Economy

Construction helped New Zealand’s economy grow 0.2% in the June quarter as the country's real purchasing power falls

Construction helped New Zealand’s economy grow 0.2% in the June quarter as the country's real purchasing power falls

Fed delivers the expected rise and sets course for another; markets turn negative; US data weighed by rates & sentiment; EU industrial production soft; UST 10yr at 5.01%; gold falls, oil holds as war flares & Saudi scrambles; NZ$1 = 57.6 USc; TWI-5 = 61

Fed delivers the expected rise and sets course for another; markets turn negative; US data weighed by rates & sentiment; EU industrial production soft; UST 10yr at 5.01%; gold falls, oil holds as war flares & Saudi scrambles; NZ$1 = 57.6 USc; TWI-5 = 61

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; consumers less downbeat, dairy prices hold, current account deficit shrinks, Silk quits, NZ Super stars again, India FTA voted up, swaps ease, NZX rises, NZD falls, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; consumers less downbeat, dairy prices hold, current account deficit shrinks, Silk quits, NZ Super stars again, India FTA voted up, swaps ease, NZX rises, NZD falls, & more

Brian Judge sees calls for a 'pause' on development as a way to hype AI's profit potential and reduce development costs

Brian Judge sees calls for a 'pause' on development as a way to hype AI's profit potential and reduce development costs

Fresh burst of supply-chain inflation; weak demand for US Treasury bonds; China house price falls ease; China retail weak, industrial production questionable; UST 10yr at 5.01%; gold dips, oil rises as Hormuz closes; NZ$1 = 57.6 USc; TWI-5 = 61

Fresh burst of supply-chain inflation; weak demand for US Treasury bonds; China house price falls ease; China retail weak, industrial production questionable; UST 10yr at 5.01%; gold dips, oil rises as Hormuz closes; NZ$1 = 57.6 USc; TWI-5 = 61

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; TSB cuts its 1yr home loan rate, REINZ sales step lower, retail activity drops, commercial property for lease at high levels, big covered bond issues, swaps up, NZD drops, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; TSB cuts its 1yr home loan rate, REINZ sales step lower, retail activity drops, commercial property for lease at high levels, big covered bond issues, swaps up, NZD drops, & more

Hormuz situation worse; eyes on how key central banks stand up to inflation's rise; Canada and India report CPI; China reveals low bank loan growth again; UST 10yr at 4.96%; gold dips, oil rises; NZ$1 = 57.8 USc; TWI-5 = 61.2

Hormuz situation worse; eyes on how key central banks stand up to inflation's rise; Canada and India report CPI; China reveals low bank loan growth again; UST 10yr at 4.96%; gold dips, oil rises; NZ$1 = 57.8 USc; TWI-5 = 61.2

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; only minor TD rate changes again, service sector stunted, migration up from lows, tourism nears full recovery, farmer profitability strong, swaps flat, NZX down, NZD lower & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; only minor TD rate changes again, service sector stunted, migration up from lows, tourism nears full recovery, farmer profitability strong, swaps flat, NZX down, NZD lower & more

Net migration gain of 20,350 people in the 12 months to July more than double the 9592 in the 12 months to July last year

Net migration gain of 20,350 people in the 12 months to July more than double the 9592 in the 12 months to July last year

Brian Easton questions whether it's worth taking recent tax proposals from political parties seriously as the run-up to a general election is always a political ‘silly season’

Brian Easton questions whether it's worth taking recent tax proposals from political parties seriously as the run-up to a general election is always a political ‘silly season’

US Fed rate decision headlines the week; Japan too; Japanese PPI very high; US CPI lacks cred; US consumer sentiment drops again; UST 10yr at 4.98%; gold holds, oil eases on talks hopes & lower demand; NZ$1 = 58.1 USc; TWI-5 = 61.4

US Fed rate decision headlines the week; Japan too; Japanese PPI very high; US CPI lacks cred; US consumer sentiment drops again; UST 10yr at 4.98%; gold holds, oil eases on talks hopes & lower demand; NZ$1 = 58.1 USc; TWI-5 = 61.4

Economists expect embers to have kept the fire of Gross Domestic Product growth burning in the June quarter

Economists expect embers to have kept the fire of Gross Domestic Product growth burning in the June quarter

US inflation reported as unchanged but other US metrics tell a rising story; Japanese PPI stays very high; copper eases; UST 10yr at 4.98%; gold holds, oil eases but Yemen gets more risky; NZ$1 = 58.1 USc; TWI-5 = 61.4

US inflation reported as unchanged but other US metrics tell a rising story; Japanese PPI stays very high; copper eases; UST 10yr at 4.98%; gold holds, oil eases but Yemen gets more risky; NZ$1 = 58.1 USc; TWI-5 = 61.4

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; no retail rate changes but big wholesale increases, truckometer declines, factory PMI stays positive, wool prices lift, Japanese PPI jumps, swaps jump, NZD lower, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; no retail rate changes but big wholesale increases, truckometer declines, factory PMI stays positive, wool prices lift, Japanese PPI jumps, swaps jump, NZD lower, & more

Oil prices & bond yields jump; US PPI rises further; US inventories rise; Trump splashes the cash; ECB hikes; Aussie inflation expectations rise; UST 10yr at 4.96%; gold lower and oil jumps; NZ$1 = 58 USc; TWI-5 = 61.3

Oil prices & bond yields jump; US PPI rises further; US inventories rise; Trump splashes the cash; ECB hikes; Aussie inflation expectations rise; UST 10yr at 4.96%; gold lower and oil jumps; NZ$1 = 58 USc; TWI-5 = 61.3