Understanding Australia
Energy shortages drive some key commodity prices higher; China sends anti-corruption units to all main banks; US retail sales strong; Aussies to adopt a carbon goal; UST 10yr 1.57%, oil up and gold slips; NZ$1 = 70.7 USc; TWI-5 = 74.4
18th Oct 21, 7:19am
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Energy shortages drive some key commodity prices higher; China sends anti-corruption units to all main banks; US retail sales strong; Aussies to adopt a carbon goal; UST 10yr 1.57%, oil up and gold slips; NZ$1 = 70.7 USc; TWI-5 = 74.4
US retail sales surge, but the consumer mood stays hesitant; countries scramble to lock in winter fuel deals; Evergrande on official Chinese minds; UST 10yr 1.58%, oil up and gold down; NZ$1 = 70.7 USc; TWI-5 = 74.4
16th Oct 21, 8:45am
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US retail sales surge, but the consumer mood stays hesitant; countries scramble to lock in winter fuel deals; Evergrande on official Chinese minds; UST 10yr 1.58%, oil up and gold down; NZ$1 = 70.7 USc; TWI-5 = 74.4
US jobless claims retreat, US PPI stays very high; China PPI still rising; supply-chain problems get worse; China housing on edge; Aussie jobs shrink; UST 10yr 1.52%, oil and gold firm; NZ$1 = 70.3 USc; TWI-5 = 73.9
15th Oct 21, 7:19am
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US jobless claims retreat, US PPI stays very high; China PPI still rising; supply-chain problems get worse; China housing on edge; Aussie jobs shrink; UST 10yr 1.52%, oil and gold firm; NZ$1 = 70.3 USc; TWI-5 = 73.9
US CPI inflation higher; Fed minutes point to QE end in 2022; China exports surprisingly strong; NSW eyes big immigration push; UST 10yr 1.55%, oil holds but gold jumps; NZ$1 = 69.6 USc; TWI-5 = 73.3
14th Oct 21, 7:25am
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US CPI inflation higher; Fed minutes point to QE end in 2022; China exports surprisingly strong; NSW eyes big immigration push; UST 10yr 1.55%, oil holds but gold jumps; NZ$1 = 69.6 USc; TWI-5 = 73.3
IMF trims global growth forecast; US inflation expectations higher; China car sales slump; China & India power crisis lingers, Aussie business confidence up; UST 10yr 1.58%, oil slips but gold firm; NZ$1 = 69.4 USc; TWI-5 = 73.2
13th Oct 21, 7:24am
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IMF trims global growth forecast; US inflation expectations higher; China car sales slump; China & India power crisis lingers, Aussie business confidence up; UST 10yr 1.58%, oil slips but gold firm; NZ$1 = 69.4 USc; TWI-5 = 73.2
Oil and aluminium prices rise; Japanese machine tool orders strong; China property woes spread to their whole bond market; Nobel prizes awarded in economics; UST 10yr 1.61%, oil rises but gold stable; NZ$1 = 69.5 USc; TWI-5 = 73.2
12th Oct 21, 7:19am
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Oil and aluminium prices rise; Japanese machine tool orders strong; China property woes spread to their whole bond market; Nobel prizes awarded in economics; UST 10yr 1.61%, oil rises but gold stable; NZ$1 = 69.5 USc; TWI-5 = 73.2
OECD agrees tax reform; China services recover but floods pose new risks; US jobs growth better than it looks; RBA warns on cyber risk and housing risk; UST 10yr 1.61%, oil firm and gold stable; NZ$1 = 69.3 USc; TWI-5 = 73
11th Oct 21, 7:19am
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OECD agrees tax reform; China services recover but floods pose new risks; US jobs growth better than it looks; RBA warns on cyber risk and housing risk; UST 10yr 1.61%, oil firm and gold stable; NZ$1 = 69.3 USc; TWI-5 = 73
US jobs growth disappoints; Canada jobs growth impresses; China services recover; Taiwan exports impress; OECD agrees tax reform; RBA warns on cyber risk; UST 10yr 1.60%, oil and gold stable; NZ$1 = 69.3 USc; TWI-5 = 73
9th Oct 21, 8:30am
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US jobs growth disappoints; Canada jobs growth impresses; China services recover; Taiwan exports impress; OECD agrees tax reform; RBA warns on cyber risk; UST 10yr 1.60%, oil and gold stable; NZ$1 = 69.3 USc; TWI-5 = 73
US jobless claims fall ahead of non-farm payrolls data; China's FX reserves stable; China worries about economic long Covid; container freight rates pass their peak; UST 10yr 1.57%, oil firm and gold stable; NZ$1 = 69.3 USc; TWI-5 = 73
8th Oct 21, 7:23am
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US jobless claims fall ahead of non-farm payrolls data; China's FX reserves stable; China worries about economic long Covid; container freight rates pass their peak; UST 10yr 1.57%, oil firm and gold stable; NZ$1 = 69.3 USc; TWI-5 = 73
Ross Stitt contrasts the urgent drive to learn how to live with the pandemic in NSW with what he sees as the hesitant and equivocating approach New Zealand has wandered into
7th Oct 21, 9:26am
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Ross Stitt contrasts the urgent drive to learn how to live with the pandemic in NSW with what he sees as the hesitant and equivocating approach New Zealand has wandered into
US jobs outlook brighter; US home loan activity weakens; energy crisis spreads globally; EU retail growth stalls; APRA tackles housing risks; UST 10yr 1.53%, oil soft and gold stable; NZ$1 = 69 USc; TWI-5 = 72.9
7th Oct 21, 7:19am
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US jobs outlook brighter; US home loan activity weakens; energy crisis spreads globally; EU retail growth stalls; APRA tackles housing risks; UST 10yr 1.53%, oil soft and gold stable; NZ$1 = 69 USc; TWI-5 = 72.9
Dairy prices unchanged; Beijing orders banks to fund coal output increases; Evergrande contagion spreads; US service sector booms; EU PPI hits record high again; UST 10yr 1.52%, oil higher but gold soft; NZ$1 = 69.7 USc; TWI-5 = 73.3
6th Oct 21, 7:24am
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Dairy prices unchanged; Beijing orders banks to fund coal output increases; Evergrande contagion spreads; US service sector booms; EU PPI hits record high again; UST 10yr 1.52%, oil higher but gold soft; NZ$1 = 69.7 USc; TWI-5 = 73.3
US factory orders rise faster; Canada building consents fall; China scrambles to ring-fence Evergrande; commodity prices shift up a gear; UST 10yr 1.47%, oil high and gold firm; NZ$1 = 69.6 USc; TWI-5 = 73.2
5th Oct 21, 7:19am
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US factory orders rise faster; Canada building consents fall; China scrambles to ring-fence Evergrande; commodity prices shift up a gear; UST 10yr 1.47%, oil high and gold firm; NZ$1 = 69.6 USc; TWI-5 = 73.2
Pandora Papers expose the usual suspects; shipping costs revert sharply; Japan has new PM; US factories busier; coal prices take off; UST 10yr 1.46%, oil and gold stable; NZ$1 = 69.3 USc; TWI-5 = 73.1
4th Oct 21, 7:19am
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Pandora Papers expose the usual suspects; shipping costs revert sharply; Japan has new PM; US factories busier; coal prices take off; UST 10yr 1.46%, oil and gold stable; NZ$1 = 69.3 USc; TWI-5 = 73.1
US inflation high, factories working hard; Container rates out of China drop; growth lame in east Asia; Aussie house prices strong in September; UST 10yr 1.47%, oil soft and gold unchanged; NZ$1 = 69.4 USc; TWI-5 = 73.1
2nd Oct 21, 8:27am
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US inflation high, factories working hard; Container rates out of China drop; growth lame in east Asia; Aussie house prices strong in September; UST 10yr 1.47%, oil soft and gold unchanged; NZ$1 = 69.4 USc; TWI-5 = 73.1
Good US data; weak China data; China faces huge population decline; German inflation tops out; container shipping rates do too; Aussie deficit blows out; UST 10yr 1.53%, oil and gold firm; NZ$1 = 68.8 USc; TWI-5 = 72.8
1st Oct 21, 7:19am
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Good US data; weak China data; China faces huge population decline; German inflation tops out; container shipping rates do too; Aussie deficit blows out; UST 10yr 1.53%, oil and gold firm; NZ$1 = 68.8 USc; TWI-5 = 72.8
US housing markets turns up; China floods more liquidity; EU sentiment high; air cargo volumes rise; Aussies to restrain their housing market; UST 10yr 1.54%, oil unchanged and gold softer ; NZ$1 = 68.6 USc; TWI-5 = 72.6
30th Sep 21, 7:21am
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US housing markets turns up; China floods more liquidity; EU sentiment high; air cargo volumes rise; Aussies to restrain their housing market; UST 10yr 1.54%, oil unchanged and gold softer ; NZ$1 = 68.6 USc; TWI-5 = 72.6
Equity markets recoil on high energy costs, weak data; Canada warns on housing correction; coal prices surge; China gets rolling blackouts; UST 10yr 1.53%, oil and gold soft ; NZ$1 = 69.5 USc; TWI-5 = 73.2
29th Sep 21, 7:19am
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Equity markets recoil on high energy costs, weak data; Canada warns on housing correction; coal prices surge; China gets rolling blackouts; UST 10yr 1.53%, oil and gold soft ; NZ$1 = 69.5 USc; TWI-5 = 73.2
US factory orders jump; UST yields rise; US Federal deficit falls; Taiwan factories even busier; China confronts sudden power outages; margin debt jumps; UST 10yr 1.48%, oil and gold firm ; NZ$1 = 70.2 USc; TWI-5 = 73.6
28th Sep 21, 7:32am
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US factory orders jump; UST yields rise; US Federal deficit falls; Taiwan factories even busier; China confronts sudden power outages; margin debt jumps; UST 10yr 1.48%, oil and gold firm ; NZ$1 = 70.2 USc; TWI-5 = 73.6
German elections, Huawei deal, Evergrande bonds, US debt ceiling all driven by politics; Japan's inflation low; Taiwan exports high; IMF warns Australia; UST 10yr 1.45%, oil and gold firm ; NZ$1 = 70.1 USc; TWI-5 = 73.6
27th Sep 21, 7:19am
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German elections, Huawei deal, Evergrande bonds, US debt ceiling all driven by politics; Japan's inflation low; Taiwan exports high; IMF warns Australia; UST 10yr 1.45%, oil and gold firm ; NZ$1 = 70.1 USc; TWI-5 = 73.6
US default looms; Evergrande misses key payment; factories expanding in Japan, Taiwan, Singapore; key commodity prices surge; China drops hammer on cryptos; UST 10yr 1.46%, oil firms but gold slips; NZ$1 = 70.1 USc; TWI-5 = 73.6
25th Sep 21, 8:19am
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US default looms; Evergrande misses key payment; factories expanding in Japan, Taiwan, Singapore; key commodity prices surge; China drops hammer on cryptos; UST 10yr 1.46%, oil firms but gold slips; NZ$1 = 70.1 USc; TWI-5 = 73.6
The US economic expansion slows somewhat; US household net worth leaps; China prepares for an Evergrande failure, power shortages; many central bank reviews; UST 10yr 1.40%, oil firms but gold drops; NZ$1 = 70.8 USc; TWI-5 = 74.1
24th Sep 21, 7:23am
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The US economic expansion slows somewhat; US household net worth leaps; China prepares for an Evergrande failure, power shortages; many central bank reviews; UST 10yr 1.40%, oil firms but gold drops; NZ$1 = 70.8 USc; TWI-5 = 74.1
Australia is going to need all its reserves of luck to navigate a fast growing list of threats and challenges, says Ross Stitt
23rd Sep 21, 9:51am
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Australia is going to need all its reserves of luck to navigate a fast growing list of threats and challenges, says Ross Stitt
The US Fed signals imminent tapering, and rate rises; US faces credit rating downgrade; EU sentiment high; Evergrande moment of truth arrives; Taiwan wants in to TPP; UST 10yr 1.31%, oil firms but gold holds; NZ$1 = 70.2 USc; TWI-5 = 73.6
23rd Sep 21, 7:19am
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The US Fed signals imminent tapering, and rate rises; US faces credit rating downgrade; EU sentiment high; Evergrande moment of truth arrives; Taiwan wants in to TPP; UST 10yr 1.31%, oil firms but gold holds; NZ$1 = 70.2 USc; TWI-5 = 73.6
Dairy prices rise again; Evergrande threatens global bond funds; US housing starts recover; OECD optimistic; Aussie financial hardship on the rise; UST 10yr 1.33%, oil holds and gold up; NZ$1 = 70 USc; TWI-5 = 73.4
22nd Sep 21, 7:20am
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Dairy prices rise again; Evergrande threatens global bond funds; US housing starts recover; OECD optimistic; Aussie financial hardship on the rise; UST 10yr 1.33%, oil holds and gold up; NZ$1 = 70 USc; TWI-5 = 73.4