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You would be a good reference point there chairman. How did it feel when you got the bill for the stamp duty...
iconoclast Act now on house prices
In a somewhat perverse way this is actually good news , it will hopefully weaken the Kiwi $ against the Aus$...
Boatman NZ GDP weaker than forecast in Q1
Justice doesn't always come in the form of a cash payout! Are they saying it doesn't make sense to...
JimboJones Lawyers targeting banks 'advertising for clients'
There is no bubble. You either choose to live in a pigeon hole apartment for $4500 per sqm with zero...
kimy 90 seconds at 9 am: Bernanke speaks
"$15 a pop okay with the Commerce Commission" - can anyone explain this to me? I go into negative...
JimboJones Lawyers targeting banks 'advertising for clients'
CGT, Land tax, stamp duty, etc. Don’t add more houses.  Banning foreign investors, Ok it might...
Chairman Moa Act now on house prices
2 aspects, risk and impact.  The risk is sending our economy into (impact) a recession and even a...
steven Act now on house prices
Average 3br box of Rhubarb and bog set to blow past the million mark within 20 yrs...staggering aint it...
Stephen Hulme 90 seconds at 9 am: Bernanke speaks
Yes, well, 50+% voted for him twice from his handouts, cant see the signs that many will swap out come voting...
steven Act now on house prices
And Gareth Morgan is correct...property buying trading gambling is the way to go in this farce economy....
Wolly 90 seconds at 9 am: Bernanke speaks

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Inflation

LGFA auction passable

20 Jun 13, 8:38am, bnzeconomists
Latest LGFA bond tender softer than previous events with a bid-to-cover ratio of just 2x

Soft demand for LGFA auction expected

19 Jun 13, 8:04am, bnzeconomists
LGFA auction likely to be weaker due to factors such as size of issuance, duration risk, swap spread compression and proximity to FOMC meeting

SME's reducing future interest rate risk

18 Jun 13, 8:38am, bnzeconomists
Hedging activity from SME's is likely to limit any downside moves in swap rates

Stellar PMI number sees rates higher

17 Jun 13, 8:08am, bnzeconomists
BNZ PMI reading the highest since June 2004 and nudged up short end yields; 2-year swap rates heading towards mid-February highs

More risk in investment grade bonds

17 Jun 13, 11:33am, Craig Simpson
Sea-change in market risk sentiment reflected in fast rise of CDS spreads: BNZ's latest 'Credit Monthly' report

BNZ expect yields to rise across the curve

14 Jun 13, 8:14am, bnzeconomists
RBNZ's official 90-day bank bill track still implies a first 25bps hike around Q3 next year

Wheeler caught between a rock and a hard place

13 Jun 13, 7:55am, bnzeconomists
RBNZ concerned about hiking the OCR for fear of stronger NZ$, but reluctant to cut as it would create an even bigger housing monster

Swap rates sit at upper-end of trading range

12 Jun 13, 8:18am, bnzeconomists
Market slowly coming around to fact the RBNZ will hike rates within the next 12-months

US progressing toward fiscal adjustment

11 Jun 13, 7:57am, bnzeconomists
S&P announces revised US sovereign credit outlook to stable from negative and retains AA+ ( long term) rating

Are bond markets shifting gear?

10 Jun 13, 2:20pm, Craig Simpson
Craig Simpson assesses recent changes in bond markets and notes many funds here and offshore no longer offer automatic price gains; yields start to rise