Responding to concerns from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), New Zealand Finance Minister Grant Robertson said the government will address the issue of inflated house prices in the coming weeks and discussions about the 2021 budget later this year.

Global risk tolerance continues to increase amid government and central bank stimulus and misplaced hope in Covid-19 vaccines. The rollout of numerous vaccines resulted in a premature lifting of restrictions, and new infections with the new mutations continue to increase. Healthcare officials warn about doubling down on wearing masks and social distancing, but many ignore their advice.

As you know, Procter & Gamble stock is currently one of the worst performers in the S&P 500 this year. The stock briefly dropped more than 10% in early March and is still down compared to the same period last year. The dynamics on a larger scale look even worse. P&G is up just 6% over the past year, compared to a 35% gain in the broader market.

Investors injected into stocks while withdrawing money from gold and bonds in the week ended March 10, BofA data showed Friday.

According to the RBC analysts, commenting on the results of the Bank of Canada's monetary policy meeting that ended, the Central Bank confirmed that the economy showed better-than-expected robustness in the second wave of the pandemic.

New Zealand Permanent/Long-Term Migration for January was reported at 631. Forex traders can compare this to Permanent/Long-Term Migration for December, reported at 255. External Migration & Visitors for January decreased by 98.7% monthly. Forex traders can compare this to External Migration & Visitors for December, which decreased by 98.9% monthly.

Quite unexpectedly, Apple stock is somewhat underperforming in 2021, despite the stunning sales impulse of the iPhone 12, which could not but backed the tech giant reported a record quarter.

The U.S. stock market surged during trading on Thursday, led by shares of technology companies, with the Dow Jones and S&P 500 indices reaching record highs.

According to a Reuters poll of economists during March 5-10, the rate of British economic growth will return to pre-pandemic COVID-19 levels in 2 years. 22 of the 31 economists surveyed think so.

The Canadian Employment Report for February is predicted to show the addition of 75.0K jobs and an Unemployment Rate of 9.2%.