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China growth slows
July 15, 2019 20:14 - 6 minutes - 5.65 MBKia ora and welcome to Tuesday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect New Zealand. I'm Rebecca Caroe and this is the International edition from Interest.co.nz. This podcast is supported by Hatch. With Hatch, anyone can invest in the US share markets. Last week, Kiwis buying shares on Hatch backed the tech industry and emerging sectors. Here are the top 10 most popular shares on Hatch: Starting at 10, we have: Google Apple Disney Facebook Microso...
China wins some, loses many
July 14, 2019 20:12 - 6 minutes - 2.81 MBKia ora and welcome to Monday's Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect New Zealand. I'm David Chaston and this is the International edition from Interest.co.nz. This podcast is supported by Hatch. Self-directed investors should have the world at their fingertips. Kiwi Wealth’s digital investing platform Hatch allows Kiwi investors to grow their wealth, their way. Hatch provides safe, easy and affordable access to the largest share markets in the world. ...
A sharp drop in housing loans
July 11, 2019 20:05 - 5 minutes - 4.06 MBKia ora and welcome to Friday's Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect New Zealand. I'm David Chaston and this is the International edition from Interest.co.nz. This podcast is supported by Hatch. US stocks finished higher on Thursday after Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell hinted that a US interest rate cut could come soon. Citing unresolved trade tensions and worries over a weakening global economy, the Federal Reserve is preparing to cut interes...
Powell makes case for rate cut
July 10, 2019 19:58 - 5 minutes - 2.36 MBKia ora and welcome to Thursday's Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect New Zealand. I'm David Chaston and this is the International edition from Interest.co.nz. This podcast is supported by Hatch. With Hatch, Kiwis can invest in over 500 exchange-traded funds. The world’s largest global fund manager BlackRock is shifting their outlook to “defensive” for the second half of 2019. While the risk of recession isn’t an immediate worry, BlackRock expects a ...
Trade war skirmishes spread
July 09, 2019 20:12 - 5 minutes - 2.74 MBKia ora and welcome to Wednesday's Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect New Zealand. I'm David Chaston and this is the International edition from Interest.co.nz. This podcast is supported by Hatch. With Hatch, Kiwis can invest in the world's most recognisable companies. After years of sporadic IPOs, 2019 is set to be a banner year for well-known billion-dollar companies hitting the US share markets. The first half of 2019 saw record issuances that hav...
Equity markets shed their glow
July 08, 2019 20:06 - 4 minutes - 2.24 MBKia ora and welcome to Tuesday's Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect New Zealand. I'm David Chaston and this is the International edition from Interest.co.nz. This podcast is supported by Hatch. With Hatch, anyone can invest in the US share markets. Last week, Kiwis buying shares on Hatch backed the tech industry and emerging sectors. Here are the top 10 most popular shares on Hatch: Starting at 10, we have: Google Disney Microsoft Facebook App...
Is the better US jobs report lagging the real economy?
July 07, 2019 20:09 - 7 minutes - 3.41 MBKia ora and welcome to Monday's Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect New Zealand. I'm David Chaston and this is the International edition from Interest.co.nz. This podcast is supported by Hatch. Self-directed investors should have the world at their fingertips. Kiwi Wealth’s digital investing platform Hatch allows Kiwi investors to grow their wealth, their way. Hatch provides safe, easy and affordable access to the largest share markets in the world. ...
China only sees hollow Trump promises
July 04, 2019 20:31 - 5 minutes - 2.59 MBKia ora and welcome to Friday's Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect New Zealand. I'm David Chaston and this is the International edition from Interest.co.nz. This podcast is supported by Hatch. Earlier this week Wall Street breathed a sigh of relief after trade tensions were diffused between the US and China at the G-20 summit earlier this week. Apple, Microsoft, and Alphabet — and chipmakers such as AMD — saw their shares rise sharply on the news. Th...
Global trade stalls, airfreight shrinks
July 03, 2019 20:22 - 4 minutes - 3.4 MBKia ora and welcome to Thursday's Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect New Zealand. I'm David Chaston and this is the International edition from Interest.co.nz. This podcast is supported by Hatch. With Hatch, anyone can invest in the US share markets. The 2019 IPO calendar has been packed with unicorns, Wall Street’s term for a fast-growing startup company that’s valued at over 1 billion. Unicorns like Uber, Lyft and Pinterest have already had their d...
Markets run out of puff
July 02, 2019 20:41 - 5 minutes - 2.61 MBKia ora and welcome to Wednesday's Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect New Zealand. I'm David Chaston and this is the International edition from Interest.co.nz. This podcast is supported by Hatch. Hatch makes investing in the US share markets easy. Gold is often used as a hedge against declines in the share market. As share prices and the economy fall, investors often turn to gold as an investment safety net. That means gold often trades inversely to...
Factories falter worldwide
July 01, 2019 20:26 - 5 minutes - 2.64 MBKia ora and welcome to Tuesday's Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect New Zealand. I'm David Chaston and this is the International edition from Interest.co.nz. This podcast is supported by Hatch. With Hatch, anyone can invest in the US share markets. Last week, Kiwis buying shares on Hatch backed the tech industry and emerging sectors. Here are the top 10 most popular shares on Hatch: Starting at 10, we have: Facebook Aurora Cannabis Shopify Nvid...
Trump relents; trade talks to restart with few conditions
June 30, 2019 20:31 - 6 minutes - 3.11 MBKia ora and welcome to Monday's Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect New Zealand. I'm David Chaston and this is the International edition from Interest.co.nz. This podcast is supported by Hatch. Self-directed investors should have the world at their fingertips. Kiwi Wealth’s digital investing platform Hatch allows Kiwi investors to grow their wealth, their way. Hatch provides safe, easy and affordable access to the largest share markets in the world. ...
Bitcoin and G20 in double circus act
June 27, 2019 20:44 - 5 minutes - 2.34 MBKia ora and welcome to Friday's Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect New Zealand. I'm David Chaston and this is the International edition from [Interest.co.nz](www.Interest.co.nz). This podcast is supported by Hatch. Earlier this week, President Trump thanked himself for a share market that has been clambering to new heights. The S&P 500 index is set for its best June since 1955, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average is on track for its strongest June...
Bitcoin makes a spectacular surge
June 26, 2019 20:38 - 5 minutes - 2.49 MBKia ora and welcome to Thursday's Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect New Zealand. I'm David Chaston and this is the International edition from Interest.co.nz. This podcast is supported by Hatch. With Hatch, anyone can invest in the US share markets. The 2019 IPO calendar has been packed with unicorns, Wall Street’s term for a fast-growing startup company that’s valued at over 1 billion. Unicorns like Uber, Lyft and Pinterest have already had their d...
Apprehension builds ahead of G20 summit
June 25, 2019 20:31 - 4 minutes - 2.12 MBKia ora and welcome to Wednesday's Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect New Zealand. I'm David Chaston and this is the International edition from Interest.co.nz. This podcast is supported by Hatch. Hatch makes investing in the US share markets easy. If you know BlackRock, you know they’ve got ETFs to support almost any passive investing strategy. ETFs are a great way to diversify a portfolio quickly, and now BlackRock is increasing the sophistication...
The global economy faces challenges
June 24, 2019 20:44 - 4 minutes - 2.11 MBKia ora and welcome to Tuesday's Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect New Zealand. I'm David Chaston and this is the International edition from Interest.co.nz. This podcast is supported by Hatch. With Hatch, anyone can invest in the US share markets. Last week, Kiwis buying shares on Hatch backed the tech sector. Here are the top 10 most popular shares on Hatch: Starting at 10, we have: MoneyGram International Disney Apple Alibaba Amazon Facebo...
Faltering factories cloud global economy
June 23, 2019 21:43 - 4 minutes - 2.27 MBKia ora and welcome to Monday's Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect New Zealand. I'm David Chaston and this is the International edition from Interest.co.nz. This podcast is supported by Hatch. Self-directed investing should open a world of investment opportunities. Kiwi Wealth’s digital investing platform Hatch is the result of several months of customer interviews where Kiwi investors expressed a desire to grow their wealth, their way. Hatch provid...
All markets now expect more stimulus
June 20, 2019 20:55 - 5 minutes - 2.39 MBKia ora and welcome to Friday's Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect New Zealand. I'm David Chaston and this is the International edition from Interest.co.nz. This podcast is supported by Hatch. Looking at the markets ahead, investors will be watching the G-20 Summit next week - namely, relations between Chinese President Xi and US President Trump. The markets have been volatile of late thanks to the escalating trade war, but many analysts believe that...
US Fed backs Powell over Trump
June 19, 2019 20:50 - 4 minutes - 4.53 MBKia ora and welcome to Thursday's Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect New Zealand. I'm David Chaston and this is the International edition from Interest.co.nz. This podcast is supported by Hatch. Now all Kiwis can invest in the US share markets with Hatch. The 2019 IPO calendar has been packed with unicorns, Wall Street’s term for a fast-growing startup company that’s valued at over 1 billion. Unicorns like Uber, Lyft and Pinterest have already...
Markets expect renewed stimulus
June 18, 2019 20:48 - 6 minutes - 6.16 MBKia ora and welcome to Wednesday's Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect New Zealand. I'm Rebecca Caroe and this is the International edition from Interest.co.nz. This podcast is supported by Hatch. Hatch makes investing in the US share markets easy. Using Hatch, you can buy and sell shares in the world's most recognisable brands. If you prefer instant diversification, there are also over 500 exchange-traded funds to choose from. Hatch has access to al...
More, older hungry mouths
June 17, 2019 21:18 - 5 minutes - 5.48 MBKia ora and welcome to Tuesday's Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect New Zealand. I'm Rebecca Caroe and this is the International edition from Interest.co.nz. This podcast is supported by Hatch. With Hatch, anyone can invest in the US share markets. Last week, Kiwis buying shares on Hatch backed companies in technology, retail, and plant-based meat. Here are the top 10 most popular shares on Hatch: Starting at 10, we have: BlackBerry Alibaba Micr...
Consumers unhappy but buy more
June 16, 2019 22:31 - 6 minutes - 5.92 MBKia ora and welcome to Monday's Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect New Zealand. I'm Rebecca Caroe and this is the International edition from Interest.co.nz. This podcast is supported by Hatch. Ring the bell: recent IPOs available through Hatch continue. Last week we saw Chewy, CrowdStrike, and Fiverr list publicly, and we are eagerly anticipating Slack later this week. The cloud-based messaging platform was last privately valued at 7.1 billion and th...
More slowdown signals
June 13, 2019 21:40 - 6 minutes - 3.03 MBKia ora and welcome to Friday's Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect New Zealand. I'm Rebecca Caroe and this is the International edition from Interest.co.nz. This podcast is supported by Hatch. Looking at the markets ahead, investors have become increasingly focused on the US Fed. The markets are pretty confident that they’ll cut interest rates at the June or July meeting. These cuts are expected to push the US share markets higher. However, renewed ...
US rate cut expectations are rising
June 12, 2019 20:46 - 5 minutes - 5.22 MBKia ora and welcome to Thursday's Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect New Zealand. I'm Rebecca Caroe and this is the International edition from Interest.co.nz. This podcast is supported by Hatch Invest. Now all Kiwis can invest in the US share markets with Hatch. Some exciting emerging industries are cropping up in the US. The most buzzworthy being medicinal cannabis, which is estimated to become a 150 billion dollar industry by 2025. Given sales in ...
American investor enthusiasm fades; Chinese cock-a-hoop
June 11, 2019 21:05 - 5 minutes - 5.48 MBKia ora and welcome to Wednesday's Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect New Zealand. I'm Rebecca Caroe and this is the International edition from Interest.co.nz. This podcast is supported by Hatch Invest. Hatch makes investing in the US share markets easy. Using Hatch, you can buy and sell shares in the world's most recognisable brands. If you prefer instant diversification, there are also over 500 exchange-traded funds to choose from. Hatch has acces...
Equity markets rally following the US-Mexico tariff suspension
June 10, 2019 21:00 - 5 minutes - 5.18 MBKia ora and welcome to Tuesday's Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect New Zealand. I'm Rebecca Caroe and this is the International edition from Interest.co.nz. This podcast is supported by Hatch Invest. With Hatch, anyone can invest in the US share markets. Last week, Kiwis buying shares on Hatch backed companies including a future of technology, plant-based meat, and cannabis. Here are the top 10 most popular shares on Hatch: Starting at 10, we have...
More optimism on the trade front
June 09, 2019 21:41 - 5 minutes - 5.45 MBKia ora and welcome to Monday's Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect New Zealand. I'm Rebecca Caroe and this is the International edition from Interest.co.nz. This podcast is supported by Hatch Invest. Ring the alarm: Slack, the cloud-based messaging platform, is going public on June 20th. The company was last privately valued at 7.1 billion and they serve more than 88,000 paying customers. Slack’s public listing carries huge significance after a ...
China is showing some first signs of real economic stress
June 07, 2019 09:14 - 5 minutes - 5 MBIn China, they are tightening their capital controls, and that is having some interesting day-to-day consequences. Despite their official claims they have everything under control, foreign banks are increasingly reluctant to lend US dollars to Chinese banks, and the nervous behaviour of some Chinese citizens as they scramble to get foreign currency is raising concerns. And a recent mid-sized bank failure, which Chinese authorities claim is an isolated case, may be more widespread th...
Lower Growth is Coming for China
June 06, 2019 02:47 - 6 minutes - 5.6 MBWednesday's Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect New Zealand with interest.co.nz US non-farm payrolls report Two American MPIs out overnight US Fed Beige Book survey for May China's Caixin services PMI slips World Bank cuts forecast for China growth Equity markets are rising again US Treasury yields little-changed Gold is up US Oil prices fell sharply overnight Kiwi Dollar holding up well This podcast is supported by Hatch Invest. Sign up at ww...