New Zealand January business confidence -52.0 (prior -70.2) Activity -15.8 (prior -25.6)

ANZ New Zealand Business Survey

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ANZ remarks on the results:

Business people appear to have come back from holiday in slightly better
spirits. Some of the shock value of the November rate hike and talk of a
“deliberately engineered” recession appears to have worn off, though most
indicators remain at very subdued levels.

The key themes of the January survey:

• Activity measures generally saw a partial bounce-back from their
  December falls, led by manufacturing, services and retail.
  
• Inflation and pricing pressures remain intense. Both cost expectations
  and pricing intentions moved higher (costs by more, suggesting
  worsening margin
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  Margin is a
  certain amount of collateral a trader places with a broker when he wants to
  trade with borrowed funds. This is done with a margin account, and it lets you
  to trade with leverage, increasing your buying power and multiplying your
  potential profit. Of course,
  trading on leverage increases both the potential profit and potential loss.
  Generally, the margin requirements are low, say 3% minimum depending on the
  instrument, and to open a position you’re required to set aside a certain
  amou
  
  Margin is a
  certain amount of collateral a trader places with a broker when he wants to
  trade with borrowed funds. This is done with a margin account, and it lets you
  to trade with leverage, increasing your buying power and multiplying your
  potential profit. Of course,
  trading on leverage increases both the potential profit and potential loss.
  Generally, the margin requirements are low, say 3% minimum depending on the
  instrument, and to open a position you’re required to set aside a certain
  amou
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