Sweeping tariffs impending, along with retaliation
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.
And today we lead with news the Trump tariff announcement will be just after 4pm New York time today when Wall Street closes. That is 9am New Zealand time. After that, it will be all about the size and nature of the retaliation from its former allies.
In the meantime we should note that American vehicle sales surged in March as buyers rushed to get pre-tariff-cost vehicles. March's sales ran…
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