Wars & bubbles dominate markets; eyes on the Fed, BofJ and RBA; China bank lending restrained; US sentiment stays near record lows; Swiss say no to population cap; UST 10yr at 4.49%; gold and gold little-changed; NZ$1 = 58.3 USc; TWI-5 = 62

Te wiki o te tāke – Terry Baucher finds there is devil within the detail of Budget 20026 and he highlights where these devilish details are, and what they mean

Why would the party that struck down the social-democratic state ruffle up the voters most likely to mourn its assassination?

Economists expect March quarter GDP to top 1% with the effects of the Middle East conflict and global fuel crisis are likely to hit harder in GDP releases later this year