Economy Watch

Gold turns from a risk haven to a speculative play

22 Dec 2025

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Eyes on holiday sales impetus

21 Dec 2025

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Lower US CPI gets sceptical reviews

18 Dec 2025

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The end (of 2025) is near, investors nervous

17 Dec 2025

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American weaknesses show up in latest data

16 Dec 2025

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Wall Street optimism fades

15 Dec 2025

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Breakfast briefing: Hate spreads

14 Dec 2025

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US glummer post-Fed, rest of world upbeat

11 Dec 2025

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Markets take Fed cut in its stride

10 Dec 2025

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Better news but bad decisions

09 Dec 2025

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Long bond yields keep on rising

08 Dec 2025

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What will the US Fed do this week?

07 Dec 2025

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Freight rates on the move up

04 Dec 2025

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Breakfast briefing: American SMEs hit hard

03 Dec 2025

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The OECD sees large economies slowing

02 Dec 2025

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December starts on a negative note

01 Dec 2025

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The run into Christmas underway

30 Nov 2025

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The final 2025 retail push underway

27 Nov 2025

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Local rates and currencies get a reset

26 Nov 2025

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American consumer confidence fades and retail sales growth cools

25 Nov 2025

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Markets ignore holiday shopping questions

24 Nov 2025

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Q3 turning out globally positive

23 Nov 2025

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Some good data draws investor scepticism

20 Nov 2025

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As risk fear rises, bond markets draw attention

19 Nov 2025

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Investor risk aversion rises

18 Nov 2025

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Sharp twists & turns in global trade

17 Nov 2025

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Affordability pressure has everyone's attention now

16 Nov 2025

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Latest updates feature global weaknesses

13 Nov 2025

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Moving on, ignoring vital risks

12 Nov 2025

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Despite the US funk, the rest of the world gets on with it

11 Nov 2025

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US starts to step back from the brink

10 Nov 2025

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China data projects economic stability

09 Nov 2025

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US belt-tightening takes hold, jitters haunt financial markets

06 Nov 2025

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Better on the surface, but wobbly underneath

05 Nov 2025

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Risk-off as investors realise they may have overdone it

04 Nov 2025

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The US factory sector shrinks at a faster pace

03 Nov 2025

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Some countries have an resurgent inflation problem

02 Nov 2025

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US-China trade truce cements China's growing strength

30 Oct 2025

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Both the Fed, and Trump underwhelm

29 Oct 2025

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Concerns about US labour market grow

28 Oct 2025

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Betting on short-term positivity

27 Oct 2025

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US sanctions Russian oil

23 Oct 2025

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Wall Street shifts lower on Washington mess

22 Oct 2025

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Wait-and-see as policy messes unresolved

21 Oct 2025

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Cautious consumers in China, Albanese wins in Washington

20 Oct 2025

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Tough choices ahead

19 Oct 2025

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Financial markets gird for bubble risk fallout

16 Oct 2025

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US gets faster inflation, but ignored by officials

15 Oct 2025

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Powell, Dimon and the IMF sound caution

14 Oct 2025

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Wall Street bounces back; gold hits new ATH

13 Oct 2025

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Trump's latest double standards rattle financial markets

12 Oct 2025

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China regains poise, US stumbles through shutdown

09 Oct 2025

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The froth gets frothier

08 Oct 2025

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Data downslide, led by the US

07 Oct 2025

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Tech & commodities rise without data guardrails

06 Oct 2025

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Japan to get its 'Iron Lady"

05 Oct 2025

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US descends into chaotic whirlpool

02 Oct 2025

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Markets ignoring obvious risks

01 Oct 2025

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Markets yet to acknowledge toxic risks

30 Sep 2025

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Washington hot mess stunts US

29 Sep 2025

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US economic stresses rising

28 Sep 2025

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Markets recoil with scepticism

25 Sep 2025

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America turns economically brittle on Trump corrosion

24 Sep 2025

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US business activity slows

23 Sep 2025

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Eye of the storm

22 Sep 2025

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Who is foretelling our economic future? the equity or bond market?

21 Sep 2025

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The NZD is hammered

18 Sep 2025

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A Fed rate cut, but also rising imposed uncertainty

17 Sep 2025

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Signaled rate cuts locked in

16 Sep 2025

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Markets expect rate cut salve

15 Sep 2025

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Inflation up, jobs down. The US Fed has to choose a policy direction

14 Sep 2025

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US economic prospects turn darker

11 Sep 2025

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Eyes on US CPI for Fed-friendly result

10 Sep 2025

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US settles in to accept economic stagnation & isolation

09 Sep 2025

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More US data weakness rattles bond markets

08 Sep 2025

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Stagflation lurks in the US, deflation lurks in China

07 Sep 2025

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Markets gird for weakish US labour market report

04 Sep 2025

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US hit with pessimistic data

03 Sep 2025

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US returns from holidays in a grumpy mood

02 Sep 2025

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Rest of world rises while the US on holiday

01 Sep 2025

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US courts doubt Trump had tariff-tax authority

31 Aug 2025

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Risk aversion fades, risk taking swells

28 Aug 2025

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Good public policy staggers in the face of Trump corruption

27 Aug 2025

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US shows symptoms of decline

26 Aug 2025

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Chinese investors in bullish mood, US jaded

25 Aug 2025

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Guessing that renewed inflation is again 'transitory'

24 Aug 2025

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All eyes on Powell's Jackson Hole speech

21 Aug 2025

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US inflation risks outweigh labour market concerns

20 Aug 2025

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Commodity prices turn soft

19 Aug 2025

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Powell coy on US rate shifts

18 Aug 2025

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Consumers in both China and the US display fragility

17 Aug 2025

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Tariff costs bite US producer prices

14 Aug 2025

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Rare drop in bank lending from weak demand

13 Aug 2025

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Inflation signals viewed more in hope than reality

12 Aug 2025

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Eyes on the RBA

11 Aug 2025

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Ignoring the clown-show, watching the numbers

10 Aug 2025

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Markets tired and wary of incoherent policy

07 Aug 2025

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Rarotonga cooks up huge undersea mining deals

06 Aug 2025

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A tale of two markets

05 Aug 2025

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Weaker factory orders, lingering high inflation

04 Aug 2025

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