Banking
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; some rate changes, big bond issues, Jones not spending fast enough, a $1.09 tln investment, swaps dip, NZD strong, & more
15th Nov 18, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; some rate changes, big bond issues, Jones not spending fast enough, a $1.09 tln investment, swaps dip, NZD strong, & more
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; no rate changes, house sales 'normal', Anderson passes, swaps softer and flatter, NZD holds high, & more
14th Nov 18, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; no rate changes, house sales 'normal', Anderson passes, swaps softer and flatter, NZD holds high, & more
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; ASB cuts, Co-op Bank changes, food prices unchanged, Fonterra has China win, population up +1.9%, swaps & NZD little changed, & more
13th Nov 18, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; ASB cuts, Co-op Bank changes, food prices unchanged, Fonterra has China win, population up +1.9%, swaps & NZD little changed, & more
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; many rate and cash-back changes, good time to buy a house, consumer spending rises, more bond issues, swaps and NZD on hold, & more
12th Nov 18, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; many rate and cash-back changes, good time to buy a house, consumer spending rises, more bond issues, swaps and NZD on hold, & more
ANZ follows up its new lower one year rate with a $3000 cash back incentive, with conditions that include promising to stay with them for three years
12th Nov 18, 9:05am
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ANZ follows up its new lower one year rate with a $3000 cash back incentive, with conditions that include promising to stay with them for three years
We examine the margin shifts as wholesale money rates rise just as one large mortgage bank cuts a key rate, looking at the pressures and motivations for the move
10th Nov 18, 9:43am
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We examine the margin shifts as wholesale money rates rise just as one large mortgage bank cuts a key rate, looking at the pressures and motivations for the move
New Zealand's largest home loan lender challenges its main rivals with a sub-4% one year fixed mortgage rate - just as wholesale swap rates turn up
10th Nov 18, 9:00am
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New Zealand's largest home loan lender challenges its main rivals with a sub-4% one year fixed mortgage rate - just as wholesale swap rates turn up
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; no rate changes even from RBNZ, Fonterra shareholders unhappy, more concrete poured, swap rates up again, NZD stronger
8th Nov 18, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; no rate changes even from RBNZ, Fonterra shareholders unhappy, more concrete poured, swap rates up again, NZD stronger
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; no rate changes today but major drama in jobs, inflation expectations and wholesale rate data. NZD rises strongly, & more
7th Nov 18, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; no rate changes today but major drama in jobs, inflation expectations and wholesale rate data. NZD rises strongly, & more
In the wake of the bank conduct & culture review, Gareth Vaughan argues more sunlight is needed on the RBNZ's DIY regulatory regime
6th Nov 18, 5:12pm
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In the wake of the bank conduct & culture review, Gareth Vaughan argues more sunlight is needed on the RBNZ's DIY regulatory regime
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; some more rate changes, used car sales dip, rents up in Auckland, Fonterra gets a terrier inside, Hisco pay revealed, swaps and NZD on hold, & more
6th Nov 18, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; some more rate changes, used car sales dip, rents up in Auckland, Fonterra gets a terrier inside, Hisco pay revealed, swaps and NZD on hold, & more
Jenée Tibshraeny questions whether the 'power to make changes' rests with the banks, as the RBNZ and FMA say, or the lawmakers
6th Nov 18, 11:58am
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Jenée Tibshraeny questions whether the 'power to make changes' rests with the banks, as the RBNZ and FMA say, or the lawmakers
Westpac NZ's David McLean is seeing increased competition between the banks as the spring housing market springs to life
6th Nov 18, 11:51am
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Westpac NZ's David McLean is seeing increased competition between the banks as the spring housing market springs to life
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; big mortgage rate cuts, B&T rates rise as do dropouts, commodities lower, car sales leap, bank behaviour critiqued, swaps up, NZD holds
5th Nov 18, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; big mortgage rate cuts, B&T rates rise as do dropouts, commodities lower, car sales leap, bank behaviour critiqued, swaps up, NZD holds
Kiwibank is the next one to chop a key home loan rate, reducing its one year fixed rate to 4.05% as the main banks follow the challenger banks lower
5th Nov 18, 9:49am
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Kiwibank is the next one to chop a key home loan rate, reducing its one year fixed rate to 4.05% as the main banks follow the challenger banks lower
Three cuts from a rising challenger bank tighten the rate competition for home loans. While none of these reductions are market-leading, they reinforce the downward trend in mortgage rate offers
3rd Nov 18, 11:17am
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Three cuts from a rising challenger bank tighten the rate competition for home loans. While none of these reductions are market-leading, they reinforce the downward trend in mortgage rate offers
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday: no rate changes, consumer confidence turns down, RBNZ restructures; KPG pays 4.06%, swap rates rise again, the NZD is up strongly, & more
2nd Nov 18, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday: no rate changes, consumer confidence turns down, RBNZ restructures; KPG pays 4.06%, swap rates rise again, the NZD is up strongly, & more
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; some small rate changes, house prices soft, job ad growth modest, record low linker yield, swaps rise, NZD unchanged, & more
1st Nov 18, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; some small rate changes, house prices soft, job ad growth modest, record low linker yield, swaps rise, NZD unchanged, & more
Winston Peters cites ANZ attributing its $1.99 billion profit partially to the strong economy, as the Govt comes under attack for business confidence remaining in a slump
1st Nov 18, 5:00am
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Winston Peters cites ANZ attributing its $1.99 billion profit partially to the strong economy, as the Govt comes under attack for business confidence remaining in a slump
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; key rate changes, job ads & retail looking up, building consents and business confidence down, TPP ratified, swaps rise, NZD firm, & more
31st Oct 18, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; key rate changes, job ads & retail looking up, building consents and business confidence down, TPP ratified, swaps rise, NZD firm, & more
Another bank trims a key fixed home loan rate. We review where the market is settling to and assess how much lower it could go as banks try to protect their margins
31st Oct 18, 10:04am
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Another bank trims a key fixed home loan rate. We review where the market is settling to and assess how much lower it could go as banks try to protect their margins
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; no rate changes, fewer foreign buyers, housing costs stable, NAIT to be updated, sudden Aussie consent drop, swaps & NZD unchanged
30th Oct 18, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; no rate changes, fewer foreign buyers, housing costs stable, NAIT to be updated, sudden Aussie consent drop, swaps & NZD unchanged
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; Kiwibank trims a mortgage rate, exporters chirpy, bank customers satisfied, mixed work safety record, Shanghai opens lower, swaps lower, NZD stable
29th Oct 18, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; Kiwibank trims a mortgage rate, exporters chirpy, bank customers satisfied, mixed work safety record, Shanghai opens lower, swaps lower, NZD stable
As mortgage lenders pull back from lending to property investors, offers to owner-occupiers are getting sharper as overall mortgage market growth slows
29th Oct 18, 8:36am
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As mortgage lenders pull back from lending to property investors, offers to owner-occupiers are getting sharper as overall mortgage market growth slows
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; no rate changes, equity markets stabilise, Aussie growth record continues, velvet prices stay up, milk volumes rising, dryness encroaching, swaps and NZD stable
26th Oct 18, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; no rate changes, equity markets stabilise, Aussie growth record continues, velvet prices stay up, milk volumes rising, dryness encroaching, swaps and NZD stable