
Growth needs productivity gains, IMF says
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 the IMF is starting to worry that the US expansion could become unsustainable unless it is matched by national productivity gains.But first we should note that it is a public holiday in Australia today.However all eyes this week will be on Thursday (NZT) when the US Fed will opine on where they think inflation is going and their expected policy rate track. This will be…
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