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Economy Watch

Interest.co.nz / Podcasts NZ, David Chaston, Gareth Vaughan, interest.co.nz

We follow the economic events and trends that affect New Zealand.

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00:04:44

Unexpected rises push back Fed cut bets

Economy Watch ·

2024/03/14

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 international edition from Interest.co.nz.And today we lead with news American data supports the Fed's cautious approach to its monetary policy management - pushing away imminent rate cuts. Benchmark rates have risen sharply.US new jobless claims came in less than expected when a rise was anticipated. There were less than 200,000 new actual

00:04:54

Both China and the EU struggle with their economies

Economy Watch ·

2024/03/13

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 international edition from Interest.co.nz.And today we lead with news China's inward turn is gathering pace as it fears foreign influence.But first, US mortgage applications rose strongly last week from the week before, up more than +6%. and that was because mortgage interest rates fell rather sharply, down nearly -20 bps in a week to go under

00:39:26

Cameron Murray: The Great Housing Hijack

Economy Watch ·

2024/03/13

The "cheer squad" make it hard to have a proper debate on housing, especially when looking to address the question of what we want from the housing market from a public policy perspective.So says Cameron Murray, Chief Economist at Fresh Economic Thinking, a new Australian think-tank. In the latest episode of interest.co.nz's Of Interest podcastMurray talks about housing and his new book The Great Housing Hijack. He describes the housing markets and attitudes to housing in Australia and New Zealand

00:05:10

US inflation proving tough to stamp out

Economy Watch ·

2024/03/12

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 international edition from Interest.co.nz.And today we lead with news the never-ending car crash that is China's residential property development sector, took another bump today.But first in the US, their inflation rate unexpectedly edged up to 3.2% in February, compared to 3.1% in January and above forecasts of 3.1%. The closely-watched core

00:04:28

The last bit is the hard bit

Economy Watch ·

2024/03/11

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 international edition from Interest.co.nz.And today we lead with news about how hard it is to get the 'last mile' of above-policy inflation accomplished.American consumer inflation expectations for the year ahead remained stuck and sticky at 3% in February, the same as in the previous two months, and holding at three-year lows. But is it enough

00:07:15

China tackles deflation

Economy Watch ·

2024/03/10

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 China seems to have managed to arrest its deflationary mood with solid consumer spending in their Lunar New Year holiday.But first, in the week ahead, we get the important US CPI inflation rate on Wednesday, along with retail sales, producer inflation, the Michigan consumer

00:05:26

Central banks get ready to change direction

Economy Watch ·

2024/03/07

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 international edition from Interest.co.nz.And today we lead with news we seem to be "not far" from getting interest rate cuts from the central banks in the US and Europe - and perhaps an unusual hike from Japan.Tomorrow we get the important February US non-farm payrolls report, and today there are more precursor updates.The number of people

00:05:15

Benchmark rates fall in anticipation of inflation...

Economy Watch ·

2024/03/06

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 US Fed says it needs to see more progress on inflation before it considers a rate cut. But they hinted that a cut could be coming later this year. That was enough to see markets worldwide start pricing that in. Benchmark interest rates retreated everywhere.But first in

00:04:57

Commodity prices generally in retreat

Economy Watch ·

2024/03/05

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 international edition from Interest.co.nz.And today we lead with news that with a few notable exceptions, commodity prices are soft across the board.The overnight dairy auction brought a -2.3% retreat, principally because the powder prices fell. WMP was down -2.8% and SMP was down -5.2%. However cheese was up +4.0%, that only ingredient to

00:04:46

Gold and bitcoin surge. Surprising real-world energy...

Economy Watch ·

2024/03/04

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 international edition from Interest.co.nz.And today we lead with news that non-China Asia seems to be on the rebound, and it is not just India driving it.Japanese corporate spending on plant and equipment in Q4-2023 jumped an unprecedented (and surprising) +16.4% from the same period a year earlier. It was very much more than was expected and

00:06:00

Global factory optimism returns

Economy Watch ·

2024/03/03

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 world's factories are signaling quite varied status indications. But overall February saw global manufacturing show signs of renewed vigour. Output expanded for the second successive month, supported by the first increase in new order intakes since June 2022. The outlook

00:34:39

David Mahon: China's post-Covid hangover, NZ flirting...

Economy Watch ·

2024/03/02

China's economy remains mired in a post-Covid hangover like much of the rest of the world, but the technology, catering and tourism sectors are encouraging, according to David Mahon.Mahon, the Beijing-based Managing Director of Mahon China Investment Management, spoke to interest.co.nz in the latest episode of our Of Interest podcast.The relative weakness of the Chinese economy, compared to its rapid expansion of recent decades, amid ongoing concerns about the property market and deflation, has been

00:05:14

Indian economy grows spectacularly

Economy Watch ·

2024/02/29

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 international edition from Interest.co.nz.And today we lead with news India is the world's bright economic star at the moment.But first in the US, the actual number of people claiming jobless benefits fell last week, but by less than expected to 194,000. Continuing jobless claims were unchanged at 2.1 mln, still the highest since November. It was

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