Tech & commodities rise without data guardrails
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 financial markets are running positively, but without the guardrails of American economic data, while the US Federal shutdown extends. In their absence, consumer and tech speculations are generating considerable froth.
But first in China, their Mid-Autumn festival holiday spending should tell us a lot about their economic activity, and the initial signs are promising…
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