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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; retail rate adjustments, PSI stumbles, retail party time, Southern Response echo, swaps and NZD hold, & more
14th Dec 20, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; retail rate adjustments, PSI stumbles, retail party time, Southern Response echo, swaps and NZD hold, & more
Having advocated for it earlier this year, Gareth Vaughan is encouraged to see the Government proposing merchant service fee regulation, but calls for bolder action
12th Dec 20, 9:16am
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Having advocated for it earlier this year, Gareth Vaughan is encouraged to see the Government proposing merchant service fee regulation, but calls for bolder action
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; BNZ cuts TD costs, sellers housing market, RBNZ responds, PMI rises, car waiting lists, rents soft, swaps soft, NZD firm, & more
11th Dec 20, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; BNZ cuts TD costs, sellers housing market, RBNZ responds, PMI rises, car waiting lists, rents soft, swaps soft, NZD firm, & more
Sallies call for RBNZ to provide banks with guidance to help curb risk-aversion when it comes to lending against housing with alternative tenures such as progressive & co-ownership
10th Dec 20, 4:45pm
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Sallies call for RBNZ to provide banks with guidance to help curb risk-aversion when it comes to lending against housing with alternative tenures such as progressive & co-ownership
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; no retail rates changes, retail sales up, job ads up, truckometer suggests a negative Q4, smartphone sales boom, swaps and NZD little-changed, & more
10th Dec 20, 3:13pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; no retail rates changes, retail sales up, job ads up, truckometer suggests a negative Q4, smartphone sales boom, swaps and NZD little-changed, & more
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; key GDP components deliver positive surprise, public service hiring jumps, farmers less satisfied with their bankers, swaps and NZD little-changed, & more
9th Dec 20, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; key GDP components deliver positive surprise, public service hiring jumps, farmers less satisfied with their bankers, swaps and NZD little-changed, & more
Government takes stock before implementing $350 million plan to underwrite housing developments, as credit crunch fears dissipate 
8th Dec 20, 4:55pm
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Government takes stock before implementing $350 million plan to underwrite housing developments, as credit crunch fears dissipate 
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; looking at population trends, home ownership levels low, farm confidence not so low, swaps stable, NZD holds, & more
8th Dec 20, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; looking at population trends, home ownership levels low, farm confidence not so low, swaps stable, NZD holds, & more
Reserve Bank expects 'temporary, small negative effect' on economic activity after reintroduction of mortgage lending limits next March
8th Dec 20, 11:00am
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Reserve Bank expects 'temporary, small negative effect' on economic activity after reintroduction of mortgage lending limits next March
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; minor rate cut, Infratil to sell Tilt, Ryman with new bond issue, COVID updates scaled back, swaps unchanged, NZD stays firm, & more
7th Dec 20, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; minor rate cut, Infratil to sell Tilt, Ryman with new bond issue, COVID updates scaled back, swaps unchanged, NZD stays firm, & more
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; nor retail rate changes, residential consents and building has momentum, milk payout raised, car sales sag, swaps hold, NZD softens, & more
4th Dec 20, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; nor retail rate changes, residential consents and building has momentum, milk payout raised, car sales sag, swaps hold, NZD softens, & more
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; no retail rate changes, a positive dairy auction, Barfoots' best November, 'emergency' declared; bond yields rise, NZD rises, & more
2nd Dec 20, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; no retail rate changes, a positive dairy auction, Barfoots' best November, 'emergency' declared; bond yields rise, NZD rises, & more
Commerce Commission warns BNZ after deciding issues the bank self reported 'likely breached' responsible lending and disclosure obligations under the Credit Contracts and Consumer Finance Act
2nd Dec 20, 9:24am
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Commerce Commission warns BNZ after deciding issues the bank self reported 'likely breached' responsible lending and disclosure obligations under the Credit Contracts and Consumer Finance Act
New research identifies thousands of coastal properties in the 1-in-100-year flood zone that have another 15 years before facing serious insurance issues
2nd Dec 20, 7:39am
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New research identifies thousands of coastal properties in the 1-in-100-year flood zone that have another 15 years before facing serious insurance issues
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; many retail rate cuts, FLP details released, retail trade looks up, pandemic travel insurance extended, swaps lower, NZD holds, & more
1st Dec 20, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; many retail rate cuts, FLP details released, retail trade looks up, pandemic travel insurance extended, swaps lower, NZD holds, & more
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; reverse equity rates cut, Govt hires freely, business confidence improves, mortgage lending hits records, swaps and NZD stable, & more
30th Nov 20, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; reverse equity rates cut, Govt hires freely, business confidence improves, mortgage lending hits records, swaps and NZD stable, & more
ASB economists say politicians, policymakers and experts need to come together to discuss what can be done on housing and come up with binding recommendations on the way forward
30th Nov 20, 2:10pm
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ASB economists say politicians, policymakers and experts need to come together to discuss what can be done on housing and come up with binding recommendations on the way forward
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; more TD cuts, consumer confidence low, KiwiSaver balances high, freight subsidy extended, swap rates flatten, NZD stable, & more
27th Nov 20, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; more TD cuts, consumer confidence low, KiwiSaver balances high, freight subsidy extended, swap rates flatten, NZD stable, & more
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; no retail rate changes, APD downgrade, high trade surplus, higher yields hold, rents high, swaps stable, NZD firms, & more
26th Nov 20, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; no retail rate changes, APD downgrade, high trade surplus, higher yields hold, rents high, swaps stable, NZD firms, & more
The Government, not the Reserve Bank, will have to tackle New Zealand's many housing-related issues
26th Nov 20, 10:13am
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The Government, not the Reserve Bank, will have to tackle New Zealand's many housing-related issues
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; FSR updated, mortgage lending booms, investors up their share, good company results, swaps up, NZD stays high, & more
25th Nov 20, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; FSR updated, mortgage lending booms, investors up their share, good company results, swaps up, NZD stays high, & more
Latest Reserve Bank monthly mortgage figures show $7.8 bln advanced for mortgages last month - beating previous record set only a month earlier; investors on the march
25th Nov 20, 3:13pm
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Latest Reserve Bank monthly mortgage figures show $7.8 bln advanced for mortgages last month - beating previous record set only a month earlier; investors on the march
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; HUGE policy shift, dodgy developer fined, insurers settle up, bank margins improve, swaps jump, NZD jumps, & more
24th Nov 20, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; HUGE policy shift, dodgy developer fined, insurers settle up, bank margins improve, swaps jump, NZD jumps, & more
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; ICBC cuts mortgage rates, retail sales up, IAG get most but not all, services take larger share, bond rates slip, NZD firmer, & more
23rd Nov 20, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; ICBC cuts mortgage rates, retail sales up, IAG get most but not all, services take larger share, bond rates slip, NZD firmer, & more
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; online spending surges, credit card spending falls, scams and stumbles, Chorus gets bond support, big national savings, bond yields fall, NZD stays high, & more
20th Nov 20, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; online spending surges, credit card spending falls, scams and stumbles, Chorus gets bond support, big national savings, bond yields fall, NZD stays high, & more