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Treasury, MBIE warn Government that big influx of students and holiday-makers on work visas in low productivity jobs is reducing skill levels of migration programme; warns some employers taking easy, cheap option of migrants vs locals
29th Mar 16, 6:57pm
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Treasury, MBIE warn Government that big influx of students and holiday-makers on work visas in low productivity jobs is reducing skill levels of migration programme; warns some employers taking easy, cheap option of migrants vs locals
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; NZ Home Loans cuts too, milk flow rises, where the jobs will be, director pay trends, Aussies retiring later, swaps and NZD up modestly
29th Mar 16, 4:02pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; NZ Home Loans cuts too, milk flow rises, where the jobs will be, director pay trends, Aussies retiring later, swaps and NZD up modestly
Gareth Morgan explains why Rodney Hide's arguments against corporate tax are dubious and naive; income tax base would collapse; GST rate would have to rise; Hide playing into hands of tax-free capital gains farms
29th Mar 16, 12:41pm
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Gareth Morgan explains why Rodney Hide's arguments against corporate tax are dubious and naive; income tax base would collapse; GST rate would have to rise; Hide playing into hands of tax-free capital gains farms
US housing up; US Q4-15 GDP revised higher on income gains; China profits jump; China retail still growing strongly; UST 10yr yield 1.88%; oil and gold lower; NZ$1 = 67.2 US¢, TWI-5 = 70.9
29th Mar 16, 7:26am
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US housing up; US Q4-15 GDP revised higher on income gains; China profits jump; China retail still growing strongly; UST 10yr yield 1.88%; oil and gold lower; NZ$1 = 67.2 US¢, TWI-5 = 70.9
Auckland 2040, which opposed Council 'up-zoning' in Unitary Plan, sees no long term housing capacity problem in Auckland; prefers intensification in town centres; prefers suburban areas remain single level
28th Mar 16, 6:05pm
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Auckland 2040, which opposed Council 'up-zoning' in Unitary Plan, sees no long term housing capacity problem in Auckland; prefers intensification in town centres; prefers suburban areas remain single level
Labour looking at whether NZ should trial a Universal Basic Income as part of Future of Work Commission
25th Mar 16, 3:51pm
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Labour looking at whether NZ should trial a Universal Basic Income as part of Future of Work Commission
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; Residential property investors resurgent, mixed trade results, Reserve Bank consults, OCR headed for 1.5%?
24th Mar 16, 4:00pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; Residential property investors resurgent, mixed trade results, Reserve Bank consults, OCR headed for 1.5%?
Another Fed president calls for rate hikes next month; P2P lenders risk going bust in China; ECB criticised for "going too far"; US housing market stalls; UST 10yr yield 1.91%; oil & gold down; NZ$1 = 67.2 US¢, TWI-5 = 70.8
24th Mar 16, 8:11am
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Another Fed president calls for rate hikes next month; P2P lenders risk going bust in China; ECB criticised for "going too far"; US housing market stalls; UST 10yr yield 1.91%; oil & gold down; NZ$1 = 67.2 US¢, TWI-5 = 70.8
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; Fonterra to pay early dividends, mortgage approval volumes strong, Labour's big ideas, Southern Response kicks can down road
23rd Mar 16, 3:57pm
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; Fonterra to pay early dividends, mortgage approval volumes strong, Labour's big ideas, Southern Response kicks can down road
Fonterra CEO sees 5.5%/yr compound demand growth in global dairy markets by 2020; says European suppliers can't respond to that as limited by environment and herd size; Chairman says cash loan was unique to 2015/6; no plans to do it again
23rd Mar 16, 1:48pm
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Fonterra CEO sees 5.5%/yr compound demand growth in global dairy markets by 2020; says European suppliers can't respond to that as limited by environment and herd size; Chairman says cash loan was unique to 2015/6; no plans to do it again
Terrorist attacks boost "safe havens"; RBA Governor's confidence in economy hikes AUD; US manufacturing down; US house prices up; UST 10yr yield 1.90%; oil & gold up; NZ$1 = 67.4 US¢, TWI-5 = 70.9
23rd Mar 16, 8:05am
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Terrorist attacks boost "safe havens"; RBA Governor's confidence in economy hikes AUD; US manufacturing down; US house prices up; UST 10yr yield 1.90%; oil & gold up; NZ$1 = 67.4 US¢, TWI-5 = 70.9
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; Sydney house prices fall, S&P affirms NZ sovereign ratings, Patsy Reddy new Governor General, census testing & more
22nd Mar 16, 4:02pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; Sydney house prices fall, S&P affirms NZ sovereign ratings, Patsy Reddy new Governor General, census testing & more
Fed President talks up possibility of rate hike as soon as April; US housing market loses steam; Alibaba poised to dwarf Walmart; IMF calls for transparency from PBoC; UST 10yr yield 1.91%; oil up, gold down; NZ$1 = 67.6 US¢, TWI-5 = 71.0
22nd Mar 16, 7:47am
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Fed President talks up possibility of rate hike as soon as April; US housing market loses steam; Alibaba poised to dwarf Walmart; IMF calls for transparency from PBoC; UST 10yr yield 1.91%; oil up, gold down; NZ$1 = 67.6 US¢, TWI-5 = 71.0
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; plenty of savings & TD cuts but just one bank cuts mortgages, migration still humming, OCR of 1.75% picked, confidence down, swaps stable, NZD reverses some of gains
21st Mar 16, 4:02pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; plenty of savings & TD cuts but just one bank cuts mortgages, migration still humming, OCR of 1.75% picked, confidence down, swaps stable, NZD reverses some of gains
Rate cuts still on ECB's cards; PBoC red flags high corporate debt levels; US consumer sentiment slumps; Fonterra expected to report strong result; UST 10yr yield 1.88%; oil tracks up, gold down; NZ$1 = 67.9 US¢, TWI-5 = 71.2
21st Mar 16, 7:51am
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Rate cuts still on ECB's cards; PBoC red flags high corporate debt levels; US consumer sentiment slumps; Fonterra expected to report strong result; UST 10yr yield 1.88%; oil tracks up, gold down; NZ$1 = 67.9 US¢, TWI-5 = 71.2
Yale econometrics professor tipped to win Nobel Prize writes paper saying Auckland housing market entered bubble territory in 2013; Previous Auckland bubble spread to rest of NZ and collapsed in mid-2007
18th Mar 16, 4:50pm
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Yale econometrics professor tipped to win Nobel Prize writes paper saying Auckland housing market entered bubble territory in 2013; Previous Auckland bubble spread to rest of NZ and collapsed in mid-2007
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; rush of savings & TD cuts, Ruataniwha decision appealed, job ads inch higher, confidence at regular levels, swaps stable, NZD higher again
18th Mar 16, 4:00pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; rush of savings & TD cuts, Ruataniwha decision appealed, job ads inch higher, confidence at regular levels, swaps stable, NZD higher again
US C/A deficit falls; jobless claims fall; Hong Kong in sharp downturn; EM leverage keeps rising; AU banks world's top return; UST 10yr yield 1.90%; oil up, gold surges; NZ$1 = 68.5 US¢, TWI-5 = 71.6
18th Mar 16, 7:35am
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US C/A deficit falls; jobless claims fall; Hong Kong in sharp downturn; EM leverage keeps rising; AU banks world's top return; UST 10yr yield 1.90%; oil up, gold surges; NZ$1 = 68.5 US¢, TWI-5 = 71.6
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; BNZ gives a little, some TD cuts, GDP surprises on high side, NZGB yields dive, swap rates dip sharply, NZD rises
17th Mar 16, 4:01pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; BNZ gives a little, some TD cuts, GDP surprises on high side, NZGB yields dive, swap rates dip sharply, NZD rises
HiFX's Dan Bell on the Fed's 'breathing room', Brexit, Donald Trump, NZ GDP & the RBNZ's surprise OCR cut
17th Mar 16, 3:58pm
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HiFX's Dan Bell on the Fed's 'breathing room', Brexit, Donald Trump, NZ GDP & the RBNZ's surprise OCR cut
GDP grew 0.9% in Dec qtr and 2.5% for year; construction, retail and tourism strong; farming weak; Real disposable income per capita down 0.4% in 2015
17th Mar 16, 10:50am
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GDP grew 0.9% in Dec qtr and 2.5% for year; construction, retail and tourism strong; farming weak; Real disposable income per capita down 0.4% in 2015
Labour Leader questions the skill levels of migrants; suggests work of Chinese chefs could be done by locals; talks of turning down migration tap; Key criticises Labour stance
17th Mar 16, 10:04am
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Labour Leader questions the skill levels of migrants; suggests work of Chinese chefs could be done by locals; talks of turning down migration tap; Key criticises Labour stance
Yellen holds, optimistic; Wall Street jumps; US housing data strong, factory data weak; US core CPI rising; China power use rises; UK to tax sugar; UST 10yr yield 1.98%; oil up, gold down; NZ$1 = 66.8 US¢, TWI-5 = 70.6
17th Mar 16, 7:28am
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Yellen holds, optimistic; Wall Street jumps; US housing data strong, factory data weak; US core CPI rising; China power use rises; UK to tax sugar; UST 10yr yield 1.98%; oil up, gold down; NZ$1 = 66.8 US¢, TWI-5 = 70.6
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; a rush of rate cuts (but not from BNZ), jail for mortgage fraud, dairy disappointment, C/A deficit falls, swap rates steepen, NZD falls
16th Mar 16, 4:00pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; a rush of rate cuts (but not from BNZ), jail for mortgage fraud, dairy disappointment, C/A deficit falls, swap rates steepen, NZD falls
Citing stress test results, RBNZ says banks could post losses of up to 8% on dairy loans, which now are more than NZ$38 bln; says losses can be absorbed from profit rather than capital
16th Mar 16, 2:01pm
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Citing stress test results, RBNZ says banks could post losses of up to 8% on dairy loans, which now are more than NZ$38 bln; says losses can be absorbed from profit rather than capital