Banking
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; a few retail rate rises, housing values decline further, life insurance passes stress tests, swaps up, NZD unchanged, & more
8th Aug 23, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; a few retail rate rises, housing values decline further, life insurance passes stress tests, swaps up, NZD unchanged, & more
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; rush of new homes available; tackling card surcharges, supermarket costs still up sharply, pockets of debt jump, swaps & NZD flat, & more
7th Aug 23, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; rush of new homes available; tackling card surcharges, supermarket costs still up sharply, pockets of debt jump, swaps & NZD flat, & more
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; no retail rate changes, Barfoot volumes hold low, prices fall, building cost pressure eases, dairy payout slashed, ANZ rejected, swaps and NZD stable, & more
4th Aug 23, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; no retail rate changes, Barfoot volumes hold low, prices fall, building cost pressure eases, dairy payout slashed, ANZ rejected, swaps and NZD stable, & more
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; commodity prices under pressure, businesses seek for loans, NZGBs still popular, swaps firm, NZD weak, & more
3rd Aug 23, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; commodity prices under pressure, businesses seek for loans, NZGBs still popular, swaps firm, NZD weak, & more
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; BNZ raises floating mortgage rate, employment rises sharply, car sales drop, dairy prices drop, retail sales still tough, swaps firm, NZD soft, & more
2nd Aug 23, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; BNZ raises floating mortgage rate, employment rises sharply, car sales drop, dairy prices drop, retail sales still tough, swaps firm, NZD soft, & more
David Hargreaves examines financial statistics for the first six months of the year showing money being 'sucked out' of consumers' pockets both through higher mortgage and deposit rates
2nd Aug 23, 9:11am
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David Hargreaves examines financial statistics for the first six months of the year showing money being 'sucked out' of consumers' pockets both through higher mortgage and deposit rates
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; housing data weak, Kiwibank gets a capital injection, jump in non-performing mortgages, swaps firm, NZD up, & more
1st Aug 23, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; housing data weak, Kiwibank gets a capital injection, jump in non-performing mortgages, swaps firm, NZD up, & more
Latest Reserve Bank figures show the total of officially 'impaired' housing loans has now surpassed the peak of the sharp, but brief rise during the pandemic in 2020
1st Aug 23, 1:44pm
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Latest Reserve Bank figures show the total of officially 'impaired' housing loans has now surpassed the peak of the sharp, but brief rise during the pandemic in 2020
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; business sentiments lifts slightly, ComCom active, lending picks up, savers chase higher interest rates, swaps soft, NZD stable, & more
31st Jul 23, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; business sentiments lifts slightly, ComCom active, lending picks up, savers chase higher interest rates, swaps soft, NZD stable, & more
ComCom eyes regulation to boost options for making in-person payments directly between bank accounts
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Commerce Commission says regulating bank transfers could level playing field for new entrants to offer services for making in-person bank transfers
31st Jul 23, 10:43am
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Commerce Commission says regulating bank transfers could level playing field for new entrants to offer services for making in-person bank transfers
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; FHBs active with high LVR borrowing, consumer sentiment dips, filled jobs rise, swaps up, NZD down, & more
28th Jul 23, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; FHBs active with high LVR borrowing, consumer sentiment dips, filled jobs rise, swaps up, NZD down, & more
The RBNZ wants a timetable as Payments NZ starts design work on a real-time payments system
27th Jul 23, 5:58pm
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The RBNZ wants a timetable as Payments NZ starts design work on a real-time payments system
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; TD rates rise, household inflation higher, NZGBs very popular, swaps on hold, NZD rises, & more
27th Jul 23, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; TD rates rise, household inflation higher, NZGBs very popular, swaps on hold, NZD rises, & more
The banks will be hoping this is a year of 'two halves' for new mortgage activity after a start to the year that was the slowest in at least nine years
27th Jul 23, 9:08am
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The banks will be hoping this is a year of 'two halves' for new mortgage activity after a start to the year that was the slowest in at least nine years
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; no retail rate changes but a flurry of other news including LGFA's first overseas borrowing, interest paid on mortgages up +48%, swaps and NZD stable, & very much more
26th Jul 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 but a flurry of other news including LGFA's first overseas borrowing, interest paid on mortgages up +48%, swaps and NZD stable, & very much more
Reserve Bank figures show on a seasonally adjusted basis there may be slight signs of life in the mortgage market; meanwhile the quarterly mortgage interest bill just crashed through $4 billion for the first time
26th Jul 23, 3:41pm
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Reserve Bank figures show on a seasonally adjusted basis there may be slight signs of life in the mortgage market; meanwhile the quarterly mortgage interest bill just crashed through $4 billion for the first time
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; home loan affordability isn't improving, Truckometer suggests no recession, Auckland's $4 bln hit, swaps firm, NZD up, & more
25th Jul 23, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; home loan affordability isn't improving, Truckometer suggests no recession, Auckland's $4 bln hit, swaps firm, NZD up, & more
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; many mortgage rates increases, a few TD rate increases, tiny trade surplus, seeking more Tier 2 capital, swaps and NZD stable, & more
24th Jul 23, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; many mortgage rates increases, a few TD rate increases, tiny trade surplus, seeking more Tier 2 capital, swaps and NZD stable, & more
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; TD rates push up over 6%, job ads go soft, courts tackle breaches, credit rating downgraded, swaps litt-changed, NZD softer, & more
21st Jul 23, 4:00pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; TD rates push up over 6%, job ads go soft, courts tackle breaches, credit rating downgraded, swaps litt-changed, NZD softer, & more
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; more retail rate changes, dairy price falls bring payout forecast cut, GHG emissions fall, swaps up NZD stable, & more
20th Jul 23, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; more retail rate changes, dairy price falls bring payout forecast cut, GHG emissions fall, swaps up NZD stable, & more
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; some more mortgage rate rises, CPI fall less than it seems, dairy price fall risks payout drop, swaps stable, NZD dips, & more
19th Jul 23, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; some more mortgage rate rises, CPI fall less than it seems, dairy price fall risks payout drop, swaps stable, NZD dips, & more
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; ANZ launches $250 mln climate loan fund; mixed merchant trading conditions, Aussie 'hold' may be temporary, swaps stable, NZD lower, & more
18th Jul 23, 4:00pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; ANZ launches $250 mln climate loan fund; mixed merchant trading conditions, Aussie 'hold' may be temporary, swaps stable, NZD lower, & more
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; SBS leads with big TD offer, services stutter, tractor sales weak, settlement account balances fall, swaps slip, NZD holds, & more
17th Jul 23, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; SBS leads with big TD offer, services stutter, tractor sales weak, settlement account balances fall, swaps slip, NZD holds, & more
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; BNZ ups floating rate, REINZ data suggests trough reached; food prices jump; factories in long slump, swaps fall, NZD rises, & more
13th Jul 23, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; BNZ ups floating rate, REINZ data suggests trough reached; food prices jump; factories in long slump, swaps fall, NZD rises, & more
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; no retail rates changes, none for the OCR either, no capital gains or wealth taxes, more workers arrive, swaps soft, NZD holds, & more
12th Jul 23, 4:00pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; no retail rates changes, none for the OCR either, no capital gains or wealth taxes, more workers arrive, swaps soft, NZD holds, & more