Hints of a stagflation future noticed by financial markets
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Welcome to Friday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand.
I'm David Chaston and this is the international edition from Interest.co.nz.
And today we lead with news that while Trump is playing Putin's puppet, his lieutenants are setting the stage for a new global bout of stagflation - higher tariff-induced costs for little or no economic expansion. Wall Street is starting to price in what is increasingly likely to lie ahead. The USD fell.
US jobless claims came in lower last week than the week before, with all the decrease…
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