Despite the geopolitical mess across the Ukrainian borders and growing fears about its global economic impact, the Bank of Canada (BoC) is expected to hike its benchmark interest rate on Wednesday at 15:00 GMT. Local developments could well justify the much-awaited rate increase, though a hawkish communication is more likely to trigger a new bullish […]
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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…