Not quite a green a day as expected here in Asia with only some markets moving higher in the wake of the news that the Republican shutdown of the US government may finally be coming to an end. While gold continued to push higher, other undollars like the Kiwi and Australian dollar have steadied with
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Home-grown quest to make “silver-free” and ultra-low cost solar wins another $25m in federal funding
Westpac says boom.. Westpac-Melbourne Institute Consumer Sentiment Index surges 12.8% to 103.8. First positive read since early 2022 and a seven-year high (excl. COVID period). Expectations improve as domestic recovery firms, trade risks subside. Strong gain is despite a less confident outlook for interest rates and jobs. ‘Mortgage belt’ is a notable exception, sentiment dipping
Stats New Zealand’s most recent migration figures revealed that only 10,628 net migrants arrived in the country in the year ending August 2025, substantially below the decade average of 49,000 and around 120,000 fewer than the late 2023 peak. Part of the decline in New Zealand’s net migration is attributable to large numbers of Kiwis
The Market Ear on improving gold technicals. Gold moving again Gold found support on the big $3900 level, and was close to the 50 day. The shiny metal is putting in the biggest up candle (as of writing) since the sell off began. We are well above the $4000 area. Next bigger resistance at $4200
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The fake left meltdown continues today. The fake left Guardian is busy defending fake left media coverage. “Anyone who thinks this is about a 12-second clip on a Panorama more than a year ago that not a single viewer complained about is not reading the proper story,” said one. “What’s going on here is much
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