Bad policy comes with big costs
Kia ora,
Welcome to Tuesday’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 analysts are now starting to estimate the costs to the US economy of some upcoming tariff policy.
But first, the S&P Global American services PMI rose in December to its strongest expansion since March 2022. But their manufacturing downturn deepened with manufacturers reporting falling output and higher prices. New factory orders fell sharply, extending the decline…
The skinny
The skinny isn't ready yet — notes appear once the transcript is processed.