Economy Watch
Episodes
China-related sentiment downturn deepens
11 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...
The French gamble
10 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...
Growth needs productivity gains, IMF says
09 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...
Rising freight rates makes global trade a tougher challenge
06 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...
Kylie Walker: What the mission-driven Future Made in Australia approach is & what it could mean
05 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Australian Government's a Future Made in Australiainitiative could attract skilled migrants and potentially investment and entrepreneurs from New...
A first major central bank cuts its policy rate
05 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...
A series of unexpected outcomes
04 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...
Voters speak, investors nervous
03 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
US PMIs vary, US PCE inflation holds; Canada gets modest expansion; India gets huge expansion; Japan data good; China data weak; NZ to join IPEF.
US expansion milder than expected, bond selloff arrested
30 May 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...
Financial markets drive interest rates up
29 May 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...
Rising yields colour global markets
28 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kia ora,Welcome to Wedenesday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand.I'm David Chaston and ...
High rates hurting commercial property funds
27 May 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 falls in love with 'wealth management products' again
26 May 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...
China two-faced? What is says sharply different to what it does
23 May 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...
Geof Mortlock: Problems with NZ's depositor compensation scheme & bank failure tools
23 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The fund backing New Zealand's incoming depositor compensation scheme is going to be small, it's going to take a long time to reach its target level, ...
The US Fed worried about lack of inflation progress
22 May 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 now expecting rate cut signals
21 May 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...
Huge Chinese property sector support may not be enough
20 May 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...
Shamubeel Eaqub: Why institutional landlords should be better for renters than 'accidental' landlords
20 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Renting in New Zealand today is more difficult than a decade ago, with fewer properties available, rents continuing to increase, and the quality of re...
Geopolitical issues remain but investors look past them
19 May 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...
Investors embrace risk, regulators fret about risk
16 May 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 toy with US rate cuts sooner than Fed has indicated
15 May 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...
Surpluses and tax cuts now, deficits later
14 May 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 readies new stimulus and the copper price zooms higher
13 May 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 settles in to a blah trend
12 May 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...
New jump in global freight rates
09 May 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...
Bad policy can do massive long-term damage
08 May 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...
Even dour opinions can't knock blossoming data
07 May 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 global service sector powers on
06 May 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 labour market growth slows but productivity rises
05 May 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...
Economic growth rises despite the challenges
02 May 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...
The US Fed comes out less hawkish than feared
01 May 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...
Modest global economic growth despite sticky inflation
30 Apr 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...
Of prices, politics and sentiment
29 Apr 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...
Eyes on US jobs, NZ's too
28 Apr 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...
Stagflation sniffs a comeback
25 Apr 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...
Jennifer Wilkins: making the case for degrowth
24 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
With economic growth no longer producing benefits seen in the past such as raising living standards for the middle class, and human activity having ...
Factories abuzz in many key countries
23 Apr 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...
Positive anticipation
22 Apr 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...
Extended economic expansion drives up key metal prices
21 Apr 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...
Andrew Dentice: Competition, innovation & societal benefits of open banking
19 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
For open banking to really grab people's attention the focus needs to be on the services it can enable, rather than the technology behind it, says An...
The risks of shorting USTs becomes a global concern
18 Apr 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 powers on driving global economy
17 Apr 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...
Powell dials back rate cut expectations
16 Apr 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...
Unexpectedly strong US retail sales shake financial markets
15 Apr 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...
Risks facing the global economy pile up
14 Apr 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...
Barbara Edmonds: Rehabilitating Labour's economic credibility after the cost of living crisis
12 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Finance spokesperson Barbara Edmonds says a re-elected Labour Government would have been willing to expand its planned public sector cuts to protect k...
Markets calm after US CPI bump
11 Apr 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 runs higher than expected
10 Apr 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...
Above-average activity, below-average sentiment
09 Apr 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 pain of variable rate mortgages
08 Apr 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...
Bond yields rise as rate cut bets fade
07 Apr 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...
All good now but huge unavoidable changes coming
04 Apr 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...
Tim Grafton: 12 years at the coalface of the insurance industry
04 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The departing Chief Executive of the Insurance Council of New Zealand says if Wellington is hit with an earthquake on a similar scale to the Canterbur...
US inflation goals hampered by labour market expansion
03 Apr 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...
Bond losses weigh on equity markets
02 Apr 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 manufacturing indicators turn positive
01 Apr 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...
The battle against inflation continues, widens
27 Mar 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 good global economic news keeps on coming
26 Mar 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...
US economic dominance rolls on
25 Mar 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...
Japan reprises 1990s inflation; Australia reprises 2022 house prices
24 Mar 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...
John Small on the Commerce Commission's recipe to tackle the banking oligopoly
23 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In five years' time we would see things we can't imagine today if the Government adopts the Commerce Commission's recommendations to boost competition...
A number of surprises, mostly positive
21 Mar 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 Fed still sees three rate cuts in 2024
20 Mar 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...
Patrick Watson: US voters 'living in their own realities' including on the economy
19 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
With a United States presidential election looming in November, Patrick Watson, Senior Economic Analyst at Mauldin Economics, says it's difficult to ...
A big week of central bank rate reviews
17 Mar 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...
Unexpected rises push back Fed cut bets
14 Mar 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...
Both China and the EU struggle with their economies
13 Mar 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...
Cameron Murray: The Great Housing Hijack
13 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The "cheer squad" make it hard to have a proper debate on housing, especially when looking to address the question of what we want from the housing ma...
US inflation proving tough to stamp out
12 Mar 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 last bit is the hard bit
11 Mar 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 tackles deflation
10 Mar 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...
Central banks get ready to change direction
07 Mar 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...
Benchmark rates fall in anticipation of inflation control gains
06 Mar 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 generally in retreat
05 Mar 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...
Gold and bitcoin surge. Surprising real-world energy progress
04 Mar 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...
Global factory optimism returns
03 Mar 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...
David Mahon: China's post-Covid hangover, NZ flirting with joining AUKUS & more
02 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
China's economy remains mired in a post-Covid hangover like much of the rest of the world, but the technology, catering and tourism sectors are encou...
Indian economy grows spectacularly
29 Feb 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 currency and rates get adjusted lower
28 Feb 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...
Pullbacks everywhere
27 Feb 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...
Some markets hover near records, others retreat
26 Feb 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...
Neither foreign investors nor Chinese house buyers like what they see
25 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 is the ...
Nvidia stars in expanding global economy
22 Feb 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 imposes new stock market trading rules to prevent falls
21 Feb 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 to lackluster prospects
20 Feb 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...
Chinese Premier call for measures to 'boost confidence'
19 Feb 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...
Is the Beijing put still active ?
18 Feb 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...
Andrew Bayly: The select committee banking inquiry, Statistics NZ's challenges & more
18 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The coalition government's select committee banking inquiry could look at how to encourage banks to lend more to "productive" sectors of the economy ...
Global stumbles don't affect the US
15 Feb 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...
Oil price retreats on excess stocks
14 Feb 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...
Reality checks
13 Feb 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 warning on bank asset quality
12 Feb 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...
Records, stresses, highs, and weaknesses
11 Feb 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...
Rest of the world doing ok as China stumbles
08 Feb 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 trade no longer at the forefront
07 Feb 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...
Even a China stumble doesn't derail the global expansion
06 Feb 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...
Xi battles economic pessimism at home
04 Feb 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...
Geoff Cooper: Changing the perceptions of infrastructure planning to dynamic from bureaucratic
02 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
New Zealand should be working towards a 100-year planning horizon when it comes to infrastructure, and viewing planning as "an exercise in dynamism an...
Fears rise over a commercial property meltdown
01 Feb 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...