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Latest Reserve Bank monthly figures show the share of borrowing by the housing investor is continuing to drop sharply to new lows
20th Dec 18, 3:30pm
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Latest Reserve Bank monthly figures show the share of borrowing by the housing investor is continuing to drop sharply to new lows
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; smaller savings rates, higher minimum wages, bigger C/A deficit, more farm sales, swaps lower and flatter, NZD higher, & more
19th Dec 18, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; smaller savings rates, higher minimum wages, bigger C/A deficit, more farm sales, swaps lower and flatter, NZD higher, & more
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; HSBC raises home loan rates, business confidence improves, eyes on dairy auction, CU ructions, swaps stable, NZD firms, & more
18th Dec 18, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; HSBC raises home loan rates, business confidence improves, eyes on dairy auction, CU ructions, swaps stable, NZD firms, & more
The bank that led fixed mortgage rates lower ends its 'specials', reverting some key rates back to 3.99%. Almost all banks have now raised fixed rates in the past month
18th Dec 18, 8:40am
The bank that led fixed mortgage rates lower ends its 'specials', reverting some key rates back to 3.99%. Almost all banks have now raised fixed rates in the past month
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; more sub-4% rates disappear, PSI shows modest growth, guest nights rise, GDP Live launches, swaps soft, NZD holds, & more
17th Dec 18, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; more sub-4% rates disappear, PSI shows modest growth, guest nights rise, GDP Live launches, swaps soft, NZD holds, & more
The end of the road approaches for sub-4% home loan rates as another two banks withdraw, leaving just one challenger bank with such offers
17th Dec 18, 8:37am
The end of the road approaches for sub-4% home loan rates as another two banks withdraw, leaving just one challenger bank with such offers
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; UDC trims rates, house prices rise, PMI up, RBNZ wants banks better capitalised, currency swaps popular, interest swap rates unchanged, NZD drifts, & more
14th Dec 18, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; UDC trims rates, house prices rise, PMI up, RBNZ wants banks better capitalised, currency swaps popular, interest swap rates unchanged, NZD drifts, & more
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; FEI changes 6m special, healthy food prices slip, HYFEU assumes solid house price gains, equities up, swaps firm, NZD slips, & more
13th Dec 18, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; FEI changes 6m special, healthy food prices slip, HYFEU assumes solid house price gains, equities up, swaps firm, NZD slips, & more
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; Heartland changes a rate, letting fee now illegal, successful LGFA tender, what cash is used for, swaps firm, NZD up, & more
12th Dec 18, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; Heartland changes a rate, letting fee now illegal, successful LGFA tender, what cash is used for, swaps firm, NZD up, & more
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; no rate changes, redirected spending, tractor sales surge, farmers less happy with banks, swaps unchanged, NZD firms further, & more
11th Dec 18, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; no rate changes, redirected spending, tractor sales surge, farmers less happy with banks, swaps unchanged, NZD firms further, & more
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; BNZ offers a TD special; manufacturing data panned, BNZ to offer shared ownership scheme, equities slide again, swaps lower again, NZD holds
10th Dec 18, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; BNZ offers a TD special; manufacturing data panned, BNZ to offer shared ownership scheme, equities slide again, swaps lower again, NZD holds
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; some rate changes, household balance sheets swell, Fitch likes NZ housing, wholesale trade up, swaps & NZD stable, bitcoin falls, & more
7th Dec 18, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; some rate changes, household balance sheets swell, Fitch likes NZ housing, wholesale trade up, swaps & NZD stable, bitcoin falls, & more
Hood the hawks: The outlook is strong but uncertain. The RBNZ has released the doves, Kiwibank's Jarrod Kerr & Jeremy Couchman say in their latest economic outlook
7th Dec 18, 11:17am
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Hood the hawks: The outlook is strong but uncertain. The RBNZ has released the doves, Kiwibank's Jarrod Kerr & Jeremy Couchman say in their latest economic outlook
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; ASB changes rates, used car sales drop, local authority revenues race higher, swap rates little changed, NZD softer, & more later
6th Dec 18, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; ASB changes rates, used car sales drop, local authority revenues race higher, swap rates little changed, NZD softer, & more later
The last of the main banks retreats from a sub-4% home loan offer rate, just as wholesale rates tumble on the darkening international mood. But two smaller rivals still offer sub-4%
6th Dec 18, 8:39am
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The last of the main banks retreats from a sub-4% home loan offer rate, just as wholesale rates tumble on the darkening international mood. But two smaller rivals still offer sub-4%
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; no retail rate changes, QV data variable, Barfoot results strong, GDT prices rise, Aussie growth slows, swaps weak again, NZD firm, & more
5th Dec 18, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; no retail rate changes, QV data variable, Barfoot results strong, GDT prices rise, Aussie growth slows, swaps weak again, NZD firm, & more
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; car sales drop, Ardern pitches CPTPP to Moon, hydrogen chosen, NZ wins on trade, big bond rate falls, NZD rises, & more
4th Dec 18, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; car sales drop, Ardern pitches CPTPP to Moon, hydrogen chosen, NZ wins on trade, big bond rate falls, NZD rises, & more
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; listing and inventories decline, dairy prices rise, terms of trade drop irrelevant, Shanghai celebrates, Aussie data weak, swaps and NZD firm, & more
3rd Dec 18, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; listing and inventories decline, dairy prices rise, terms of trade drop irrelevant, Shanghai celebrates, Aussie data weak, swaps and NZD firm, & more
NZ's largest mortgage bank also raises a key rate, but then adds a competitive 18 mth 'special', and extends its $3000 cash-back inducement
30th Nov 18, 5:29pm
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NZ's largest mortgage bank also raises a key rate, but then adds a competitive 18 mth 'special', and extends its $3000 cash-back inducement
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; key rate changes, building consents rise, RBNZ to get tough on bank capital, consumer confidence average, business borrowing sags, swaps down, NZD firm & more
30th Nov 18, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; key rate changes, building consents rise, RBNZ to get tough on bank capital, consumer confidence average, business borrowing sags, swaps down, NZD firm & more
BNZ ups its sub-4% two year home loan rate to match its rivals at 4.29% as the competitive imperative for lower rates to win market share fades. Westpac follows
30th Nov 18, 10:16am
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BNZ ups its sub-4% two year home loan rate to match its rivals at 4.29% as the competitive imperative for lower rates to win market share fades. Westpac follows
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday: no rate changes, business confidence stays low, subbies suffer more legal woes, PGF funds more, tough ICRs, swaps rise, NZD firm, & more
29th Nov 18, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday: no rate changes, business confidence stays low, subbies suffer more legal woes, PGF funds more, tough ICRs, swaps rise, NZD firm, & more
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; no rate changes, LVR relaxations, regulators act, a Maori bank?, swaps lower, NZD higher, & more
28th Nov 18, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; no rate changes, LVR relaxations, regulators act, a Maori bank?, swaps lower, NZD higher, & more
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; Co-op Bank cuts a mortgage rate, imports pour in, trade deficit swells, Sovereign brand to go, swaps and NZD unchanged, & more
27th Nov 18, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; Co-op Bank cuts a mortgage rate, imports pour in, trade deficit swells, Sovereign brand to go, swaps and NZD unchanged, & more
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; no rate changes, retail sales soft in Q2, retail inventories rise, Black Friday strong, swap rates unchanged, NZD soft, & more
26th Nov 18, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; no rate changes, retail sales soft in Q2, retail inventories rise, Black Friday strong, swap rates unchanged, NZD soft, & more