Economy

US inflation eases but still well above Fed target; Singapore growth stays high; China exports jump; Aussie sentient less negative; UST 10yr at 4.57%; gold rises; oil eases on Trump's toll backdown; NZ$1 = 58.1 USc; TWI-5 = 62

US inflation eases but still well above Fed target; Singapore growth stays high; China exports jump; Aussie sentient less negative; UST 10yr at 4.57%; gold rises; oil eases on Trump's toll backdown; NZ$1 = 58.1 USc; TWI-5 = 62

‘I don’t want it to become a soap opera’: RBNZ chief economist Paul Conway says Monetary Policy Committee members should be held to account for their views

‘I don’t want it to become a soap opera’: RBNZ chief economist Paul Conway says Monetary Policy Committee members should be held to account for their views

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; business confidence firms in a fragile way, migration stalled in May, tourist arrivals still trending up, swaps up, NZX50 down, oil jumps, NZD firms, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; business confidence firms in a fragile way, migration stalled in May, tourist arrivals still trending up, swaps up, NZX50 down, oil jumps, NZD firms, & more

RBNZ chief economist Paul Conway says inflation expectations and price-setting behaviour are ‘critical’ in determining appropriate monetary policy stance

RBNZ chief economist Paul Conway says inflation expectations and price-setting behaviour are ‘critical’ in determining appropriate monetary policy stance

Estimated net migration turned negative in May as more people left the country long term than arrived

Estimated net migration turned negative in May as more people left the country long term than arrived

NZIER says QSBO shows the ‘fragile’ economic recovery in June quarter was helped by easing oil crisis, but warns that geopolitical uncertainty and November election will weigh on firms over the coming months

NZIER says QSBO shows the ‘fragile’ economic recovery in June quarter was helped by easing oil crisis, but warns that geopolitical uncertainty and November election will weigh on firms over the coming months

Eyes on US earnings reports; Waller turns hawkish; US deficit blows out; India inflation rises; China braces for storms; OPEC turns glum; UST 10yr at 4.61%; gold falls; oil rises on Strait closure & tolls; NZ$1 = 57.6 USc; TWI-5 = 61.5

Eyes on US earnings reports; Waller turns hawkish; US deficit blows out; India inflation rises; China braces for storms; OPEC turns glum; UST 10yr at 4.61%; gold falls; oil rises on Strait closure & tolls; NZ$1 = 57.6 USc; TWI-5 = 61.5

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; ANZ's OCR response arrives, test rates stable, service sector expands - just, housing values stay in a funk, swaps firm, NZX50 soft, NZD firmish, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; ANZ's OCR response arrives, test rates stable, service sector expands - just, housing values stay in a funk, swaps firm, NZX50 soft, NZD firmish, & more

RBNZ Assistant Governor Karen Silk says there’s still ‘some pretty good’ monetary stimulus supporting NZ's economy, election not ‘the thing that's front of mind’ when making OCR decisions

RBNZ Assistant Governor Karen Silk says there’s still ‘some pretty good’ monetary stimulus supporting NZ's economy, election not ‘the thing that's front of mind’ when making OCR decisions

Brian Easton says there is a strong case to be made that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade is the government agency that has contributed the most to New Zealand’s economic growth

Brian Easton says there is a strong case to be made that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade is the government agency that has contributed the most to New Zealand’s economic growth

China car exports flood global markets; helium access a new chokepoint; Japan PPI high & rising; eyes on yen; US data languid; freight rates rise again; UST 10yr at 4.56%; gold rises; oil holds on Strait closure; NZ$1 = 57.6 USc; TWI-5 = 61.5

China car exports flood global markets; helium access a new chokepoint; Japan PPI high & rising; eyes on yen; US data languid; freight rates rise again; UST 10yr at 4.56%; gold rises; oil holds on Strait closure; NZ$1 = 57.6 USc; TWI-5 = 61.5

US real economy data mixed; Wall St enamoured with SK Hynix; China car sales strong, exports stronger; Japan PPI high; container freight rates rise; UST 10yr at 4.56%; gold rises; oil eases; NZ$1 = 57.6 USc; TWI-5 = 61.5

US real economy data mixed; Wall St enamoured with SK Hynix; China car sales strong, exports stronger; Japan PPI high; container freight rates rise; UST 10yr at 4.56%; gold rises; oil eases; NZ$1 = 57.6 USc; TWI-5 = 61.5

'It's the perception and the fear': How Official Cash Rate decisions can influence the optics of an election

'It's the perception and the fear': How Official Cash Rate decisions can influence the optics of an election

David Mahon finds Chinese development like crossing a river while feeling the stones. China's objectives on the far bank remain clear, but the water level is now higher, the current stronger, and the stones beneath harder to locate

David Mahon finds Chinese development like crossing a river while feeling the stones. China's objectives on the far bank remain clear, but the water level is now higher, the current stronger, and the stones beneath harder to locate

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; floating rate rises start to come through, factory PMIs surge except in Wellington, truckometer lags, wool prices dip, swaps rise, NZD firms, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; floating rate rises start to come through, factory PMIs surge except in Wellington, truckometer lags, wool prices dip, swaps rise, NZD firms, & more