Banking
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; many retail rate changes, sentiment stays low, as does the housing market, some key offloads, car sales low, swaps on hold, NZD firms, & more
1st Sep 23, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; many retail rate changes, sentiment stays low, as does the housing market, some key offloads, car sales low, swaps on hold, NZD firms, & more
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; Kiwibank breaks through, business sentiment better than expected, mortgage growth low, swaps and NZD on hold, & more
31st Aug 23, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; Kiwibank breaks through, business sentiment better than expected, mortgage growth low, swaps and NZD on hold, & more
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; a few retail rate changes, building consents slide, WMP holds low, Nats unveil tax policy, swaps soft, NZD firm, & more
30th Aug 23, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; a few retail rate changes, building consents slide, WMP holds low, Nats unveil tax policy, swaps soft, NZD firm, & more
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; no retail rate changes, no wholesale ones either, Heartland loves reverse mortgages, Auckland Council posts giant surplus, swaps and NZD on hold, & more
29th Aug 23, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; no retail rate changes, no wholesale ones either, Heartland loves reverse mortgages, Auckland Council posts giant surplus, swaps and NZD on hold, & more
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; higher home loan and TD rates, Aussies feel mortgage stress, fast food not fast enough for inflation, swaps mixed, NZD mixed, & more
28th Aug 23, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; higher home loan and TD rates, Aussies feel mortgage stress, fast food not fast enough for inflation, swaps mixed, NZD mixed, & more
The number of people choosing to 'top-up' their home mortgage is running at fewer than half the number of two years ago
28th Aug 23, 12:36pm
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The number of people choosing to 'top-up' their home mortgage is running at fewer than half the number of two years ago
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; higher home loan and TD rates, bank margins rise, banks rely more on depositors, impairment stress modest, swaps rise, NZD slips, & more
25th Aug 23, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; higher home loan and TD rates, bank margins rise, banks rely more on depositors, impairment stress modest, swaps rise, NZD slips, & more
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; no retail rate changes, profits higher nearly everywhere, giant BNZ bond, NZGB yields over 5%, swaps fall back & flatten, NZD holds, & more
24th Aug 23, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; no retail rate changes, profits higher nearly everywhere, giant BNZ bond, NZGB yields over 5%, swaps fall back & flatten, NZD holds, & more
Latest Reserve Bank figures show mortgage money advanced last month dipped below $5 billion - the lowest level for a July month since 2017
24th Aug 23, 3:48pm
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Latest Reserve Bank figures show mortgage money advanced last month dipped below $5 billion - the lowest level for a July month since 2017
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; big changes to mortgage and TD rates, retail spending shrinks, but credit stress less, swaps sharply lower, NZD up, & more
23rd Aug 23, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; big changes to mortgage and TD rates, retail spending shrinks, but credit stress less, swaps sharply lower, NZD up, & more
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; no retail rate changes, interest-free car loans from Westpac, are rates really high?, swaps up, NZD holds, & more
22nd Aug 23, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; no retail rate changes, interest-free car loans from Westpac, are rates really high?, swaps up, NZD holds, & more
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; ASB raises fixed home loan rates, affordability for FHBs worsens, more big bond issues coming, bigger trade deficit, swaps up, NZD stable, & more
21st Aug 23, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; ASB raises fixed home loan rates, affordability for FHBs worsens, more big bond issues coming, bigger trade deficit, swaps up, NZD stable, & more
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; house vendors accept lower offers, Fonterra cuts again, tractor sales low, farms to be in ETS, swaps firmish, NZD holds, & more
18th Aug 23, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; house vendors accept lower offers, Fonterra cuts again, tractor sales low, farms to be in ETS, swaps firmish, NZD holds, & more
Independent advisers to select committee crypto inquiry suggest 'coherent and consistent guidance on the treatment of digital assets under current law'
18th Aug 23, 1:55pm
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Independent advisers to select committee crypto inquiry suggest 'coherent and consistent guidance on the treatment of digital assets under current law'
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; workers rush in, wealth shrinks, PPI rise tame except on farms, no debt stress, election and NZX50 updates, swaps up, NZD down, & more
17th Aug 23, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; workers rush in, wealth shrinks, PPI rise tame except on farms, no debt stress, election and NZX50 updates, swaps up, NZD down, & more
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National hopes spreading KiwiSaver funds across multiple providers will drive competition, innovation, and lower fees
17th Aug 23, 10:14am
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National hopes spreading KiwiSaver funds across multiple providers will drive competition, innovation, and lower fees
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; sharp dairy prices falls, RBNZ leaves OCR unchanged, real estate sector heads 'south', swaps unchanged, NZD firms, & more
16th Aug 23, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; sharp dairy prices falls, RBNZ leaves OCR unchanged, real estate sector heads 'south', swaps unchanged, NZD firms, & more
Reserve Bank changes its forecasts and now expects house prices to rise from the current quarter, with annual prices showing an increase by March next year
16th Aug 23, 3:50pm
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Reserve Bank changes its forecasts and now expects house prices to rise from the current quarter, with annual prices showing an increase by March next year
Latest quarterly Reserve Bank figures show that the country's new first home buyer borrowers have just started to stretch themselves a little further again
16th Aug 23, 8:44am
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Latest quarterly Reserve Bank figures show that the country's new first home buyer borrowers have just started to stretch themselves a little further again
Govt's proposed Business Growth Fund partnership with banks to invest in SMEs idling in the slow lane
16th Aug 23, 5:00am
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Govt's proposed Business Growth Fund partnership with banks to invest in SMEs idling in the slow lane
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; housing market stays cold, job ad levels fall, incomes up faster than inflation, inflation expectations stay high, swaps up, NZD stable, & much more
15th Aug 23, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; housing market stays cold, job ad levels fall, incomes up faster than inflation, inflation expectations stay high, swaps up, NZD stable, & much more
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; Westpac trims its 2yr home loan offer, service sector in a grim spot, migrants rush in, swaps up, NZD down, & more
14th Aug 23, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; Westpac trims its 2yr home loan offer, service sector in a grim spot, migrants rush in, swaps up, NZD down, & more
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; inflation pressure still intense, Fonterra earns more, FMA issues ironic warning, green tick explained, swaps up, NZD down, & much more
11th Aug 23, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; inflation pressure still intense, Fonterra earns more, FMA issues ironic warning, green tick explained, swaps up, NZD down, & much more
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; more homes sell at a loss, more milk price cuts, farmers grumpier, less concrete poured, swaps steepen, NZD on hold, & more
10th Aug 23, 4:00pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; more homes sell at a loss, more milk price cuts, farmers grumpier, less concrete poured, swaps steepen, NZD on hold, & more
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; no retail rate changes, ASB posts record profit, inflation expectations don't ease, swaps stable, NZD softish, & more
9th Aug 23, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; no retail rate changes, ASB posts record profit, inflation expectations don't ease, swaps stable, NZD softish, & more