Economy

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; consumer confidence less negative, housing investors cautious, calls for electricity reform; wool prices drop, China PMI's retreat, swaps up, NZD up, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; consumer confidence less negative, housing investors cautious, calls for electricity reform; wool prices drop, China PMI's retreat, swaps up, NZD up, & more

‘A sharp bounce’: Latest ANZ-Roy Morgan NZ Consumer Confidence Survey shows consumer confidence lifted 8 points in July as expectations around the economic outlook improve

‘A sharp bounce’: Latest ANZ-Roy Morgan NZ Consumer Confidence Survey shows consumer confidence lifted 8 points in July as expectations around the economic outlook improve

US growth fades; China commits to more stimulus; Japan intervenes to support the yen; EU growth firms; air travel weak; Aussie home lending weak; UST 10yr at 4.67%; gold firms; oil dips; NZ$1 = 58.8 USc; TWI-5 = 62.5

US growth fades; China commits to more stimulus; Japan intervenes to support the yen; EU growth firms; air travel weak; Aussie home lending weak; UST 10yr at 4.67%; gold firms; oil dips; NZ$1 = 58.8 USc; TWI-5 = 62.5

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; business opinion susceptible to geopolitical twists, Auckland housing completions lower, trouble at the FMA, misery rising, swaps firm, NZD up, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; business opinion susceptible to geopolitical twists, Auckland housing completions lower, trouble at the FMA, misery rising, swaps firm, NZD up, & more

Brian Judge homes in on the growing mismatch between AI's speculative future revenues and current contractual debt obligations

Brian Judge homes in on the growing mismatch between AI's speculative future revenues and current contractual debt obligations

US runs on empty with high inflation, but the Fed holds despite dissenters; Singapore PPI stays very high; Korea stocks take a beating; Aussie inflation eases; UST 10yr at 4.65%; gold firms; oil jerk higher; NZ$1 = 57.8 USc; TWI-5 = 61.7

US runs on empty with high inflation, but the Fed holds despite dissenters; Singapore PPI stays very high; Korea stocks take a beating; Aussie inflation eases; UST 10yr at 4.65%; gold firms; oil jerk higher; NZ$1 = 57.8 USc; TWI-5 = 61.7

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; less mortgage interest paid, dairy prices soft, Queenstown rising, Aussie inflation pressure eases, swaps soft, NZX firm, NZD firm, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; less mortgage interest paid, dairy prices soft, Queenstown rising, Aussie inflation pressure eases, swaps soft, NZX firm, NZD firm, & more

China imports sharply less oil; US data ho-hum; Japan gets deadly quake; Malaysia PPI jumps; Singapore birthrate dives; eyes on Australian CPI; UST 10yr at 4.60%; gold down; oil falls sharply again; NZ$1 = 57.9 USc; TWI-5 = 61.8

China imports sharply less oil; US data ho-hum; Japan gets deadly quake; Malaysia PPI jumps; Singapore birthrate dives; eyes on Australian CPI; UST 10yr at 4.60%; gold down; oil falls sharply again; NZ$1 = 57.9 USc; TWI-5 = 61.8

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; lackluster jobs data, living costs up, retailers turn positive, FHBs accept low equity loans, data center growth calculated, swaps firmish, NZX stable, NZD soft, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; lackluster jobs data, living costs up, retailers turn positive, FHBs accept low equity loans, data center growth calculated, swaps firmish, NZX stable, NZD soft, & more

Annual household living costs rose 3.2% in the June quarter with petrol prices the biggest contributor to the increase, Statistics NZ says

Annual household living costs rose 3.2% in the June quarter with petrol prices the biggest contributor to the increase, Statistics NZ says

US data reveals limp gains and higher rates; Canada data dour; Singapore surprises; China awaits stimulus decisions; Indonesia takes a risky turn; UST 10yr at 4.65%; gold firms; oil falls sharply; NZ$1 = 57.7 USc; TWI-5 = 61.6

US data reveals limp gains and higher rates; Canada data dour; Singapore surprises; China awaits stimulus decisions; Indonesia takes a risky turn; UST 10yr at 4.65%; gold firms; oil falls sharply; NZ$1 = 57.7 USc; TWI-5 = 61.6

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; fixed home loan rates start their shift up, home loan affordability improves, Australia might get sharper banking competition, swaps reverse, NZD stable, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; fixed home loan rates start their shift up, home loan affordability improves, Australia might get sharper banking competition, swaps reverse, NZD stable, & more

Brian Easton says there is insufficient support for neoliberal economic policies, so political parties of the hard right are adopting populist causes

Brian Easton says there is insufficient support for neoliberal economic policies, so political parties of the hard right are adopting populist causes

Eyes on the Fed and the BoJ; watching for new China stimulus; Japan up, India down; US PMIs shows inflation rising; Australia factory orders rise; UST 10yr at 4.68%; gold holds; oil firms; NZ$1 = 57.9 USc; TWI-5 = 61.8

Eyes on the Fed and the BoJ; watching for new China stimulus; Japan up, India down; US PMIs shows inflation rising; Australia factory orders rise; UST 10yr at 4.68%; gold holds; oil firms; NZ$1 = 57.9 USc; TWI-5 = 61.8

US data mixed; Canadian PPI leaps; Japan rises; India PMIs go soft; Aussie PMIs improve, house prices fall; key commodity prices rise sharply again; UST 10yr at 4.68%; gold firms; oil eases; NZ$1 = 57.9 USc; TWI-5 = 61.8

US data mixed; Canadian PPI leaps; Japan rises; India PMIs go soft; Aussie PMIs improve, house prices fall; key commodity prices rise sharply again; UST 10yr at 4.68%; gold firms; oil eases; NZ$1 = 57.9 USc; TWI-5 = 61.8