Economy

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; Hormuz deal agreed; retail positive but weak; PSI grim; REINZ sales volumes slump, swaps fall, NZX stable; gold up, oil down, NZD firm, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; Hormuz deal agreed; retail positive but weak; PSI grim; REINZ sales volumes slump, swaps fall, NZX stable; gold up, oil down, NZD firm, & more

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

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

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

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

The IPCC is about to retire the RCP8.5 worst case scenarios for climate change. This will affect official climate change estimates here in New Zealand, reports Keith Woodford

The IPCC is about to retire the RCP8.5 worst case scenarios for climate change. This will affect official climate change estimates here in New Zealand, reports Keith Woodford

SpaceX lists strongly; Trump can't get Iran to sign; Trump blocks Strait of Detroit, China loans weak; Malaysia stars; India struggles; UST 10yr at 4.48%; gold recovers more as oil retreats more; NZ$1 = 58.4 USc; TWI-5 = 62

SpaceX lists strongly; Trump can't get Iran to sign; Trump blocks Strait of Detroit, China loans weak; Malaysia stars; India struggles; UST 10yr at 4.48%; gold recovers more as oil retreats more; NZ$1 = 58.4 USc; TWI-5 = 62

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; more immigrants fewer emigrants, tourism recovering, factory orders weak, livestock prices rise, NHC gets its cover, swaps lower, gold up, NZD firms, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; more immigrants fewer emigrants, tourism recovering, factory orders weak, livestock prices rise, NHC gets its cover, swaps lower, gold up, NZD firms, & more

Population growth from migration up strongly with the number of New Zealanders migrating overseas declining

Population growth from migration up strongly with the number of New Zealanders migrating overseas declining

Trump claims deal with Iran near (again); US producer prices jump; ECB raises rates; Indonesia stumbles; El Niño coming, officially; global growth sags; UST 10yr at 4.45%; gold recovers some as oil retreats; NZ$1 = 58.2 USc; TWI-5 = 61.8

Trump claims deal with Iran near (again); US producer prices jump; ECB raises rates; Indonesia stumbles; El Niño coming, officially; global growth sags; UST 10yr at 4.45%; gold recovers some as oil retreats; NZ$1 = 58.2 USc; TWI-5 = 61.8

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; time for renters to buy, more Budget 2026 details, primary sector export gains, wildly popular NZGB tender, swaps stable, gold drops hard, NZD eases, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; time for renters to buy, more Budget 2026 details, primary sector export gains, wildly popular NZGB tender, swaps stable, gold drops hard, NZD eases, & more

Alessio Terzi and Stefano Marcuzzi consider lessons from the three-century era when corporate monopolies operated beyond the reach of sovereign powers

Alessio Terzi and Stefano Marcuzzi consider lessons from the three-century era when corporate monopolies operated beyond the reach of sovereign powers

US trapped in Iran quagmire; US inflation rises, oil stocks retreat; Canada holds; Japan PPI jumps; China CPI low but PPI high; AU fuel tax cut nears end; UST 10yr at 4.54%; gold drops hard as oil rises; NZ$1 = 58.1 USc; TWI-5 = 61.8

US trapped in Iran quagmire; US inflation rises, oil stocks retreat; Canada holds; Japan PPI jumps; China CPI low but PPI high; AU fuel tax cut nears end; UST 10yr at 4.54%; gold drops hard as oil rises; NZ$1 = 58.1 USc; TWI-5 = 61.8

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; no majors follow ANZ up, top-ups rise, 8.3% rates rise is a three year low, truckometer loses momentum, fuel full, swaps stable, NZD firmish, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; no majors follow ANZ up, top-ups rise, 8.3% rates rise is a three year low, truckometer loses momentum, fuel full, swaps stable, NZD firmish, & more

Miao Yanliang thinks the answer to what China is doing with its gigantic trade surplus says a lot about its economy's trajectory, particularly its progress on financial deepening

Miao Yanliang thinks the answer to what China is doing with its gigantic trade surplus says a lot about its economy's trajectory, particularly its progress on financial deepening

US data mixed but exports up slightly; Canadian exports jump; China's exports surge, Taiwan even more so; Japanese & Indonesian central banks wary; UST 10yr at 4.53%; gold drops as does oil; NZ$1 = 58.2 USc; TWI-5 = 61.9

US data mixed but exports up slightly; Canadian exports jump; China's exports surge, Taiwan even more so; Japanese & Indonesian central banks wary; UST 10yr at 4.53%; gold drops as does oil; NZ$1 = 58.2 USc; TWI-5 = 61.9

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; TSB raises rates, Westpac can't see consumer spending improvements, good Q1 data, fuel stocks rise, carbon price firm, swaps dip, NZD firmish, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; TSB raises rates, Westpac can't see consumer spending improvements, good Q1 data, fuel stocks rise, carbon price firm, swaps dip, NZD firmish, & more