Rising freight rates makes global trade a tougher challenge
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.And today we lead with news global trade is facing a tough challenge in containerised freight costs.But first, initial new US jobless claims actually fell modestly last week to +195,000 (although the seasonally adjusted level rose). There are now 1.67 mln people on these jobless benefits. All this is a tiny 1.1% of their workforce and unchanged in a year.But all eyes are now on tomorrow's non-farm…
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