Best Interest.co.nz Podcasts (2025)

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Markets recoil with scepticism 5:16

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Kia ora, Welcome to Friday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Chaston and this is the international edition from Interest.co.nz. And today we lead with news that currency markets, bond markets and equity markets all react to unexpectedly 'strong' US data releases overnight, muc…

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America turns economically brittle on Trump corrosion 5:20

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Kia ora, Welcome to Thursday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Chaston and this is the international edition from Interest.co.nz. And today we lead with news we are less than a week away from another potential US federal government funding shutdown. But first up today, we can …

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US business activity slows 5:21

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Kia ora, Welcome to Wednesday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Chaston and this is the international edition from Interest.co.nz. And today we lead with news the latest data shows American business activity slowing further. But first up this morning we should note that the ov…

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Eye of the storm 4:23

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Kia ora, Welcome to Tuesday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Chaston and this is the international edition from Interest.co.nz. And today we lead with news Super Typhoon Ragasa aims for a direct hit on southern China. But first up, we can report that the US National Activity …

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Who is foretelling our economic future? the equity or bond market? 5:45

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Kia ora, Welcome to Monday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Chaston and this is the international edition from Interest.co.nz. And today we lead with news we are likely to get a lesson this week reconfirming that equity markets all look for short-term profit hits and are now …

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The NZD is hammered 4:54

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Kia ora, Welcome to Friday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Chaston and this is the international edition from Interest.co.nz. And today we lead with news the New Zealand dollar has been re-rated sharply lower overnight, although to be fair only back to levels it was at in Ap…

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A Fed rate cut, but also rising imposed uncertainty 4:41

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Kia ora, Welcome to Thursday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Chaston and this is the international edition from Interest.co.nz. And today we lead with news financial markets are struggling to make sense of the US Fed's latest rate cut rationale, one that looks infused with n…

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Signaled rate cuts locked in 4:27

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Kia ora, Welcome to Wednesday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Chaston and this is the international edition from Interest.co.nz. And today we lead with news markets now universally expect the American central bank to cut rates tomorrow by -25 bps. But today, the overnight da…

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Markets expect rate cut salve 4:58

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Kia ora, Welcome to Tuesday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Chaston and this is the international edition from Interest.co.nz. And today we lead with news both the US and China are eyeing rate cuts to bolster wavering economies. While all financial market attention is on the…

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Inflation up, jobs down. The US Fed has to choose a policy direction 5:07

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Kia ora, Welcome to Monday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Chaston and this is the international edition from Interest.co.nz. And today we lead with news fighting inflation may well be a downgraded objective in the face of political pressure. The consequences could be long-l…

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US economic prospects turn darker 8:12

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Kia ora, Welcome to Friday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Chaston and this is the international edition from Interest.co.nz. And today we lead with news away from the guns and hatred consuming the US at present. Our challenge is to keep it out of our society. Markets had be…

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Eyes on US CPI for Fed-friendly result 6:27

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Kia ora, Welcome to Thursday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Chaston and this is the international edition from Interest.co.nz. And today we lead with news all eyes are now on tomorrow's US CPI release for August. But first, there was surprising news from the US. August prod…

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US settles in to accept economic stagnation & isolation 4:47

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Kia ora, Welcome to Wednesday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Chaston and this is the international edition from Interest.co.nz. And today we lead with news that rather than understating US jobs growth - which got her fired - the stats agency reporting labour market data ove…

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More US data weakness rattles bond markets 4:34

18d ago4:34

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Kia ora, Welcome to Tuesday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Chaston and this is the international edition from Interest.co.nz. And today we lead with news bond markets are increasingly worried about what will transpire from the US CPI data for August later this week, and the…

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Stagflation lurks in the US, deflation lurks in China 7:21

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Kia ora, Welcome to Monday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Chaston and this is the international edition from Interest.co.nz. And today we lead with news American right-wing swamp populism is driving the world's economy into a blind alley. Other countries are trying to figur…

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Markets gird for weakish US labour market report 6:04

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Kia ora, Welcome to Friday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Chaston and this is the international edition from Interest.co.nz. And today we lead with news financial markets can now taste a US Fed rate cut. Today, all eye are on tomorrow's August non-farm payrolls report for t…

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US hit with pessimistic data 5:26

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Kia ora, Welcome to Thursday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Chaston and this is the international edition from Interest.co.nz. And today we lead with news the world's largest economy is being hit today with a string of pessimistic data reports, despite one of the tech giant…

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US returns from holidays in a grumpy mood 5:15

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Kia ora, Welcome to Wednesday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Chaston and this is the international edition from Interest.co.nz. And today we lead with news that US financial markets are back from holiday and concluding that the tech sector is over-valued and that US public …

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Rest of world rises while the US on holiday 5:14

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Kia ora, Welcome to Tuesday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Chaston and this is the international edition from Interest.co.nz. And today we lead with news that while financial markets are quiet due to the US Labor Day holiday, the data being reported in the rest of the world…

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US courts doubt Trump had tariff-tax authority 7:31

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Kia ora, Welcome to Monday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Chaston and this is the international edition from Interest.co.nz. And today we lead with news there was an unexpected turn in the US tariff situation late last week. In a dramatic ruling, most of Trump’s global tari…

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Risk aversion fades, risk taking swells 4:28

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Kia ora, Welcome to Friday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Chaston and this is the international edition from Interest.co.nz. And today we lead with news markets have brushed off the Nvidia result and chosen to extend their risk appetite. The S&P500 is at another new record …

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Good public policy staggers in the face of Trump corruption 4:50

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Kia ora, Welcome to Thursday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Chaston and this is the international edition from Interest.co.nz. And today we lead with news we need to brace for an end to the US Fed's independence. It may not be at risk right now, but the signs aren't promisi…

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US shows symptoms of decline 6:17

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Kia ora, Welcome to Wednesday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Chaston and this is the international edition from Interest.co.nz. And today we lead with news of mixed and confusing economic signals from the world's largest economy where scoring own-goals is becoming an embedd…

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Chinese investors in bullish mood, US jaded 4:27

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Kia ora, Welcome to Tuesday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Chaston and this is the international edition from Interest.co.nz. And today we lead with news that while much of the northern hemisphere is enjoying the last of their summer holidays, Chinese investors have returne…

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Guessing that renewed inflation is again 'transitory' 6:48

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Kia ora, Welcome to Monday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Chaston and this is the international edition from Interest.co.nz. And today we lead with news Fed boss Powell gave a hint at Jackson Hole that weaker American labour market conditions may trump inflation risks when …

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All eyes on Powell's Jackson Hole speech 6:50

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Kia ora, Welcome to Friday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Chaston and this is the international edition from Interest.co.nz. And today we lead with news the financial world is waiting for Fed boss Powell's Jackson Hole scene setting speech. In the meantime, US initial joble…

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US inflation risks outweigh labour market concerns 4:40

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Kia ora, Welcome to Thursday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Chaston and this is the international edition from Interest.co.nz. And today we lead with news the US Fed thinks inflation risks outweigh concerns about their labour market. But first. in its familiar yoyo pattern,…

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Commodity prices turn soft 5:06

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Kia ora, Welcome to Wednesday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Chaston and this is the international edition from Interest.co.nz. And today we lead with news commodity prices are taking a hit in global markets today as overall economic prospects are under scrutiny in both the…

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Powell coy on US rate shifts 4:22

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Kia ora, Welcome to Tuesday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Chaston and this is the international edition from Interest.co.nz. And today we lead with news that attention will now turn to the annual Fed meeting in Jackson Hole, WO. This year Fed boss Powell is not only trying…

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Consumers in both China and the US display fragility 7:07

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Kia ora, Welcome to Monday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Chaston and this is the international edition from Interest.co.nz. And today we lead with news consumer hesitations are showing up the world's largest economies. But first, our week ahead will be dominated by Wednesd…

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Tariff costs bite US producer prices 4:56

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Kia ora, Welcome to Friday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Chaston and this is the international edition from Interest.co.nz. And today we lead with news tariff-costs seem to be having much more impact on US prices than on global trade. But first, US initial jobless claims r…

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Rare drop in bank lending from weak demand 4:51

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Kia ora, Welcome to Thursday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Chaston and this is the international edition from Interest.co.nz. And today we lead with news of a rare drop in bank lending in China from weak demand. But first up today, we need to report that "due to a technica…

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Inflation signals viewed more in hope than reality 5:52

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Kia ora, Welcome to Wednesday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Chaston and this is the international edition from Interest.co.nz. And today we lead with news inflation is staying high in the US but retreating in India and Australia. The US CPI inflation rate remained at 2.7% …

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Eyes on the RBA 4:57

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Kia ora, Welcome to Tuesday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Chaston and this is the international edition from Interest.co.nz. And today we lead with news the US is deploying new shakedown tactics on its exporters to give some favoured tech companies tariff and national secu…

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Ignoring the clown-show, watching the numbers 7:06

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Kia ora, Welcome to Monday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Chaston and this is the international edition from Interest.co.nz. And today we lead with news geopolitics will suck up all the headlines this week, but we will focus on how the world's economies are faring. This com…

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Markets tired and wary of incoherent policy 4:44

2M ago4:44

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Kia ora, Welcome to Friday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Chaston and this is the international edition from Interest.co.nz. And today we lead with we are ending the week with Wall Street not finding much to like about future trade prospects, especially as policy shifts see…

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Rarotonga cooks up huge undersea mining deals 4:55

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Kia ora, Welcome to Thursday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Chaston and this is the international edition from Interest.co.nz. And today we lead with news in search of short-term riches, the Cook Islands is establishing itself as a haven base for deep sea mining, it be used…

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A tale of two markets 5:50

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Kia ora, Welcome to Wednesday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Chaston and this is the international edition from Interest.co.nz. And today we lead with news the equity markets and the bond markets are flashing quite different signals, and equity markets seem quite out of ste…

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Weaker factory orders, lingering high inflation 3:51

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Kia ora, Welcome to Tuesday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Chaston and this is the international edition from Interest.co.nz. And today we lead with news tough economic news keeps coming, even during this lazy August vacation period in the northern hemisphere. First, in the…

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"Progress" toward economic authoritarianism 8:01

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Kia ora, Welcome to Monday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Chaston and this is the international edition from Interest.co.nz. And today we lead with news US President Trump is "making progress" is bending independent agencies (BLS, the US Fed) to respond to what is best for …

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Freight volume data shows spreading US weakness 6:34

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Kia ora, Welcome to Friday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Chaston and this is the international edition from Interest.co.nz. And today we lead with news today is the day the US has promised to levy arbitrary tariffs but still no word about how Australia and New Zealand will…

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Some big market reactions today 6:03

2M ago6:03

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Kia ora, Welcome to Thursday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Chaston and this is the international edition from Interest.co.nz. And today we lead with news a no-change Fed has brought sharp market reactions, bolstered by an odd tariff twist. As expected, the US central bank …

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US fiscal situation gets worse 4:59

2M ago4:59

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Kia ora, Welcome to Wednesday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Chaston and this is the international edition from Interest.co.nz. And today we lead with news the IMF says global growth is projected at 3.0% for 2025 and 3.1% in 2026, an upward revision from the April 2025 Worl…

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Clumsy dealmaking risks an unravelling phase 4:32

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Kia ora, Welcome to Tuesday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Chaston and this is the international edition from Interest.co.nz. And today we lead with talks are underway in Stockholm between the US and China over a trade/tariff deal. Prospects are not high. And the recent EU-…

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Countries work around Trump's flooded zone 4:47

2M ago4:47

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Kia ora, Welcome to Monday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Chaston and this is the international edition from Interest.co.nz. And today we lead with news - despite the US tariff news flooding the zone - the rest of the world economy is find a way to carry on. But first we sh…

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More trade deals, just not with the US 5:00

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Kia ora, Welcome to Friday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Chaston and this is the international edition from Interest.co.nz. And today we lead with news there are more tariff-deals being done, of the free trade type, but just not with the US and their mutually punitive styl…

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US & Japan reach tariff deal, one Japanese investors love 5:25

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Kia ora, Welcome to Thursday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Chaston and this is the international edition from Interest.co.nz. And today we lead with news of more big-country tariff negotiation updates. But first, US mortgage applications were little-changed last week as th…

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Currency markets reset as tariff taxes bite 5:25

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Kia ora, Welcome to Wednesday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Chaston and this is the international edition from Interest.co.nz. And today we lead with news precious metals prices are having a moment - in US dollars at least, largely because the US dollar is extending its re…

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US hides behind tariff wall, China rethinks uber-competition 5:01

2M ago5:01

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Kia ora, Welcome to Tuesday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Chaston and this is the international edition from Interest.co.nz. And today we lead with news China is having second thoughts about how some industries are operating with their super-competitive impulses. But first…

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Inflation & tariffs take center stage 5:03

2M ago5:03

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Kia ora, Welcome to Monday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Chaston and this is the international edition from Interest.co.nz. And today we lead with US tariff news probably dominating this week as many countries get letters from Trump. That will likely include Australia and …