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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; housing hot in parts, migration tumbles, no new cases, tweaked pandemic support, bonds in reflation trade, NZD stable, & more
16th Feb 21, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; housing hot in parts, migration tumbles, no new cases, tweaked pandemic support, bonds in reflation trade, NZD stable, & more
In their latest quarterly overview Westpac economists warn that when interest rates do eventually rise 'house prices will fall'; also caution that the Govt may consider limiting deductibility on interest for investors
16th Feb 21, 8:27am
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In their latest quarterly overview Westpac economists warn that when interest rates do eventually rise 'house prices will fall'; also caution that the Govt may consider limiting deductibility on interest for investors
The Reserve Banks says it is working directly with stakeholders to determine how many people have been impacted by the December data breach 'and will ensure they are well supported'
15th Feb 21, 4:19pm
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The Reserve Banks says it is working directly with stakeholders to determine how many people have been impacted by the December data breach 'and will ensure they are well supported'
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; risks rise from inbound UK-variant travellers, service sector struggles, Auckland auction activity doubles, swaps and NZD hold, & more
15th Feb 21, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; risks rise from inbound UK-variant travellers, service sector struggles, Auckland auction activity doubles, swaps and NZD hold, & more
Westpac economists say the weekly hit to the economy with Auckland on Level 3 and the rest of NZ at Level 2 is about $300 million
15th Feb 21, 11:53am
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Westpac economists say the weekly hit to the economy with Auckland on Level 3 and the rest of NZ at Level 2 is about $300 million
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; SBS Bank sets new low 2yr mortgage rate, PMI's rise, ANZ admits misleading, Melbourne back in lockdown, swaps settle, NZD stable, & much more
12th Feb 21, 4:02pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; SBS Bank sets new low 2yr mortgage rate, PMI's rise, ANZ admits misleading, Melbourne back in lockdown, swaps settle, NZD stable, & much more
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; Toyota Finance cuts rates, retail spending falls, more concrete poured, NZGB yields jump, long rates turn lower, NZD slips, & more
11th Feb 21, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; Toyota Finance cuts rates, retail spending falls, more concrete poured, NZGB yields jump, long rates turn lower, NZD slips, & more
David Hargreaves says anything that Finance Minister Grant Robertson is planning to introduce in order to ease housing market demand pressures needs to help - not hinder - measures already being put in place, particularly by the RBNZ
11th Feb 21, 8:29am
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David Hargreaves says anything that Finance Minister Grant Robertson is planning to introduce in order to ease housing market demand pressures needs to help - not hinder - measures already being put in place, particularly by the RBNZ
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; new low mortgage rate, strong auction activity, job ads lose momentum, ASB even more profitable, swaps unchanged, NZD slips, & more
10th Feb 21, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; new low mortgage rate, strong auction activity, job ads lose momentum, ASB even more profitable, swaps unchanged, NZD slips, & more
The RBNZ suggests exempting certain groups from debt-to-income restrictions would be difficult, as the Finance Minister expresses concerns over the impact these restrictions would have on first-home buyers
10th Feb 21, 1:53pm
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The RBNZ suggests exempting certain groups from debt-to-income restrictions would be difficult, as the Finance Minister expresses concerns over the impact these restrictions would have on first-home buyers
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; some more retail rate changes, truckometer at trend, inflation expectations rise, swaps up, NZD rises, bitcoin jumps to new record, & more
9th Feb 21, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; some more retail rate changes, truckometer at trend, inflation expectations rise, swaps up, NZD rises, bitcoin jumps to new record, & more
Westpac economists say the severe housing shortages that have been dogging New Zealand are now 'rapidly eroding'
9th Feb 21, 10:27am
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Westpac economists say the severe housing shortages that have been dogging New Zealand are now 'rapidly eroding'
A flurry of unexpectedly strong economic data and a raging hot house market are putting our central bank in a position it could not have envisaged being in a year ago
7th Feb 21, 6:02am
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A flurry of unexpectedly strong economic data and a raging hot house market are putting our central bank in a position it could not have envisaged being in a year ago
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; no retail rate changes, MBIE under the auditor microscope, power prices up, distrusted brands, gold's slide steadies, swaps up, NZD slips, & more
5th Feb 21, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; no retail rate changes, MBIE under the auditor microscope, power prices up, distrusted brands, gold's slide steadies, swaps up, NZD slips, & more
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; some mortgage rate cuts, business confidence up, dwelling consents up, swaps up, NZD up, & more
4th Feb 21, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; some mortgage rate cuts, business confidence up, dwelling consents up, swaps up, NZD up, & more
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; 'unprecedented mortgage demand', housing up, milk price up, unemployment down, swaps up sharply at long end, NZD up, & more
3rd Feb 21, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; 'unprecedented mortgage demand', housing up, milk price up, unemployment down, swaps up sharply at long end, NZD up, & more
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; a few retail rate cuts, ASB uses FLP for climate change loans, foreigners selling, KiwiSaver performs well, long rates rise again, NZD soft, & more
2nd Feb 21, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; a few retail rate cuts, ASB uses FLP for climate change loans, foreigners selling, KiwiSaver performs well, long rates rise again, NZD soft, & more
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; a few retail rate changes; Auckland housing data error fixed, dry returns, swaps rise at long end, NZD firmer, & more
1st Feb 21, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; a few retail rate changes; Auckland housing data error fixed, dry returns, swaps rise at long end, NZD firmer, & more
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; another bank draws on the FLP, better jobs data all about the public sector, confidence up, swaps firm, NZD recovers, & more
29th Jan 21, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; another bank draws on the FLP, better jobs data all about the public sector, confidence up, swaps firm, NZD recovers, & more
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; no retail rate changes, investors active, FMA slams NZX, cleaner cars coming, bigger trade surplus, swaps soft, NZD soft, & more
28th Jan 21, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; no retail rate changes, investors active, FMA slams NZX, cleaner cars coming, bigger trade surplus, swaps soft, NZD soft, & more
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; a new low mortgage rate, rents up, auction activity strong, insurers caution issued, swaps stable, NZD firms again, & more
27th Jan 21, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; a new low mortgage rate, rents up, auction activity strong, insurers caution issued, swaps stable, NZD firms again, & more
David Hargreaves looks at some of the options for dampening demand in the housing market while we wait for the supply of housing to catch up
27th Jan 21, 2:11pm
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David Hargreaves looks at some of the options for dampening demand in the housing market while we wait for the supply of housing to catch up
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; a new TD option, service sector shrinks, Fonterra reviews capital structure, GNE updates, swaps soft, NZD firm, & more
26th Jan 21, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; a new TD option, service sector shrinks, Fonterra reviews capital structure, GNE updates, swaps soft, NZD firm, & more
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; no retail rate changes, scary quarantine failure, NZD/AUD to fall, swaps firm, NZD firm, & more
25th Jan 21, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; no retail rate changes, scary quarantine failure, NZD/AUD to fall, swaps firm, NZD firm, & more
Kiwibank economists suggest the Reserve Bank should make banks 'reprice' higher risk interest-only and investor loans
25th Jan 21, 3:23pm
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Kiwibank economists suggest the Reserve Bank should make banks 'reprice' higher risk interest-only and investor loans