Economy Watch

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Economy Watch episodes

November 13, 2019 Inflation & wage growth stay low
US-China trade deal optimism fades.
The Americans are paying all the tariff costs.
US household debt rises.
The US Fed unlikely to change rates.
US CPI inflation up +1.8%.
US real wages fall.
CPI data for Germany and the UK modest.
Hong Kong's financial status under threat.
China eases investment rules for infrastructure.
Aussie wage growth weak.
Sydney & Melbourne house prices to zoom higher.
Gold up
5 min
November 12, 2019 Aussies show helicopter money doesn't work
Wall Street listless.
China macro leverage grows.
China machinery orders rise.
Hong Kong in parlous state.
Japanese machine tool orders sink.
German business confidence turns up.
Australian business confidence low and stable.
Aussie tax cut money used to deleverage.
Eyes on RBNZ MPS and OCR review
where a rate cut is expected.
5 min
November 11, 2019 China's grip on downturn policy weakens
Some markets closed for holidays.
Wall Street declines.
UK GDP weak.
Shanghai and Hong Kong markets down sharply.
China credit growth slows fast.
China car sales fall.
China coal imports to be capped.
Australia gripped by bushfires and recriminations.
Gold lower.
Bitcoun down.
5 min
November 10, 2019 Global airfreight declines deepen
US consumer sentiment holds.
US wholesale inventories climb.
Washington muddled on trade talks.
China's trade surplus grows.
China's Q3 C/A surplus stays high.
China's CPI jumps on food prices.
China's PPI falls again.
Canada data weaker than expected.
Global airfreight volumes fall for 11th month,
and the longest decline since the GFC.
Gold lower.
Bitcoin recovers.
6 min
November 07, 2019 Trade war deal looking more likely
US productivity declines.
US mortgage applications dip.
China says it has a deal with the US on trade.
Equity markets turn up.
Japan retail sales slip.
EU PMIs stall.
German industrial production declines.
BofE holds rates ahead of major fiscal stimulus.
Australia posts another large trade surplus.
Gold drops further.
5 min
November 05, 2019 US to back down on trade war issues?
Dairy prices rise +3.7%.
US trade deficit unchanged in September,
but remains at record levels.
Trade with China stays high,
American paying the tariffs.
US services PMI improves modestly.
China central bank cuts key rate.
China services PMI gains.
Australian services PMI declines.
RBA holds with positive assessment.
Gold falls sharply.
6 min
October 28, 2019 S&P500 hits record high despite poor economic data
US trade deficit stays high.
US wholesale inventories rising.
NAI sinks, Dallas Fed survey sinks.
S&P500 hits new record high.
More defaults from large Chinese companies.
China household debt manageable.
HSBC imposes tougher restructuring.
OECD watches sharp FDI fall.
EU agrees a January Brexit
Gold lower.
6 min
October 27, 2019 Debt up, activity weakens
US Federal annual budget deficit touches -US$1 tln,
or almost 5% of GDP.
Eyes on possible Fed rate cut.
Australia housing sales frenetic with
new support for first home buyers.
Strike at US automaker settled.
Car loan defaults rise sharply.
More China firms default on bond payments.
Russia and Indonesia cut official rates.
Bitcoin leaps.
7 min
October 24, 2019 Economic data points down
US durable goods orders weak.
US house sales weak.
American mortgage rates turn higher.
US PMIs positive and stable but low.
Canada housing recovering.
ECB holds rates, restarts QE.
EU PMIs stagnate.
China property developers under stress.
PBoC pumps in much more banking system liquidity.
World Bank rates NZ #1 for ease of doing business.
Aussie Govt debt auction 'fails'.
Gold up again.
6 min
October 23, 2019 More subdued economic signals
Caterpillar feels the trade war effects.
Boeing delivers sharply lower profits.
S&P500 stalls.
Canada wholesale trade lower.
EU consumer confidence falls further.
China clamps down on usury.
Australia popular with foreign investors in their commercial property markets.
Bitcoin drops suddenly.
5 min