Economy

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; no retail rate changes, labour confidence knocked, extracting value by keeping native forest, swaps stable, NZX firmish, NZD much lower, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; no retail rate changes, labour confidence knocked, extracting value by keeping native forest, swaps stable, NZX firmish, NZD much lower, & more

Barry Eichengreen explains why the longtime Federal Reserve chair Alan Greenspan was one of the US Fed's most consequential leaders - for good and bad

Barry Eichengreen explains why the longtime Federal Reserve chair Alan Greenspan was one of the US Fed's most consequential leaders - for good and bad

Westpac-McDermott Miller Employment Confidence Index reports lowest confidence reading since the survey began in 2004

Westpac-McDermott Miller Employment Confidence Index reports lowest confidence reading since the survey began in 2004

US explores stablecoin dominance; Greenspan dies; China FDI weakens again; EU sentiment picks up; Australian housing markets ease and voters approve; UST 10yr at 4.51%; gold firms and oil falls; NZ$1 = 57.1 USc; TWI-5 = 60.9

US explores stablecoin dominance; Greenspan dies; China FDI weakens again; EU sentiment picks up; Australian housing markets ease and voters approve; UST 10yr at 4.51%; gold firms and oil falls; NZ$1 = 57.1 USc; TWI-5 = 60.9

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; FHBs caught in some key cities, eyes on R/E agents, tourists drive credit card activity, waiting for bird flu to arrive, swaps stable, NZX stable, NZD softish, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; FHBs caught in some key cities, eyes on R/E agents, tourists drive credit card activity, waiting for bird flu to arrive, swaps stable, NZX stable, NZD softish, & more

US-Iran talks chaotic; eyes on US PCE inflation; Canada loosens bank capital buffers; Europe swelters; Malaysia stars; Australia extends fuel tax relief; UST 10yr at 4.49%; gold and oil little-changed; NZ$1 = 57.4 USc; TWI-5 = 61.2

US-Iran talks chaotic; eyes on US PCE inflation; Canada loosens bank capital buffers; Europe swelters; Malaysia stars; Australia extends fuel tax relief; UST 10yr at 4.49%; gold and oil little-changed; NZ$1 = 57.4 USc; TWI-5 = 61.2

Christopher Luxon and Nicola Willis hopeful of better economic times ahead as election nears

Christopher Luxon and Nicola Willis hopeful of better economic times ahead as election nears

Middle East mess remains very uncertain; Canada eases bank capital buffers; Malaysia exports zoom; China tariffs hit Aussie beef hard; Russia cuts its policy rate; UST 10yr at 4.49%; gold down but oil up; NZ$1 = 57.4 USc; TWI-5 = 61.2

Middle East mess remains very uncertain; Canada eases bank capital buffers; Malaysia exports zoom; China tariffs hit Aussie beef hard; Russia cuts its policy rate; UST 10yr at 4.49%; gold down but oil up; NZ$1 = 57.4 USc; TWI-5 = 61.2

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; quiet on the retail rate front, rural exports rise strongly, jobs market soft but better in the SI, El Niño arriving, quotas to mess with beef trade, swaps stable, NZD soft, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; quiet on the retail rate front, rural exports rise strongly, jobs market soft but better in the SI, El Niño arriving, quotas to mess with beef trade, swaps stable, NZD soft, & more

US & Iran sign MOU, leaving Iran stronger; US data mixed; Canada PPI leaps; many central bank decisions; freight rates rise; Hormuz transits pick up; UST 10yr at 4.44%; gold down and oil down; NZ$1 = 57.6 USc; TWI-5 = 61.3

US & Iran sign MOU, leaving Iran stronger; US data mixed; Canada PPI leaps; many central bank decisions; freight rates rise; Hormuz transits pick up; UST 10yr at 4.44%; gold down and oil down; NZ$1 = 57.6 USc; TWI-5 = 61.3

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; Westpac cuts mortgage rates; GDP rise better than expected, migrants more family oriented, NZGB strong again, swaps up, NZD down, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; Westpac cuts mortgage rates; GDP rise better than expected, migrants more family oriented, NZGB strong again, swaps up, NZD down, & more

Economists don’t expect the latest GDP figures to have a large bearing on the Reserve Bank’s OCR outlook but ANZ says likely hike in July is ‘no longer the slam dunk it was’

Economists don’t expect the latest GDP figures to have a large bearing on the Reserve Bank’s OCR outlook but ANZ says likely hike in July is ‘no longer the slam dunk it was’

New Zealand’s economy grew 0.8% in the March quarter, with the overall increase in GDP due to manufacturing, business services and wholesale trade

New Zealand’s economy grew 0.8% in the March quarter, with the overall increase in GDP due to manufacturing, business services and wholesale trade

US walks away from Hormuz in worse position; US Fed shifts to hiking bias; US crude oil stocks dive; Japan & Singapore exports surge; Russia contracts; UST 10yr at 4.46%; gold down and oil up; NZ$1 = 58.2 USc; TWI-5 = 61.8

US walks away from Hormuz in worse position; US Fed shifts to hiking bias; US crude oil stocks dive; Japan & Singapore exports surge; Russia contracts; UST 10yr at 4.46%; gold down and oil up; NZ$1 = 58.2 USc; TWI-5 = 61.8

NZ-India Free Trade Agreement unlikely to transform economy overnight, but represents an important strategic step in a more fragmented and uncertain global economy, NZIER says

NZ-India Free Trade Agreement unlikely to transform economy overnight, but represents an important strategic step in a more fragmented and uncertain global economy, NZIER says