Sydney, 9 00 a. M. In hong kong. We have the polls and alabama, covering ahead of the special montgomery ahead of the special election. We will talk about the chinese appetite for u. S. Debt. This chart plays into how things have changed in terms of this debt binge on u. S. Treasuries china has had over the past decade, doubling its hold over u. S. Treasuries. That is starting to resolve because of a steady currency. You can see this conference relationship between where the dollaryen Exchange Rate is, and the levels of chinese treasury holdings. We have seen this fading of appetite for holdings at an inopportune time, when you have a plan republicans want to push through already adding to a ballooning deficit for the u. S. We have a situation where china owns more than 2. 2 trillion in any u. S. Government debt, and any selling of that could have ramifications. Wells fargo Holding Stable along that 6. 2 level. Very interesting implications for u. S. Treasuries, especially as we get th
Japan, saying the balance of power has swung too far to the employer side. Let us know what you think of our top stories by following me on twitter. Dont forget to include trendingbusiness. Trade aftering being closed for two days. Singapore and malaysia coming online. If these postopec gains are being held across the region. Juliette we are hoping for that. Malaysia is southeast asias only net oil exporter. Singapore joining in that buying party, up. 4 . Taiwan, a gain of. 7 , taking that rallied from the u. S. And running with it. The kospi is higher by. 1 . A slight dip in south korean consumer confidence, not impacting markets. The nikkei recouping what it lost yesterday, up by 1. 3 . Session, moreays than half were trading without their dividend. The Australian Market is saying great gains, energy up over 10 . Santos also leading gains. In new zealand, upside to. 5 . This is moving into the Energy Sector of the Australian Energy market. It is the top performer, up by 4 . We are se
Indian country but also an issue for all of rural america. Its why i included in my opening remarks the fact that we in 2014 established nearly 10 million of contribution toward expanded Broadband Access. We have completed the rule making process to institute and implement the new farm bill provisions you referred to. Thats now putting us in a position to begin making decisions about where resources go. We announced today the project in mexico which is the first project under the substantially Underserved Trust Area provisions of a previous farm bill. Thats 5. 5 million that will be committed to expanded Broadband Access in new mexico. We are very much committed to this. I would say that there are two specific ways that you can address the issue. One is through our normal program, Distance Learning telemedicine program. Now with the new farm bill rules well certainly be prioritizing areas that are most in need. Working with the fcc to make sure that they put pressure on Telecommunicati
Partners Capital Investment Group LLP raised its position in shares of SPDR Bloomberg 3-12 Month T-Bill ETF (NYSEARCA:BILS – Free Report) by 29.4% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 628,400 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 142,657 […]
Bank of Nova Scotia increased its position in Ecolab Inc. (NYSE:ECL – Free Report) by 548.4% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 191,461 shares of the basic materials company’s stock after acquiring an additional 161,932 shares during […]