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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; retail card activity moribund, FMA warns about scams featuring politicians, beef prices skyrocket, carbon price dormant, swaps stable, NZD holds, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; retail card activity moribund, FMA warns about scams featuring politicians, beef prices skyrocket, carbon price dormant, swaps stable, NZD holds, & more

Bloomberg reports Waller emerging as top candidate to replace Powell. Higher US tariffs kick in; Trump threatens 100% tariff on semiconductors, but carve-outs mean little impact for most. BofE votes 5-4 to cut rates

Bloomberg reports Waller emerging as top candidate to replace Powell. Higher US tariffs kick in; Trump threatens 100% tariff on semiconductors, but carve-outs mean little impact for most. BofE votes 5-4 to cut rates

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; inflation easing; landlording tough, asking prices fall, dairy outlook strong, sheep meat problematic, finance people on the move; swaps stable, NZD stable, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; inflation easing; landlording tough, asking prices fall, dairy outlook strong, sheep meat problematic, finance people on the move; swaps stable, NZD stable, & more

Risk sentiment firm. S&P500 higher and has retraced the post services ISM fall. US hits India with extra 25% tariff for Russia oil purchases. Soft demand in US 10-year auction. Yields modestly higher

Risk sentiment firm. S&P500 higher and has retraced the post services ISM fall. US hits India with extra 25% tariff for Russia oil purchases. Soft demand in US 10-year auction. Yields modestly higher

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; Cotality sees a buyers market, jobless rate rises, dairy prices hold, universal RUCs coming, Kiwibank shamed, swaps soft, NZX50 firmish, NZD firm, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; Cotality sees a buyers market, jobless rate rises, dairy prices hold, universal RUCs coming, Kiwibank shamed, swaps soft, NZX50 firmish, NZD firm, & more

US ISM services survey had a stagflationary vibe with the index falling while the prices paid index rose to a 30-month high. US equities modestly weaker, US Treasury yields slightly higher

US ISM services survey had a stagflationary vibe with the index falling while the prices paid index rose to a 30-month high. US equities modestly weaker, US Treasury yields slightly higher

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; only minor retail rate changes, commodity prices dip; horticulture expands and automates, eyes on dairy prices, swaps fall, NZX50 rises, NZD holds, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; only minor retail rate changes, commodity prices dip; horticulture expands and automates, eyes on dairy prices, swaps fall, NZX50 rises, NZD holds, & more

US equities bounce-back after Friday's lurch down as investors buy the dip. Oil prices down as market eyes greater OPEC+ supply

US equities bounce-back after Friday's lurch down as investors buy the dip. Oil prices down as market eyes greater OPEC+ supply

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; no retail rate changes but wholesale rates fall, Barfoot July sales up, prices dip, stock huge, dairy farmers borrowing big again, swaps fall, NZD eases, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; no retail rate changes but wholesale rates fall, Barfoot July sales up, prices dip, stock huge, dairy farmers borrowing big again, swaps fall, NZD eases, & more

Investor risk sentiment takes a hit from significantly weaker than expected US labour market data. Global equities fell sharply and credit spreads widen. Probability of a Fed rate cut in September increases

Investor risk sentiment takes a hit from significantly weaker than expected US labour market data. Global equities fell sharply and credit spreads widen. Probability of a Fed rate cut in September increases

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; past dues and late payments rise, house building sector bottoms out, consumers moods not improving, NZ faces 15% US tariffs, swaps firmish, NZD lower, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; past dues and late payments rise, house building sector bottoms out, consumers moods not improving, NZ faces 15% US tariffs, swaps firmish, NZD lower, & more

US equity markets retrace from record intra-day high. Yen declines after Bank of Japan meeting. US dollar on track for first monthly gain this year

US equity markets retrace from record intra-day high. Yen declines after Bank of Japan meeting. US dollar on track for first monthly gain this year

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; some lower TD rates, Xero survey smells like recession; housing lending strong, households keep cash ready, huge demand for NZGBs, swaps soft, NZD falls, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; some lower TD rates, Xero survey smells like recession; housing lending strong, households keep cash ready, huge demand for NZGBs, swaps soft, NZD falls, & more

Fed keeps policy unchanged. US economy bounces back 3% in Q2 after 0.5% contraction in Q1; core PCE deflator higher than expected. Data pushes up USD and US rates

Fed keeps policy unchanged. US economy bounces back 3% in Q2 after 0.5% contraction in Q1; core PCE deflator higher than expected. Data pushes up USD and US rates

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; business sentiment still weak, dairy prices hold, Kiwibank gets OK to sell shares to raise capital, life expectancy rises, swaps soft, NZD holds, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; business sentiment still weak, dairy prices hold, Kiwibank gets OK to sell shares to raise capital, life expectancy rises, swaps soft, NZD holds, & more