Markets Asia’s equity scorching rally (HK more than +5%) following unconfirmed social media reports that China is preparing its exit from zero-Covid was met by a lukewarm European response. Stocks rose less than 1%. Wall Street traded opening gains for 0.2-0.9% losses. This came on the back of strong US data, going from a final […]
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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…