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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; some minor rate changes, cost of living still high, consumer sentiment in surprising gain, EV insurance tough for all, swaps slip, NZD low, & more
26th Jul 24, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; some minor rate changes, cost of living still high, consumer sentiment in surprising gain, EV insurance tough for all, swaps slip, NZD low, & more
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; some more rate cuts, the real economy swoons, overseas house buyers scarce, hacks and manipulations, swaps still weak, NZ stable, & more
25th Jul 24, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; some more rate cuts, the real economy swoons, overseas house buyers scarce, hacks and manipulations, swaps still weak, NZ stable, & more
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ANZ is embroiled in allegations it manipulated Australian government bond sales. Mark Humphery-Jenner looks at what this means
25th Jul 24, 11:11am
by Guest
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ANZ is embroiled in allegations it manipulated Australian government bond sales. Mark Humphery-Jenner looks at what this means
Latest mortgage figures from the Reserve Bank show that the 14,590 new mortgages in June 2024 was the lowest total for this month since the detailed data began in 2015
25th Jul 24, 10:47am
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Latest mortgage figures from the Reserve Bank show that the 14,590 new mortgages in June 2024 was the lowest total for this month since the detailed data began in 2015
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; Westpac cuts retail rates again, residence visas stay elevated, retail sector in survival mode, mortgages get household priority, swaps stable, NZD down, & more
24th Jul 24, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; Westpac cuts retail rates again, residence visas stay elevated, retail sector in survival mode, mortgages get household priority, swaps stable, NZD down, & more
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; no retail rate changes, ComCom eyes card fee savings, electricity prices spike, emissions fall, swaps hold, NZD falls, & more
23rd Jul 24, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; no retail rate changes, ComCom eyes card fee savings, electricity prices spike, emissions fall, swaps hold, NZD falls, & more
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; ASB makes home loan and TD changes, Auckland dwelling completions hold for now, trade in surplus, swaps rise, NZD holds, & more
22nd Jul 24, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; ASB makes home loan and TD changes, Auckland dwelling completions hold for now, trade in surplus, swaps rise, NZD holds, & more
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; more retail rate cuts, credit cards used less, CTRL censured, hard-sell development selldown, swaps lower, NZD stable, & more
19th Jul 24, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; more retail rate cuts, credit cards used less, CTRL censured, hard-sell development selldown, swaps lower, NZD stable, & more
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; ANZ drops home loan rates, BNZ & ANZ drop TD rates, our jobless claims rise, NZGB tender very well supported, swaps stable, NZD unchanged, & more
18th Jul 24, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; ANZ drops home loan rates, BNZ & ANZ drop TD rates, our jobless claims rise, NZGB tender very well supported, swaps stable, NZD unchanged, & more
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; CPI inflation eases more than expected, rents top out, dairy prices surprise, Synlait surprises again, swaps uncertain, NZD firms, & more
17th Jul 24, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; CPI inflation eases more than expected, rents top out, dairy prices surprise, Synlait surprises again, swaps uncertain, NZD firms, & more
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; quiet on the retail rate front, realtor commissions sink with market, eyes on dairy prices and CPI, insurance premium cost risk rises, swaps ease, NZD falls, & more
16th Jul 24, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; quiet on the retail rate front, realtor commissions sink with market, eyes on dairy prices and CPI, insurance premium cost risk rises, swaps ease, NZD falls, & more
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; another Notice Saver launches, PSI terrible, REINZ June data not much better, tractor sale dire, swaps stable, NZD eases, & more
15th Jul 24, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; another Notice Saver launches, PSI terrible, REINZ June data not much better, tractor sale dire, swaps stable, NZD eases, & more
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; retail rates edge lower; PMI falls sharply, retail starved of demand, Dosh wants to be a bank, swaps soft, NZD unchanged, & more
12th Jul 24, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; retail rates edge lower; PMI falls sharply, retail starved of demand, Dosh wants to be a bank, swaps soft, NZD unchanged, & more
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; Westpac makes early retail rate moves, food prices fall, truckometer issues warning, NZGB demand returns, swaps eyed, NZD stops falling, & more
11th Jul 24, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; Westpac makes early retail rate moves, food prices fall, truckometer issues warning, NZGB demand returns, swaps eyed, NZD stops falling, & more
ANZ and Westpac are two New Zealand banks that get to know their customers better with behavioural biometrics to stop scams
11th Jul 24, 10:32am
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ANZ and Westpac are two New Zealand banks that get to know their customers better with behavioural biometrics to stop scams
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; RBNZ sends dovish signals so TD rates now on watch, migration turns negative, tourism recovers, job ads dive, swaps fall sharply, NZD down, & more
10th Jul 24, 4:01pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; RBNZ sends dovish signals so TD rates now on watch, migration turns negative, tourism recovers, job ads dive, swaps fall sharply, NZD down, & more
Bank of International Settlements' Basel Committee say board directors must take ultimate responsibility for outsourced technology services
10th Jul 24, 11:25am
Bank of International Settlements' Basel Committee say board directors must take ultimate responsibility for outsourced technology services
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; oceans warmest, tax fraud punished with wet noodles, property investors return for residential, scarce for commercial, swaps unchanged, NZD slips, & more
9th Jul 24, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; oceans warmest, tax fraud punished with wet noodles, property investors return for residential, scarce for commercial, swaps unchanged, NZD slips, & more
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; Kiwibank ups two short TD rates, supermarket cost pressure eases, RBNZ watches shadow banks, Contact commissions more geothermal capacity, swaps & NZD stable, & more
8th Jul 24, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; Kiwibank ups two short TD rates, supermarket cost pressure eases, RBNZ watches shadow banks, Contact commissions more geothermal capacity, swaps & NZD stable, & more
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; no retail rates changes; passport backlog eases, deprecation changes hit companies with buildings, swaps and NZD little-changed, & more
5th Jul 24, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; no retail rates changes; passport backlog eases, deprecation changes hit companies with buildings, swaps and NZD little-changed, & more
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; BNZ pulls back on TD offers, IRD eyes crypto compliance problems, weak demand for NZGBs, household wealth rises, swaps and NZD stable, & more
4th Jul 24, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; BNZ pulls back on TD offers, IRD eyes crypto compliance problems, weak demand for NZGBs, household wealth rises, swaps and NZD stable, & more
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; June retail weak in early reports, dairy prices drop, glut of houses for sale, commodity prices rise, swaps meaner, NZD firmish, & more
3rd Jul 24, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; June retail weak in early reports, dairy prices drop, glut of houses for sale, commodity prices rise, swaps meaner, NZD firmish, & more
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; a river of bad data and bad news, eyes on dairy auction, livestock farmers may have to wait till 2026 for better returns, swaps firm, NZD weak, & more
2nd Jul 24, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; a river of bad data and bad news, eyes on dairy auction, livestock farmers may have to wait till 2026 for better returns, swaps firm, NZD weak, & more
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; filled jobs stop rising, car sales slump, Tesla wins local big battery contract, log prices rise, SFO gets ringleader, swaps hold, NZD holds, & more
1st Jul 24, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; filled jobs stop rising, car sales slump, Tesla wins local big battery contract, log prices rise, SFO gets ringleader, swaps hold, NZD holds, & more
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; Westpac nudges home loan rates, consumer & business sentiment low, progress on inflation, home loan borrowers switch more, swaps firm, NZD soft, & more
27th Jun 24, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; Westpac nudges home loan rates, consumer & business sentiment low, progress on inflation, home loan borrowers switch more, swaps firm, NZD soft, & more