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We follow the economic events and trends that affect New Zealand.
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Hormuz reopening to flood world with crude oil
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Jun 24, 2026 |
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Commodity currencies take it on the chin
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Jun 23, 2026 |
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Lake Lucerne talks make edgy progress
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Jun 22, 2026 |
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Trump 'schooled' by Iran in diplomatic negotiation
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Jun 21, 2026 |
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Oil prices settle to be +12% above conflict-start levels, +25% above early 2026 levels
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Jun 18, 2026 |
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US Fed eyes rate hikes
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Jun 17, 2026 |
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Will money solve the US-Iran conflict?
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Jun 16, 2026 |
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Markets jump to conclusions
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Jun 15, 2026 |
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Israel strikes Beirut; Iran says no point in talks with the US
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Jun 14, 2026 |
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David Mahon: China will watch Election 2026 closely
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Jun 12, 2026 |
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More 'peace' claims for Hormuz, but growth sags, El Niño arrives
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Jun 11, 2026 |
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Financial markets pricing in quagmire risk
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Jun 10, 2026 |
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Global export gains impress
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Jun 09, 2026 |
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Iran extracts Persian Gulf tolls
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Jun 08, 2026 |
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Market fears of rising inflation push up interest rates
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Jun 07, 2026 |
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World getting tired of amateur hour
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Jun 04, 2026 |
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Oil up on Persian Gulf fighting
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Jun 03, 2026 |
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Gold resurgent at US Treasuries expense
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Jun 02, 2026 |
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Hot mess & strategic failure
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Jun 01, 2026 |
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Talks & fights, truce awaits approvals
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May 28, 2026 |
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Mixed messages on Hormuz progress
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May 27, 2026 |
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The US launches new strikes on Iran as talks stall
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May 26, 2026 |
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Markets bet on a resolution
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May 25, 2026 |
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Vanity trumps progress in Hormuz standoff
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May 24, 2026 |
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US-Iran tensions at stalemate
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May 21, 2026 |
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Warsh in the hot seat
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May 20, 2026 |
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Turbulence moves into bond markets
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May 19, 2026 |
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Oil & bond markets jittery on stalled US-Iran 'talks'
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May 18, 2026 |
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A major financial market re-think is underway
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May 17, 2026 |
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Grand welcome, big threats, small deals
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May 14, 2026 |
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Tighter supplies drive price leap in some core commodities
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May 13, 2026 |
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Trump faces stalemate in the Middle East, now with China
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May 12, 2026 |
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The US boxed in by own goals
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May 11, 2026 |
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The Persian Gulf mess festers
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May 10, 2026 |
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US credit card debt leaps
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May 07, 2026 |
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Without any cards, Trump does u-turn
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May 06, 2026 |
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Markets act as though Hormuz is settled
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May 05, 2026 |
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Hot conflict reignited in Persian Gulf
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May 04, 2026 |
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Intense pressure but financial markets still holding
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May 03, 2026 |
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Compounding exposure
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Apr 30, 2026 |
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Airlines become the canary of the global economy
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Apr 29, 2026 |
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Fallout from oil price rises spreads
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Apr 28, 2026 |
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Oil prices are rising
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Apr 27, 2026 |
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The ruptures deepen
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Apr 23, 2026 |
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Yes, the Hormuz mess is worse today
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Apr 22, 2026 |
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Hormuz ceasefire set to expire
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Apr 21, 2026 |
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US-Iran positions yo-yo
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Apr 20, 2026 |
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Pressure re-applied as Hormuz chaos returns
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Apr 19, 2026 |
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Oil supply picture gets more complicated
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Apr 16, 2026 |
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Trump flails aimlessly in Mid East & with Powell
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Apr 15, 2026 |
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US policy just gets weirder
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Apr 14, 2026 |
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Brace for sharp oil pressure
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Apr 13, 2026 |
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Global outlook darkens
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Apr 12, 2026 |
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War threats compounded by cyber security threats
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Apr 09, 2026 |
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Assessing the war scars
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Apr 08, 2026 |
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US leadership insanity deepens
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Apr 07, 2026 |
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US service sector cools, inflation heats up
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Apr 06, 2026 |
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Contrasting national addresses
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Apr 01, 2026 |
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Searching for an off-ramp
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Mar 31, 2026 |
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Q1-2025 ends in a mess
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Mar 30, 2026 |
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War consequences bite harder
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Mar 29, 2026 |
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Risk aversion rises on more policy corrosion
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Mar 26, 2026 |
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Trump adventure leaves a global mess
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Mar 25, 2026 |
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Escalations show off-ramp options fade
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Mar 24, 2026 |
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Trump backs down on strikes against Iran's power system
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Mar 23, 2026 |
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Investors face stagflation, reassess returns
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Mar 22, 2026 |
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Energy shock to be protracted
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Mar 19, 2026 |
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Fed steady in face of local and global provocations
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Mar 18, 2026 |
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Middle East attrition going nowhere
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Mar 17, 2026 |
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Markets discount war risks
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Mar 16, 2026 |
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A week of global central bank updates
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Mar 15, 2026 |
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David Cay Johnston: NZ's objective with Trump should be 'to not become the focus of his wrath'
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Mar 12, 2026 |
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Oil up, equities down, quagmire deeper
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Mar 12, 2026 |
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Markets ignore official data and actions
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Mar 11, 2026 |
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Markets bet heavily on the TACO effect
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Mar 10, 2026 |
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Can politicians cover the Iran crisis cracks?
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Mar 09, 2026 |
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The consequences of a series of bad choices bedevils the US, and the rest of us
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Mar 08, 2026 |
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Trump's distraction war causes chaos
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Mar 05, 2026 |
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Insurers dismiss Trump's promises
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Mar 04, 2026 |
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War inflation fears spread
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Mar 03, 2026 |
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The cost of war will hit inflation soon
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Mar 02, 2026 |
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Safe haven demand to set the tone this week
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Mar 01, 2026 |
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Mark Laurence: 'Flabbergasted that AI hasn't become a political talking point'
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Feb 23, 2026 |
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Pressure in the details
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Feb 15, 2026 |
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Tech takes a beating, bond yields fall
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Feb 12, 2026 |
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US budget hole set to deeping by trillions
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Feb 11, 2026 |
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US retail sales stall
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Feb 10, 2026 |
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Taiwan hits it out of the park
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Feb 09, 2026 |
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Clear winners - and losers
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Feb 08, 2026 |
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Imre Speizer: Differing levels of 'assertiveness' between RBNZ & RBA the reason for big cash rate difference
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Feb 06, 2026 |
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Retreating tech leaves US weaknesses exposed
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Feb 04, 2026 |
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Risk reactions extreme again
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Feb 03, 2026 |
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India & the US strike a tariff deal
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Feb 02, 2026 |
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Uncertainty becomes the new certainty
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Feb 01, 2026 |
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Steve Symon: Following the money while playing whack-a-mole against the large commercial enterprises of organised crime
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Jan 30, 2026 |
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Gold price rise hesitates despite rising risk aversion
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Jan 29, 2026 |
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Inflation pressure raises chances of rate rises
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Jan 28, 2026 |
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Chaotic US policymaking tests investor nerves
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Jan 27, 2026 |
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US mess drives precious metals
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Jan 26, 2026 |
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Eyes on the 'Sell America' trade
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Jan 25, 2026 |
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Anna Breman: The new RBNZ Governor on inflation, being told off by Winston Peters & more
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Jan 23, 2026 |
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Investors rush US alternatives
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Jan 22, 2026 |
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The debasement trade gathers momentum
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Jan 21, 2026 |
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The rise and rise of risk
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Jan 20, 2026 |
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Risks rise, but financial markets turn a blind eye
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Jan 19, 2026 |
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US workers get 80 year low share of their economy
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Jan 18, 2026 |
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Lots of data, few gains
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Jan 15, 2026 |
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Trump's Epstein-distraction projects unnerve markets
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Jan 14, 2026 |
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Powell winning the tussle with Trump, so far
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Jan 13, 2026 |
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Powell shirt-fronts Trump's cheap tactics
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Jan 12, 2026 |
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Europe & South America cement trade deal
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Jan 11, 2026 |
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US chooses trade isolation
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Jan 08, 2026 |
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The weak USD is driving important realignments
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Jan 07, 2026 |
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Precious metals lead commodity gains
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Jan 06, 2026 |
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Risk premiums rise sharply
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Jan 05, 2026 |
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China to reprise stimulus, but with shifted focus
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Jan 04, 2026 |
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Gold turns from a risk haven to a speculative play
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Dec 22, 2025 |
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Eyes on holiday sales impetus
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Dec 21, 2025 |
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Lower US CPI gets sceptical reviews
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Dec 18, 2025 |
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The end (of 2025) is near, investors nervous
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Dec 17, 2025 |
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American weaknesses show up in latest data
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Dec 16, 2025 |
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Wall Street optimism fades
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Dec 15, 2025 |
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Breakfast briefing: Hate spreads
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Dec 14, 2025 |
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US glummer post-Fed, rest of world upbeat
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Dec 11, 2025 |
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Markets take Fed cut in its stride
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Dec 10, 2025 |
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Better news but bad decisions
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Dec 09, 2025 |
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Long bond yields keep on rising
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Dec 08, 2025 |
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What will the US Fed do this week?
|
Dec 07, 2025 |
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Freight rates on the move up
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Dec 04, 2025 |
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Breakfast briefing: American SMEs hit hard
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Dec 03, 2025 |
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The OECD sees large economies slowing
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Dec 02, 2025 |
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December starts on a negative note
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Dec 01, 2025 |
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The run into Christmas underway
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Nov 30, 2025 |
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The final 2025 retail push underway
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Nov 27, 2025 |
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Local rates and currencies get a reset
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Nov 26, 2025 |
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American consumer confidence fades and retail sales growth cools
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Nov 25, 2025 |
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Markets ignore holiday shopping questions
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Nov 24, 2025 |
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Q3 turning out globally positive
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Nov 23, 2025 |
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Some good data draws investor scepticism
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Nov 20, 2025 |
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As risk fear rises, bond markets draw attention
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Nov 19, 2025 |
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Investor risk aversion rises
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Nov 18, 2025 |
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Sharp twists & turns in global trade
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Nov 17, 2025 |
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Affordability pressure has everyone's attention now
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Nov 16, 2025 |
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Latest updates feature global weaknesses
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Nov 13, 2025 |
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Moving on, ignoring vital risks
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Nov 12, 2025 |
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Despite the US funk, the rest of the world gets on with it
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Nov 11, 2025 |
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US starts to step back from the brink
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Nov 10, 2025 |
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China data projects economic stability
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Nov 09, 2025 |
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US belt-tightening takes hold, jitters haunt financial markets
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Nov 06, 2025 |
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Better on the surface, but wobbly underneath
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Nov 05, 2025 |
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Risk-off as investors realise they may have overdone it
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Nov 04, 2025 |
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The US factory sector shrinks at a faster pace
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Nov 03, 2025 |
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Some countries have an resurgent inflation problem
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Nov 02, 2025 |
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US-China trade truce cements China's growing strength
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Oct 30, 2025 |
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Both the Fed, and Trump underwhelm
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Oct 29, 2025 |
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Concerns about US labour market grow
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Oct 28, 2025 |
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Betting on short-term positivity
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Oct 27, 2025 |
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US sanctions Russian oil
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Oct 23, 2025 |
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Wall Street shifts lower on Washington mess
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Oct 22, 2025 |
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Wait-and-see as policy messes unresolved
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Oct 21, 2025 |
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Cautious consumers in China, Albanese wins in Washington
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Oct 20, 2025 |
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Tough choices ahead
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Oct 19, 2025 |
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Financial markets gird for bubble risk fallout
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Oct 16, 2025 |
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US gets faster inflation, but ignored by officials
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Oct 15, 2025 |
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Powell, Dimon and the IMF sound caution
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Oct 14, 2025 |
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Wall Street bounces back; gold hits new ATH
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Oct 13, 2025 |
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Trump's latest double standards rattle financial markets
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Oct 12, 2025 |
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China regains poise, US stumbles through shutdown
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Oct 09, 2025 |
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The froth gets frothier
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Oct 08, 2025 |
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Data downslide, led by the US
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Oct 07, 2025 |
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Tech & commodities rise without data guardrails
|
Oct 06, 2025 |
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Japan to get its 'Iron Lady"
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Oct 05, 2025 |
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US descends into chaotic whirlpool
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Oct 02, 2025 |
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Markets ignoring obvious risks
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Oct 01, 2025 |
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Markets yet to acknowledge toxic risks
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Sep 30, 2025 |
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Washington hot mess stunts US
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Sep 29, 2025 |
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US economic stresses rising
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Sep 28, 2025 |
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Markets recoil with scepticism
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Sep 25, 2025 |
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America turns economically brittle on Trump corrosion
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Sep 24, 2025 |
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US business activity slows
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Sep 23, 2025 |
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Eye of the storm
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Sep 22, 2025 |
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Who is foretelling our economic future? the equity or bond market?
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Sep 21, 2025 |
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The NZD is hammered
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Sep 18, 2025 |
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A Fed rate cut, but also rising imposed uncertainty
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Sep 17, 2025 |
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Signaled rate cuts locked in
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Sep 16, 2025 |
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Markets expect rate cut salve
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Sep 15, 2025 |
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Inflation up, jobs down. The US Fed has to choose a policy direction
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Sep 14, 2025 |
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US economic prospects turn darker
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Sep 11, 2025 |
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Eyes on US CPI for Fed-friendly result
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Sep 10, 2025 |
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US settles in to accept economic stagnation & isolation
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Sep 09, 2025 |
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More US data weakness rattles bond markets
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Sep 08, 2025 |
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Stagflation lurks in the US, deflation lurks in China
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Sep 07, 2025 |
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Markets gird for weakish US labour market report
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Sep 04, 2025 |
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US hit with pessimistic data
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Sep 03, 2025 |
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US returns from holidays in a grumpy mood
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Sep 02, 2025 |
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Rest of world rises while the US on holiday
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Sep 01, 2025 |
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US courts doubt Trump had tariff-tax authority
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Aug 31, 2025 |
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Risk aversion fades, risk taking swells
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Aug 28, 2025 |
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Good public policy staggers in the face of Trump corruption
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Aug 27, 2025 |
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US shows symptoms of decline
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Aug 26, 2025 |
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Chinese investors in bullish mood, US jaded
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Aug 25, 2025 |
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Guessing that renewed inflation is again 'transitory'
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Aug 24, 2025 |
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All eyes on Powell's Jackson Hole speech
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Aug 21, 2025 |
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US inflation risks outweigh labour market concerns
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Aug 20, 2025 |
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Commodity prices turn soft
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Aug 19, 2025 |
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Powell coy on US rate shifts
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Aug 18, 2025 |
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Consumers in both China and the US display fragility
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Aug 17, 2025 |
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Tariff costs bite US producer prices
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Aug 14, 2025 |
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Rare drop in bank lending from weak demand
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Aug 13, 2025 |
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Inflation signals viewed more in hope than reality
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Aug 12, 2025 |
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Eyes on the RBA
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Aug 11, 2025 |
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Ignoring the clown-show, watching the numbers
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Aug 10, 2025 |
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Markets tired and wary of incoherent policy
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Aug 07, 2025 |
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Rarotonga cooks up huge undersea mining deals
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Aug 06, 2025 |
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A tale of two markets
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Aug 05, 2025 |
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Weaker factory orders, lingering high inflation
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Aug 04, 2025 |
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"Progress" toward economic authoritarianism
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Aug 03, 2025 |
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Freight volume data shows spreading US weakness
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Jul 31, 2025 |
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Some big market reactions today
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Jul 30, 2025 |
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US fiscal situation gets worse
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Jul 29, 2025 |
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Clumsy dealmaking risks an unravelling phase
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Jul 28, 2025 |
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Countries work around Trump's flooded zone
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Jul 27, 2025 |
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More trade deals, just not with the US
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Jul 24, 2025 |
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US & Japan reach tariff deal, one Japanese investors love
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Jul 23, 2025 |
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Currency markets reset as tariff taxes bite
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Jul 22, 2025 |
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US hides behind tariff wall, China rethinks uber-competition
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Jul 21, 2025 |
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Inflation & tariffs take center stage
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Jul 20, 2025 |
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Equities rise globally as earnings stay resilient
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Jul 17, 2025 |
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Bond market steepens yield curves on messy policy
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Jul 16, 2025 |
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Tariff-tax costs show up in US inflation
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Jul 15, 2025 |
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China shines again in difficult global reordering
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Jul 14, 2025 |
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Turning points passed?
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Jul 13, 2025 |
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Silly season sentiment elevated
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Jul 10, 2025 |
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The Trump pandemic twists American summer priorities
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Jul 09, 2025 |
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More tariff own-goals signaled
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Jul 08, 2025 |
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Risk off as tariff shambles extends
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Jul 07, 2025 |
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Eyes on the RBA and RBNZ
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Jul 06, 2025 |
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'Big, beautiful' deficits locked in
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Jul 03, 2025 |
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Financial markets stay positive while waiting for key signals
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Jul 02, 2025 |
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US adopting budgetary self-harm
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Jul 01, 2025 |
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Bond markets await US budget vote
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Jun 30, 2025 |
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Halfway through a year of little progress
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Jun 29, 2025 |
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Markets shun the US dollar
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Jun 26, 2025 |
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Inflation drivers puzzle Americans
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Jun 25, 2025 |
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US economic performance now lagging most key rivals
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Jun 24, 2025 |
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Financial markets ignore geopolitical risks
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Jun 23, 2025 |
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Hot wars, hot weather, cold data
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Jun 22, 2025 |
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Fed cuts outlook for the US economy
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Jun 18, 2025 |
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US economy stumbles on weak retail and factory data
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Jun 17, 2025 |
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Israel Iran conflict seems contained for now
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Jun 16, 2025 |
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Financial markets add war & protest to their calculus
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Jun 15, 2025 |
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The greenback weakens on policy chaos
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Jun 12, 2025 |
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US-China trade deal resolves little
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Jun 11, 2025 |
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"The harm to living standards could be deep"
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Jun 10, 2025 |
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Tit-for-tat gives way to negotiation
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Jun 09, 2025 |
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Economic outlook dims as Trump goes 'purposefully inflammatory'
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Jun 08, 2025 |
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US equity markets recoil at more instability
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Jun 05, 2025 |
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The cost of hubris
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Jun 04, 2025 |
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Global expansion leaks on weakening US
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Jun 03, 2025 |
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More stagnation everywhere, more inflation in the US
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Jun 02, 2025 |
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Checking unbridled power
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May 29, 2025 |
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Inflation risks move back to center-stage
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May 28, 2025 |
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Data and sentiment diverge
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May 27, 2025 |
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Wall Street holiday allows reassessments
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May 26, 2025 |
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The turbulent ride continues
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May 25, 2025 |
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Risk premiums keep on rising
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May 22, 2025 |
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Bond market discontent grows louder
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May 21, 2025 |
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Superpower budgets drive irresponsible risks
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May 20, 2025 |
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The messy business of dealing with US mistakes
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May 19, 2025 |
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Recent history less relevant for analysts. It's now all about what is to come
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May 18, 2025 |
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Lots of US data releases, few supporting the Trump agenda
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May 15, 2025 |
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Positives hard to find
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May 14, 2025 |
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As the tempest fades, the net situation is worse
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May 13, 2025 |
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Wall Street soars on US-China tariff reprieve
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May 12, 2025 |
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Progress in Geneva? or just face-saving rhetoric?
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May 11, 2025 |
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Smoke & mirrors
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May 08, 2025 |
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The US Fed warns of rising economic risks
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May 07, 2025 |
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Buckle in for a day of big announcements
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May 06, 2025 |
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Focus turns to the US Fed
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May 05, 2025 |
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Gold drops sharply from its recent highs
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May 02, 2025 |
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The US becomes a drag on the world economy
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Apr 30, 2025 |
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Dumb policy brings dud results
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Apr 29, 2025 |
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'Unusual' is putting it mildly
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Apr 28, 2025 |
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China pushes itself ahead
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Apr 27, 2025 |
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A Trump tariff backdown coming?
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Apr 23, 2025 |
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Bessent cheerleading not based on anything
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Apr 22, 2025 |
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The Trump disaster keeps getting worse
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Apr 21, 2025 |
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Powell warns of 'challenging scenario'
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Apr 16, 2025 |
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The tariff war skirmishes get messy
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Apr 15, 2025 |
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Volatility without guardrails
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Apr 14, 2025 |
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Even for Trump, this is a weird flip-flop
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Apr 13, 2025 |
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Wall Street cancels tariff optimism, resumes selloff
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Apr 10, 2025 |
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Now it's the bond market's turn for pain
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Apr 09, 2025 |
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"America is lost"
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Apr 08, 2025 |
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Stagflation chances jump to almost a certainty
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Apr 07, 2025 |
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Sophomoric stupidity threatens global tailspin
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Apr 06, 2025 |
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Markets recoil on tariff stupidity
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Apr 03, 2025 |
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Sweeping tariffs impending, along with retaliation
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Apr 02, 2025 |
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Bracing for Trump tariffs
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Apr 01, 2025 |
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Tariffs bring destabilising pressures
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Mar 31, 2025 |
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As the US enters stagflation, the USD is being sidelined
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Mar 30, 2025 |
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Tariff impacts start to show up
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Mar 27, 2025 |
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US policy mistakes pushes everyone onto the defensive
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Mar 26, 2025 |
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The US keeps on scoring own goals
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Mar 25, 2025 |
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Tariffs sap the US expansion
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Mar 24, 2025 |
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Tables turn with China rising as the US fades
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Mar 23, 2025 |
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Not so happy
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Mar 20, 2025 |
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Central banks stand back on looming trade chaos
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Mar 19, 2025 |
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Bigger bumps in the road
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Mar 18, 2025 |
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Eyes on China & American economic policymakers
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Mar 17, 2025 |
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US & China weaknesses self-inflicted
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Mar 16, 2025 |
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Equities drop on strong risk-aversion market moves
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Mar 13, 2025 |
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Inflation holds but tariff costs yet to hit
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Mar 12, 2025 |
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The Americans & Russians disrupt trade
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Mar 11, 2025 |
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Wall Street votes, and it isn't for Trump
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Mar 10, 2025 |
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The policy landscape is in ferment
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Mar 09, 2025 |
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The US goes into reverse
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Mar 06, 2025 |
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Making a messy situation messier
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Mar 04, 2025 |
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Chaos has consequences
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Mar 03, 2025 |
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Gears crunched in downshift global direction
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Mar 02, 2025 |
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US tariffs bring higher prices, slower growth
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Feb 27, 2025 |
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More debt to solve China's challenges
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Feb 26, 2025 |
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Risk appetite in sharp reversal
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Feb 25, 2025 |
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US fades both at home and abroad
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Feb 24, 2025 |
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Risk aversion jumps on Trump missteps
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Feb 23, 2025 |
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Hints of a stagflation future noticed by financial markets
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Feb 20, 2025 |
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American instability takes another turn
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Feb 19, 2025 |
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David Mahon: China, a country 'full of DeepSeeks,' now sees NZ as 'a country of diplomatic infidelity'
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Feb 19, 2025 |
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Back on inflation alert
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Feb 18, 2025 |
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What will the RBA do?
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Feb 17, 2025 |
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China borrows like there's no tomorrow
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Feb 16, 2025 |
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Waiting for US tariffs
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Feb 13, 2025 |
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The US gets its expected inflation twist
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Feb 12, 2025 |
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Powell in no hurry to cut rates, defying Trump
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Feb 11, 2025 |
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It is clearer that tariffs will drive a new global inflation surge
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Feb 10, 2025 |
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US chaos, global data softness, not helping
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Feb 09, 2025 |
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Economic shine dulls
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Feb 06, 2025 |
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Retaliatory counterpunches come in many forms
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Feb 04, 2025 |
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No-one likes Trump's awful tariff deal, even in the US, so backtracking starts
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Feb 03, 2025 |
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Sharp policy changes without thinking things through
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Feb 02, 2025 |
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Consumer resilience powers the 2024 US growth
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Jan 30, 2025 |
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Fed set to end rate cutting cycle
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Jan 29, 2025 |
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Markets start to reassess risk in the face of policy without ethics
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Jan 28, 2025 |
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China loses steam ahead of holidays; Wall Street loses steam today
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Jan 27, 2025 |
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China holiday & US Fed decision dominate global economy this week
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Jan 26, 2025 |
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Forced distortions a new economic threat
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Jan 23, 2025 |
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The bond market doesn't like what it sees
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Jan 22, 2025 |
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The US gifts China global opportunities
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Jan 21, 2025 |
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Trump 2 starts with bluster and reneging
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Jan 21, 2025 |
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All hail the Chief Grifter
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Jan 19, 2025 |
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Rate cut revival in the US, dashed in Australia
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Jan 16, 2025 |
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Markets celebrate US inflation no-change
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Jan 15, 2025 |
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No end to the rise in long term benchmark rates
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Jan 14, 2025 |
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China's exports get a Trump bump
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Jan 13, 2025 |
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No-one knows which way inflation is heading in 2025
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Jan 12, 2025 |
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China & Japan see fortunes diverge
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Jan 09, 2025 |
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The cost of long term debt is rising
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Jan 08, 2025 |
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US economy outshining all others
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Jan 07, 2025 |
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Service sector rise might herald inflation's return
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Jan 06, 2025 |
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Hard to see 2025 much different to 2024
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Jan 05, 2025 |
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Fear & uncertainty to the fore as 2024 ends
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Dec 30, 2024 |
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Markets start pricing in higher risk premiums
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Dec 29, 2024 |
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China to turn economists into propagandists
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Dec 23, 2024 |
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Eyeing 2025 nervously
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Dec 22, 2024 |
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Nicola Willis: Growing the economy without spending
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Dec 20, 2024 |
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Trump creates a hot mess
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Dec 19, 2024 |
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The US Fed cuts policy rate for third time
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Dec 18, 2024 |
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Commodities ease as China de-risking builds
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Dec 17, 2024 |
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Bad policy comes with big costs
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Dec 16, 2024 |
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A huge week of new data awaits us
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Dec 15, 2024 |
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Cutting costs and raising prices
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Dec 12, 2024 |
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Inflation fears ease globally
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Dec 11, 2024 |
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China's rescue plan gets few ticks
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Dec 10, 2024 |
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China readies more aggressive stimulus
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Dec 09, 2024 |
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Trade uncertainty rises
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Dec 08, 2024 |
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Supply chain pressures under scrutiny
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Dec 05, 2024 |
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Services underpin global expansion
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Dec 04, 2024 |
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WMP saves the day
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Dec 03, 2024 |
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Rising new orders help the global factory sector
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Dec 02, 2024 |
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Of ruts, twists, stalls & downgrades
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Dec 01, 2024 |
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RBA independence in election sacrifice
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Nov 28, 2024 |
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US consumers still driving the global expansion
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Nov 27, 2024 |
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Old man revives old grievances
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Nov 26, 2024 |
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Global benchmark interest rates stop rising
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Nov 25, 2024 |
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The US & India drive global demand
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Nov 24, 2024 |
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Power & corruption highlighted
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Nov 21, 2024 |
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Banking stress rises in China and the EU
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Nov 20, 2024 |
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Dairy prices rise as China's milk production falls
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Nov 19, 2024 |
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Gold, oil, benchmark bond interest rates and bitcoin all rise
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Nov 18, 2024 |
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Rate cut prospects fading?
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Nov 17, 2024 |
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Oil demand falls, supply rising
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Nov 14, 2024 |
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US inflation progress stalls in October
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Nov 13, 2024 |
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Markets hesitate with US inflation return feared
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Nov 12, 2024 |
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China stimulus fizzes
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Nov 11, 2024 |
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China's turnaround not in evidence yet
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Nov 10, 2024 |
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Trump's win may have killed off more rate cuts
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Nov 07, 2024 |
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The Red Center delivers a morally bankrupt America
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Nov 06, 2024 |
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Investors turn 'risk-on' as good data flows everywhere
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Nov 05, 2024 |
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Factories globally subdued for a fourth straight month
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Nov 04, 2024 |
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The news other than the US election
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Nov 03, 2024 |
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The US expansion pushes on, carrying the world's trade flows
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Oct 31, 2024 |
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US economy powers ahead led by consumer confidence
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Oct 30, 2024 |
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China lines up massive fiscal bazooka
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Oct 29, 2024 |
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Soft economic data everywhere but company results stay strong
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Oct 28, 2024 |
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Game lost, prepare to adapt
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Oct 24, 2024 |
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Central bank rates fall, but financial market rates rise
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Oct 23, 2024 |
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US election risks rise & with them, trade risks
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Oct 22, 2024 |
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Financial markets signal risk-off until the US election
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Oct 21, 2024 |
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Key under-achieving data from the world's two biggest economies
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Oct 20, 2024 |
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AI generated podcast test
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Oct 18, 2024 |
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Beijing struggles to convince markets it is in control
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Oct 17, 2024 |
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Current data lackluster, future view positive
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Oct 16, 2024 |
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China targets tax on offshore investments by their wealthy
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Oct 15, 2024 |
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No progress yet for China's reinvigoration
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Oct 14, 2024 |
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Mounting deflation pressure in China
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Oct 13, 2024 |
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Andrew Coleman: Swapping NZ's gas guzzling Holden government retirement income system for an EV
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Oct 10, 2024 |
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Eyes on Beijing as more economic policy to be released
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Oct 10, 2024 |
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China's stimulus rally stumbles
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Oct 09, 2024 |
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China market fever breaks as Beijing stimulus disappoints
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Oct 08, 2024 |
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Powerful forces roil China and the US
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Oct 07, 2024 |
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Away from the fighting hotspots, the global economy is expanding
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Oct 06, 2024 |
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Markets trade cautiously ahead of US NFPs
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Oct 03, 2024 |
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Hong Kong stocks go ballistic
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Oct 02, 2024 |
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Sudden rise in non-economy risks twists economic signals
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Oct 01, 2024 |
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John Lyon: Why New Zealanders should be grateful insurers remain committed to their country
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Oct 01, 2024 |
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Q4 starts in a cautious mood
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Sep 30, 2024 |
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Q4 starts with the US & Japan up, China lagging
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Sep 29, 2024 |
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US momentum continues, China strives to regain theirs
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Sep 26, 2024 |
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China's big moves draw small enthusiasm
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Sep 25, 2024 |
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China to get a sugar hit
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Sep 24, 2024 |
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Murray Harris: The case for higher KiwiSaver contributions
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Sep 24, 2024 |
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The major economies separate into two growth blocks
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Sep 23, 2024 |
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Fed rate cut triggers financial markets
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Sep 22, 2024 |
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Equities surge after the US Fed rate cut
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Sep 19, 2024 |
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Market enthusiasm for a big Fed rate cut lacks conviction
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Sep 18, 2024 |
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Markets await Fed rate cut decision
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Sep 17, 2024 |
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Will the US Fed "go big"? And the RBNZ follow?
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Sep 16, 2024 |
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Does Xi really have control of China's economy?
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Sep 15, 2024 |
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Global markets quite mixed, gold rises
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Sep 12, 2024 |
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US inflation at 3yr low
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Sep 11, 2024 |
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Oil prices drop sharply
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Sep 10, 2024 |
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The EU is warned. Will they listen & act?
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Sep 09, 2024 |
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Jonathan Shapiro: Why the integrity of bond markets on both sides of the Tasman is at stake
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Sep 09, 2024 |
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Global activity settles into a more modest expansion
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Sep 08, 2024 |
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Pierre van Heerden: How it costs twice as much to set up a supermarket in NZ than Australia
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Sep 06, 2024 |
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Data positive even if that is not the market sentiment
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Sep 05, 2024 |
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Markets eye US labour market softening
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Sep 04, 2024 |
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Back from holiday in a negative mood
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Sep 03, 2024 |
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China's slowdowns accentuate imbalance risks everywhere
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Sep 02, 2024 |
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World's major economies set for a positive run to the end of 2024
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Sep 01, 2024 |
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A US$1 tln here, 40 degrees there bookmark global extremes
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Aug 28, 2024 |
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Where have the children of China gone?
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Aug 27, 2024 |
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Imre Speizer: What to expect from interest rates and the NZ dollar over coming months
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Aug 27, 2024 |
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Fickle markets accept a global soft landing has been achieved
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Aug 25, 2024 |
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August PMIs mostly positive
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Aug 22, 2024 |
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NZ might benefit from an EU-China dispute
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Aug 21, 2024 |
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John Small: The 'faster, safer, cheaper' banking experience of the future
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Aug 20, 2024 |
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The global economy delivers summer gains
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Aug 20, 2024 |
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Markets bet the Fed has won its battle against inflation
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Aug 19, 2024 |
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China struggles to manage its downturn
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Aug 18, 2024 |
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Christian Hawkesby: Accurate GDP forecast would’ve altered May RBNZ policy
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Aug 17, 2024 |
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The US economy holding up well
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Aug 15, 2024 |
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Global rate cuts now more certain
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Aug 14, 2024 |
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China faces strong downward pressures
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Aug 13, 2024 |
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Stresses in China grow
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Aug 12, 2024 |
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Chinese consumers put away their wallets
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Aug 11, 2024 |
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Investor fears ease
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Aug 08, 2024 |
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Investors pause and modest economic gains filter through
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Aug 07, 2024 |
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US recession fears overstated, apparently
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Aug 06, 2024 |
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Global equity markets embark on wild ride lower
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Aug 05, 2024 |
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Shannon Barlow: Where the power sits in the labour market
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Aug 04, 2024 |
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Re-thinking financial asset valuations
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Aug 04, 2024 |
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Equities & bond yields fall in risk-off shift
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Aug 01, 2024 |
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John Bolton: Who might be attracted to shoebox apartments and why
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Aug 01, 2024 |
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Two big central banks speak
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Jul 31, 2024 |
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China foreign direct investment vanishes
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Jul 30, 2024 |
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Will they or won't they?
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Jul 29, 2024 |
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US Fed rate cuts closer now
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Jul 28, 2024 |
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Steven Hail: Transforming the discussion about government fiscal & economic policy
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Jul 26, 2024 |
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US economy picks up speed in Q2
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Jul 25, 2024 |
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Wall Street goes into reverse
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Jul 24, 2024 |
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Commodity prices ease further
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Jul 23, 2024 |
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Commodity prices sag and takes the NZD with it
|
Jul 22, 2024 |
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Moderate global prosperity unaffected by war, politics, or tech snafus
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Jul 21, 2024 |
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Last-mile gains in inflation war hard to achieve
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Jul 18, 2024 |
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Will Carnachan of Aotea Asset Management unpacks the NZ private credit scene
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Jul 18, 2024 |
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The US 'stars' align for the Fed
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Jul 17, 2024 |
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The global economy in a "sticky spot"
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Jul 16, 2024 |
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China stumbles again
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Jul 15, 2024 |
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Looking at the data
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Jul 14, 2024 |
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Nick Tuffley: Why did ASB and RBNZ change their mind about rate cuts?
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Jul 13, 2024 |
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Stephen Jacobi: The US is a riskier trade partner than China
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Jul 12, 2024 |
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Inflation's pressure eases globally
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Jul 11, 2024 |
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New trade distortions spread
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Jul 10, 2024 |
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US economy no longer overheated says Fed
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Jul 09, 2024 |
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A broad easing of some key commodity prices
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Jul 08, 2024 |
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Three elections, three rejections of the hard-line, hard right
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Jul 07, 2024 |
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The hits to global trade keep coming
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Jul 04, 2024 |
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World's major economies holding up well
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Jul 03, 2024 |
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Dairy prices drop most in almost a year
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Jul 02, 2024 |
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More tax cuts flow to Australian workers
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Jul 01, 2024 |
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Economic prospects hesitate, suggest a shift lower
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Jun 30, 2024 |
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James Foster - the New Zealand EV, or 'batteries on wheels', scene
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Jun 28, 2024 |
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Global food stress low
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Jun 26, 2024 |
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Doubts remain in the US & Canada that inflation is beaten yet
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Jun 25, 2024 |
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Eyes on some big risks
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Jun 24, 2024 |
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China's investment momentum slows fast
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Jun 23, 2024 |
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The northern world swelters
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Jun 20, 2024 |
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Cameron Bagrie: Why and how the pricing of risk versus the taking of risk by banks needs to change
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Jun 20, 2024 |
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Some very large global tensions start to boil hotter
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Jun 19, 2024 |
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Aussie rate cut hopes fade
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Jun 18, 2024 |
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China loses steam on property drag
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Jun 17, 2024 |
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Fiona Hall & Martin Dilly: Frustrations with & war stories from the world of anti-money laundering compliance
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Jun 17, 2024 |
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Data slippage in most major economies
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Jun 16, 2024 |
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Container freight rates hit 3x last year's level
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Jun 13, 2024 |
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Fed shifts to one 2024 cut, four in 2025
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Jun 12, 2024 |
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China-related sentiment downturn deepens
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Jun 11, 2024 |
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The French gamble
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Jun 10, 2024 |
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Growth needs productivity gains, IMF says
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Jun 09, 2024 |
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Rising freight rates makes global trade a tougher challenge
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Jun 06, 2024 |
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Kylie Walker: What the mission-driven Future Made in Australia approach is & what it could mean
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Jun 05, 2024 |
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A first major central bank cuts its policy rate
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Jun 05, 2024 |
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A series of unexpected outcomes
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Jun 04, 2024 |
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Voters speak, investors nervous
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Jun 03, 2024 |
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US expansion milder than expected, bond selloff arrested
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May 30, 2024 |
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Financial markets drive interest rates up
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May 29, 2024 |
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Rising yields colour global markets
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May 28, 2024 |
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High rates hurting commercial property funds
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May 27, 2024 |
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China falls in love with 'wealth management products' again
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May 26, 2024 |
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China two-faced? What is says sharply different to what it does
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May 23, 2024 |
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Geof Mortlock: Problems with NZ's depositor compensation scheme & bank failure tools
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May 23, 2024 |
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The US Fed worried about lack of inflation progress
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May 22, 2024 |
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Markets now expecting rate cut signals
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May 21, 2024 |
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Huge Chinese property sector support may not be enough
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May 20, 2024 |
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Shamubeel Eaqub: Why institutional landlords should be better for renters than 'accidental' landlords
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May 20, 2024 |
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Geopolitical issues remain but investors look past them
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May 19, 2024 |
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Investors embrace risk, regulators fret about risk
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May 16, 2024 |
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Markets toy with US rate cuts sooner than Fed has indicated
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May 15, 2024 |
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Surpluses and tax cuts now, deficits later
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May 14, 2024 |
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China readies new stimulus and the copper price zooms higher
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May 13, 2024 |
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China settles in to a blah trend
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May 12, 2024 |
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New jump in global freight rates
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May 09, 2024 |
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Bad policy can do massive long-term damage
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May 08, 2024 |
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Even dour opinions can't knock blossoming data
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May 07, 2024 |
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The global service sector powers on
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May 06, 2024 |
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US labour market growth slows but productivity rises
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May 05, 2024 |
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Economic growth rises despite the challenges
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May 02, 2024 |
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The US Fed comes out less hawkish than feared
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May 01, 2024 |
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Modest global economic growth despite sticky inflation
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Apr 30, 2024 |
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Of prices, politics and sentiment
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Apr 29, 2024 |
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Eyes on US jobs, NZ's too
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Apr 28, 2024 |
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Stagflation sniffs a comeback
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Apr 25, 2024 |
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Jennifer Wilkins: making the case for degrowth
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Apr 24, 2024 |
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Factories abuzz in many key countries
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Apr 23, 2024 |
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Positive anticipation
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Apr 22, 2024 |
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Extended economic expansion drives up key metal prices
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Apr 21, 2024 |
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Andrew Dentice: Competition, innovation & societal benefits of open banking
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Apr 19, 2024 |
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The risks of shorting USTs becomes a global concern
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Apr 18, 2024 |
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US powers on driving global economy
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Apr 17, 2024 |
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Powell dials back rate cut expectations
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Apr 16, 2024 |
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Unexpectedly strong US retail sales shake financial markets
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Apr 15, 2024 |
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Risks facing the global economy pile up
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Apr 14, 2024 |
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Barbara Edmonds: Rehabilitating Labour's economic credibility after the cost of living crisis
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Apr 12, 2024 |
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Markets calm after US CPI bump
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Apr 11, 2024 |
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US inflation runs higher than expected
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Apr 10, 2024 |
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Above-average activity, below-average sentiment
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Apr 09, 2024 |
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The pain of variable rate mortgages
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Apr 08, 2024 |
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Bond yields rise as rate cut bets fade
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Apr 07, 2024 |
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All good now but huge unavoidable changes coming
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Apr 04, 2024 |
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Tim Grafton: 12 years at the coalface of the insurance industry
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Apr 04, 2024 |
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US inflation goals hampered by labour market expansion
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Apr 03, 2024 |
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Bond losses weigh on equity markets
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Apr 02, 2024 |
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Global manufacturing indicators turn positive
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Apr 01, 2024 |
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The battle against inflation continues, widens
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Mar 27, 2024 |
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The good global economic news keeps on coming
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Mar 26, 2024 |
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US economic dominance rolls on
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Mar 25, 2024 |
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Japan reprises 1990s inflation; Australia reprises 2022 house prices
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Mar 24, 2024 |
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John Small on the Commerce Commission's recipe to tackle the banking oligopoly
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Mar 23, 2024 |
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A number of surprises, mostly positive
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Mar 21, 2024 |
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US Fed still sees three rate cuts in 2024
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Mar 20, 2024 |
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Patrick Watson: US voters 'living in their own realities' including on the economy
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Mar 19, 2024 |
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A big week of central bank rate reviews
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Mar 17, 2024 |
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Unexpected rises push back Fed cut bets
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Mar 14, 2024 |
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Both China and the EU struggle with their economies
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Mar 13, 2024 |
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Cameron Murray: The Great Housing Hijack
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Mar 13, 2024 |
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US inflation proving tough to stamp out
|
Mar 12, 2024 |
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The last bit is the hard bit
|
Mar 11, 2024 |
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China tackles deflation
|
Mar 10, 2024 |
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Central banks get ready to change direction
|
Mar 07, 2024 |
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Benchmark rates fall in anticipation of inflation control gains
|
Mar 06, 2024 |
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Commodity prices generally in retreat
|
Mar 05, 2024 |
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Gold and bitcoin surge. Surprising real-world energy progress
|
Mar 04, 2024 |
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Global factory optimism returns
|
Mar 03, 2024 |
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David Mahon: China's post-Covid hangover, NZ flirting with joining AUKUS & more
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Mar 02, 2024 |
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Indian economy grows spectacularly
|
Feb 29, 2024 |
|
NZ currency and rates get adjusted lower
|
Feb 28, 2024 |
|
Pullbacks everywhere
|
Feb 27, 2024 |
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Some markets hover near records, others retreat
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Feb 26, 2024 |
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Neither foreign investors nor Chinese house buyers like what they see
|
Feb 25, 2024 |
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Nvidia stars in expanding global economy
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Feb 22, 2024 |