Economy Watch

Modest global economic growth despite sticky inflation

30 Apr 2024

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Of prices, politics and sentiment

29 Apr 2024

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Eyes on US jobs, NZ's too

28 Apr 2024

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Stagflation sniffs a comeback

25 Apr 2024

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Jennifer Wilkins: making the case for degrowth

24 Apr 2024

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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

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Positive anticipation

22 Apr 2024

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Extended economic expansion drives up key metal prices

21 Apr 2024

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Andrew Dentice: Competition, innovation & societal benefits of open banking

19 Apr 2024

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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

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US powers on driving global economy

17 Apr 2024

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Powell dials back rate cut expectations

16 Apr 2024

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Unexpectedly strong US retail sales shake financial markets

15 Apr 2024

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Risks facing the global economy pile up

14 Apr 2024

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Barbara Edmonds: Rehabilitating Labour's economic credibility after the cost of living crisis

12 Apr 2024

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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

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US inflation runs higher than expected

10 Apr 2024

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Above-average activity, below-average sentiment

09 Apr 2024

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The pain of variable rate mortgages

08 Apr 2024

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Bond yields rise as rate cut bets fade

07 Apr 2024

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All good now but huge unavoidable changes coming

04 Apr 2024

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Tim Grafton: 12 years at the coalface of the insurance industry

04 Apr 2024

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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

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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

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Global manufacturing indicators turn positive

01 Apr 2024

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The battle against inflation continues, widens

27 Mar 2024

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The good global economic news keeps on coming

26 Mar 2024

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US economic dominance rolls on

25 Mar 2024

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Japan reprises 1990s inflation; Australia reprises 2022 house prices

24 Mar 2024

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John Small on the Commerce Commission's recipe to tackle the banking oligopoly

23 Mar 2024

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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

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US Fed still sees three rate cuts in 2024

20 Mar 2024

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Patrick Watson: US voters 'living in their own realities' including on the economy

19 Mar 2024

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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

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Unexpected rises push back Fed cut bets

14 Mar 2024

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Both China and the EU struggle with their economies

13 Mar 2024

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Cameron Murray: The Great Housing Hijack

13 Mar 2024

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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

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The last bit is the hard bit

11 Mar 2024

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China tackles deflation

10 Mar 2024

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Central banks get ready to change direction

07 Mar 2024

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Benchmark rates fall in anticipation of inflation control gains

06 Mar 2024

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Commodity prices generally in retreat

05 Mar 2024

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Gold and bitcoin surge. Surprising real-world energy progress

04 Mar 2024

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Global factory optimism returns

03 Mar 2024

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David Mahon: China's post-Covid hangover, NZ flirting with joining AUKUS & more

02 Mar 2024

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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

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NZ currency and rates get adjusted lower

28 Feb 2024

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Pullbacks everywhere

27 Feb 2024

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Some markets hover near records, others retreat

26 Feb 2024

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Neither foreign investors nor Chinese house buyers like what they see

25 Feb 2024

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Nvidia stars in expanding global economy

22 Feb 2024

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China imposes new stock market trading rules to prevent falls

21 Feb 2024

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Back from holiday to lackluster prospects

20 Feb 2024

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Chinese Premier call for measures to 'boost confidence'

19 Feb 2024

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Is the Beijing put still active ?

18 Feb 2024

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Andrew Bayly: The select committee banking inquiry, Statistics NZ's challenges & more

18 Feb 2024

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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

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Oil price retreats on excess stocks

14 Feb 2024

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Reality checks

13 Feb 2024

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A warning on bank asset quality

12 Feb 2024

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Records, stresses, highs, and weaknesses

11 Feb 2024

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Rest of the world doing ok as China stumbles

08 Feb 2024

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Global trade no longer at the forefront

07 Feb 2024

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Even a China stumble doesn't derail the global expansion

06 Feb 2024

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Xi battles economic pessimism at home

04 Feb 2024

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Geoff Cooper: Changing the perceptions of infrastructure planning to dynamic from bureaucratic

02 Feb 2024

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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

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Global benchmark interest rates fall

31 Jan 2024

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IMF turns optimistic

30 Jan 2024

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Dismantling a China giant

29 Jan 2024

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China weighed down by debt

28 Jan 2024

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The US economy grew by +US$1.4 tln in 2023

25 Jan 2024

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Jarrod Kerr: Why the RBNZ should move away from its 'overly hawkish commentary'

25 Jan 2024

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Although the war on inflation is being won, there are still battles to come and it's too soon to expect Reserve Bank interest rate cuts, says Kiwibank...

China starts rolling out big recovery moves

24 Jan 2024

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China readies home team buying support, again

23 Jan 2024

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Beijing can't stop a financial exodus

22 Jan 2024

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Long good news run extends, but fears linger

21 Jan 2024

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Oil up on strong demand projections

18 Jan 2024

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China's population and property data stirs deep concerns

17 Jan 2024

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Global yields rise

16 Jan 2024

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Global economic impulse stutters

15 Jan 2024

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Although not beaten, inflation pressures ease broadly

14 Jan 2024

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US inflation not beaten yet

11 Jan 2024

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Debt, debt, and more debt

10 Jan 2024

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World economic growth slows

09 Jan 2024

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Inflation retreats, oil prices tumble

08 Jan 2024

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China shows strengths & weaknesses; the US its strengths

07 Jan 2024

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The Red Sea crisis roils freight rates

04 Jan 2024

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Another down day on equity markets

03 Jan 2024

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2024 starts with worrying hesitations

02 Jan 2024

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China and US still diverging economically

20 Dec 2023

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Dairy prices end the year with a rise

19 Dec 2023

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Red Sea risks not abating

18 Dec 2023

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Rod Oram: The key test ahead now COP28 has agreed to a transition away from fossil fuels

18 Dec 2023

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Following COP28's call for a transition away from fossil fuels, a key test will be how quickly a rethink of the market capitalisation of oil and gas c...

Eyes on retail holiday trade

17 Dec 2023

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Stephen Toplis: Why the worst of the economic downturn is still to come

16 Dec 2023

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By Gareth VaughanThe first-half of 2024 is likely to be tough with rising unemployment and more businesses failing as the economy "bounces along the b...

Global interest rates move lower

14 Dec 2023

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Wall Street's dovish bets about to be tested

13 Dec 2023

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US hits stubborn 'last mile' inflation challenge on way down

12 Dec 2023

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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...