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What happened Tuesday
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; some rate cuts, UDC sold, house price signals mixed, clear polling, swaps unchanged, NZD firm, & more
2nd Jun 20, 3:58pm
by David Chaston
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Business
Economic recovery 'better than expected'
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David Hargreaves
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ANZ agrees to sell UDC Finance to Japan's Shinsei Bank for NZ$762 million
[Updated]
ANZ announces sale of asset financier UDC to Japan's Shinsei Bank, which says UDC will continue to grow and contribute to the development of the NZ economy
2nd Jun 20, 12:09pm
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Gareth Vaughan
Property
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New listings on realestate.co.nz bounced back strongly in May but the national average asking price fell sharply
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Greg Ninness
News
Cabinet to consider move to Level 1 next Monday
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NZ to stay at Level 2 for at least another week, with Cabinet to review this on June 8; Winston Peters says if police allowed protests on Monday, we should be at Level 1 now 
2nd Jun 20, 9:14am
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Jenée Tibshraeny
News
What happened Tuesday

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; some rate cuts, UDC sold, house price signals mixed, clear polling, swaps unchanged, NZD firm, & more

2nd Jun 20, 3:58pm
by David Chaston
47
Business
Economic recovery 'better than expected'

Westpac economists say some recent data is tentatively suggesting that the economic situation may not be quite as severe as they had been predicting

2nd Jun 20, 11:46am
by David Hargreaves
65
Banking
ANZ agrees to sell UDC Finance to Japan's Shinsei Bank for NZ$762 million
[Updated]

ANZ announces sale of asset financier UDC to Japan's Shinsei Bank, which says UDC will continue to grow and contribute to the development of the NZ economy

2nd Jun 20, 12:09pm
by Gareth Vaughan
4
Property
Housing market comes back to life in May but price signals still very mixed

New listings on realestate.co.nz bounced back strongly in May but the national average asking price fell sharply

2nd Jun 20, 10:19am
by Greg Ninness
110
News
Cabinet to consider move to Level 1 next Monday
[Updated]

NZ to stay at Level 2 for at least another week, with Cabinet to review this on June 8; Winston Peters says if police allowed protests on Monday, we should be at Level 1 now 

2nd Jun 20, 9:14am
by Jenée Tibshraeny
67
Property
Property
Residential building consents down 16.8% in April compared to April last year
Building consents for commercial buildings dropped much more sharply in April than consents for new dwellings
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by Greg Ninness
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Opinion
Opinion
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Chris Trotter looks at the importance of the social disorder engulfing the United States from a New Zealand perspective
2nd Jun 20, 8:02am
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by Chris Trotter
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Banking
Banking
COVID-19 hit New Zealand banks hard in March quarter
Reserve Bank data shows just how significant the initial impact of the COVID-19 crisis has been on New Zealand banks, with smaller NZ owned banks hit hardest
2nd Jun 20, 9:53am
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by Gareth Vaughan
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Business
Business
No cold war
David Mahon calls on New Zealand to act in its own best interests and do its best to avoid the US-China strategic rivalry. Among the growing uncertainties, there are opportunities for us, he says
1st Jun 20, 2:51pm
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by David Mahon
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Opinion
The limits of extreme COVID monetary policy

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Guest
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31st May 20, 11:20am
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Currencies
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Roger J Kerr
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2nd Jun 20, 7:19am
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1st Jun 20, 12:53pm
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Guy Trafford
Business
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1st Jun 20, 9:11am
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Terry Baucher
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29th May 20, 12:36pm
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