Banking
The RBNZ issues details of its plan to ensure financial markets don't freeze up during the global Covid-19 emergency
20th Mar 20, 8:20am
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The RBNZ issues details of its plan to ensure financial markets don't freeze up during the global Covid-19 emergency
RBNZ says there's enough cash to 'meet demand under any circumstances' while banks and electronic payments systems are 'prepared, resilient, and will keep operating'
19th Mar 20, 3:50pm
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RBNZ says there's enough cash to 'meet demand under any circumstances' while banks and electronic payments systems are 'prepared, resilient, and will keep operating'
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; bond and currency markets freezing up, in panic mode. More mortgage cuts, yields jump, swaps leap, NZD crashing, & more
19th Mar 20, 3:44pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; bond and currency markets freezing up, in panic mode. More mortgage cuts, yields jump, swaps leap, NZD crashing, & more
ANZ New Zealand economists call for RBNZ quantitative easing 'in the ballpark of' $15 billion to $20 billion annually to soothe financial markets and ease bank funding costs
19th Mar 20, 11:05am
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ANZ New Zealand economists call for RBNZ quantitative easing 'in the ballpark of' $15 billion to $20 billion annually to soothe financial markets and ease bank funding costs
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; more retail rate changes, export slippage, Fonterra improves, forecasting nightmare, explosive virus jumps, swaps up, NZD down, & more
18th Mar 20, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; more retail rate changes, export slippage, Fonterra improves, forecasting nightmare, explosive virus jumps, swaps up, NZD down, & more
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; more retail rate changes, big fiscal rescue package, auction activity holding up, consumer confidence slips, swap rates jump, NZD flat, & more
17th Mar 20, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; more retail rate changes, big fiscal rescue package, auction activity holding up, consumer confidence slips, swap rates jump, NZD flat, & more
First phase of Govt's Covid-19 support package worth 4% of GDP; Includes wage subsidies, benefit increases and depreciation deductions for commercial and industrial buildings
17th Mar 20, 2:00pm
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First phase of Govt's Covid-19 support package worth 4% of GDP; Includes wage subsidies, benefit increases and depreciation deductions for commercial and industrial buildings
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; many floating rate cuts, TD trimming, central banks launch kitchen sinks, PSI expands, migration up, swaps sink, NZD whipsaws, & more
16th Mar 20, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; many floating rate cuts, TD trimming, central banks launch kitchen sinks, PSI expands, migration up, swaps sink, NZD whipsaws, & more
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; many retail interest rate changes, PMI positive, food prices up, SMEs in good shape, global markets dire, swaps up, NZD down, & more
13th Mar 20, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; many retail interest rate changes, PMI positive, food prices up, SMEs in good shape, global markets dire, swaps up, NZD down, & more
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; some key retail rate cuts, strong housing sales, 'not a good time to buy', Aussie helicopter money, swaps steepen, NZD holds, & more
12th Mar 20, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; some key retail rate cuts, strong housing sales, 'not a good time to buy', Aussie helicopter money, swaps steepen, NZD holds, & more
The Beehive is better placed than the RBNZ to help those affected by coronavirus, says Assistant RBNZ Governor, whose main focus is ensuring banks remain strong
11th Mar 20, 7:48pm
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The Beehive is better placed than the RBNZ to help those affected by coronavirus, says Assistant RBNZ Governor, whose main focus is ensuring banks remain strong
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; mortgage and TD rate cuts, retail sales surge, equity markets in mood swing, swaps up, NZD firm, & more
11th Mar 20, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; mortgage and TD rate cuts, retail sales surge, equity markets in mood swing, swaps up, NZD firm, & more
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; some TD rate cuts, trucks still rolling, business confidence sinks, rents up, swaps on hold, NZD recovers, & more
10th Mar 20, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; some TD rate cuts, trucks still rolling, business confidence sinks, rents up, swaps on hold, NZD recovers, & more
ANZ NZ CEO Antonia Watson says some government working capital support in response to coronavirus outbreak might be useful, bank in a very good position from a liquidity and funding sense
10th Mar 20, 1:44pm
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ANZ NZ CEO Antonia Watson says some government working capital support in response to coronavirus outbreak might be useful, bank in a very good position from a liquidity and funding sense
Government develops wage subsidy scheme, extends travel ban, unveils new powers to quarantine ships and planes, and rules out cancelling minimum wage hikes
9th Mar 20, 6:22pm
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Government develops wage subsidy scheme, extends travel ban, unveils new powers to quarantine ships and planes, and rules out cancelling minimum wage hikes
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; international financial markets crash ahead of Wall Street & London opening, economists see recession, companies pull earnings guidance, swaps sink, NZD dumped, & more
9th Mar 20, 3:01pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; international financial markets crash ahead of Wall Street & London opening, economists see recession, companies pull earnings guidance, swaps sink, NZD dumped, & more
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; Westpac cuts both mortgage and TD rates, building completions tepid, NZGB 10yr falls below 1%, UST 10yr sinks further, swap curves flatten, NZD firm, & more
6th Mar 20, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; Westpac cuts both mortgage and TD rates, building completions tepid, NZGB 10yr falls below 1%, UST 10yr sinks further, swap curves flatten, NZD firm, & more
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; Heartland's record low mortgage rates, used are imports shrink, local authority taxes up more than 3 times inflation, swaps yo-yo up, NZD stable, & more
5th Mar 20, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; Heartland's record low mortgage rates, used are imports shrink, local authority taxes up more than 3 times inflation, swaps yo-yo up, NZD stable, & more
Patrick Watson of Mauldin Economics looks at a potential worst case economic scenario caused by the coronavirus outbreak
5th Mar 20, 11:58am
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Patrick Watson of Mauldin Economics looks at a potential worst case economic scenario caused by the coronavirus outbreak
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; Kiwibank trims rates, house prices rising, building consents up, petrol down, swaps in steep fall again, NZD holds, & much more
4th Mar 20, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; Kiwibank trims rates, house prices rising, building consents up, petrol down, swaps in steep fall again, NZD holds, & much more
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; Kāinga Ora changes rates, car sales up,log prices slump, Govt. warns banks, RBA cuts, swaps recover, NZD up, & more
3rd Mar 20, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; Kāinga Ora changes rates, car sales up,log prices slump, Govt. warns banks, RBA cuts, swaps recover, NZD up, & more
Finance Minister Grant Robertson urges banks to keep lending to even their more 'challenging' dairy farming customers, noting banks are best-placed to support businesses' cash flow
3rd Mar 20, 2:36pm
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Finance Minister Grant Robertson urges banks to keep lending to even their more 'challenging' dairy farming customers, noting banks are best-placed to support businesses' cash flow
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; Lending Crowd cuts loan rates, housing market buoyant; ANZ pays penalty, equity market turmoil; swaps sink, NZD lower, & more
2nd Mar 20, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; Lending Crowd cuts loan rates, housing market buoyant; ANZ pays penalty, equity market turmoil; swaps sink, NZD lower, & more
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; no retail rate changes, Crown surplus rises, consumer confidence stable, rural debt shrinks, swap rates fall hard, NZD holds, & much more
28th Feb 20, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; no retail rate changes, Crown surplus rises, consumer confidence stable, rural debt shrinks, swap rates fall hard, NZD holds, & much more
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; a sharp TD rate hike, Fonterra affirms milk price, ANZ worried about business confidence, Govt outlines its virus plans, swaps lower, NZD lower, & much more
27th Feb 20, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; a sharp TD rate hike, Fonterra affirms milk price, ANZ worried about business confidence, Govt outlines its virus plans, swaps lower, NZD lower, & much more