Shows / Economy Watch

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Economy WatchThe northern world swelters
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 WatchCameron Bagrie: Why and how the pricing of risk versus the taking of risk by banks needs to change
Ask Cameron Bagrie how to improve business and rural banking and some words reoccur in his answers. Three of them are "risk", "productivity", and…
Economy WatchSome very large global tensions start to boil hotter
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…
Economy WatchAussie rate cut hopes fade
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 WatchChina loses steam on property drag
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 WatchFiona Hall & Martin Dilly: Frustrations with & war stories from the world of anti-money laundering compliance
By Gareth Vaughan How seriously is the public sector taking the fight against money laundering and terrorism financing? This question comes up in a new episode…
Economy WatchData slippage in most major economies
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 WatchContainer freight rates hit 3x last year's level
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 WatchFed shifts to one 2024 cut, four in 2025
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…
Economy WatchChina-related sentiment downturn deepens
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 the…
Economy WatchThe French gamble
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 WatchGrowth 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…
Economy WatchRising freight rates makes global trade a tougher challenge
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 WatchKylie Walker: What the mission-driven Future Made in Australia approach is & what it could mean
The Australian Government's a Future Made in Australiainitiative could attract skilled migrants and potentially investment and entrepreneurs from New Zealand…
Economy WatchA first major central bank cuts its policy rate
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…
Economy WatchA series of unexpected outcomes
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 the…
Economy WatchVoters speak, investors nervous
US PMIs vary, US PCE inflation holds; Canada gets modest expansion; India gets huge expansion; Japan data good; China data weak; NZ to join IPEF. Audio…
Economy WatchUS expansion milder than expected, bond selloff arrested
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 WatchFinancial markets drive interest rates up
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…
Economy WatchRising yields colour global markets
Kia ora,Welcome to Wedenesday’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 WatchHigh rates hurting commercial property funds
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 WatchChina falls in love with 'wealth management products' again
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 WatchChina two-faced? What is says sharply different to what it does
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 WatchGeof Mortlock: Problems with NZ's depositor compensation scheme & bank failure tools
The fund backing New Zealand's incoming depositor compensation scheme is going to be small, it's going to take a long time to reach its target level, and the…
Economy WatchThe US Fed worried about lack of inflation progress
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…
Economy WatchMarkets now expecting rate cut signals
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 the…
Economy WatchHuge Chinese property sector support may not be enough
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 WatchShamubeel Eaqub: Why institutional landlords should be better for renters than 'accidental' landlords
Renting in New Zealand today is more difficult than a decade ago, with fewer properties available, rents continuing to increase, and the quality of rental…
Economy WatchGeopolitical issues remain but investors look past them
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 WatchInvestors embrace risk, regulators fret about risk
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 WatchMarkets toy with US rate cuts sooner than Fed has indicated
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 the…
Economy WatchSurpluses and tax cuts now, deficits later
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 the…
Economy WatchChina readies new stimulus and the copper price zooms higher
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 WatchChina settles in to a blah trend
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 WatchNew jump in global freight rates
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 WatchBad policy can do massive long-term damage
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…
Economy WatchEven dour opinions can't knock blossoming data
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 the…
Economy WatchThe global service sector powers on
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 WatchUS labour market growth slows but productivity rises
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 WatchEconomic growth rises despite the challenges
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 WatchThe US Fed comes out less hawkish than feared
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…
Economy WatchModest global economic growth despite sticky inflation
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 the…
Economy WatchOf prices, politics and sentiment
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 WatchEyes on US jobs, NZ's too
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 WatchStagflation sniffs a comeback
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 WatchJennifer Wilkins: making the case for degrowth
With economic growth no longer producing benefits seen in the past such as raising living standards for the middle class, and human activity having exceeded…
Economy WatchFactories abuzz in many key countries
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 the…
Economy WatchPositive anticipation
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 WatchExtended economic expansion drives up key metal prices
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 WatchAndrew Dentice: Competition, innovation & societal benefits of open banking
For open banking to really grab people's attention the focus needs to be on the services it can enable, rather than the technology behind it, says Andrew…
Economy WatchThe risks of shorting USTs becomes a global concern
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 WatchUS powers on driving global economy
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…
Economy WatchPowell dials back rate cut expectations
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 the…
Economy WatchUnexpectedly strong US retail sales shake financial markets
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 WatchRisks facing the global economy pile up
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 WatchBarbara Edmonds: Rehabilitating Labour's economic credibility after the cost of living crisis
Finance spokesperson Barbara Edmonds says a re-elected Labour Government would have been willing to expand its planned public sector cuts to protect key…
Economy WatchMarkets calm after US CPI bump
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 WatchUS inflation runs higher than expected
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…
Economy WatchAbove-average activity, below-average sentiment
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 the…
Economy WatchThe pain of variable rate mortgages
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…