4 October, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Asia Markets: Nikkei swings to slight gains as other Asian markets rise
Asia Markets: Nikkei swings to slight gains as other Asian markets rise
Japanese equities struggled for direction early Thursday despite a weaker yen, even as other markets in the region were broadly higher.
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4 October, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on SEC Chairman Jay Clayton Tells House Committee that Fewer Public Companies is a Troubling Trend, Shares Insights on ICOs
SEC Chairman Jay Clayton Tells House Committee that Fewer Public Companies is a Troubling Trend, Shares Insights on ICOs
Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Jay Clayton spent much of today visiting with the House Financial Services Committee. This was his first hearing before the Committee since he took the helm of the regulatory agency. Much of Clayton’s prepared remarks echoed his visit to the… Read More
4 October, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on ForexLive Asia FX news wrap: AUD drops on huge retail sales data miss
ForexLive Asia FX news wrap: AUD drops on huge retail sales data miss
Forex news for Asia trading Thursday 5 October 2017
The sharpest mover for the day was the Australian dollar, marked down in the wake of a dreadful miss on retail sales data:
4 October, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on The Wall Street Journal: Las Vegas killer planned to escape, police say
The Wall Street Journal: Las Vegas killer planned to escape, police say
Authorities investigating Sunday night’s massacre in Las Vegas now believe the gunman fired from his hotel-suite perch for 10 minutes before he stopped, worried about trying to escape as security and police neared his suite.
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4 October, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Goldman Sachs on the Japanese election: "The outcome is hard to predict"
Goldman Sachs on the Japanese election: "The outcome is hard to predict"
Here is GS with a preview of the election in Japan due October 22
To start with I’m going to pull out a bit from near the end of their remarks, ’cause I think its the most important part …
4 October, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Tensorflow / Machine Learning and Trading
Tensorflow / Machine Learning and Trading
Has anyone played with Tensorflow to train it to just make positive returns from the market? I’m sure someone has done something with this — but I think the one real way to make this effective would be to actually have a general AI that is capable of scanning news stories and then hacking into the phone system to listen to calls from the CEO, etc.
Just kidding about the last part — but has anyone played around with machine learning and hooked it into an API?
4 October, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Caroline Miller: Bond Yields Set to Rise, Inflation Measures to Pick Up
Caroline Miller: Bond Yields Set to Rise, Inflation Measures to Pick Up
By FS Staff – Given the apparent acceleration in the US economy, many are wondering, where are bond yields headed, and what will that mean for the economy and markets? This time on FS Insider, we spoke with Caroline…