Breakfast briefing; Commodity prices retreat | interest.co.nz - Interest.co.nz

US inflation expectations rise, but so does retail activity, including imports from China; China reveals highway building plans; Aussie business sentiment slips; new FMD risk; UST 10yr 2.95%; gold and oil drop; NZ$1 = 61.4 USc; TWI-5 = 70.5

Here's our summary of key economic events overnight that affect New Zealand, with news that apart from coal, almost all commodity prices are falling today. Market recession fears are behind the retre… [+5312 chars]

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