The Dollar Index keeps firm tone early Thursday following 0.7% bounce previous day, on another failure to sustain break below psychological 100 support. The greenback was lifted by headwinds from 100 zone and improving sentiment, as traders’ view on Fed rate outlook turned hawkish despite dissonant tones from the latest speeches of Fed officials. The […]
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New Zealand’s goods exports increased by 7.5% yoy in October, reaching NZD 5.8B, while total goods imports rose by 3.0% yoy to NZD 7.3B. This resulted in a trade deficit of NZD -1.54B, which, although Read more…
New Zealand’s retail sales volume for Q3 showed a marginal decline of -0.1% qoq, a better outcome than the expected -0.5% qoq contraction. However, the data revealed underlying weakness, as retail sales excluding autos fell Read more…
Retail sales fell 0.1% in the September quarter, a smaller drop than we expected. Retail spending remains soft, but is likely to firm over the coming months. September quarter retail sales (volume of good sold): Read more…