skinny.

Latest / Economy Watch

China to turn economists into propagandists

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 China is clamping down harder on negative views about their economic prospects. Chinese economists are now required to be cheerleaders for their economy.

But first up today, sales of new single-family homes in the United States rose by +5.9% from the previous month to an annualised rate of 664,000 in November, above market expectations of 650,000. However, this just…

The skinny

The skinny isn't ready yet — notes appear once the transcript is processed.