US Fed officials point to smaller, cautious cuts, Australian consumers look through later rate cuts and to job safety as confidence jumps, and falls in some New Zealand imports point to underlying economic weakness.

In our bonus Deep Dive interview, ANZ Senior Commodity Strategist Daniel Hynes analyses concerns that China has been building up excessive stockpiles of key imports at the same time as domestic activity has been dropping off.

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