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Economy WatchDairy prices rise as China's milk production falls
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 WatchGold, oil, benchmark bond interest rates and bitcoin all rise
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 WatchRate cut prospects fading?
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 WatchOil demand falls, supply rising
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 progress stalls in October
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 hesitate with US inflation return feared
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 stimulus fizzes
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's turnaround not in evidence yet
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 WatchTrump's win may have killed off more rate cuts
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 Red Center delivers a morally bankrupt America
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 WatchInvestors turn 'risk-on' as good data flows everywhere
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 WatchFactories globally subdued for a fourth straight month
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 WatchThe news other than the US election
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 WatchThe US expansion pushes on, carrying the world's trade flows
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 economy powers ahead led by consumer confidence
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 lines up massive fiscal bazooka
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 WatchSoft economic data everywhere but company results stay strong
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 WatchGame lost, prepare to adapt
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 WatchCentral bank rates fall, but financial market rates rise
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 WatchUS election risks rise & with them, trade risks
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 WatchFinancial markets signal risk-off until the US election
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 WatchKey under-achieving data from the world's two biggest 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 WatchAI generated podcast test
This is a test of the podcast generator on Google Notebook LLM Audio soundtrack opening is licensed from Shutterstock, Track 1219389 Monetization ID…
Economy WatchBeijing struggles to convince markets it is in control
US data mixed. Japanese exports fall. China stimulus unconvincing. ECB cuts. Aussie labour market rises. Freight rates weaker. Audio soundtrack opening is…
Economy WatchCurrent data lackluster, future view positive
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 targets tax on offshore investments by their wealthy
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 WatchNo progress yet for China's reinvigoration
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 WatchMounting deflation pressure in China
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 Coleman: Swapping NZ's gas guzzling Holden government retirement income system for an EV
The Government could run a second retirement income scheme alongside NZ Superannuation as part of a transition to a new system, but according to Andrew…
Economy WatchEyes on Beijing as more economic policy to be released
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 WatchChina's stimulus rally stumbles
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 market fever breaks as Beijing stimulus disappoints
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 WatchPowerful forces roil China and the US
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 WatchAway from the fighting hotspots, the global economy is expanding
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 WatchMarkets trade cautiously ahead of US NFPs
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 WatchHong Kong stocks go ballistic
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 WatchSudden rise in non-economy risks twists economic 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…
Economy WatchJohn Lyon: Why New Zealanders should be grateful insurers remain committed to their country
New Zealanders should be grateful insurance companies remain committed to New Zealand given the country's risk exposure, John Lyon of Ando Insurance says. In…
Economy WatchQ4 starts in a cautious mood
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 WatchQ4 starts with the US & Japan up, China lagging
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 WatchUS momentum continues, China strives to regain theirs
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 WatchChina's big moves draw small enthusiasm
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 to get a sugar hit
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 WatchMurray Harris: The case for higher KiwiSaver contributions
Milford Asset Management’s head of KiwiSaver says KiwiSaver – the country’s voluntary retirement savings scheme which is in its 17th year – is a teenager…
Economy WatchThe major economies separate into two growth blocks
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 WatchFed rate cut triggers financial markets
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 WatchEquities surge after the US Fed rate cut
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 WatchMarket enthusiasm for a big Fed rate cut lacks conviction
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 await Fed rate cut decision
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 WatchWill the US Fed "go big"? And the RBNZ follow?
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 WatchDoes Xi really have control of China's economy?
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 WatchGlobal markets quite mixed, gold rises
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 at 3yr 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…
Economy WatchOil prices drop sharply
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 WatchThe EU is warned. Will they listen & act?
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 WatchJonathan Shapiro: Why the integrity of bond markets on both sides of the Tasman is at stake
The integrity of bond markets on both sides of the Tasman is at stake as regulators probe issues of potential market manipulation, Australian Financial Review…
Economy WatchGlobal activity settles into a more modest expansion
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 WatchPierre van Heerden: How it costs twice as much to set up a supermarket in NZ than Australia
Grocery Commissioner Pierre van Heerden wants a third supermarket competitor to set up shop in New Zealand in order to tackle the country’s supermarket…
Economy WatchData positive even if that is not the market sentiment
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 eye US labour market softening
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…