Economy
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; inflation easing; landlording tough, asking prices fall, dairy outlook strong, sheep meat problematic, finance people on the move; swaps stable, NZD stable, & more
7th Aug 25, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; inflation easing; landlording tough, asking prices fall, dairy outlook strong, sheep meat problematic, finance people on the move; swaps stable, NZD stable, & more
RBNZ survey has shown an easing in expectations of inflation - something that will cause the RBNZ comfort as it prepares for its next Official Cash Rate decision later in the month
7th Aug 25, 3:25pm
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RBNZ survey has shown an easing in expectations of inflation - something that will cause the RBNZ comfort as it prepares for its next Official Cash Rate decision later in the month
US data mixed; Canadian house prices fall as volumes rise; India holds; China announces new subsidy; Aussie living cost pressure eases; Cook Islands a hub for deepsea mining; UST 10yr at 4.22%; gold and oil soft; NZ$1 = 59.4 USc; TWI-5 = 67.1
7th Aug 25, 7:21am
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US data mixed; Canadian house prices fall as volumes rise; India holds; China announces new subsidy; Aussie living cost pressure eases; Cook Islands a hub for deepsea mining; UST 10yr at 4.22%; gold and oil soft; NZ$1 = 59.4 USc; TWI-5 = 67.1
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; Cotality sees a buyers market, jobless rate rises, dairy prices hold, universal RUCs coming, Kiwibank shamed, swaps soft, NZX50 firmish, NZD firm, & more
6th Aug 25, 4:00pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; Cotality sees a buyers market, jobless rate rises, dairy prices hold, universal RUCs coming, Kiwibank shamed, swaps soft, NZX50 firmish, NZD firm, & more
BNZ believes the Reserve Bank should keep cutting interest rates, while Finance Minister Nicola Willis says she's 'pumping cash' into the economy to create jobs
6th Aug 25, 2:42pm
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BNZ believes the Reserve Bank should keep cutting interest rates, while Finance Minister Nicola Willis says she's 'pumping cash' into the economy to create jobs
Young people are avoiding New Zealand’s weak labour market, suppressing headline unemployment and boosting education numbers
6th Aug 25, 10:49am
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Young people are avoiding New Zealand’s weak labour market, suppressing headline unemployment and boosting education numbers
US ISM services PMI in stagflationary phase; US household debt rises, student loan arrears swell; India services PMI booms; China services PMI improves; UST 10yr at 4.20%; gold firms and oil falls; NZ$1 = 59 USc; TWI-5 = 66.9
6th Aug 25, 7:18am
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US ISM services PMI in stagflationary phase; US household debt rises, student loan arrears swell; India services PMI booms; China services PMI improves; UST 10yr at 4.20%; gold firms and oil falls; NZ$1 = 59 USc; TWI-5 = 66.9
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; only minor retail rate changes, commodity prices dip; horticulture expands and automates, eyes on dairy prices, swaps fall, NZX50 rises, NZD holds, & more
5th Aug 25, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; only minor retail rate changes, commodity prices dip; horticulture expands and automates, eyes on dairy prices, swaps fall, NZX50 rises, NZD holds, & more
US factory order data weak; US vehicle sales get FOMO boost; flooding hurts Beijing; inflation lingers in Australia raising questions for the RBA; UST 10yr at 4.19%; gold firms and oil slips; NZ$1 = 59 USc; TWI-5 = 67
5th Aug 25, 7:19am
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US factory order data weak; US vehicle sales get FOMO boost; flooding hurts Beijing; inflation lingers in Australia raising questions for the RBA; UST 10yr at 4.19%; gold firms and oil slips; NZ$1 = 59 USc; TWI-5 = 67
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; no retail rate changes but wholesale rates fall, Barfoot July sales up, prices dip, stock huge, dairy farmers borrowing big again, swaps fall, NZD eases, & more
4th Aug 25, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; no retail rate changes but wholesale rates fall, Barfoot July sales up, prices dip, stock huge, dairy farmers borrowing big again, swaps fall, NZD eases, & more
NZ is looking for a deal over Trump’s new tariffs – that could come with a high political price
4th Aug 25, 3:20pm
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NZ is looking for a deal over Trump’s new tariffs – that could come with a high political price
ANZ economists believe firms have 'hoarded' labour in anticipation of economic recovery and may now be forced to 'right size' through layoffs - amplifying the unemployment rate; OCR may be forced below 2.5%
4th Aug 25, 2:38pm
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ANZ economists believe firms have 'hoarded' labour in anticipation of economic recovery and may now be forced to 'right size' through layoffs - amplifying the unemployment rate; OCR may be forced below 2.5%
'There is an element of being punished because NZ has great scenery and because Americans want to eat far more hamburgers than the Duttons on Yellowstone ranch can produce beef for'
4th Aug 25, 1:16pm
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'There is an element of being punished because NZ has great scenery and because Americans want to eat far more hamburgers than the Duttons on Yellowstone ranch can produce beef for'
Angus Deaton’s ‘Economics in America’ challenges the direction that economics has taken, writes Brian Easton
4th Aug 25, 8:49am
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Angus Deaton’s ‘Economics in America’ challenges the direction that economics has taken, writes Brian Easton
Falling laptop and iPhone prices are making room for rising housing and food costs within the 2% inflation target
4th Aug 25, 8:26am
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Falling laptop and iPhone prices are making room for rising housing and food costs within the 2% inflation target