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25 Mar 19, 7:22am

Wall Street drops sharply; global factory activity falls; some bond yields invert; trade deal talks stutter; China blocks Canada; Hayne emasculated; UST 10yr 2.44%; oil down and gold up; NZ$1 = 68.8 USc; TWI-5 = 73.3
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Weekend briefing: Foreboding signs

23 Mar 19, 8:37am

David Chaston

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Wall Street slumps on weak factory data; US Govt deficit hits record; China messes with ag imports from Canada; yield curves invert; UST 10yr 2.44%; oil down, gold up; NZ$1 = 68.7 USc; TWI-5 = 73.3
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90 seconds at 9 am: Searching for positives

22 Mar 19, 7:49am

David Chaston

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NZ happy before tragedy; Wall Street rises; US surveys turn; China-US trade talks falter; EU to grant UK 60 extra days; Aussie jobless rate dips; UST 10yr 2.52%; oil unchanged and gold down; NZ$1 = 68.7 USc; TWI-5 = 73.2
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90 seconds at 9 am: US Fed backtracks

21 Mar 19, 7:39am

David Chaston

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US Fed signals no more rate hikes, end of balance sheet drawdown; US CEOs pull back; more US tariffs; RBA sees stability issues in housing; UST 10yr 2.54%; oil and gold firm; NZ$1 = 69.2 USc; TWI-5 = 73.4
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90 seconds at 9 am: China pushes back US on trade

20 Mar 19, 7:46am

David Chaston

12 comments

Dairy prices rise again; US factory order growth fades; China pushes back on US demands; China holds up AU coal imports; RBA sanguine; UST 10yr 2.61%; oil and gold firm; NZ$1 = 68.6 USc; TWI-5 = 73.1
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90 seconds at 9 am: China's Yili eyes Westland Co-op Dairy

19 Mar 19, 7:36am

David Chaston

12 comments

China's Yili wants to buy more NZ dairy assets; China grows UST holdings; trade in fake grows; Aussie investors face FONGO; UST 10yr 2.60%; oil and gold unchanged; NZ$1 = 68.5 USc; TWI-5 = 73
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90 seconds at 9 am: Economic signals weaken

18 Mar 19, 7:34am

David Chaston

11 comments

US factory output falling, consumer sentiment up; Canada factory output up, house sales slump; China FDI rising; Aust. apartment sales tough; UST 10yr 2.59%; oil and gold unchanged; NZ$1 = 68.5 USc; TWI-5 = 73
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Weekend briefing: Limited service resumes

16 Mar 19, 5:50am

David Chaston

New Zealand attacked by anti-immigrant extremists; UST 10yr 2.60%; oil and gold little-changed; NZ$1 = 68.5 USc; TWI-5 = 73
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90 seconds at 9 am: Signs US job market is slowing

15 Mar 19, 8:04am

Stephen Forbes

17 comments

US job market slowing; US new home sales drop; US-Sino trade talks uncertain; Chinese industrial production up; retail sales grow in China; EU industrial output up; OPEC slows cuts; US weakens; UST 10yr 2.61%; oil & gold up; NZ$1 = 68.5 USc; TWI-
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90 seconds at 9 am: Equities and bonds offer different signals

14 Mar 19, 7:34am

David Chaston

15 comments

US durable goods orders rise; US construction flat; Japan machine orders drop; equities rise; RBA finds new systemic risk; bond markets weaken; UST 10yr 2.61%; oil and gold up; NZ$1 = 68.5 USc; TWI-5 = 73.1
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90 seconds at 9 am: US inflation lower than expected

13 Mar 19, 7:37am

Stephen Forbes

18 comments

Weaker US inflation; US-China trade outcome in doubt; EU digital tax shelved; Aussie credit demand drops; UST 10yr 2.60%; oil and gold up; NZ$1 = 68.7 USc; TWI-5 = 73.4
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Cost of cyber security issues continues to grow, according to CERT NZ

12 Mar 19, 1:12pm

Stephen Forbes

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Cyber security threat to New Zealanders and their businesses is growing even if it is hard to quantify, with CERT citing a significant increase in email extortion scams
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90 seconds at 9 am: World economic data turns ugly

12 Mar 19, 7:41am

David Chaston

29 comments

US retail sales weak; US inflation expectations low; China car sales slump; Japan and Germany report low key data; Wall Street strangely ebullient; UST 10yr 2.64%; oil up and gold down; NZ$1 = 68.3 USc; TWI-5 = 73.1
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90 seconds at 9 am: US jobs growth slows fast

11 Mar 19, 7:32am

David Chaston

14 comments

US jobs data in major miss; Canada jobs grow; Japan GDP up; China debt growth slows; China price growth falls; AU polls suggest change; UST 10yr 2.63%; oil and gold up; NZ$1 = 68 USc; TWI-5 = 72.9
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Weekend briefing: US jobs growth evaporates

9 Mar 19, 8:58am

David Chaston

12 comments

US payrolls growth in massive undershoot; equities fall; Fed implications; Canada jobs growth rises; Japan growth up; China exports slump; UST 10yr 2.62; oil and gold drop; NZ$1 = 68.1 USc; TWI-5 = 72.9
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90 seconds at 9 am: ECB in major policy reversal

8 Mar 19, 7:38am

David Chaston

9 comments

US household net worth falls; ECB restarts stimulus; Beijing worried about local authority debt levels; claims China's economy is overstated; air cargo volumes retreat; UST 10yr 2.65%; oil up and gold down; NZ$1 = 67.7 USc; TWI-5 = 72.6
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90 seconds at 9 am: Ship traffic jams challenge growth gloom

7 Mar 19, 7:42am

David Chaston

10 comments

The OECD cuts growth forecasts; US jobs growth slows, trade deficit swells; Canada holds rates; China debt risk rises; Singapore ship traffic jams; UST 10yr 2.69%; oil stable and gold up; NZ$1 = 67.7 USc; TWI-5 = 72.5
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90 seconds at 9 am: China downgrades 2019 growth target

6 Mar 19, 7:38am

David Chaston

13 comments

Dairy prices up strongly again; US service sector strong; Vancouver housing in doldrums; China trims growth target, taxes; RBA sanguine; UST 10yr 2.74%; oil stable and gold drops; NZ$1 = 67.9 USc; TWI-5 = 72.6
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90 seconds at 9 am: The real impact of tariffs

5 Mar 19, 7:40am

David Chaston

7 comments

US construction spending weak; Wall Street down; trade talk resolution closer; China suppresses World Bank report; tariff impacts; Fonterra outlook downgraded; UST 10yr 2.73; oil stable and gold drops; NZ$1 = 68.1 USc; TWI-5 = 72.7
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90 seconds at 9 am: The economic squeeze is on globally

4 Mar 19, 8:36am

David Chaston

19 comments

Stocks up even as key data fades, especially in the US; Canada and Japan too; China stabilises; BIS wants risk weighting audits; AU banks 'strong'; UST 10yr 2.76; oil and gold drop; NZ$1 = 68 USc; TWI-5 = 72.5
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