Summary: China’s statistics bureau said the economy has made a “sound start” to 2026. Industrial output and retail sales beat expectations earlier in the day. Officials cited technological innovation and AI as…
China’s industrial output, retail sales and investment beat expectations early in 2026, but the property sector remained deeply in contraction. Summary: China’s industrial output rose 6.3% y/y, beating forecasts of 5.0% and…
China New Home Prices February 2026 -0.28% m/m (prior -0.37%) -3.2% y/y (prior -3.1% Used Home Prices -0.43% m/m (prior –0.54%) Still to come: This article was written by Eamonn Sheridan at…
U.S. and Chinese officials held what ‘sources’ described as constructive talks in Paris to stabilise trade ties ahead of a planned Trump–Xi summit in Beijing. Summary: U.S. and Chinese officials held “candid…
New Zealand electronic card retail spending rose in February from the previous month. The electronic card data covers around 68% of core retail sales and serves as the country’s primary monthly gauge…
New Zealand electronic card retail spending rose in February from the previous month. The electronic card data covers around 68% of core retail sales and serves as the country’s primary monthly gauge…
New Zealand’s services sector slipped back into contraction in February, signalling a slower-than-expected economic recovery. Summary: New Zealand’s services sector returned to contraction in February. The BNZ–BusinessNZ Performance of Services Index fell…
Chinese military aircraft activity near Taiwan has surged again after an unusual two-week lull that had prompted speculation about Beijing’s intentions. Info via Politico. Summary: Taiwan detected 26 Chinese military aircraft near…
The Pentagon is moving additional warships to the Middle East Trump says war will end when he feels it “in my bones” US GDP for Q4 (2nd revision) 0.7% vs 1.4% estimate…
The latest NBC poll shows Trump’s approval among registered voters down 3 points to 44% from 47% in March 2025, with disapproval climbing to 54%. The DDHQ polling average paints a similar…
Canada just posted its worst jobs report since the pandemic. The 83,900 jobs losses were the worst in a month since 2022 and — worse yet, there were 108K full-time jobs lost.…
The average rate of 30 year mortgage has shot up to 6.41%. That is the highest rate since September of last year and comes after the rate dipped below the 6.00% level…
