Economy Watch

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Economy Watch episodes

October 08, 2019 Markets under the pump
Equity markets lower.
Brexit deal optimism fades.
US blacklists Chinese firms.
China vows to retaliate.
UN nears default.
China service sector slows.
AU business confidence lower.
Gold unchanged.
4 min
October 07, 2019 The rise of second-best
Japan & US sign trade deal.
US & China resume trade war talks.
US rail traffic drops -7%.
US trucking companies cut hiring.
China retail sales up.
German factory orders down.
Gold lower.
5 min
October 06, 2019 How slowing growth is affecting key economies
China FX reserves slip slightly.
India FX reserves hit record high.
US non-farm payrolls up modestly.
US factory jobs fall, trucking jobs fall.
US trade deficit widens.
Canada trade deficit narrows.
RBA sees growing global risks.
Australia retail sales growth weak.
Gold unchanged.
7 min
October 03, 2019 Investors can't escape bad data
US service sector expansion slows.
Eyes on US non-farm payrolls.
Canada housing markets recover.
EU services stall.
German DAX tumbles.
Australian service sector expands faster.
ASX200 slumps.
Eyes on restart of China's markets.
Gold rises.
5 min
October 02, 2019 Big stock market reversals underway
S&P500 down almost 2%.
US jobs growth slows.
US service sector cools.
WTO ruling allows US to tariff Airbus.
EU says it will retaliate.
EU equities fall sharply.
Japan sentiment at record low.
Hong Kong retail sales dive.
AU banks pass on only part of RBA cut.
5 min
October 01, 2019 World trade growth is on the skids
Dairy prices flat in USD.
US ISM PMI in surprise fall.
Canada GDP stalls.
WTO cuts trade growth forecasts.
Japan PMIs contract.
RBA cuts benchmark to 0.75%.
Aussie PMI's mixed.
Aussie building consents awful.
Gold up, oil down.
6 min
September 30, 2019 Different tracks
Eyes on weak US car sales.
Regional US PMI's weaken.
Weak China PMI's turn up.
Japan GST raised.
Japan industrial output falls.
Hong Kong air quality awful.
EU jobless rate dips
Gold price drops.
5 min
September 29, 2019 Weak data as the trade impasse shows no sign of ending
China on Golden Week holiday
China industrial profits drop.
US mulls capital blocks on China.
Trade negotiations to resume in a week.
US durable goods orders fall.
US capital goods orders down more.
US consumer spending weakens.
US consumer sentiment stable.
EU industrial sentiment slips to negative.
Hong Kong protests continue, spread.
6 min
September 26, 2019 'Easy-to-win' trade war still producing huge trade deficits
US trade deficit stays high
US business investment sluggish
US pending home sales weak
Kansas City Fed survey soft
Mexico cuts benchmark rate
China targets bank excess provisions
ASIC's rules get more pushback
5 min
September 25, 2019 New York liquidity pressures rising still
US-Japan trade deal agreed.
US new home sales rise.
NY Fed increases market liquidity.
CPB World Trade monitor rises.
China about to start huge holiday migration
ASIC's wings clipped on lending rules.
4 min