Daily Alert: Settle in, we might be here a while longer
- Rising active cases in the community and a ballooning list of locations of interest and close contacts to trace are ominous signs that stringent lockdowns will be extended.
- The NZ sharemarket was down 0.1% on Friday, but rose 1.4% over the week, in contrast with global shares that rose Friday but eased over the week.
- We expect another strong quarter for retail sales when Q2 data are released on Tuesday, continuing the theme of the NZ consumer driving the domestic expansion.
