The Weekly Overview is written by Tony Alexander. The views expressed are my own and do not purport to represent the views of the BNZ. Cautious - this week the Kiwi dollar has jumped over three US cents on the back of moves by central banks to shore up US dollar funding for European banks.

Chief Economist Dominick Stephens presents economic insights in this bite-sized weekly video. This week :Net migration has hit a decade-low, contributing to soggy local data. But our research suggests that net migration may pick up over the next year as the Australian economy cools.

The Weekly Overview is written by Tony Alexander. The views expressed are my own and do not purport to represent the views of the BNZ. Cautious - this week here are some of the key trends underway around the planet at the moment.

"Believe it or not there's a lot of money out there," an authorised financial adviser (AFA) told me in a carpark conversation last week, "only, people are too scared to anything with it."