Category: Zealand
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New Zealand halts poultry exports as bird flu found at egg farm
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New Zealand has suspended all poultry exports after the first case of bird flu was confirmed at an egg farm in the South Otago region. Exports of poultry products worth about NZ$190 million (US$112 million) a year will be halted until New Zealand can prove it is free of bird…
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New Zealand Dollar Rises as Robust Wage Growth Outweighs Q3 Job Decline
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New Zealand’s labor market slowed slightly in Q3 2024, with employment falling by 0.5% quarter-on-quarter (versus an expected 0.4% decline) and the unemployment rate rising from 4.6% to 4.8%. The labor force participation rate also declined to 71.2% compared to 71.7% in the previous quarter. Furthermore, job gains last quarter…
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New Zealand airport puts time limits on hugs
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Do you want to pick someone up for a flight at Dunedin Airport in New Zealand? Officials want you to be quick about this. The airport has drawn attention with a new series of signs limiting hugs in the landing area to three minutes. If you cannot fit your farewell…
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New Zealand CPI Fell to RBNZ’s Target Range in Q2 2024
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New Zealand’s quarterly CPI reading came in slightly weaker than expected at 0.6% versus 0.7% in the second quarter of 2024, bringing the annual inflation reading down from 3.3% to 2.2% – within the central bank’s target range of 1-3%. This represents the slowest pace of increase in year-on-year price…
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New Zealand services PMI for September 2024: 45.7 (prior 45.5)
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BNZ – BusinessNZ Services Performance Index for September 2024 remains in contraction at 45.7 August was 45.5 Seven consecutive months of contraction BNZ Chief Economist Doug Steele: “Moves in the PSI sub-indices were mixed in September, but all have remained below 50 for seven straight months. While lower interest rates…
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New Zealand dollar has further to fall
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Investing.com – The New Zealand dollar fell after the Reserve Bank of New Zealand cut interest rates earlier this week, and UBS expects the currency to fall further against the US dollar. The Reserve Bank of New Zealand cut its policy rate by 50 basis points to 4.75% at its…
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100bp of rate cuts coming up from the Reserve Bank of New Zealand, beginning next week
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There are a series of calls for a 50 basis point cut in interest rates for the RBNZ meeting next week: TD Bank expects to cut its interest rate by 50 basis points next week as well, but added that they expect the same size of cut at the November…
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New Zealand data – Q3 consumer confidence 90.8 (prior 82.2)
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New Zealand data – ANZ Commodity Price Index, August 2024: +2.1% m/m (prior -1.7%)
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For the New Zealand dollar, the index rose 1.5% on a monthly basis as the NZD Trade Weighted Index fell 0.7%. As part of this report, ANZ covers global shipping rates: Global freight rates remain high as ships continue to avoid the Suez Canal due to ongoing tensions in the…
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New Zealand Adopts OECD Crypto Reporting Framework
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In a significant development for New Zealand’s cryptocurrency landscape, the country’s Revenue Minister Simon Watts has introduced a new tax bill that seeks to implement the Crypto Asset Reporting Framework (CARF) developed by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). The move aims to enhance tax compliance and transparency…
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New Zealand data, July trade balance -963m (prior +585m)
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Market pricing is for an Reserve Bank of New Zealand rate cut at its next meeting too
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Reserve Bank of New Zealand decision due soon. Which will it be, a dovish hold or a cut?
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Reserve Bank of New Zealand meet today – BNZ calls for an immediate rate cut
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The Reserve Bank of New Zealand meets at 0200 GMT on Wednesday, which is 2200 EST on Tuesday evening. Previous Previews: RBNZ Monetary Policy Meeting – Reuters poll inconclusive, 19 say hold, 12 say 25bp cut ANZ expects the Reserve Bank of New Zealand to hold interest rates steady next…
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Kiwi Strengthened as New Zealand Quarterly Jobs Report Surprised to the Upside
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New Zealand reported a 0.4% quarter-on-quarter increase in employment for the second quarter of 2024, confounding expectations for a 0.2% decline. The country’s unemployment rate also came in better than expected at 4.6%, slightly below the consensus of 4.7%. Wage growth also beat estimates, with the labor cost index showing…
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New Zealand CPI eases more than expected in Q2, pushes RBNZ rate cut bets By Investing.com
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New Zealand’s consumer price inflation rate fell more than expected in the second quarter, boosting bets that the economy is slowing at a pace that could prompt an interest rate cut by the Reserve Bank. China’s gross domestic product grew 3.3% year-on-year in the three months to June 30, government…
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New Zealand rate pricing implies 25bp rate cut for October vs. 16 before RBNZ ststament
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Reserve Bank of New Zealand policy meeting this week – preview (on hold widely expected)
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The Reserve Bank of New Zealand will announce its decision at 2pm NZ time on Wednesday 10 July, which is 0200 GMT on the 10th and 2200 EST on the 9th. Brief comments via Westpac on what to expect: We do not expect any change to the policy rate –…
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New Zealand Dollar forecasts revised lower
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New Zealand Institute of Economic Research’s (NZIER) latest report on consensus forecasts. Full text here. For the Kiwi dollar: Their broader summary of the New Zealand economy, saying the latest NZIER consensus forecast: Another downward revision to growth forecasts for next year appears Average annual GDP growth forecasts for the…