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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; big dairy lender goes bearish, commercial building activity jumps, optimists in Australia, NZD slips
5th Feb 16, 4:00pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; big dairy lender goes bearish, commercial building activity jumps, optimists in Australia, NZD slips
US jobless rise, productivity falls; EU and UK cut growth forecasts; junk debt costs ratchet higher; China struggles to attract investment; UST 10yr yield 1.86%, oil and gold up; NZ$1 = 7.3 US¢, TWI-5 = 71.9
5th Feb 16, 7:43am
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US jobless rise, productivity falls; EU and UK cut growth forecasts; junk debt costs ratchet higher; China struggles to attract investment; UST 10yr yield 1.86%, oil and gold up; NZ$1 = 7.3 US¢, TWI-5 = 71.9
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; Auckland house prices drop, car sales top out, more cruises, yields still falling, swaps flatter, NZD holds high
4th Feb 16, 4:00pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; Auckland house prices drop, car sales top out, more cruises, yields still falling, swaps flatter, NZD holds high
US service sector slow, Fed notices; more liquidity coming in China; record Aussie trade deficit; UST 10yr yield 1.86%, sharp fall in NZ swap rates; oil and gold up; NZ$1 = 66.5 US¢, TWI-5 = 71.5
4th Feb 16, 7:16am
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US service sector slow, Fed notices; more liquidity coming in China; record Aussie trade deficit; UST 10yr yield 1.86%, sharp fall in NZ swap rates; oil and gold up; NZ$1 = 66.5 US¢, TWI-5 = 71.5
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; dairy prices stun, house asking prices weak, labour market 'too good'?, China services rise, swaps flatten, NZD holds
3rd Feb 16, 4:00pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; dairy prices stun, house asking prices weak, labour market 'too good'?, China services rise, swaps flatten, NZD holds
Governor says will interpret 1-3% inflation target flexibly in defiant speech; says won’t be ‘mechanistic’ about cutting rates just because CPI inflation below 1-3% target; Auckland still a financial stability risk
3rd Feb 16, 1:04pm
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Governor says will interpret 1-3% inflation target flexibly in defiant speech; says won’t be ‘mechanistic’ about cutting rates just because CPI inflation below 1-3% target; Auckland still a financial stability risk
PM says 15% dairy price fall this year linked to lower oil prices, which helps consumers; says RBNZ will be monitoring dairy prices; says no need to exclude foreign land buying from TPP as NZ can still impose big taxes on buyers, but no plans to for now
3rd Feb 16, 11:11am
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PM says 15% dairy price fall this year linked to lower oil prices, which helps consumers; says RBNZ will be monitoring dairy prices; says no need to exclude foreign land buying from TPP as NZ can still impose big taxes on buyers, but no plans to for now
Statistics NZ reports unemployment rate of 5.3% in December, down from 6%; But participation rate lower; Annual wage inflation only 1.5%
3rd Feb 16, 11:04am
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Statistics NZ reports unemployment rate of 5.3% in December, down from 6%; But participation rate lower; Annual wage inflation only 1.5%
Price of WMP plummets in GDT auction; BP reports record loss & job cuts; US new car sales weather storms; Hong Kong property sales dive; UST 10yr yield 1.88%; oil dips below US$30/bbl, gold stable; NZ$1 = 65.0 US¢, TWI-5 = 70.5
3rd Feb 16, 7:57am
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Price of WMP plummets in GDT auction; BP reports record loss & job cuts; US new car sales weather storms; Hong Kong property sales dive; UST 10yr yield 1.88%; oil dips below US$30/bbl, gold stable; NZ$1 = 65.0 US¢, TWI-5 = 70.5
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; minor mortgage rate cuts, hard savings rate cuts, rents rise, commodity prices fall, swaps rise with NZD
2nd Feb 16, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; minor mortgage rate cuts, hard savings rate cuts, rents rise, commodity prices fall, swaps rise with NZD
US incomes rise, spending flat; US factories expand, China's contract; China arrests 21 in P2P fraud; UST 10yr yield 1.94%; oil down, gold up; NZ$1 = 65.1 US¢, TWI-5 = 70.6
2nd Feb 16, 7:24am
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US incomes rise, spending flat; US factories expand, China's contract; China arrests 21 in P2P fraud; UST 10yr yield 1.94%; oil down, gold up; NZ$1 = 65.1 US¢, TWI-5 = 70.6
Statistics NZ reports record high net migration in 2015 year; seasonally adjusted net migration 5,500 in Dec, down from 6,200 in Nov; Net migration from Australia at 800 in 2015; highest since Oct 1991; Tourism up 10% in 2015
1st Feb 16, 11:10am
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Statistics NZ reports record high net migration in 2015 year; seasonally adjusted net migration 5,500 in Dec, down from 6,200 in Nov; Net migration from Australia at 800 in 2015; highest since Oct 1991; Tourism up 10% in 2015
Japan adopts a negative rate; US growth slows; Wall Street jumps; Swiss finds huge fraud at 1MDB; HSBC imposes hiring & pay freeze; UST 10yr yield 1.92%; gold and oil up again; NZ$1 = 64.8 USc, TWI-5 = 70.5
1st Feb 16, 7:54am
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Japan adopts a negative rate; US growth slows; Wall Street jumps; Swiss finds huge fraud at 1MDB; HSBC imposes hiring & pay freeze; UST 10yr yield 1.92%; gold and oil up again; NZ$1 = 64.8 USc, TWI-5 = 70.5
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; building consents still disappoint in Auckland, bank note demand grows fast with housing loans, consumer credit restrained, swaps and NZD unchanged
29th Jan 16, 4:00pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; building consents still disappoint in Auckland, bank note demand grows fast with housing loans, consumer credit restrained, swaps and NZD unchanged
Bernard's Top 10: The losers are revolting; China's capital flight; The big invoicing scam; China's impossible trinity vs US$3 trln of reserves; The winner-takes-all economy; How Robots will drive interest rates lower; Clarke and Dawe
29th Jan 16, 12:32pm
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Bernard's Top 10: The losers are revolting; China's capital flight; The big invoicing scam; China's impossible trinity vs US$3 trln of reserves; The winner-takes-all economy; How Robots will drive interest rates lower; Clarke and Dawe
US durable goods fall; South Africa hikes rates; HSBC blocks lending to some Chinese; China makes second huge liquidity injection; UST 10yr 2.02%; oil up, gold down; NZ$1 = 64.8 US¢, TWI-5 = 70.1
29th Jan 16, 7:36am
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US durable goods fall; South Africa hikes rates; HSBC blocks lending to some Chinese; China makes second huge liquidity injection; UST 10yr 2.02%; oil up, gold down; NZ$1 = 64.8 US¢, TWI-5 = 70.1
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; Fonterra cuts payout, Wheeler talks up 'easing', smaller trade deficit, higher loan approvals, more investor loans, swap rates and NZD fall
28th Jan 16, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; Fonterra cuts payout, Wheeler talks up 'easing', smaller trade deficit, higher loan approvals, more investor loans, swap rates and NZD fall
RBNZ holds OCR at 2.5% as expected; says “some further easing may be required” as headline inflation track is now lower than forecast in Dec; says Auckland still a financial stability risk
28th Jan 16, 9:03am
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RBNZ holds OCR at 2.5% as expected; says “some further easing may be required” as headline inflation track is now lower than forecast in Dec; says Auckland still a financial stability risk
Fed expects US economy to expand at moderate pace; oil price rise buoys markets; oil futures surge 5%; new home sales in US highest since 2007; UST 10yr 2.03%; oil up, gold down; NZ$1 = 65.2 US¢, TWI-5 = 70.8
28th Jan 16, 8:16am
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Fed expects US economy to expand at moderate pace; oil price rise buoys markets; oil futures surge 5%; new home sales in US highest since 2007; UST 10yr 2.03%; oil up, gold down; NZ$1 = 65.2 US¢, TWI-5 = 70.8
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; more rate reductions, Aussie inflation, retail strong, NZSF under pressure, swaps flatten, NZD stable
27th Jan 16, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; more rate reductions, Aussie inflation, retail strong, NZSF under pressure, swaps flatten, NZD stable
Key announces earlier starts to Auckland City Rail Link project and East-West motorway connecting Penrose to Onehunga; extra NZ$115 mln planned for regional roads
27th Jan 16, 12:38pm
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Key announces earlier starts to Auckland City Rail Link project and East-West motorway connecting Penrose to Onehunga; extra NZ$115 mln planned for regional roads
US consumers more confident; eyes on Fed; China accuses statistics boss of corruption; Shanghai stocks dive -6.4%; PBoC adds huge liquidity; UST 10yr 2.0%; oil and gold up; NZ$1 = 64.9 US¢, TWI-5 = 70.6
27th Jan 16, 7:27am
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US consumers more confident; eyes on Fed; China accuses statistics boss of corruption; Shanghai stocks dive -6.4%; PBoC adds huge liquidity; UST 10yr 2.0%; oil and gold up; NZ$1 = 64.9 US¢, TWI-5 = 70.6
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; bonus savers squeezed, service sector healthy, Govt deficit rises, credit cards popular, TPP assessment, China outflows jump
26th Jan 16, 4:00pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; bonus savers squeezed, service sector healthy, Govt deficit rises, credit cards popular, TPP assessment, China outflows jump
Aussie business sentiment 'resilient'; Aussie house buying intentions solid; US will get pain as well as gain from TPP; UST 10yr 2.03%; oil slips, gold up; NZ$1 = 64.7 US¢, TWI-5 = 70.5
26th Jan 16, 7:39am
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Aussie business sentiment 'resilient'; Aussie house buying intentions solid; US will get pain as well as gain from TPP; UST 10yr 2.03%; oil slips, gold up; NZ$1 = 64.7 US¢, TWI-5 = 70.5
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; Welly time out, new insurer arrives, infrastructure pressure and solutions, Aussie firms hang on, swap rates up, NZD up
25th Jan 16, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; Welly time out, new insurer arrives, infrastructure pressure and solutions, Aussie firms hang on, swap rates up, NZD up