Economy Watch
Episodes
Eyes on Beijing as more economic policy to be released
10 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kia ora,Welcome to Friday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand.I'm David Chaston and this...
China's stimulus rally stumbles
09 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kia ora,Welcome to Thursday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand.I'm David Chaston and th...
China market fever breaks as Beijing stimulus disappoints
08 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kia ora,Welcome to Wednesday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand.I'm David Chaston and t...
Powerful forces roil China and the US
07 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kia ora,Welcome to Tuesday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand.I'm David Chaston and thi...
Away from the fighting hotspots, the global economy is expanding
06 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kia ora,Welcome to Monday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand.I'm David Chaston and this...
Markets trade cautiously ahead of US NFPs
03 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kia ora,Welcome to Friday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand.I'm David Chaston and this...
Hong Kong stocks go ballistic
02 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kia ora,Welcome to Thursday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand.I'm David Chaston and th...
Sudden rise in non-economy risks twists economic signals
01 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kia ora,Welcome to Wednesday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand.I'm David Chaston and t...
John Lyon: Why New Zealanders should be grateful insurers remain committed to their country
01 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
New Zealanders should be grateful insurance companies remain committed to New Zealand given the country's risk exposure, John Lyon of Ando Insurance s...
Q4 starts in a cautious mood
30 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kia ora,Welcome to Tuesday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand.I'm David Chaston and thi...
Q4 starts with the US & Japan up, China lagging
29 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kia ora,Welcome to Monday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand.I'm David Chaston and this...
US momentum continues, China strives to regain theirs
26 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kia ora,Welcome to Friday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand.I'm David Chaston and this...
China's big moves draw small enthusiasm
25 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kia ora,Welcome to Thursday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand.I'm David Chaston and th...
China to get a sugar hit
24 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kia ora,Welcome to Wednesday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand.I'm David Chaston and t...
Murray Harris: The case for higher KiwiSaver contributions
24 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Milford Asset Management’s head of KiwiSaver says KiwiSaver – the country’s voluntary retirement savings scheme which is in its 17th year – is...
The major economies separate into two growth blocks
23 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kia ora,Welcome to Tuesday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand.I'm David Chaston and thi...
Fed rate cut triggers financial markets
22 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kia ora,Welcome to Monday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand.I'm David Chaston and this...
Equities surge after the US Fed rate cut
19 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kia ora,Welcome to Friday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand.I'm David Chaston and this...
Market enthusiasm for a big Fed rate cut lacks conviction
18 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kia ora,Welcome to Thursday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand.I'm David Chaston and th...
Markets await Fed rate cut decision
17 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kia ora,Welcome to Wednesday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand.I'm David Chaston and t...
Will the US Fed "go big"? And the RBNZ follow?
16 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kia ora,Welcome to Tuesday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand.I'm David Chaston and thi...
Does Xi really have control of China's economy?
15 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kia ora,Welcome to Monday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand.I'm David Chaston and this...
Global markets quite mixed, gold rises
12 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kia ora,Welcome to Friday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand.I'm David Chaston and this...
US inflation at 3yr low
11 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kia ora,Welcome to Thursday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand.I'm David Chaston and th...
Oil prices drop sharply
10 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kia ora,Welcome to Wednesday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand.I'm David Chaston and t...
The EU is warned. Will they listen & act?
09 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kia ora,Welcome to Tuesday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand.I'm David Chaston and thi...
Jonathan Shapiro: Why the integrity of bond markets on both sides of the Tasman is at stake
09 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The integrity of bond markets on both sides of the Tasman is at stake as regulators probe issues of potential market manipulation, Australian Financi...
Global activity settles into a more modest expansion
08 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kia ora,Welcome to Monday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand.I'm David Chaston and this...
Pierre van Heerden: How it costs twice as much to set up a supermarket in NZ than Australia
06 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Grocery Commissioner Pierre van Heerden wants a third supermarket competitor to set up shop in New Zealand in order to tackle the country’s supermar...
Data positive even if that is not the market sentiment
05 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kia ora,Welcome to Friday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand.I'm David Chaston and this...
Markets eye US labour market softening
04 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kia ora,Welcome to Thursday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand.I'm David Chaston and th...
Back from holiday in a negative mood
03 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kia ora,Welcome to Wednesday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand.I'm David Chaston and t...
China's slowdowns accentuate imbalance risks everywhere
02 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kia ora,Welcome to Tuesday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand.I'm David Chaston and thi...
World's major economies set for a positive run to the end of 2024
01 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kia ora,Welcome to Monday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand.I'm David Chaston and this...
A US$1 tln here, 40 degrees there bookmark global extremes
28 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kia ora,Welcome to Thursday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand.I'm David Chaston and th...
Where have the children of China gone?
27 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kia ora,Welcome to Wednesday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand.I'm David Chaston and t...
Imre Speizer: What to expect from interest rates and the NZ dollar over coming months
27 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
With US Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell signalling interest rate cuts ahead, the US dollar's likely to weaken with the Kiwi dollar rising agai...
Fickle markets accept a global soft landing has been achieved
25 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kia ora,Welcome to Monday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand.I'm David Chaston and this...
August PMIs mostly positive
22 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kia ora,Welcome to Friday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand.I'm David Chaston and this...
NZ might benefit from an EU-China dispute
21 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
US jobs growth not as strong as first reported. Fed minutes confirm likely September cut. China threatens the EU on dairy trade.
John Small: The 'faster, safer, cheaper' banking experience of the future
20 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The process of growth will be the main benefit from a scaled up Kiwibank, while public acclaim will be a key measure of open banking's success, Commer...
The global economy delivers summer gains
20 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kia ora,Welcome to Wednesday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand.I'm David Chaston and t...
Markets bet the Fed has won its battle against inflation
19 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kia ora,Welcome to Tuesday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand.I'm David Chaston and thi...
China struggles to manage its downturn
18 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kia ora,Welcome to Monday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand.I'm David Chaston and this...
Christian Hawkesby: Accurate GDP forecast would’ve altered May RBNZ policy
17 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Deputy Governor Christian Hawkesby says the Reserve Bank's (RBNZ) Monetary Policy Committee might have taken a different stance in May if the economic...
The US economy holding up well
15 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kia ora,Welcome to Friday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand.I'm David Chaston and this...
Global rate cuts now more certain
14 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kia ora,Welcome to Thursday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand.I'm David Chaston and th...
China faces strong downward pressures
13 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kia ora,Welcome to Wednesday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand.I'm David Chaston and t...
Stresses in China grow
12 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kia ora,Welcome to Tuesday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand.I'm David Chaston and thi...
Chinese consumers put away their wallets
11 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kia ora,Welcome to Monday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand.I'm David Chaston and this...
Investor fears ease
08 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kia ora,Welcome to Friday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand.I'm David Chaston and this...
Investors pause and modest economic gains filter through
07 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kia ora,Welcome to Thursday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand.I'm David Chaston and th...
US recession fears overstated, apparently
06 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kia ora,Welcome to Wednesday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand.I'm David Chaston and t...
Global equity markets embark on wild ride lower
05 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kia ora,Welcome to Tuesday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand.I'm David Chaston and thi...
Shannon Barlow: Where the power sits in the labour market
04 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The balance of power in the labour market sits firmly with employers, with a big rise in job applicants over the past year chasing a significantly dim...
Re-thinking financial asset valuations
04 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kia ora,Welcome to Monday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand.I'm David Chaston and this...
Equities & bond yields fall in risk-off shift
01 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kia ora,Welcome to Friday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand.I'm David Chaston and this...
John Bolton: Who might be attracted to shoebox apartments and why
01 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Government's push to have more apartments, including shoebox apartments, built should be welcomed over time by a range of buyers including first h...
Two big central banks speak
31 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kia ora,Welcome to Thursday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand.I'm David Chaston and th...
China foreign direct investment vanishes
30 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kia ora,Welcome to Wednesday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand.I'm David Chaston and t...
Will they or won't they?
29 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kia ora,Welcome to Tuesday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand.I'm David Chaston and thi...
US Fed rate cuts closer now
28 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kia ora,Welcome to Monday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand.I'm David Chaston and this...
Steven Hail: Transforming the discussion about government fiscal & economic policy
26 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Mainstream economics courses teach students money is a scarce resource and nature has boundless capacity to be exploited when in fact it's the other w...
US economy picks up speed in Q2
25 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kia ora,Welcome to Friday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand.I'm David Chaston and this...
Wall Street goes into reverse
24 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kia ora,Welcome to Thursday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand.I'm David Chaston and th...
Commodity prices ease further
23 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kia ora,Welcome to Wednesday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand.I'm David Chaston and t...
Commodity prices sag and takes the NZD with it
22 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kia ora,Welcome to Tuesday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand.I'm David Chaston and thi...
Moderate global prosperity unaffected by war, politics, or tech snafus
21 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kia ora,Welcome to Monday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand.I'm David Chaston and this...
Last-mile gains in inflation war hard to achieve
18 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kia ora,Welcome to Friday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand.I'm David Chaston and this...
Will Carnachan of Aotea Asset Management unpacks the NZ private credit scene
18 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
New Zealand's nascent private credit industry could account for up to 5% of business lending to operating companies over time, suggests Aotea Asset ...
The US 'stars' align for the Fed
17 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kia ora,Welcome to Thursday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand.I'm David Chaston and th...
The global economy in a "sticky spot"
16 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kia ora,Welcome to Wednesday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand.I'm David Chaston and t...
China stumbles again
15 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Tuesday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand.I'm David Chaston and this is the...
Looking at the data
14 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kia ora,Welcome to Monday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand.I'm David Chaston and this...
Nick Tuffley: Why did ASB and RBNZ change their mind about rate cuts?
13 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Reserve Bank surprised the market on Wednesday by dropping hints it was open to cutting rates sooner than planned, due to signs the economy was ge...
Stephen Jacobi: The US is a riskier trade partner than China
12 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
New Zealand exporters to the United States might be at greater risk of being disrupted than those exporting to China, according to one trade expert.De...
Inflation's pressure eases globally
11 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kia ora,Welcome to Friday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand.I'm David Chaston and this...
New trade distortions spread
10 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kia ora,Welcome to Thursday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand.I'm David Chaston and th...
US economy no longer overheated says Fed
09 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kia ora,Welcome to Wednesday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand.I'm David Chaston and t...
A broad easing of some key commodity prices
08 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kia ora,Welcome to Tuesday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand.I'm David Chaston and thi...
Three elections, three rejections of the hard-line, hard right
07 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
that in the three elections held over the weekend, 'democracy' seems to be signaling a rejection of the hard-line and hard-right.But first in the week...
The hits to global trade keep coming
04 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kia ora,Welcome to Friday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand.I'm David Chaston and this...
World's major economies holding up well
03 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kia ora,Welcome to Thursday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand.I'm David Chaston and th...
Dairy prices drop most in almost a year
02 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dairy prices nosedive. US data quite positive. China housing woes deepen. Inflation low in South Korea & EU. RBA minutes leave rate hike on table.
More tax cuts flow to Australian workers
01 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kia ora,Welcome to Tuesday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand.I'm David Chaston and thi...
Economic prospects hesitate, suggest a shift lower
30 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kia ora,Welcome to Monday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand.I'm David Chaston and this...
James Foster - the New Zealand EV, or 'batteries on wheels', scene
28 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The first New Zealand and international wave of electric vehicle (EV) uptake is probably over, with cheaper cars and better public charging infrastruc...
Global food stress low
26 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kia ora,Welcome to Thursday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand.I'm David Chaston and th...
Doubts remain in the US & Canada that inflation is beaten yet
25 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kia ora,Welcome to Wednesday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand.I'm David Chaston and t...
Eyes on some big risks
24 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kia ora,Welcome to Tuesday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand.I'm David Chaston and thi...
China's investment momentum slows fast
23 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kia ora,Welcome to Monday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand.I'm David Chaston and this...
The northern world swelters
20 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kia ora,Welcome to Friday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand.I'm David Chaston and this...
Cameron Bagrie: Why and how the pricing of risk versus the taking of risk by banks needs to change
20 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ask Cameron Bagrie how to improve business and rural banking and some words reoccur in his answers. Three of them are "risk", "productivity", and "ban...
Some very large global tensions start to boil hotter
19 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kia ora,Welcome to Thursday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand.I'm David Chaston and th...
Aussie rate cut hopes fade
18 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kia ora,Welcome to Wednesday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand.I'm David Chaston and t...
China loses steam on property drag
17 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kia ora,Welcome to Tuesday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand.I'm David Chaston and thi...
Fiona Hall & Martin Dilly: Frustrations with & war stories from the world of anti-money laundering compliance
17 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
By Gareth VaughanHow seriously is the public sector taking the fight against money laundering and terrorism financing?This question comes up in a new ...
Data slippage in most major economies
16 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kia ora,Welcome to Monday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand.I'm David Chaston and this...
Container freight rates hit 3x last year's level
13 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kia ora,Welcome to Friday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand.I'm David Chaston and this...
Fed shifts to one 2024 cut, four in 2025
12 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kia ora,Welcome to Thursday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand.I'm David Chaston and th...