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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; mood turns dark over Iran mess, local data weak & confusing, NZGB yields jump; renewables record high, swaps rise, oil jumps, equities retreat, NZD lower, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; mood turns dark over Iran mess, local data weak & confusing, NZGB yields jump; renewables record high, swaps rise, oil jumps, equities retreat, NZD lower, & more

The IEA agreed to release 400m barrels from strategic oil reserves; small mercies whilst the Strait of Hormuz effectively remains closed; Brent crude trading near top of daily range. US CPI data in line, but US Treasury yields show steady grind higher

The IEA agreed to release 400m barrels from strategic oil reserves; small mercies whilst the Strait of Hormuz effectively remains closed; Brent crude trading near top of daily range. US CPI data in line, but US Treasury yields show steady grind higher

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; more signals retail is improving - slowly, borrowers give up on short mortgage fixing; wholesale electricity prices firmer, swaps little-changed, NZD holds, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; more signals retail is improving - slowly, borrowers give up on short mortgage fixing; wholesale electricity prices firmer, swaps little-changed, NZD holds, & more

Risk sentiment has improved further following the tumble in oil prices, taking Brent crude to USD86 per barrel US Treasury yields show only small movement while European rates have played catch-up and are much lower

Risk sentiment has improved further following the tumble in oil prices, taking Brent crude to USD86 per barrel US Treasury yields show only small movement while European rates have played catch-up and are much lower

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; no retail rate changes but large fallbacks of wholesale rates, truckometer mildly positive, commercial lease market still negative, swaps revert, NZD rises, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; no retail rate changes but large fallbacks of wholesale rates, truckometer mildly positive, commercial lease market still negative, swaps revert, NZD rises, & more

Risk sentiment improves considerably, with markets eyeing potential release of strategic oil reserves. US equities weaker, US treasury yields steadily fall overnight

Risk sentiment improves considerably, with markets eyeing potential release of strategic oil reserves. US equities weaker, US treasury yields steadily fall overnight

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; panic selling grips markets as they start to open around the world, wholesale money markets react, huge mortgage fraud in Australia, swaps jump, NZD falls, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; panic selling grips markets as they start to open around the world, wholesale money markets react, huge mortgage fraud in Australia, swaps jump, NZD falls, & more

Kiwibank economists say the Reserve Bank may well have to tolerate higher inflation in the short term to avoid raising interest rates into a slowing global economy

Kiwibank economists say the Reserve Bank may well have to tolerate higher inflation in the short term to avoid raising interest rates into a slowing global economy

Oil prices surge higher - Brent crude approaches US$93 per barrel. US labour market weaker than expected. Risk sensitive assets under pressure. Whipsaw price action for US treasuries

Oil prices surge higher - Brent crude approaches US$93 per barrel. US labour market weaker than expected. Risk sensitive assets under pressure. Whipsaw price action for US treasuries

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; retail sales improvement noticed, property rates jump, tracking impacts from Trump's war, Aussie TD's almost touch 5%, swaps up, oil up, NZD dips, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; retail sales improvement noticed, property rates jump, tracking impacts from Trump's war, Aussie TD's almost touch 5%, swaps up, oil up, NZD dips, & more

There is no sign of an end to the conflict in the Middle East; if anything, the conflict has extended across the region. Risk sentiment has soured. US Treasury yields push higher for a fourth consecutive day

There is no sign of an end to the conflict in the Middle East; if anything, the conflict has extended across the region. Risk sentiment has soured. US Treasury yields push higher for a fourth consecutive day

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; Kiwi Bond rates changed, ASB fined, farm profits high, retail spending firms, Crown accounts slip, Cotality can't see property gains, swaps up, NZD up, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; Kiwi Bond rates changed, ASB fined, farm profits high, retail spending firms, Crown accounts slip, Cotality can't see property gains, swaps up, NZD up, & more

Risk sentiment stabilises with US and European equities rebounding. Oil prices pulled back from recent highs as the US signalled possible measures to ease Middle East supply risks. US services ISM surprised to the upside

Risk sentiment stabilises with US and European equities rebounding. Oil prices pulled back from recent highs as the US signalled possible measures to ease Middle East supply risks. US services ISM surprised to the upside

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; BNZ trims TD rates, Auckland median house price drops, Seascape in receivership, disgraceful KiwiSaver returns, swaps firm, NZD lower, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; BNZ trims TD rates, Auckland median house price drops, Seascape in receivership, disgraceful KiwiSaver returns, swaps firm, NZD lower, & more

Economists are beginning to flirt with a revolutionary idea - that the New Zealand economy might be able to grow and prosper without the traditional leg-up from the housing market

Economists are beginning to flirt with a revolutionary idea - that the New Zealand economy might be able to grow and prosper without the traditional leg-up from the housing market