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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; Kiwibank ups its 1yr home loan rate, warehouse construction pipeline swells; deflation in online retail, Tower quits rural; swaps up, NZD firm, & more
20th Nov 23, 4:00pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; Kiwibank ups its 1yr home loan rate, warehouse construction pipeline swells; deflation in online retail, Tower quits rural; swaps up, NZD firm, & more
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; a mortgage rate cut, worker share of GDP rises, producer costs rise faster than prices, swaps retreat, NZD lower, & more
17th Nov 23, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; a mortgage rate cut, worker share of GDP rises, producer costs rise faster than prices, swaps retreat, NZD lower, & more
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; October real estate market muted, stampede for NZGBs, trust details emerge, population surges, swaps stable, NZD holds, & more
16th Nov 23, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; October real estate market muted, stampede for NZGBs, trust details emerge, population surges, swaps stable, NZD holds, & more
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; global forces reset rates, local wallets close, migration touches new record, inflation expectations turn more realistic, swaps fall, NZD rises, & more
15th Nov 23, 4:00pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; global forces reset rates, local wallets close, migration touches new record, inflation expectations turn more realistic, swaps fall, NZD rises, & more
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; food price pressure eases, QV sees larger capital gains, car insurance premiums up sharply, swaps stabilise, NZD softish, & more
14th Nov 23, 3:58pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; food price pressure eases, QV sees larger capital gains, car insurance premiums up sharply, swaps stabilise, NZD softish, & more
Latest quarterly Reserve Bank figures show that ahead of the possible introduction of debt to income restrictions next year, new buyers are, in any case, mostly borrowing on low DTI ratios
14th Nov 23, 3:51pm
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Latest quarterly Reserve Bank figures show that ahead of the possible introduction of debt to income restrictions next year, new buyers are, in any case, mostly borrowing on low DTI ratios
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; more dwellings hit Auckland housing market, PSI not expanding, grocery price pressure eases, ANZ profits, swaps up, NZD stable, & more
13th Nov 23, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; more dwellings hit Auckland housing market, PSI not expanding, grocery price pressure eases, ANZ profits, swaps up, NZD stable, & more
As Fraud Awareness Week launches, MBIE says scammers are targeting everyone across NZ, but especially those with savings or investments looking to earn a little bit more from their money
13th Nov 23, 1:00am
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As Fraud Awareness Week launches, MBIE says scammers are targeting everyone across NZ, but especially those with savings or investments looking to earn a little bit more from their money
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; no retail rate changes, rental yields tick higher, PMI slumps, less ready-mixed concrete, swaps turn higher, NZD stable, & more
10th Nov 23, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; no retail rate changes, rental yields tick higher, PMI slumps, less ready-mixed concrete, swaps turn higher, NZD stable, & more
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; Crown accounts confirm deficits, fewer job ads, BNZ posts record profit, huge NZGB demand, swaps lower, NZ stable, & more
9th Nov 23, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; Crown accounts confirm deficits, fewer job ads, BNZ posts record profit, huge NZGB demand, swaps lower, NZ stable, & more
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; end of the 6.7% SBS rate, smaller dwellings costing more, PwC dumped, positive moves on inflation expectations, swaps lower, NZD stable, & more
8th Nov 23, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; end of the 6.7% SBS rate, smaller dwellings costing more, PwC dumped, positive moves on inflation expectations, swaps lower, NZD stable, & more
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; no retail rate changes, Barfoots get modest spring boost, Westpac uses biometrics to 'protect customers', swaps up, NZD down, & more
7th Nov 23, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; no retail rate changes, Barfoots get modest spring boost, Westpac uses biometrics to 'protect customers', swaps up, NZD down, & more
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; BNZ goes high, commodity prices lift, Westpac profit dips, TSB gets new CEO, borrowers shun floating rates, swaps stable, NZD stays up, & more
6th Nov 23, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; BNZ goes high, commodity prices lift, Westpac profit dips, TSB gets new CEO, borrowers shun floating rates, swaps stable, NZD stays up, & more
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; final election result (maybe), rents up, misery high, WorkSafe redundancies, swaps firmer, NZD stays up, & more
3rd Nov 23, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; final election result (maybe), rents up, misery high, WorkSafe redundancies, swaps firmer, NZD stays up, & more
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; real economy soft as public service expands fast, bank funding rise slows, another unticked box brings more FMA reaction, swaps down, NZD up, & more
2nd Nov 23, 4:08pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; real economy soft as public service expands fast, bank funding rise slows, another unticked box brings more FMA reaction, swaps down, NZD up, & more
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; jobless rate rises, pay rates up, FSR warns on more non-performing loans, new cars sell well, swaps lower, NZD lower, & more
1st Nov 23, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; jobless rate rises, pay rates up, FSR warns on more non-performing loans, new cars sell well, swaps lower, NZD lower, & more
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; more retail rate changes, businesses like election result, building consents dive, lending activity tepid, swaps up, NZD stable, & more
31st Oct 23, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; more retail rate changes, businesses like election result, building consents dive, lending activity tepid, swaps up, NZD stable, & more
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; more retail rate changes, strongish labour market detail, Supie in administration, swaps and NZD on hold, & more
30th Oct 23, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; more retail rate changes, strongish labour market detail, Supie in administration, swaps and NZD on hold, & more
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; some more TD rate rises, consumer sentiment rises marginally, SkyCity faces reckoning, Li Keqiang dies, swaps on hold, NZD firms, & more
27th Oct 23, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; some more TD rate rises, consumer sentiment rises marginally, SkyCity faces reckoning, Li Keqiang dies, swaps on hold, NZD firms, & more
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; unsecured credit demand higher, household living costs jump, mortgage interest eats more of household budgets, swaps stable, NZD firms, & more
26th Oct 23, 4:00pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; unsecured credit demand higher, household living costs jump, mortgage interest eats more of household budgets, swaps stable, NZD firms, & more
Latest RBNZ figures show New Zealanders' interest bill on mortgages topped $4.6 billion in the September quarter, putting us on target to pay well north of $17 billion to the banks in mortgage interest for the full 2023 year
26th Oct 23, 3:26pm
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Latest RBNZ figures show New Zealanders' interest bill on mortgages topped $4.6 billion in the September quarter, putting us on target to pay well north of $17 billion to the banks in mortgage interest for the full 2023 year
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; big banks move rates up, strong immigration doesn't bring strong growth, Aussie inflation in surprise rise, swaps hold, NZD holds, & more
25th Oct 23, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; big banks move rates up, strong immigration doesn't bring strong growth, Aussie inflation in surprise rise, swaps hold, NZD holds, & more
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; 6.7% for a one year TD, vendors lower their sights, restoring interest deductibility to raise real estate demand, swaps unchanged, NZD holds, & more
24th Oct 23, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; 6.7% for a one year TD, vendors lower their sights, restoring interest deductibility to raise real estate demand, swaps unchanged, NZD holds, & more
Banks are telling the Reserve Bank 'a more significant increase' in investor demand for residential mortgages may occur in the next six months if interest deductibility on rental properties is reintroduced
24th Oct 23, 12:16pm
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Banks are telling the Reserve Bank 'a more significant increase' in investor demand for residential mortgages may occur in the next six months if interest deductibility on rental properties is reintroduced
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; credit conditions tighter for some, exports to China fall, NZGB bond tender very popular, swaps hold high, NZD falls, & more
20th Oct 23, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; credit conditions tighter for some, exports to China fall, NZGB bond tender very popular, swaps hold high, NZD falls, & more