NZ First Impressions: Labour market statistics, Q4 2023
The December quarter labour market surveys surprised modestly to the upside, suggesting that activity and […]
NZD/USD Calm Ahead of NZ Job Data
New Zealand’s job growth expected to rise to 0.2% The New Zealand dollar is showing […]
NZD/USD Calm Ahead of NZ Job Data
New Zealand’s job growth expected to rise to 0.2% The New Zealand dollar is showing […]
Week Ahead – RBA Decision and US Data on the Menu
Dollar cannot sustain Fed-fueled advance, will ISM data help? Reserve Bank of Australia could abandon […]
Will Weak Jobs Data Prompt RBNZ to Drop Hiking Bias
RBNZ remains hawkish despite slowing inflation and weaker growth Investors price in 90bps rate cuts […]
NZ ANZ business confidence rises to 36.6, inflation expectations lowest since Nov 2021
New Zealand ANZ Business Confidence rose from 33.2 to 36.6 in January. However, Own Activity […]
Euro Recovers as Recession Dodged in Eurozone, Aussie Softens ahead of CPI
Euro recovers broadly today, as lifted by GDP data that indicated the Eurozone economy has […]
EUR/USD Remains Vulnerable to the Downside
Markets More ECB quotes hit the wires yesterday. But hawkish twists from the likes of […]
NZ First Impressions: RBNZ Chief Economist Speech and Comments on Recent Data
The tone of RBNZ Chief economist Conway’s speech was hawkish and seemed to push back […]
RBNZ’s Conway: We still have a way to go on inflation
RBNZ Chief Economist Paul Conway struck a hawkish tone in a speech today, tempering market […]
New Zealand’s goods exports down -8.7% yoy in Dec, imports fall -13% yoy
The New Zealand economy had a significant downturn in international trade during December, with goods […]
NZ employment grows 0.4% in Q4, unemployment rate ticks up to 4%
New Zealand’s employment grew 0.4% qoq in Q4, slightly above expectation of 0.3% qoq. Unemployment […]