HOT TOPICS:   Election 2014  |    Fonterra   |  Home loans                                             RESOURCES:    Economic calendar   |  Fix or float calculator

In this section

Offers for readers

The comment stream

Recent comments

Yes very well documented about some of the US banks and some European ones but I took it that the discussion...
Grant A The bank wins, savers lose
Well unfortunately these threads are removed off the 'front page' reasonably quickly. So, please don...
spottie National lead slumps in Roy Morgan poll
A couple of years ago I posted several detailed dissertations on the flaws and weaknesses of a CGT tax The...
iconoclast National lead slumps in Roy Morgan poll
Hopefully house prices will fall!! Wouldn't that be great!   Regards to US rates think again,...
Zombie ponzi Risk of big house price fall 'moderating'
I'm obviously a bit slow tonight. Please do share.
spottie National lead slumps in Roy Morgan poll
Yes, independently, and better. NZ does not have to have QE (= money printing) because it is so small that...
PeterPen Risk of big house price fall 'moderating'
Have watched these periodic proposals and discussions about CGT and Land Tax There is a flaw with a CGT...
iconoclast National lead slumps in Roy Morgan poll
Those characteristics are a non starter for politics of course.
MortgageBelt National lead slumps in Roy Morgan poll
He can 1. Adjust core funding ratio; 2. Adjust sectoral capital requirements; 3. Move more  property...
spottie What happened today
Gummy - I agree, Labour appear stronger when Cunliffe shuts up :-) He should do more than just...
Triple National lead slumps in Roy Morgan poll

See more

Reader poll

When do you think the Reserve Bank will resume increasing the Official Cash Rate?

Choices
CAPTCHA
This question is for testing whether you are a human visitor and to prevent automated spam submissions.
13 + 2 =
Solve this simple math problem and enter the result. E.g. for 1+3, enter 4.

Join the Interest community to be a registered commenter so you can:
- Edit your comments
- Avoid the CAPTCHA
- Vote on comments
Register Here

Already registered? log back in here ..

Forgotten your password? No problem! Click here

All news stories

Augusta launches a whopper

31 Jul 14, 5:24pm, Greg Ninness
Augusta launches a king sized syndicate with princely fees to match

GE Capital's recruitment drive

31 Jul 14, 4:32pm, Gareth Vaughan
Seeing growth opportunities in a strong economy, GE Capital has a major recruitment drive underway

What happened today

31 Jul 14, 4:00pm, David Chaston
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; crowd funding licensed, the rise and rise of fixed mortgages, National support slips, swap rates rise

National lead slumps in Roy Morgan poll

Updated 31 Jul 14, 3:13pm, Bernard Hickey
Roy Morgan poll shows National support down to 46%; National says Labour's 14% increase in minimum wage would cost at least 6,000 jobs; Labour targets National on wider wage gap since 2008

Youi enters NZ insurance market

Updated 31 Jul 14, 12:02pm, Gareth Vaughan
South African 'challenger brand' Youi officially launches in NZ targeting the IAG dominated car, home & contents insurance markets; CEO says he won't do irrational things to get marketshare

Risk of big house price fall 'moderating'

31 Jul 14, 10:12am, Gareth Vaughan
The risk of a significant NZ house price correction is slowly moderating, Moody's says, with RBNZ actions a key factor

Strong bidding for retail units

31 Jul 14, 9:48am, Greg Ninness
Strong bidding for retail units at Bayleys Auckland auction sees yields mostly in the 5-6% range

US GDP blasts past expectations

31 Jul 14, 9:37am, Dan Bell
Strengthening US economy has GDP at 4% p.a (3% p.a expected) and NZDUSD touching 2-month lows; no surprises from Fed 

Offshore data to allow NZD to settle

31 Jul 14, 8:18am, bnzeconomists
Markets looks to be running out of breath after selling the NZD heavily over the past two weeks

NZ swaps takes cues from offshore

31 Jul 14, 8:10am, bnzeconomists
US rates market moved sharply higher in reaction to their strong GDP; eyes on NFPs

90 seconds at 9 am: US economy surges

31 Jul 14, 7:29am, David Chaston
US Q2 growth surprise; job growth strong; Fed maintains course; tough London rules for bankers; corruption exposed; yields jump; NZ$1 = US$0.849, TWI = 79.6

Trade Me concedes to agents on fees

Updated 30 Jul 14, 8:09pm, Bernard Hickey
Trade Me makes concession to real estate agents on listing fees; moves back to bulk per-office fees for some from per listing fee; Your view?

What happened Wednesday

30 Jul 14, 4:00pm, David Chaston
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; non-housing consent record, SFO-FMA co-operation, busy roads, NZD breather, bank bills at 3.7%

The bank wins, savers lose

30 Jul 14, 3:17pm, Gareth Vaughan
Moves in mortgage and deposit rates since the RBNZ started OCR hikes show savers losing out, bank margins rising and competition in the borrowing market

Building consents up 3.5% in June

Updated 30 Jul 14, 10:59am, Bernard Hickey
Building consents rebound 3.5% in June, but mostly in Canterbury; Auckland consents up 2%, but still not enough to catch up with population; Twyford says Govt plan failing

A beginner's guide to property syndicates

30 Jul 14, 10:55am, Greg Ninness
Property syndicates are proving popular but investors need to understand how they work and what the risks are

Joyce nationalises Novopay

Updated 30 Jul 14, 10:18am, Bernard Hickey
Govt to take over Novopay from Talent2; Labour to lift minimum wage to NZ$16.25/hr; Jamie Whyte compares Maori to French aristocrats; Winston rules out working with Mana and Maori

Mixed US data slows NZDUSD decline

30 Jul 14, 9:55am, Dan Bell
USD strengthened on better than expected consumer confidence but positive sentiment restrained by disappointing US house price data

The Weekly Dairy Report

30 Jul 14, 9:48am, Tony Chaston
Fonterra announce sharp downward adjustment to this years payout

NZD/USD below 85 USc

30 Jul 14, 9:08am, bnzeconomists
Markets watching for RBNZ currency intervention signals following falls pushed by payout cut; eyes on Fed rate hike signals

30 Jul 14, 8:45am Big week ahead for the US and USD
30 Jul 14, 8:10am Higher NZ swap yields unsustained 1
30 Jul 14, 7:25am 90 seconds at 9 am: NZD slips sharply 9
29 Jul 14, 5:52pm Labour highlights drop in export share of GDP 1
29 Jul 14, 5:13pm Co-op Bank raises rates
29 Jul 14, 4:51pm Kiwibank raises variable home loan rates 2
29 Jul 14, 4:42pm Big drop in Fonterra forecast 12
29 Jul 14, 4:30pm 'Unlimited' big data potential seen
29 Jul 14, 4:24pm The Sheep Deer and Cattle Report
29 Jul 14, 4:00pm What happened Tuesday 1
29 Jul 14, 2:47pm New Zealand’s "loser" towns 12
29 Jul 14, 1:51pm 'Proactive release' of open govt data called for 3
29 Jul 14, 1:45pm Labour wants 100% swimmable rivers too 20
29 Jul 14, 11:57am The unfair treatment of spouses
29 Jul 14, 11:23am Why Green isn’t the best colour for water 37
29 Jul 14, 10:04am TSB Bank hikes floating mortgage rates 54
29 Jul 14, 9:56am Waiting for Fonterra
29 Jul 14, 9:25am Bernard's election diary - July 29 52
29 Jul 14, 9:08am Westpac raises term deposit rates 1
29 Jul 14, 8:40am Westpac's mortgage rate rise plus 1
29 Jul 14, 8:20am Another edge lower
29 Jul 14, 8:07am NZ swap yields slide again
29 Jul 14, 7:23am 90 seconds at 9 am: Russia loses Yukos case 2
29 Jul 14, 5:00am ASB picks slower growth, weaker dollar 3
28 Jul 14, 4:47pm Key comfortable if RBNZ intervenes 4

See full news archive...

Feature of the Week

Related links

Read More
Problem reading the charts