Greg Smith talks about US inflation, which has hit a 39 year high, and why the US indices still rose, closing at record highs. Back home he looks at the Trans-Tasman acquisition by Tourism Holdings, and what a big lift in credit and debit card spending last month might mean for the kiwi retail sector.

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Devon Funds Head of Retail Greg Smith runs through the market's reaction to US jobs numbers which fell short of expectations, but which also provided cause for optimism. He also looks at the cratering in the bitcoin price. Closer to home in focus is an upgrade in the dairy pay-out forecast from Fonterra.

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With markets going into freefall on the emergence of the Omicron variant, Devon Head of Retail Greg Smith gives his view on the outlook. He also reviews the retail sector following Black Friday, one of the biggest shopping holidays of the year.

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With a decision imminent on who will be the next Chair at the Federal Reserve, Devon Head of Retail Greg Smith reflects on how a new appointee might be received by markets. Locally he reviews the contrasting reactions to results from My Food Bag and Ryman Healthcare.

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