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About 40% of first home buyers taking the plunge with les than a 20% deposit
Buying a home with less than a 10% deposit carries risks, but over the long term it may be a risk worth taking
27th Sep 20, 6:02am
by Greg Ninness
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News
Pre-election benchmark update
At the end of its first term, we look at the economic benchmarks set when the Labour-NZ First-Greens government took office. The scorecard isn't flattering if you were looking for a transformation
27th Sep 20, 3:45pm
8
David Chaston
Property
The city centre: Will she really be right?
COVID-19 has massive implications for the future of Auckland's city centre, but it has also revealed a need to revisit the role the city centre plays in how we work, live and play there
26th Sep 20, 6:33am
26
David Norman
Currencies
The vise tightens on the US dollar
In the second quarter of this year, the US experienced the sharpest plunge in domestic saving on record, dating back to 1947. Because that will continue, and the current-account balance is following suit, the dollar's real effective exchange rate can head in only one direction
26th Sep 20, 9:37am
36
Stephen Roach
News
Big tech companies may have lent more than twice as much as fintechs in 2019
Bank for International Settlements highlights the rise of lending by big tech companies, noting it's growing faster than fintech lending
26th Sep 20, 9:59am
Gareth Vaughan
Property
About 40% of first home buyers taking the plunge with les than a 20% deposit

Buying a home with less than a 10% deposit carries risks, but over the long term it may be a risk worth taking

27th Sep 20, 6:02am
by Greg Ninness
191
News
Pre-election benchmark update

At the end of its first term, we look at the economic benchmarks set when the Labour-NZ First-Greens government took office. The scorecard isn't flattering if you were looking for a transformation

27th Sep 20, 3:45pm
by David Chaston
8
Property
The city centre: Will she really be right?

COVID-19 has massive implications for the future of Auckland's city centre, but it has also revealed a need to revisit the role the city centre plays in how we work, live and play there

26th Sep 20, 6:33am
by David Norman
26
Currencies
The vise tightens on the US dollar

In the second quarter of this year, the US experienced the sharpest plunge in domestic saving on record, dating back to 1947. Because that will continue, and the current-account balance is following suit, the dollar's real effective exchange rate can head in only one direction

26th Sep 20, 9:37am
by Stephen Roach
36
News
Big tech companies may have lent more than twice as much as fintechs in 2019

Bank for International Settlements highlights the rise of lending by big tech companies, noting it's growing faster than fintech lending

26th Sep 20, 9:59am
by Gareth Vaughan
News
News
Weekend briefing: Hayne emasculated
US durable goods orders weak; Canada's deficit soars; Singapore's factory production jumps; Australia's banks get big win; UST 10y at 0.66%; oil and gold stable; NZ$1 = 65.5 USc; TWI-5 = 69.3
26th Sep 20, 8:35am
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by David Chaston
67
Business
Business
Air NZ flags 2021 capital raise; Starts drawing down on Crown loan
Air NZ starts drawing down on $900 million Crown loan; Plans to complete capital raise by June
25th Sep 20, 4:00pm
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by Jenée Tibshraeny
23
News
News
Labour would design, but probably not implement, social insurance in next term
Robertson talks up, but doesn't officially campaign on, social insurance; Says it's unlikely to be 'fully implemented' in next term of government should Labour be re-elected
25th Sep 20, 1:13pm
25
by Jenée Tibshraeny
25
Property
Property
Summer comes early for housing market with auction activity already running close to last summer's peak
Residential auction activity up 79% versus this time last year 
25th Sep 20, 10:50am
120
by Greg Ninness
120
Rural News
Human sustainability

26th Sep 20, 9:23am
16
Angus Kebbell
Property
Capital gains carrot more powerful than bright-line test stick

25th Sep 20, 9:07am
58
Jenée Tibshraeny
Opinion
Beware of the green-eyed monster

25th Sep 20, 9:09am
126
Geoff Simmons
Property
Another record month for mortgage lending

24th Sep 20, 3:24pm
37
David Hargreaves
Business
NZ firm Advanced Global Markets 'running a foreign-exchange scam'

24th Sep 20, 3:03pm
1
Gareth Vaughan
Rural News
It's tough promoting natural, sustainable fibers

25th Sep 20, 11:49am
28
Guy Trafford
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RBNZ hints at introducing Funding for Lending programme ahead of OCR cut to provide more stimulus sooner
[Updated]
RBNZ wants interest rates lower, faster; Works towards introducing Funding for Lending programme before cutting the OCR next year
23rd Sep 20, 2:12pm
191
Jenée Tibshraeny
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The RBNZ's $64 billion property owners' support package
A look at how much Covid-19 support property owners are receiving through low interest rates versus what non-property owners are receiving from the Government
22nd Sep 20, 12:28pm
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Jenée Tibshraeny
Banking
'Winners and losers' with negative interest rates
ANZ economists say negative interest rates won't be without potential costs and they believe the Reserve Bank will have to weigh these against perceived benefits when deciding whether to drop the Official Cash Rate below zero
22nd Sep 20, 2:03pm
36
David Hargreaves
Property
Drop in mortgage interest rates since March particularly helpful to first home buyers, especially in Auckland
Falling interest rates have had a bigger impact on mortgage payments than they have on house prices, leaving first home buyers better off overall, particularly in Auckland
24th Sep 20, 12:03pm
104
Greg Ninness
Personal Finance
'Nobody wants to force a run of mortgagee sales because that does nobody any good'
Centrix managing director Keith McLaughlin suggests lenders will need to work with some customers who have their mortgages deferred to refinance or restructure
21st Sep 20, 1:02pm
79
Gareth Vaughan
Banking
Further mortgage, business borrowing and term deposit rate cuts expected this year
How the RBNZ is planning to get banks to cut interest rates without them worrying about pushing away savers and the funding they provide 
24th Sep 20, 7:32am
26
Jenée Tibshraeny
Opinion
The FLP fillip - RBNZ's early Christmas present to the housing market
The decision of the Reserve Bank to give cheap funding directly to the banks possibly as soon as November means even lower mortgages may be fuelling the pre-Christmas housing market
24th Sep 20, 11:03am
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David Hargreaves

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Property
Drop in mortgage interest rates since March particularly helpful to first home buyers, especially in Auckland

24th Sep 20, 12:03pm
104
Greg Ninness
Big jump in Barfoot & Thompson's auction numbers as Spring selling season gets underway

22nd Sep 20, 10:14am
86
Greg Ninness
The number of overseas students in NZ is starting to decline rapidly - shoebox apartment market a likely casualty

21st Sep 20, 2:40pm
55
Greg Ninness
Business
The Week in Tax: 'Predictable, but disappointing'

20th Sep 20, 9:29am
10
Terry Baucher
Is remote work an answer to NZ’s poor productivity?

16th Sep 20, 12:57pm
25
Alison Brook
Govt to require big business to disclose climate risk

15th Sep 20, 9:00am
72
Jenée Tibshraeny
Banking
Westpac Group agrees to A$1.3b anti-money laundering fine

24th Sep 20, 10:51am
29
Gareth Vaughan
Further mortgage, business borrowing and term deposit rate cuts expected this year

24th Sep 20, 7:32am
26
Jenée Tibshraeny
Does banks' loan provisioning under estimate the true impact of COVID-19?

23rd Sep 20, 7:37am
3
Gareth Vaughan
Insurance
RBNZ discourages insurers from paying dividends
[Updated]

14th Sep 20, 5:44pm
5
Jenée Tibshraeny
Govt to consider further socialising disaster insurance by lifting the EQC cap

31st Aug 20, 12:49pm
26
Jenée Tibshraeny
Robertson keen on ACC-like insurance scheme for people who lose their jobs

4th Aug 20, 3:50pm
42
Jenée Tibshraeny
Personal Finance
Credit card spending knocked, but not flattened, by Auckland lockdown

21st Sep 20, 3:35pm
4
David Hargreaves
Will you accidently become one of the top 2%?

21st Sep 20, 3:12pm
Simon Swallow
How much can you bid?

21st Sep 20, 2:32pm
5
David Chaston
Rural
Further into a muddy outlook

24th Sep 20, 10:27am
29
Guest
Leaving the detail very late, very bad - or not at all

24th Sep 20, 10:26am
5
Guy Trafford
Project will identify marketing potential of regenerative agriculture

22nd Sep 20, 4:42pm
22
Allan Barber
Currencies
A positive mood sees the NZD recover

25th Sep 20, 7:45am
Jason Wong
Weak risk sentiment knocks the NZD

24th Sep 20, 7:47am
1
Jason Wong
NZD firmer, but may ease from here

23rd Sep 20, 8:00am
Nick Smyth
Bonds
Government receives $1.385b of bids for negative yielding $450m bond

24th Sep 20, 2:47pm
3
Suhaimi Mohamad
NZ Govt Bond tender number 738 results

17th Sep 20, 2:13pm
Suhaimi Mohamad
As government bond issuance surges, the interest bill isn't following suit

15th Sep 20, 5:03pm
24
Gareth Vaughan
Kiwisaver
In praise of KiwiSaver

14th Jul 20, 9:08am
17
Martin Hawes
The value - and risks - of decades-long forecasts

20th Jun 20, 9:16am
10
Martin Hawes
The mortgage or for retirement?

23rd May 20, 10:01am
37
Martin Hawes
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