Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchTuesday: NZ retail trade improves
New Zealand’s retail trade volumes are stronger than expected. Global markets are mixed as traders debate the certainty of a Fed rate cut next month.…
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Monday: Powell clears the way for the Fed to cut
Jerome Powell clears the way for the Fed to cut next month. The Fed drops its flexible target for inflation. Core inflation in Japan remains elevated…
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Friday: Markets on edge for Powell speech
US stocks are soft ahead of Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s Jackson Hole speech tonight. New Zealand’s trade bounce may be at a turning point. There’s pric…
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Thursday: 'The most dovish RBNZ cut you could imagine'
US markets fall on tech valuation concerns. The Reserve Bank of New Zealand cuts and signals more to come, so the NZ dollar falls over 1%. Bank Indon…
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Wednesday: RBNZ set to cut rates
Markets fall as traders wait on how dovish the Fed chair will be at Jackson Hole. The Reserve Bank of New Zealand is set to cut rates. Malaysia’s exp…
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Tuesday: Markets look ahead to Jackson Hole
Markets are flat ahead of central bankers’ speeches at Jackson Hole. Thailand’s growth slows as tariff and political dramas hit. India gets a long-ov…
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Monday: Solid retail sales give Fed room
US retail sales are solid, leaving the Fed in no hurry to cut rates. China’s consumers remain very cautious. Taiwan’s GDP is surprisingly strong. And…
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Friday: Inflation building in US pipeline
US producer price inflation jumps to a three-year high, which lifts US bond yields and the US dollar. The Aussie and Kiwi dollars fall almost a perce…
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Thursday: US rate cut bets grow
US rate cut expectations grow. Australian wage growth is strong, but that shouldn’t worry the RBA. The Bank of Thailand cuts rates. There’s another t…
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Wednesday: RBA cuts rates
The Reserve Bank of Australia cuts, with further easing on the cards. US inflation lifts but with positive signs tariffs are only having a transitory…
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