US mess drives precious metals
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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.
Today we lead with news repricing for American risk is underway, evidenced by rising UST yields, a falling US dollar, and commodity price spikes.
First up today, American durable goods orders rose in November by more than expected to be +10.5% higher than year ago levels, a gain that has impressed markets, and came as a complete surprise. Non-defense capital goods orders, excluding aircraft…
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