Of ruts, twists, stalls & downgrades
Kia ora,
Welcome to Monday’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 still stuck in its rut, the US twisted by tariff talk, Japan sees progress, and Russia's currency gets a big downgrade.
But first, this coming week will end with the US non-farm payrolls report, and analysts expect a sharp recovery to +183,000 added jobs, far higher than the unusual (pre-election) October report of just +12,000. Before that they will deliver…
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