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Archive: Economic Data Reviews

• US Housing and Confidence Update - 23 Feb 2011
  Things are improving, albeit gradually...
  
• China International Trade Review - December 2010
  A look at the full year trade stats for China
  
• New Zealand Q3 GDP - The Details
  Analysis on the GDP results and outlook for NZ
  
• Japan Tankan Weakens - Double Dip?
  The Tankan fell, so what does it mean?
  
• China Economic Update - 12 December 2010
  China Update: inflation, economic outlook, policy moves
  
• RBA holds cash rate at 4.75%
  The RBA held, and will likely stay put for a while
  
• China Jobs Market - Going Gangbusters?
  An analysis of the recent Manpower China employment outlook report
  
• China and US PMI Review
  Review of the November PMI results from US and China
  
• Japan Update - 25 Nov 2010
  Japan update: Japan exports, imports, Nikkei, and JPY
  
• China International Trade Review - September 2010
  What are the strategic implications of the September quarter trade results from China?
  
• RBNZ Holds OCR at 3.00%, Notes Earthquake Impact
  Reserve Bank of New Zealand interest rate review
  
• Japan Update - The Yentervention
  Japan intervened in the currency markets today
  
• Welcome to the Muddle Ages of the Recovery
  Welcome to the Muddle Ages of the post great recession recovery aka a look at US bank lending
  
• China International Trade Review
  Review of the July trade numbers from China
  
• RBNZ raises OCR to 3%, signals go-slow
  RBNZ is on the monetary policy normalisation path
  
• US Housing and Confidence Update
  Things aren't great, and probably wont be for a while
  
• China International Trade Review
  Review of the trade numbers from China
  
• RBA interest rate decision
  RBA holds, watches the world
  
• US PMI - Double Dip on it's way?
  US PMI results significantly down in June
  
• China Update: PMI
  Chinese PMI further disappoints; what does it mean?
  
• US Housing and Confidence Review
  US consumer confidence fell, but it's not panic time yet
  
• New Zealand Economy: Onwards and Slightly Upwards
  New Zealand GDP and current account data analysed
  
• China Announces Yuan Flexibility
  China announces a change to the yuan policy
  
• Monetary Policy Wrap-up 11 June 2010
  Decisions from New Zealand, Brazil, EU, and UK
  
• US PMI: Manufacturing and Services- where to from here?
  Both indices point to expansion, but what's up?
  
• Indian GDP Growth Surges
  Indian economy grew 8.6% in Q1
  
• Canada - first G7 to raise interest rates
  Bank of Canada increased rates 25bps to 0.50%
  
• China Update: PMI
  Chinese PMI disappoints; what does it mean?
  
• RBA interest rate decision
  RBA pauses neutral policy rate on Europe concerns
  
• Quick Update on EU GDP numbers
  A review of the EU Q1 2010 GDP figures
  
• China Economic Outlook: Monthly Update
  China data: inflation, retail sales, industrial production, lending, money supply
  
• China International Trade Review
  Review of the trade numbers from China
  
• ECB Holds fire on fiscal challenges
  A review of the ECB monetary policy statement
  
• New Zealand Shows Sharp Surprise Employment Growth
  NZ unemployment rate dropped from 7% to 6%
  
• US PMI: Manufacturing Leads, But to Where?
  Review of the US manufacturing and non manufacturing PMI
  
• Aussie Monetary Policy Update
  The RBA increased the interest rate by 25bps but signaled pause
  
• Russia drops refi 25bps to 8% to boost lending
  Review of Russian economy and interest rate decision
  
• Brazil lifts selic 75bps to 9.5% - steps up stimulus exit
  Review of the Brazilian economy and interest rate decision
  
• RBNZ Rate decision review
  A review of New Zealand monetary policy
  
• US House Prices and Consumer Confidence
  A review of the Case Shiller Index and Consumer confidence
  
• Korean Economy Continues Strong Rebound
  South Korea GDP results show promising signs
  
• IMF: Recovery Stronger than expected but speed varies
  A review of the IMF World Economic Outlook
  
• New Zealand Inflation Snapshot
  New Zealand Q1 inflation review
  
• New Zealand Retail Sales and Home Loan Approvals
  New Zealand home loan approvals data and retail sales
  
• China Trade Review - March Deficit
  China reported the first monthly deficit in 6 years
  
• BoE, ECB Hold Rates, Monitor Closely
  Bank of England and European Central Bank decisions
  
• Japan Holds Rates, Faces Critical Challenge of Deflation
  Japan holds the rate at 0.10%, faces challenges...
  
• Reserve Bank of Australia Increases Interest Rates 25bps
  RBA increased rates again as inflation and growth rebound
  
• US PMI Shows Improvement in US Economy
  Analysis of the March US PMI figures
  
• US Housing and Confidence Review
  US house prices and consumer confidence review
  
• New Zealand Economic Recovery Grows
  Some analysis of the NZ GDP figures for Q4 2009
  
• New Zealand Current Account to Widen in 2010
  Analysis and outlook of New Zealand Current Account
  
• NZ Retail Sales Improve Thanks to Autos
  NZ retail sales show a slowly improving economy
  
• US Retail Sales: February Surprise
  US retail sales surprise to the upside in Feb
  
• China Inflation Ticking Upwards
  China's CPI is ticking up, is a rate move near?
  
• Australian Employment Numbers
  A review of the recent Aussie employment data
  
• China International Trade Review
  China exports, imports, and trade surplus review
  
• Greater China Currencies - BIS Indexes
  Chinese Yuan, Taiwan Dollar, Hong Kong Dollar, US dollar
  
• US Consumer Credit Update
  US Consumer Credit Growth
  
• Lending, Saving, Spending - A Tale of US deleveraging
  US lending growth, US personal savings rate
  
• BIS Economists on "The Future of Public Debt"
  Review of a recent BIS conference paper on trends in public debt
  
• IMF Revises up Global Growth Outlook
  IMF WEO, GDP growth, Inflation, Economic indicators
  
• Australian Employment - the nitty gritty details
  The finer details of Aussie jobs growth
  
• An Update on US Bank Lending
  A good snapshot of loan growth in the US
  
• Reflections on the New Zealand Economy
  The New Zealand economy has emerged from recession
  
• US Existing Home Sales - 22 Aug 2009
  US existing home sales
  
• UK Inflation - 20 Aug 2009
  UK inflation snapshot
  
• Japanese GDP Growth - 22 Aug 2009
  Japan GDP Growth
  
• EU GDP Growth - 16 Aug 2009
  EU GDP Growth
  
• EU GDP Growth - 14 Aug 2009
  EU GDP Growth