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New Zealand unemployment falls to 5.3% in Q1, beating forecasts ahead of war impact

New Zealand Q1 Unemployment rate 5.3% (vs. 5.4% expected and 5.4% prior )

investingLive Americas FX news wrap 5 May: USD lower. Stocks higher. Yields lower.

Rubio: Iran creating long range missiles that could reach parts of Europe

Economic calendar in Asia. New Zealand job report. Japan remains on holiday. China reopens

ECB’s Villeroy: Not seeing sufficient signs yet to raise rates

Trump news: Will talk about Iran with China’s Xi

Canada S&P Global services PMI 49.2 vs 47.2 last month

US S&P Global PMI services for April 2026 51.0 versus 51.3 expected

JOLTs job openings 6.866M vs 6.835M estimate

ISM non-manufacturing PMI 53.6 versus 53.7 estimate

US New Home sales for March 0.682M vs 0.650M estimate