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- Economy Watch
Back from holiday in a negative mood
Kia ora, Welcome to Wednesday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Chaston and this is…
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China's slowdowns accentuate imbalance risks everywhere
Kia ora, 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…
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World's major economies set for a positive run to the end of 2024
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…
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A US$1 tln here, 40 degrees there bookmark global extremes
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…
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Where have the children of China gone?
Kia ora, Welcome to Wednesday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Chaston and this is…
Economy WatchImre Speizer: What to expect from interest rates and the NZ dollar over coming months
With US Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell signalling interest rate cuts ahead, the US dollar's likely to weaken with the Kiwi dollar rising against it…
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Fickle markets accept a global soft landing has been achieved
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…
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August PMIs mostly positive
Kia ora, Welcome to Friday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Chaston and this is the…
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NZ might benefit from an EU-China dispute
US jobs growth not as strong as first reported. Fed minutes confirm likely September cut. China threatens the EU on dairy trade. Audio soundtrack opening is…
Economy WatchJohn Small: The 'faster, safer, cheaper' banking experience of the future
The process of growth will be the main benefit from a scaled up Kiwibank, while public acclaim will be a key measure of open banking's success, Commerce…
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The global economy delivers summer gains
Kia ora, Welcome to Wednesday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Chaston and this is…
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Markets bet the Fed has won its battle against inflation
Kia ora, 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…
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China struggles to manage its downturn
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…
Economy WatchChristian Hawkesby: Accurate GDP forecast would’ve altered May RBNZ policy
Deputy Governor Christian Hawkesby says the Reserve Bank's (RBNZ) Monetary Policy Committee might have taken a different stance in May if the economic activity…
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The US economy holding up well
Kia ora, Welcome to Friday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Chaston and this is the…
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Global rate cuts now more certain
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…
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China faces strong downward pressures
Kia ora, Welcome to Wednesday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Chaston and this is…
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Stresses in China grow
Kia ora, 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…
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Chinese consumers put away their wallets
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…
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Investor fears ease
Kia ora, Welcome to Friday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Chaston and this is the…
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Investors pause and modest economic gains filter through
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…
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US recession fears overstated, apparently
Kia ora, Welcome to Wednesday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Chaston and this is…
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Global equity markets embark on wild ride lower
Kia ora, 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…
Economy WatchShannon Barlow: Where the power sits in the labour market
The balance of power in the labour market sits firmly with employers, with a big rise in job applicants over the past year chasing a significantly diminished…
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Re-thinking financial asset valuations
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…
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Equities & bond yields fall in risk-off shift
Kia ora, Welcome to Friday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Chaston and this is the…
Economy WatchJohn Bolton: Who might be attracted to shoebox apartments and why
The Government's push to have more apartments, including shoebox apartments, built should be welcomed over time by a range of buyers including first home…
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Two big central banks speak
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…
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China foreign direct investment vanishes
Kia ora, Welcome to Wednesday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Chaston and this is…
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Will they or won't they?
Kia ora, 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…
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US Fed rate cuts closer now
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…
Economy WatchSteven Hail: Transforming the discussion about government fiscal & economic policy
Mainstream economics courses teach students money is a scarce resource and nature has boundless capacity to be exploited when in fact it's the other way…
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US economy picks up speed in Q2
Kia ora, Welcome to Friday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Chaston and this is the…
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Wall Street goes into reverse
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…
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Commodity prices ease further
Kia ora, Welcome to Wednesday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Chaston and this is…
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Commodity prices sag and takes the NZD with it
Kia ora, 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…
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Moderate global prosperity unaffected by war, politics, or tech snafus
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…
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Last-mile gains in inflation war hard to achieve
Kia ora, Welcome to Friday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Chaston and this is the…
Economy WatchWill Carnachan of Aotea Asset Management unpacks the NZ private credit scene
New Zealand's nascent private credit industry could account for up to 5% of business lending to operating companies over time, suggests Aotea Asset Management…
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The US 'stars' align for the Fed
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…
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The global economy in a "sticky spot"
Kia ora, Welcome to Wednesday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Chaston and this is…
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China stumbles again
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…
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Looking at the data
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…
Economy WatchNick Tuffley: Why did ASB and RBNZ change their mind about rate cuts?
The Reserve Bank surprised the market on Wednesday by dropping hints it was open to cutting rates sooner than planned, due to signs the economy was getting too…
Economy WatchStephen Jacobi: The US is a riskier trade partner than China
New Zealand exporters to the United States might be at greater risk of being disrupted than those exporting to China, according to one trade expert. Despite…
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Inflation's pressure eases globally
Kia ora, Welcome to Friday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Chaston and this is the…
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New trade distortions spread
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…
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US economy no longer overheated says Fed
Kia ora, Welcome to Wednesday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Chaston and this is…
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A broad easing of some key commodity prices
Kia ora, 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…
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Three elections, three rejections of the hard-line, hard right
that in the three elections held over the weekend, 'democracy' seems to be signaling a rejection of the hard-line and hard-right. But first in the week ahead…
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The hits to global trade keep coming
Kia ora, Welcome to Friday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Chaston and this is the…
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World's major economies holding up well
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…
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Dairy prices drop most in almost a year
Dairy prices nosedive. US data quite positive. China housing woes deepen. Inflation low in South Korea & EU. RBA minutes leave rate hike on table. Audio…
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More tax cuts flow to Australian workers
Kia ora, 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…
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Economic prospects hesitate, suggest a shift lower
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…
Economy WatchJames Foster - the New Zealand EV, or 'batteries on wheels', scene
The first New Zealand and international wave of electric vehicle (EV) uptake is probably over, with cheaper cars and better public charging infrastructure…
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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…
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Doubts remain in the US & Canada that inflation is beaten yet
Kia ora, Welcome to Wednesday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Chaston and this is…
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Eyes on some big risks
Kia ora, 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…
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China's investment momentum slows fast
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…