George Soros Just Made A Huge Bet That US Stocks Might Fall

It seems legendary hedge fund billionaire George Soros might be souring in his view on the market outlook for US stocks, based on his most recent 13-F filing in the US which showed a 605% increase in his short S&P 500 position (through put options on 11.29 million shares of SPDR S&P 500 ETF) to $2.2…

See original here:
George Soros Just Made A Huge Bet That US Stocks Might Fall

Better news expected in revised Statistics Canada Unemployment report

Economists are predicting better news in Friday’s revised jobs report based on the view that everything from housing starts to retail sales suggest the Canadian economy is not as bleak as first suggested in last week’s erroneous Labour Force Survey. The agency took the highly unusual move this we…

See original here:
Better news expected in revised Statistics Canada Unemployment report

Better news expected in revised Statistics Canada Unemployment report

Economists are predicting better news in Friday’s revised jobs report based on the view that everything from housing starts to retail sales suggest the Canadian economy is not as bleak as first suggested in last week’s erroneous Labour Force Survey. The agency took the highly unusual move this we…

See original here: 
Better news expected in revised Statistics Canada Unemployment report

Asian Eyes on Jackson Hole

Central bankers meeting in Jackson Hole, Wyo., next week are set to discuss labor market dynamics, and that’s a topic Asian policy makers are closely monitoring. How the U.S. Federal Reserve interprets U.S. labor data is crucial for when it will decide to start guiding short-term interest rates h…

See original here: 
Asian Eyes on Jackson Hole

Asian Eyes on Jackson Hole

Central bankers meeting in Jackson Hole, Wyo., next week are set to discuss labor market dynamics, and that’s a topic Asian policy makers are closely monitoring. How the U.S. Federal Reserve interprets U.S. labor data is crucial for when it will decide to start guiding short-term interest rates h…

Original post: 
Asian Eyes on Jackson Hole

Russian aid convoy checked; military vehicles mass near Ukraine

Dozens of heavy Russian military vehicles massed on Friday near the border with Ukraine, while Ukrainian border guards crossed the frontier to inspect a huge Russian aid convoy. Kiev has said the humanitarian aid might be used as cover for a Russian military intervention, and has insisted that it…

See more here: 
Russian aid convoy checked; military vehicles mass near Ukraine

Russian aid convoy checked; military vehicles mass near Ukraine

Dozens of heavy Russian military vehicles massed on Friday near the border with Ukraine, while Ukrainian border guards crossed the frontier to inspect a huge Russian aid convoy. Kiev has said the humanitarian aid might be used as cover for a Russian military intervention, and has insisted that it…

Go here to read the rest: 
Russian aid convoy checked; military vehicles mass near Ukraine

UK economy grows at fastest annual pace in over six years in second quarter

Britain’s economy kept up its strong growth in the second quarter of 2014 and its yearly pace of expansion was revised up to 3.2 percent, its best performance in more than six years, official data showed on Friday. Gross domestic product expanded by 0.8 percent in the April-June period, as repo…

Originally posted here:
UK economy grows at fastest annual pace in over six years in second quarter

UK economy grows at fastest annual pace in over six years in second quarter

Britain’s economy kept up its strong growth in the second quarter of 2014 and its yearly pace of expansion was revised up to 3.2 percent, its best performance in more than six years, official data showed on Friday. Gross domestic product expanded by 0.8 percent in the April-June period, as repo…

View original here: 
UK economy grows at fastest annual pace in over six years in second quarter

UK economy grows at fastest annual pace in over six years in second quarter

Britain’s economy kept up its strong growth in the second quarter of 2014 and its yearly pace of expansion was revised up to 3.2 percent, its best performance in more than six years, official data showed on Friday. Gross domestic product expanded by 0.8 percent in the April-June period, as repo…

Read the original here: 
UK economy grows at fastest annual pace in over six years in second quarter

UK economy grows at fastest annual pace in over six years in second quarter

Britain’s economy kept up its strong growth in the second quarter of 2014 and its yearly pace of expansion was revised up to 3.2 percent, its best performance in more than six years, official data showed on Friday. Gross domestic product expanded by 0.8 percent in the April-June period, as repo…

Read the original here: 
UK economy grows at fastest annual pace in over six years in second quarter

Reversal signals suggest Kiwi dollar is set for a rebound

Geopolitical tensions took a positive turn yesterday as dovish words from Russian President Putin over the conflict in eastern Ukraine and a the process for a change of prime minister in Iraq allowed the markets to breathe easier. Despite sluggish GDP figures from the Eurozone and a surprise jump in…

Originally posted here:
Reversal signals suggest Kiwi dollar is set for a rebound