China faces strong downward pressures
Kia ora,
Welcome to Wednesday’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 the downturn in China is something that could quickly spread regionally.
But first up today, the rise in retail sales at physical stores in the US was +4.7% last week, off the pace of the prior week's +5.1% gain, but still a healthy economic sign, and still well above inflation's level.
Speaking in inflation, American producer prices rose less than expected in July…
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