August 2017, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. The plunge started when rival movie theater chain AMC (NYSE: AMC) reported terrible preliminary results.
12 September, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Reuters reports Japan’s MUFG has picked Amsterdam as its EU investment base
Reuters reports Japan’s MUFG has picked Amsterdam as its EU investment base
Reuters citing unnamed sources for the headline on choice of European union investment base for Japan’s Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ (BTMU)
Nothing further at this stage, details etc.
12 September, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on A bank with web based or convenient outgoing wire transfer requests?
A bank with web based or convenient outgoing wire transfer requests?
Hello all,
My new hedge fund was recently approved, and I’ve hired NAV consulting for the administration. In order to use NAVs dual account control service, NAV says that all transactions including small amounts, and the monthly NAV service fees, must be made as wire transfers. They didn’t explain why but I’m sure they have their reasons.
The bank I was previously using requires an in person trip to a branch, and a $25 fee, for every single wire transfer, regardless of how big or…
12 September, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on MarketWatch First Take: Equifax should pay the price for failing investors and the public
MarketWatch First Take: Equifax should pay the price for failing investors and the public
Poorly executed and reeking of impropriety, Equifax’s response to the company’s failure to perform its most basic task should do permanent damage to the company’s stock and spur federal regulation to protect consumers.
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12 September, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on NAB on what the Bank of Canada rate hikes mean for the RBA & AUD/CAD implications
NAB on what the Bank of Canada rate hikes mean for the RBA & AUD/CAD implications
Via a National Australia Bank research note, noting comparisons and differences between where Canada and Australia are at in their rate cycles
The basic gist of the piece (which is quite long and detailed, this is a summary, bolding mine) is to see if the Bank of Canada’s move has any implications for the RBA