Economy

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; SBS ends its 3.99% first home special, insurers show more caution, CHFA gets an A+ rating, NZX50 heading for a +2% weekly gain, swaps stable, NZD weaker, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; SBS ends its 3.99% first home special, insurers show more caution, CHFA gets an A+ rating, NZX50 heading for a +2% weekly gain, swaps stable, NZD weaker, & more

US labour market data generally weak; US services sector stays expanding; markets expect a Fed rate cut; China juices personal loans for consumption; UST 10yr at 4.17%; gold settles back, oil holds low; NZ$1 = 58.4 USc; TWI-5 = 66.1

US labour market data generally weak; US services sector stays expanding; markets expect a Fed rate cut; China juices personal loans for consumption; UST 10yr at 4.17%; gold settles back, oil holds low; NZ$1 = 58.4 USc; TWI-5 = 66.1

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; housing market fades, trouble follows Fletcher, Q2 construction weak, retail glimmers, farmers winning, bonds hot, swaps stable, NZD firms, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; housing market fades, trouble follows Fletcher, Q2 construction weak, retail glimmers, farmers winning, bonds hot, swaps stable, NZD firms, & more

US data very unimpressive; China services expand faster; Korea eyes joining the CPTPP; Australian GDP rises faster than expected; UST 10yr at 4.22%; gold rises sharply again, oil firmish; NZ$1 = 58.8 USc; TWI-5 = 66.3

US data very unimpressive; China services expand faster; Korea eyes joining the CPTPP; Australian GDP rises faster than expected; UST 10yr at 4.22%; gold rises sharply again, oil firmish; NZ$1 = 58.8 USc; TWI-5 = 66.3

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; TD rates edge down, fewer Auckland dwelling completions, small rise in consumer spending, dairy prices drop, commodity prices rise, swaps stable, NZD soft, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; TD rates edge down, fewer Auckland dwelling completions, small rise in consumer spending, dairy prices drop, commodity prices rise, swaps stable, NZD soft, & more

Key US indicators point lower, risk appetite fades; dairy prices drop; EU inflation stable; global electricity demand surges; UST 10yr at 4.28%; gold rises sharply to new ATH, oil firmish; NZ$1 = 58.7 USc; TWI-5 = 66.3

Key US indicators point lower, risk appetite fades; dairy prices drop; EU inflation stable; global electricity demand surges; UST 10yr at 4.28%; gold rises sharply to new ATH, oil firmish; NZ$1 = 58.7 USc; TWI-5 = 66.3

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; BNZ and Heartland change rates, Barfoots saw good sales activity at lower prices, terms of trade improve sharply, swaps stable, NZD soft, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; BNZ and Heartland change rates, Barfoots saw good sales activity at lower prices, terms of trade improve sharply, swaps stable, NZD soft, & more

World's factories rise despite tariff threats; Australia building consents fall but house prices rise; wheat crop forecast jumps; UST 10yr at 4.25%; gold rises again with silver, oil firmish; NZ$1 = 59 USc; TWI-5 = 66.4

World's factories rise despite tariff threats; Australia building consents fall but house prices rise; wheat crop forecast jumps; UST 10yr at 4.25%; gold rises again with silver, oil firmish; NZ$1 = 59 USc; TWI-5 = 66.4

Credit bureau Centrix says new mortgage lending and refinances bright spots in a still-gloomy picture

Credit bureau Centrix says new mortgage lending and refinances bright spots in a still-gloomy picture

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; Kiwibank moves down, new tool to assess mortgage offers, bottoming out, Jetstar slapped & shamed, dairy consolidation, swaps stable, NZD firmish, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; Kiwibank moves down, new tool to assess mortgage offers, bottoming out, Jetstar slapped & shamed, dairy consolidation, swaps stable, NZD firmish, & more

Brian Easton wonders what are the economic and political implications if the New Zealand economy stagnates for five and more years?

Brian Easton wonders what are the economic and political implications if the New Zealand economy stagnates for five and more years?

Eyes on upcoming US jobs data; Chinese PMIs stay weak; China housing market weaker; Japan & Korea positive; air travel and air freight grow strongly; UST 10yr at 4.23%; gold rises again but oil holds; NZ$1 = 59 USc; TWI-5 = 66.5

Eyes on upcoming US jobs data; Chinese PMIs stay weak; China housing market weaker; Japan & Korea positive; air travel and air freight grow strongly; UST 10yr at 4.23%; gold rises again but oil holds; NZ$1 = 59 USc; TWI-5 = 66.5

Keun Lee says one of the forces of innovation or financialisation has had a negligible effect while the other is gutting the middle class

Keun Lee says one of the forces of innovation or financialisation has had a negligible effect while the other is gutting the middle class

Trump's war on numbers he doesn't like is driving some to source the quality public data they relied on elsewhere - but that will then give them an economic advantage to the detriment of good public policy

Trump's war on numbers he doesn't like is driving some to source the quality public data they relied on elsewhere - but that will then give them an economic advantage to the detriment of good public policy

Luci Ellis says President Trump's attempt to sack Fed Governor Cook is part of a broader pattern, not only for his administration but an increasingly partisan US. Other high-income countries are not going the same way

Luci Ellis says President Trump's attempt to sack Fed Governor Cook is part of a broader pattern, not only for his administration but an increasingly partisan US. Other high-income countries are not going the same way