Global food stress low
Kia ora,
Welcome to Thursday’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 food price signals belie talk of impending trouble.
But first, US mortgage applications were virtually unchanged last week (+0.8%) from the week before, taking them to -13% lower than the same week a year ago. But at least it was a third week of rises, even if small. Mortgage interest rates edged lower last week.
But new home sales in the US sank -11.3% in May from…
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