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Kevin Warsh made his debut at the wheel of the US central bank today, and it's prompted a divided response.
The Federal Reserve unanimously voted to keep interest rates unchanged today.
Sam Dickie from Fisher Funds explained further.
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Farmer confidence has fallen slightly, as the impacts of the Iran war continue to be felt.
Rabobank's latest survey shows 29 percent of farmers expect things to improve in the coming year, down from 39 percent last quarter.
Growers are feeling more negative.
The Country's Jamie Mackay explained further.
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New Zealand's continuing to feel the knock-on effects of continuing economic downturn - but is there light at the end of the tunnel?
The latest data shows GDP rose 0.8 percent in the March quarter, before the fuel crisis started to hit.
However, EMA Head of Advocacy Alan McDonald is urging caution at this stage.
"Everyone's kind of hedging their bets a little, but those underlying good factors that were evident in those numbers...they're still there. But some of the intentions to hire and invest - understandably, it's gone on hold."
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New Zealand's economic recovery had been gaining momentum before the Iran war and fuel crisis hit.
Today's figures show GDP rose 0.8 percent in the March quarter.
That was driven by manufacturing, business services and wholesale trade, particularly production of equipment and food.
Newstalk ZB senior political correspondent Barry Soper says there's still indicators the economy could rebound - assuming the US-Iran peace deal holds up.
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Our economy was well on the way to recovery, driven by a resurgence in manufacturing, before the fuel crisis hit.
Stats NZ data out today shows GDP rose 0.8% in both the quarter and year to March.
Equipment manufacturing, food production, accounting and businesses services, wholesale trade, and agriculture were all doing well.
But mining had a big drop, as well as residential and non-residential construction.
NZ Herald Business Editor Liam Dann joined Kerre Woodham to unpack the figure.
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