Bonds

What happened Friday
30 Sep 16, 4:00pm
David Chaston
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; mortgage rates flatten, ASB ends td special offer, flat resident consent levels, strong non-res levels, more fraud, slower bank account growth, swaps fall
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Volatility hits rates
30 Sep 16, 8:06am
Jason Wong
Deutsche Bank credit woes punish UST 10yr yields, better US econ data, more FOMC members want hike, flood of data due, downward bias expected today for swaps
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90 seconds at 9 am: Job vacancies in Australia grow
30 Sep 16, 7:24am
David Chaston
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OPEC claims output cut agreement; big German bank to cut jobs and dividends; China money costs rise; US home sales fall; Aussie job market improves; UST 10yr yield at 1.56%; oil up, gold down; NZ$1 = 72.7 US¢, TWI-5 = 75.8
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What happened Thursday
29 Sep 16, 3:59pm
David Chaston
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; Heartland trims a rate, Tatua top dog again, record energy renewables, Tower admits big mistake, swaps and NZD unchanged
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Spreads can compress further
29 Sep 16, 8:15am
Jason Wong
Recent rise in yields continues its unwinding. NZGBs to benefit from supply-demand imbalance. Long rates falling
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90 seconds at 9 am: Bank strips CEO of pay, bonus, options
29 Sep 16, 7:16am
David Chaston
29 comments
Wells Fargo Bank hits CEO in pocket; US asks banks to be careful over AML cut-offs; Deutsche Bank on it knees; China's massive migration; SA's blackout; UST 10yr yield at 1.55%; oil up, gold down; NZ$1 = 72.5 US¢, TWI-5 = 75.5
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What happened Wednesday
28 Sep 16, 3:59pm
David Chaston
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; no rate changes, housing loan approvals slip, confidence up, the Auckland squeeze, China a tiny investor here, swap rates dip, NZD stable
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"Time to rethink UST role in portfolios"
28 Sep 16, 8:06am
Jason Wong
1 comment
US yield curve flattens with global forces supporting US bond market. NZG 10yr bonds record large price gain in past 5 days
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90 seconds at 9 am: China swings up
28 Sep 16, 7:28am
David Chaston
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WTO & IMF warn on world trade pullbacks; China's economy may have turned a corner; China profits up, foreign debt up, tourism spurts; UST 10yr yield at 1.56%; oil and gold drop; NZ$1 = 73 US¢, TWI-5 = 76
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What happened Tuesday
27 Sep 16, 3:59pm
David Chaston
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; silent slippage, a $30 bln tide, a new RBNZ chairman, NZX Futures backtracks, Chinese frenzy, swaps unchanged, NZD stable
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ANZ NZ tops up funding with covered bond issue
27 Sep 16, 12:42pm
Gareth Vaughan
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ANZ NZ in €1 billion (about NZ$1.55 billion) seven-year covered bond issue
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Risk appetite fades
27 Sep 16, 8:16am
Jason Wong
US Treasury yields drift lower as Bank of Japan's new policy focus suppresses yields world-wide. Yields for NZ bonds fall too
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90 seconds at 9 am: China warns on bank risks
27 Sep 16, 7:30am
David Chaston
24 comments
US new home sales falter; Wall Street dips before debate; China regulator warns banks, raises o/n Shibor; Australia housing market cools; UST 10yr yield at 1.58%; oil up and gold unchanged; NZ$1 = 72.8 US¢, TWI-5 = 75.8
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What happened Monday
26 Sep 16, 3:58pm
Craig Simpson
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday: Workers more confident; blowout trade deficit; 12% of new lending to first home buyers; bank removes sales incentives & soggy start to week for Asian shares
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Why no consequences for the RBNZ?
26 Sep 16, 12:40pm
Roger J Kerr
46 comments
Roger J Kerr questions how the Reserve Bank can keep missing its inflation target with no apparent ramifications
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NZ bonds rally
26 Sep 16, 8:54am
Jason Wong
NZ 10-year bond yield down under 2.4%; swap curve rally not as strong as bonds; US treasuries in consolidation mode
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90 seconds at 9 am: Chinese property crack-down
26 Sep 16, 8:06am
Jenée Tibshraeny
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Further restrictions put on property buyers in China; Wall Street awaits first US presidential debate; Credit cards introduced to Iran; US and European PMIs soft; UST 10yr yield at 1.62%; oil down, gold stable, NZ$1 = 72.4 US¢, TWI-5 = 75.5
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What happened Friday
23 Sep 16, 4:01pm
Greg Ninness
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday. Wellingtonians the most confident about the economy, Aucklanders verging on pessimistic, NZ King Salmon announces share price, Warehouse profit up, Hallenstein profit down.
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$811 mln of bids received for $150 mln Govt bond tender
23 Sep 16, 2:11pm
Craig Simpson
Tender 583 of NZ$150 mln 2033's received bids for NZ$811 mln; punters just can't get enough of this maturity; coverage ratio 5.4x; average weighted yield jumps to 2.75% (previously 2.56%)
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Further easing required
23 Sep 16, 8:15am
Kymberly Martin
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NZ bond and swap rates fall sharply on RBNZ message; market says RBNZ likely to cut again in November; US Treasuries fall further
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23 Sep 16, 7:58am
90 seconds at 9 am: 'Cautious optimism'
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22 Sep 16, 4:00pm
What happened Thursday
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22 Sep 16, 9:11am
RBNZ leaves OCR at 2.0%
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22 Sep 16, 7:56am
90 seconds at 9 am: Fed holds but signals hike by year-end
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22 Sep 16, 7:53am
Fed scales back rate hike expectations
21 Sep 16, 4:00pm
What happened Wednesday
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21 Sep 16, 7:57am
Markets calm ahead of key central bank decisions
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21 Sep 16, 7:28am
90 seconds at 9 am: Dairy prices unchanged
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20 Sep 16, 3:59pm
What happened Tuesday
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20 Sep 16, 12:46pm
'Inflation remains conspicuous by its absence'
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20 Sep 16, 7:40am
A game of cat-and-mouse?
20 Sep 16, 7:23am
90 seconds at 9 am: US growth up
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19 Sep 16, 3:59pm
What happened Monday
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19 Sep 16, 12:58pm
Finding the floor
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19 Sep 16, 7:25am
NZ inflation not helped by resilient NZ TWI
19 Sep 16, 7:09am
90 seconds at 9 am: China business sentiment improves
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17 Sep 16, 6:02am
Negative rates nail savers, part two
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16 Sep 16, 3:59pm
What happened Friday
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16 Sep 16, 7:48am
A bias to steepen
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16 Sep 16, 7:21am
90 seconds at 9 am: Unintended consequence
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15 Sep 16, 3:59pm
What happened Thursday
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15 Sep 16, 2:15pm
NZ Govt Bond tender number 582 results
15 Sep 16, 2:12pm
MTF car loan securitisation raises $220 mln
15 Sep 16, 11:01am
GDP growth at 3.6%
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15 Sep 16, 8:06am
2-10 spread widens sharply
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