San Francisco Fed President Mary Daly told FT, the case for 50bps rate hike in May has grown. “The case for 50, barring any negative surprise between now and the next meeting, has grown,” she said. “I’m more confident that taking these early adjustments would be appropriate.” Daly noted the US labor market was “very […]
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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…