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China house prices fall further; China bank lending soft; India bank lending strong; Malaysia growth strong; US inflation modest; China & US on holiday; UST 10yr at 4.06%; gold firmish and oil holds; NZ$1 = 60.4 USc; TWI-5 = 63.8

China house prices fall further; China bank lending soft; India bank lending strong; Malaysia growth strong; US inflation modest; China & US on holiday; UST 10yr at 4.06%; gold firmish and oil holds; NZ$1 = 60.4 USc; TWI-5 = 63.8

Aussie savers enjoy higher savings account interest rates. Not only is their policy rate higher, they have challenger banks willing & able to aggressively go after the incumbents with fat rate inducements

Aussie savers enjoy higher savings account interest rates. Not only is their policy rate higher, they have challenger banks willing & able to aggressively go after the incumbents with fat rate inducements

US inflation stable but big countervailing changes; eye on tariff backdown; China bank lending undershoots; India bank lending surges; Australia eyes protection tariffs; UST 10yr at 4.06%; gold up and oil holds; NZ$1 = 60.5 USc; TWI-5 = 63.9

US inflation stable but big countervailing changes; eye on tariff backdown; China bank lending undershoots; India bank lending surges; Australia eyes protection tariffs; UST 10yr at 4.06%; gold up and oil holds; NZ$1 = 60.5 USc; TWI-5 = 63.9

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; migration trend turns up, tourism still below peak, factory PMIs positive again, more on benefits, expected inflation rises again, swaps soft, NZD dips, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; migration trend turns up, tourism still below peak, factory PMIs positive again, more on benefits, expected inflation rises again, swaps soft, NZD dips, & more

US data weak ahead of CPI release; Study confirms US pays the tariff-taxes; India CPI rises; China ready for big holiday; Australia inflation expectations rise; UST 10yr at 4.11%; gold and oil down; NZ$1 = 60.5 USc; TWI-5 = 63.9

US data weak ahead of CPI release; Study confirms US pays the tariff-taxes; India CPI rises; China ready for big holiday; Australia inflation expectations rise; UST 10yr at 4.11%; gold and oil down; NZ$1 = 60.5 USc; TWI-5 = 63.9

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; no retail rate changes, renters on top, more houses sell at a loss, Crown accounts tell a story, ANZ up, IAG down, swaps firmish, NZD stable, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; no retail rate changes, renters on top, more houses sell at a loss, Crown accounts tell a story, ANZ up, IAG down, swaps firmish, NZD stable, & more

Financial markets sceptical of US jobs report; US budget deficit to get much worse; China faces return of deflation; Australia gets borrowing surge; UST 10yr at 4.17%; gold up, oil up; NZ$1 = 60.6 USc; TWI-5 = 63.9

Financial markets sceptical of US jobs report; US budget deficit to get much worse; China faces return of deflation; Australia gets borrowing surge; UST 10yr at 4.17%; gold up, oil up; NZ$1 = 60.6 USc; TWI-5 = 63.9

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; no retail rate changes, ready-mixed concrete at turning point?, corruption issues grow, ASB NIM rises, Westpac's view aggressive, swaps & NZD stable, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; no retail rate changes, ready-mixed concrete at turning point?, corruption issues grow, ASB NIM rises, Westpac's view aggressive, swaps & NZD stable, & more

Dairy prices rise again; US retail impulse sags; US household debt rises as do delinquencies; Australian sentiment mixed; UST 10yr at 4.15%; gold down & silver up, oil drifts; NZ$1 = 60.5 USc; TWI-5 = 63.9

Dairy prices rise again; US retail impulse sags; US household debt rises as do delinquencies; Australian sentiment mixed; UST 10yr at 4.15%; gold down & silver up, oil drifts; NZ$1 = 60.5 USc; TWI-5 = 63.9

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; TSB launches low 1yr mortgage rate, retail spending turns up, road activity gives mixed signals, immigration patterns change, swaps stable, NZD firm, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; TSB launches low 1yr mortgage rate, retail spending turns up, road activity gives mixed signals, immigration patterns change, swaps stable, NZD firm, & more

US expected inflation falls; US dollar weaker; Chinese ready for Spring Festival; Taiwan exports shine again; Australian household spending slips; UST 10yr at 4.20%; gold, silver & oil rise; NZ$1 = 60.5 USc; TWI-5 = 63.9

US expected inflation falls; US dollar weaker; Chinese ready for Spring Festival; Taiwan exports shine again; Australian household spending slips; UST 10yr at 4.20%; gold, silver & oil rise; NZ$1 = 60.5 USc; TWI-5 = 63.9

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; rates move up for home loans and TDs, rental affordability improves, FMG cops fine for misleading, Foran's next gig, swaps flat, NZD little-changed, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; rates move up for home loans and TDs, rental affordability improves, FMG cops fine for misleading, Foran's next gig, swaps flat, NZD little-changed, & more

Term deposit rates are moving off their recent lows with 4%+ rates starting to spread. Surprisingly the major banks are at the forefront of the rises

Term deposit rates are moving off their recent lows with 4%+ rates starting to spread. Surprisingly the major banks are at the forefront of the rises

Join fellow readers and do our latest quiz, a great challenge to start the week off with

Join fellow readers and do our latest quiz, a great challenge to start the week off with

ASB comes back again for more mortgage rate rises. Kiwibank also raises rates. They also adjusted TD rates up, but only to rivals' levels

ASB comes back again for more mortgage rate rises. Kiwibank also raises rates. They also adjusted TD rates up, but only to rivals' levels

China's reserves swell; US labour market data weakens; Japan & Thai elections decisive; German factory orders surge; Australian trade surplus shrinks; UST 10yr at 4.21%; gold, silver & oil stable; NZ$1 = 60.2 USc; TWI-5 = 63.8

China's reserves swell; US labour market data weakens; Japan & Thai elections decisive; German factory orders surge; Australian trade surplus shrinks; UST 10yr at 4.21%; gold, silver & oil stable; NZ$1 = 60.2 USc; TWI-5 = 63.8

US data shaky; ditto Canada; Japan ready to vote; India & the ECB hold their policy rates; German factory orders surge; global food & freight indexes fall; UST 10yr at 4.21%; gold, silver & oil up; NZ$1 = 60.3 USc; TWI-5 = 63.9

US data shaky; ditto Canada; Japan ready to vote; India & the ECB hold their policy rates; German factory orders surge; global food & freight indexes fall; UST 10yr at 4.21%; gold, silver & oil up; NZ$1 = 60.3 USc; TWI-5 = 63.9

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With an economy mired in the doldrums, it is vital that reporting on what is happening stays comprehensive, open and free. We need our Supporters now more than ever. If you can support us you can go ad-free too

Dip buyers need to be very brave indeed. Global markets turn sharply negative

Dip buyers need to be very brave indeed. Global markets turn sharply negative

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; some TD rates start rising, return to fixed home loans, house prices not rising, greenhouse gasses fall, retail stays weak, swaps soft, NZD lower, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; some TD rates start rising, return to fixed home loans, house prices not rising, greenhouse gasses fall, retail stays weak, swaps soft, NZD lower, & more

US data uninspiring; China services PMI expands faster; EU inflation retreats; Australian cost of living indexes mixed; UST 10yr at 4.27%; precious metals still volatile; NZ$1 = 59.9 USc; TWI-5 = 63.6; bitcoin slides faster

US data uninspiring; China services PMI expands faster; EU inflation retreats; Australian cost of living indexes mixed; UST 10yr at 4.27%; precious metals still volatile; NZ$1 = 59.9 USc; TWI-5 = 63.6; bitcoin slides faster

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; more retail rate rises, higher jobless rate, investors like leverage, better car sales, big jump in dairy prices, commodities rise, swaps lower, NZD firms, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; more retail rate rises, higher jobless rate, investors like leverage, better car sales, big jump in dairy prices, commodities rise, swaps lower, NZD firms, & more

A series of unfortunate delays; US sentiment stays low; Taiwan consumers buoyant; contract annulments annoy China; German yields rise; UST 10yr at 4.29%; precious metals volatile; NZ$1 = 60.5 USc; TWI-5 = 64.1; bitcoin slides

A series of unfortunate delays; US sentiment stays low; Taiwan consumers buoyant; contract annulments annoy China; German yields rise; UST 10yr at 4.29%; precious metals volatile; NZ$1 = 60.5 USc; TWI-5 = 64.1; bitcoin slides

ANZ doesn't hold back with its latest fixed mortgage rate increases, raising all two years and longer. But they did also raise TD rates at the same time, even if it was for terms savers avoid

ANZ doesn't hold back with its latest fixed mortgage rate increases, raising all two years and longer. But they did also raise TD rates at the same time, even if it was for terms savers avoid