New Zealand Economy May Be In Worse Shape Than You Think
Unemployment is up, gross domestic product (GDP) is down and sentiment has fallen significantly.
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Unemployment is up, gross domestic product (GDP) is down and sentiment has fallen significantly.
Asia stocks weaken on the patient approach to rate cuts
Several key Asian share benchmarks fell on Thursday as markets digested the implications of policymakers in major economies preferring to take patient approach to monetary easing amid sticky...
The Australian market is significantly lower on Thursday, extending the losses in the previous two sessions, following the broadly negative cues from global markets overnight.
Stats NZ figures show that seasonally adjusted retail sales by volume increased by 0.5% in the March quarter, but the figures were down 2.4% on the volumes recorded for the same quarter in 2023