Economy Watch

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Economy Watch episodes

October 22, 2019 Dull data, heightened threats to democracy
Equity markets flat.
US existing home sales soft.
Richmond Fed survey rebounds.
Canadian retail sales fall.
China issues tariff waiver
targeting US farm states.
Brexit threats and brinkmanship.
Westpac lowers standards on investor lending.
Gold unchanged.
4 min
October 21, 2019 Markets feeling positive
Markets welcome more risk.
Trade war signals turn positive.
Bond prices fall.
China house price growth slows.
China central bank keeps key rate on hold.
Japanese exports fall.
NZ moves up in wealth stakes.
Fletcher Building a takeover target.
Gold falls.
5 min
October 20, 2019 AU banks shun AfterPay
Wall Street earnings season middling.
Bank of Japan signals deeper negative rates.
China's economic growth slips.
P2P lending bans slip.
Hong Kong protests roll on.
US tariffs EU goods.
Brexit vote fails again.
AU mortgage brokers declare BNPL debt toxic.
6 min
October 17, 2019 Trade deals progress
US housing starts fall.
US building permits fall.
US industrial production falls.
PhillyFed survey stalls.
Canadian jobs expand.
China preparing for trade deal with the US.
China bans export of black clothing to Hong Kong.
EU agrees Brexit deal with the UK.
UK must now get Parliamentary approval.
Irish customs border shifts to the coast.
CBA struggles with bank transfers.
Gold up.
5 min
October 16, 2019 Out of equities, into bonds
US retail sales weak.
US inventories jump.
Canada CPI unchanged.
China office vacancy rates rise.
Brexit negotiations on tenterhooks.
US GM strike over.
Investors pull out of equities,
shifting into bonds.
Gold up.
5 min
October 15, 2019 Slowing economic growth and rising debt
Dairy prices unchanged.
IMF downgrades world growth,
especially for advanced nations.
China sets tough terms for
trade deal with the US.
Wall Street up on good earnings.
Brexit prospects brighten.
Canada housing market turns up.
China CPI rises on food prices.
China bank debt leaps.
5 min
October 14, 2019 NZ a winner in China trade
China imports less from US.
China exports less to the US.
China trade surplus stays high.
NZ and Australia build surpluses with China.
India inflation rising.
Europe industrial production falling.
Gold up.
4 min
October 13, 2019 China wins trade deal round, but leaks capital
US & China agree mini trade deal.
US warns crypto dealers.
US consumer sentiment rises.
US Fed buys US Treasury paper.
Canada unemployment drops.
China capital flight increasing.
Aust. Govt pressure banks on rates.
Bond yields rise.
6 min
October 10, 2019 Investors more comfortable with risk assets
US inflation modest.
Wall Street rises.
China-US trade talks progress.
World Bank sees China growth slipping.
EU tax haven list targets Pacific Islands.
Brexit border resolution seen.
Gold lower.
5 min
October 09, 2019 A broad slowdown
US JOLTS weaker.
US wholesale trade weaker.
Fed in "a good place".
Mexico cracks down on tax evasion.
China shadow banking shrinks.
Japan machine tool orders dive.
Global aircargo retreats.
OECD pushes new BEPS regime.
Aussie consumer sentiment falls.
5 min