Global markets quite mixed, gold rises
Kia ora,
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.
Today we lead with news it is Friday the 13th, so don't expect too much from the day.
The actual number of American jobless claims last week were +178,000, a one year low, taking the total number of people on these benefits to 1.71 mln, a nine month low. But the seasonally adjusted level reported was +230,000. It is unclear why the variance is so large this week.
Meanwhile, American producer…
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