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90 seconds at 9 am: Investors grow wary of holding USTs
19 Nov 18, 7:35am
David Chaston
37 comments
Investors turning away from US Treasuries; China faces dollar debt crisis; Fed official turns dovish; Mexico & Indonesia raise rates; RBI to be muzzled; UST 10yr at 3.07%; oil flat and gold up; NZ$1 = 68.8 USc; TWI-5 = 73.1
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Weekend Briefing: A huge dollar-debt risk for China
17 Nov 18, 8:31am
David Chaston
39 comments
US household debt rises but safe; US factory production stalls; Fed view seen as dovish; Mexico and Indonesia raise rates; China faces US debt stress; UST 10yr 3.07%; oil holds and gold up; NZ$1 = 68.8 USc; TWI-5 = 73.1
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90 seconds at 9 am: The gig jobs puzzle
16 Nov 18, 7:42am
David Chaston
51 comments
US retail sales up strongly; Canada housing sales dip; gig jobs impact labour stats; China data questionable; EU data soft; RBA sees overshoot & protracted decline; UST 10yr at 3.11%; oil flat and gold up; NZ$1 = 68.2 USc; TWI-5 = 72.8
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90 seconds at 9 am: Global slowdown signs build
15 Nov 18, 7:53am
David Chaston
22 comments
US inflation rising; Canadians fear global slump; China retail growth slows sharply; Japan contracts; Brexit details emerge; Aussie confidence up; UST 10yr at 3.09%; oil down and gold flat; NZ$1 = 67.9 USc; TWI-5 = 72.5
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90 seconds at 9 am: The oil price slumps to 7 month lows
14 Nov 18, 7:40am
David Chaston
22 comments
US deficits widen; OECD jobless rate falls; a Brexit deal on the table; RCEP pushed back; China & US in confusing trade talks; UST 10yr at 3.16%; oil slumps and gold down; NZ$1 = 67.6 USc; TWI-5 = 72.3
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90 seconds at 9 am: China stresses building
13 Nov 18, 7:50am
David Chaston
26 comments
Wall Street goes risk-off; Japan machine tool orders drop; China C/A may be in deficit; yuan management gettting tricky; US deficit issues grow; UST 10yr at 3.19%; oil up and gold down; NZ$1 = 67.3 USc; TWI-5 = 72.1
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90 seconds at 9 am: China financial stability in spotlight
12 Nov 18, 7:14am
David Chaston
22 comments
US producer prices jump; Mexican production rises; China aims for more private sector support; Singles Day record; Fed targets financial stability; UST 10yr at 3.19%; oil and gold fall; NZ$1 = 67.4 USc; TWI-5 = 72
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Weekend Briefing: Markets fret about China
10 Nov 18, 8:33am
David Chaston
13 comments
US PPI surges; US wholesales sale up; China CPI up, PPI down; China economy sagging, but iron ore prices up; S&P500 and SSE indexes fall; UST 10yr 3.19%; oil and gold down; NZ$1 = 67.4 USc; TWI-5 = 71.9
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90 seconds at 9 am: 'Beware of shadow banks'
9 Nov 18, 7:41am
David Chaston
25 comments
Fed holds; Canada housing starts drop; Mexico inflation cools; China posts jump in exports; EU data soft; AU banks warn on regulatory overreach; UST 10yr at 3.22%; oil and gold fall; NZ$1 = 67.8 USc; TWI-5 = 72.1
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90 seconds at 9 am: Aussie house price falls 'a 40yr event'
8 Nov 18, 7:43am
David Chaston
54 comments
Eyes on RBNZ; Wall St lives with US Midterms; US mortgage applications drop sharply; China fx reserves slip; PBoC to fund desperate private companies; UST 10yr at 3.20%; oil and gold hold; NZ$1 = 67.9 USc; TWI-5 = 72.1
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90 seconds at 9 am: China at crossroads
7 Nov 18, 7:41am
David Chaston
22 comments
Dairy prices slip -2%; markets sanguine on US elections; Canada building permits edge up; China facing growing economic challenges; RBA optimistic; UST 10yr at 3.21%; oil and gold lower; NZ$1 = 66.7 USc; TWI-5 = 71
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90 seconds at 9 am: Global airfreight growth slows sharply
6 Nov 18, 7:45am
David Chaston
43 comments
US service sector cools; China service sector growth stalls; airfreight growth down sharply; Chinese investors lose on Australia property; UST 10yr at 3.20%; oil and gold unchanged; NZ$1 = 66.6 USc; TWI-5 = 71
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90 seconds at 9 am: US job growth up, markets sceptical
5 Nov 18, 7:26am
David Chaston
21 comments
US jobs growth superficial; Wall Street falls; US trade deficit -2.9% of GDP; Canada jobs growth extends; China targets jobs growth; EBA fingers UK, Italy weakness; UST 10yr at 3.22%; oil and gold fall; NZ$1 = 65.6 USc; TWI-5 = 71
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Weekend Briefing: US pay hikes quicken
3 Nov 18, 9:02am
David Chaston
9 comments
US jobs and wages grow faster than expected; US trade deficit small; Canada jobs growth up; China targets jobs; EU stress tests show issues; AU solar use jumps; UST 10yr 3.21%; oil and gold down; NZ$1 = 66.4 USc; TWI-5 = 70.8
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90 seconds at 9 am: Factories slower worldwide on trade stress
2 Nov 18, 7:37am
David Chaston
36 comments
US car sales weaken; US factory PMIs moderate, mirrored in Canada, Mexico and China; China faces currency crisis; Aussie house prices dropping; UST 10yr at 3.14%; oil drops and gold jumps; NZ$1 = 65.5 USc; TWI-5 = 70.4
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90 seconds at 9 am: Stresses building
1 Nov 18, 7:47am
David Chaston
26 comments
Strong US job signals push up inflation expectations; Canada growth up; China expansion slows; Beijing readies new stimulus; RCEP progresses; UST 10yr at 3.15%; oil and gold dip; NZ$1 = 65.2 USc; TWI-5 = 70
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90 seconds at 9 am: Singapore sees rising China risks
31 Oct 18, 7:41am
David Chaston
22 comments
US confidence confuses, house price growth slows; Mexico growth good; Australia struggles to ratify TPP; China markets firm; EU weakens; UST 10yr at 3.10%; oil and gold dip; NZ$1 = 65.2 USc; TWI-5 = 70.2
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90 seconds at 9 am: Libor risk rises
30 Oct 18, 7:42am
David Chaston
46 comments
US PCE at 2%; Shanghai now a bear market; China mulls tax cut on cars; China toughens currency rules; NZ scores well in household deleveraging risk review; UST 10yr at 3.10%; oil and gold little changed NZ$1 = 65.3 USc; TWI-5 = 69.8
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90 seconds at 9 am: Signals turn downbeat
29 Oct 18, 7:15am
David Chaston
27 comments
US growth slows; US personal savings stall; US consumer sentiment slips; Wall Street drops; Canadians take on less debt; lower China profits, Singapore output falls; UST 10yr at 3.08%; oil and gold little changed NZ$1 = 65.2 USc; TWI-5 = 69.6
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Weekend Briefing: Market scepticism grows
27 Oct 18, 8:46am
David Chaston
17 comments
US Q3 growth up +2.8%; US personal costs rise faster than incomes; US consumer sentiment falls, as do markets; China sentiment sours; Singapore factories shrink; UST 10yr 3.08%; oil and gold up; NZ$1 = 65.2 USc; TWI-5 = 69.6
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90 seconds at 9 am: China sets off some economic fireworks
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The big blockchain lie
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Weekend Briefing: NZ wealth in spotlight
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19 Oct 18, 7:36am
90 seconds at 9 am: US and China face enormous economic threats
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18 Oct 18, 7:49am
90 seconds at 9 am: Rigid positions bring instability
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17 Oct 18, 7:37am
90 seconds at 9 am: China's debt bomb fuse lit
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16 Oct 18, 7:28am
90 seconds at 9 am: Pressure on China from markets
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15 Oct 18, 7:17am
90 seconds at 9 am: New week starts with trepidation
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13 Oct 18, 8:21am
Weekend Briefing: Calm, but stresses grow
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12 Oct 18, 2:00pm
'The crypto ideological utopia is a libertarian dream'
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12 Oct 18, 7:45am
90 seconds at 9 am: Equities and bond yields both tumble
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11 Oct 18, 7:35am
90 seconds at 9 am: Markets tumble on risk aversion
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10 Oct 18, 7:43am
90 seconds at 9 am: Growth trend turns down
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9 Oct 18, 7:35am
90 seconds at 9 am: Yield fever
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8 Oct 18, 7:15am
90 seconds at 9 am: China reacts to sharply slowing growth
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6 Oct 18, 8:45am
Weekend Briefing: Consumer debt grows fast
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5 Oct 18, 7:32am
90 seconds at 9 am: Rising US rates turn stocks lower
38
4 Oct 18, 7:49am
90 seconds at 9 am: Data drives benchmarks up
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3 Oct 18, 7:39am
90 seconds at 9 am: Bank strength rankings slide
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2 Oct 18, 7:40am
90 seconds at 9 am: Global trade drifting
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90 seconds at 9 am: Chickens coming home
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