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Economy Watch

Interest.co.nz

We follow the economic events and trends that affect New Zealand.

Episodes

50 of 600 episodes

Hot conflict reignited in Persian Gulf

Kia ora. Welcome to Tuesday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Chast...

00:04:51May 4, 2026

Intense pressure but financial markets still holding

Kia ora. Welcome to Monday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Chasto...

00:05:24May 3, 2026

Compounding exposure

Kia ora. Welcome to Friday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Chasto...

00:05:36Apr 30, 2026

Airlines become the canary of the global economy

Kia ora. Welcome to Thursday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Chas...

00:05:05Apr 29, 2026

Fallout from oil price rises spreads

Kia ora. Welcome to Wednesday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Cha...

00:04:38Apr 28, 2026

Oil prices are rising

Kia ora. Welcome to Tuesday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Chast...

00:04:15Apr 27, 2026

The ruptures deepen

Kia ora. Welcome to Friday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Chasto...

00:05:26Apr 23, 2026

Yes, the Hormuz mess is worse today

Kia ora. Welcome to Thursday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Chas...

00:04:22Apr 22, 2026

Hormuz ceasefire set to expire

Kia ora. Welcome to Wednesday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Cha...

00:04:40Apr 21, 2026

US-Iran positions yo-yo

Kia ora. Welcome to Tuesday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Chast...

00:05:27Apr 20, 2026

Pressure re-applied as Hormuz chaos returns

Kia ora. Welcome to Monday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Chasto...

00:04:51Apr 19, 2026

Oil supply picture gets more complicated

Kia ora. Welcome to Friday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Chasto...

00:06:00Apr 16, 2026

Trump flails aimlessly in Mid East & with Powell

Kia ora. Welcome to Thursday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Chas...

00:04:47Apr 15, 2026

US policy just gets weirder

Kia ora. Welcome to Wednesday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Cha...

00:05:38Apr 14, 2026

Brace for sharp oil pressure

Kia ora. Welcome to Tuesday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Chast...

00:04:08Apr 13, 2026

Global outlook darkens

Kia ora. Welcome to Monday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Chasto...

00:08:55Apr 12, 2026

War threats compounded by cyber security threats

Kia ora. Welcome to Friday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Chasto...

00:04:58Apr 9, 2026

Assessing the war scars

Kia ora. Welcome to Thursday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Chas...

00:04:31Apr 8, 2026

US leadership insanity deepens

Kia ora. Welcome to Wednesday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Cha...

00:05:46Apr 7, 2026

US service sector cools, inflation heats up

Kia ora. Welcome to Tuesday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Chast...

00:04:08Apr 6, 2026

Contrasting national addresses

Kia ora. Welcome to Thursday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Chas...

00:05:48Apr 1, 2026

Searching for an off-ramp

Kia ora. Welcome to Wednesday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Cha...

00:05:17Mar 31, 2026

Q1-2025 ends in a mess

Kia ora. Welcome to Tuesday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Chast...

00:05:25Mar 30, 2026

War consequences bite harder

US sentiment falls further. China and US trade anti-trade probes. China's profits rise. Countries enact various fuel affordability measures....

00:06:51Mar 29, 2026

Risk aversion rises on more policy corrosion

Kia ora. Welcome to Friday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Chasto...

00:05:07Mar 26, 2026

Trump adventure leaves a global mess

Kia ora. Welcome to Thursday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Chas...

00:04:41Mar 25, 2026

Escalations show off-ramp options fade

Kia ora. Welcome to Wednesday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Cha...

00:04:47Mar 24, 2026

Trump backs down on strikes against Iran's power system

Trump chickening out on Iran strategy. US data soft. EU sentiment dives. Moderates start to win again in Europe.

00:04:05Mar 23, 2026

Investors face stagflation, reassess returns

Kia ora. Welcome to Monday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Chasto...

00:07:02Mar 22, 2026

Energy shock to be protracted

Kia ora. Welcome to Friday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Chasto...

00:04:42Mar 19, 2026

Fed steady in face of local and global provocations

Kia ora. Welcome to Thursday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Chas...

00:05:54Mar 18, 2026

Middle East attrition going nowhere

Kia ora. Welcome to Wednesday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Cha...

00:05:13Mar 17, 2026

Markets discount war risks

Kia ora. Welcome to Tuesday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Chast...

00:05:24Mar 16, 2026

A week of global central bank updates

Title: A week of global central bank updates ------------------------ Kia ora. Welcome to Monday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economi...

00:08:02Mar 15, 2026

David Cay Johnston: NZ's objective with Trump should be 'to not become the focus of his wrath'

Under the leadership of President Donald Trump there's a danger the United States will become an autocratic nation, not unlike China, Saudi...

00:35:07Mar 12, 2026

Oil up, equities down, quagmire deeper

Kia ora. Welcome to Friday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Chasto...

00:04:27Mar 12, 2026

Markets ignore official data and actions

Kia ora. Welcome to Thursday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Chas...

00:05:11Mar 11, 2026

Markets bet heavily on the TACO effect

Kia ora. Welcome to Wednesday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Cha...

00:05:34Mar 10, 2026

Can politicians cover the Iran crisis cracks?

Kia ora. Welcome to Tuesday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Chast...

00:05:30Mar 9, 2026

The consequences of a series of bad choices bedevils the US, and the rest of us

Kia ora. Welcome to Monday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Chasto...

00:07:14Mar 8, 2026

Trump's distraction war causes chaos

Kia ora. Welcome to Friday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Chasto...

00:07:01Mar 5, 2026

Insurers dismiss Trump's promises

Kia ora. Welcome to Thursday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Chas...

00:06:10Mar 4, 2026

War inflation fears spread

Kia ora. Welcome to Wednesday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Cha...

00:06:47Mar 3, 2026

The cost of war will hit inflation soon

Kia ora. Welcome to Tuesday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Chast...

00:06:50Mar 2, 2026

Safe haven demand to set the tone this week

Kia ora. Welcome to Monday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Chasto...

00:06:23Mar 1, 2026

Mark Laurence: 'Flabbergasted that AI hasn't become a political talking point'

Artificial intelligence (AI) should be a key election year issue especially given the technology has major potential to help improve New Zea...

00:33:10Feb 23, 2026

Pressure in the details

Kia ora. Welcome to Monday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Chasto...

00:06:23Feb 15, 2026

Tech takes a beating, bond yields fall

Kia ora. Welcome to Friday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Chasto...

00:04:37Feb 12, 2026

US budget hole set to deeping by trillions

Kia ora. Welcome to Thursday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Chas...

00:05:16Feb 11, 2026

US retail sales stall

Kia ora. Welcome to Wednesday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Cha...

00:04:16Feb 10, 2026

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Business

Economy Watch

Interest.co.nz

We follow the economic events and trends that affect New Zealand.

Episodes

50 of 600 episodes

Hot conflict reignited in Persian Gulf

Kia ora. Welcome to Tuesday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Chast...

00:04:51May 4, 2026

Intense pressure but financial markets still holding

Kia ora. Welcome to Monday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Chasto...

00:05:24May 3, 2026

Compounding exposure

Kia ora. Welcome to Friday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Chasto...

00:05:36Apr 30, 2026

Airlines become the canary of the global economy

Kia ora. Welcome to Thursday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Chas...

00:05:05Apr 29, 2026

Fallout from oil price rises spreads

Kia ora. Welcome to Wednesday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Cha...

00:04:38Apr 28, 2026

Oil prices are rising

Kia ora. Welcome to Tuesday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Chast...

00:04:15Apr 27, 2026

The ruptures deepen

Kia ora. Welcome to Friday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Chasto...

00:05:26Apr 23, 2026

Yes, the Hormuz mess is worse today

Kia ora. Welcome to Thursday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Chas...

00:04:22Apr 22, 2026

Hormuz ceasefire set to expire

Kia ora. Welcome to Wednesday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Cha...

00:04:40Apr 21, 2026

US-Iran positions yo-yo

Kia ora. Welcome to Tuesday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Chast...

00:05:27Apr 20, 2026

Pressure re-applied as Hormuz chaos returns

Kia ora. Welcome to Monday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Chasto...

00:04:51Apr 19, 2026

Oil supply picture gets more complicated

Kia ora. Welcome to Friday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Chasto...

00:06:00Apr 16, 2026

Trump flails aimlessly in Mid East & with Powell

Kia ora. Welcome to Thursday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Chas...

00:04:47Apr 15, 2026

US policy just gets weirder

Kia ora. Welcome to Wednesday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Cha...

00:05:38Apr 14, 2026

Brace for sharp oil pressure

Kia ora. Welcome to Tuesday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Chast...

00:04:08Apr 13, 2026

Global outlook darkens

Kia ora. Welcome to Monday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Chasto...

00:08:55Apr 12, 2026

War threats compounded by cyber security threats

Kia ora. Welcome to Friday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Chasto...

00:04:58Apr 9, 2026

Assessing the war scars

Kia ora. Welcome to Thursday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Chas...

00:04:31Apr 8, 2026

US leadership insanity deepens

Kia ora. Welcome to Wednesday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Cha...

00:05:46Apr 7, 2026

US service sector cools, inflation heats up

Kia ora. Welcome to Tuesday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Chast...

00:04:08Apr 6, 2026

Contrasting national addresses

Kia ora. Welcome to Thursday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Chas...

00:05:48Apr 1, 2026

Searching for an off-ramp

Kia ora. Welcome to Wednesday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Cha...

00:05:17Mar 31, 2026

Q1-2025 ends in a mess

Kia ora. Welcome to Tuesday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Chast...

00:05:25Mar 30, 2026

War consequences bite harder

US sentiment falls further. China and US trade anti-trade probes. China's profits rise. Countries enact various fuel affordability measures....

00:06:51Mar 29, 2026

Risk aversion rises on more policy corrosion

Kia ora. Welcome to Friday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Chasto...

00:05:07Mar 26, 2026

Trump adventure leaves a global mess

Kia ora. Welcome to Thursday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Chas...

00:04:41Mar 25, 2026

Escalations show off-ramp options fade

Kia ora. Welcome to Wednesday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Cha...

00:04:47Mar 24, 2026

Trump backs down on strikes against Iran's power system

Trump chickening out on Iran strategy. US data soft. EU sentiment dives. Moderates start to win again in Europe.

00:04:05Mar 23, 2026

Investors face stagflation, reassess returns

Kia ora. Welcome to Monday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Chasto...

00:07:02Mar 22, 2026

Energy shock to be protracted

Kia ora. Welcome to Friday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Chasto...

00:04:42Mar 19, 2026

Fed steady in face of local and global provocations

Kia ora. Welcome to Thursday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Chas...

00:05:54Mar 18, 2026

Middle East attrition going nowhere

Kia ora. Welcome to Wednesday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Cha...

00:05:13Mar 17, 2026

Markets discount war risks

Kia ora. Welcome to Tuesday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Chast...

00:05:24Mar 16, 2026

A week of global central bank updates

Title: A week of global central bank updates ------------------------ Kia ora. Welcome to Monday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economi...

00:08:02Mar 15, 2026

David Cay Johnston: NZ's objective with Trump should be 'to not become the focus of his wrath'

Under the leadership of President Donald Trump there's a danger the United States will become an autocratic nation, not unlike China, Saudi...

00:35:07Mar 12, 2026

Oil up, equities down, quagmire deeper

Kia ora. Welcome to Friday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Chasto...

00:04:27Mar 12, 2026

Markets ignore official data and actions

Kia ora. Welcome to Thursday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Chas...

00:05:11Mar 11, 2026

Markets bet heavily on the TACO effect

Kia ora. Welcome to Wednesday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Cha...

00:05:34Mar 10, 2026

Can politicians cover the Iran crisis cracks?

Kia ora. Welcome to Tuesday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Chast...

00:05:30Mar 9, 2026

The consequences of a series of bad choices bedevils the US, and the rest of us

Kia ora. Welcome to Monday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Chasto...

00:07:14Mar 8, 2026

Trump's distraction war causes chaos

Kia ora. Welcome to Friday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Chasto...

00:07:01Mar 5, 2026

Insurers dismiss Trump's promises

Kia ora. Welcome to Thursday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Chas...

00:06:10Mar 4, 2026

War inflation fears spread

Kia ora. Welcome to Wednesday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Cha...

00:06:47Mar 3, 2026

The cost of war will hit inflation soon

Kia ora. Welcome to Tuesday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Chast...

00:06:50Mar 2, 2026

Safe haven demand to set the tone this week

Kia ora. Welcome to Monday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Chasto...

00:06:23Mar 1, 2026

Mark Laurence: 'Flabbergasted that AI hasn't become a political talking point'

Artificial intelligence (AI) should be a key election year issue especially given the technology has major potential to help improve New Zea...

00:33:10Feb 23, 2026

Pressure in the details

Kia ora. Welcome to Monday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Chasto...

00:06:23Feb 15, 2026

Tech takes a beating, bond yields fall

Kia ora. Welcome to Friday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Chasto...

00:04:37Feb 12, 2026

US budget hole set to deeping by trillions

Kia ora. Welcome to Thursday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Chas...

00:05:16Feb 11, 2026

US retail sales stall

Kia ora. Welcome to Wednesday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand. I'm David Cha...

00:04:16Feb 10, 2026