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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; consumer & business sentiment sinks, benefits & minimum wage rise, debt growth timid, swaps stable, NZD unchanged, & more
28th Mar 24, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; consumer & business sentiment sinks, benefits & minimum wage rise, debt growth timid, swaps stable, NZD unchanged, & more
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; no retail rate changes, no NZ Govt surplus likely either, new NZSF boss, dairy farmers face crunch, swaps stable, NZD on hold, & more
27th Mar 24, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; no retail rate changes, no NZ Govt surplus likely either, new NZSF boss, dairy farmers face crunch, swaps stable, NZD on hold, & more
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; Bank of China moves retail rates, workers not feeling more job risk, FSCL issues warning to SMEs, swaps firm, NZD holds, & more
26th Mar 24, 4:00pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; Bank of China moves retail rates, workers not feeling more job risk, FSCL issues warning to SMEs, swaps firm, NZD holds, & more
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; most companies are tiny, many house auctions modest sales, 4 things to watch, NZGB trading modest, swaps stable, NZD holds, & more
25th Mar 24, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; most companies are tiny, many house auctions modest sales, 4 things to watch, NZGB trading modest, swaps stable, NZD holds, & more
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; credit card rates rise, trade deficit shrinks, Mainzeal liquidation update, FPH update; swaps hold, NZD slips, & more
22nd Mar 24, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; credit card rates rise, trade deficit shrinks, Mainzeal liquidation update, FPH update; swaps hold, NZD slips, & more
[updated]
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; eyes on banking market study, Fonterra ups dividend, GDP shrinks especially per capita, swaps unchanged, NZD shifts, & more
21st Mar 24, 4:00pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; eyes on banking market study, Fonterra ups dividend, GDP shrinks especially per capita, swaps unchanged, NZD shifts, & more
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; A mortgage tweak, the somewhat less-squeezed middle, The Warehouse struggles, building consent delays targeted, swaps down, NZD still drifting, & more
20th Mar 24, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; A mortgage tweak, the somewhat less-squeezed middle, The Warehouse struggles, building consent delays targeted, swaps down, NZD still drifting, & more
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; SBS ends six-month TD 6.5% special, Westpac's online gambling block, Kathmandu sales slump, hybrid tweak for road user charges, swaps static, NZD drifts, & more
19th Mar 24, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; SBS ends six-month TD 6.5% special, Westpac's online gambling block, Kathmandu sales slump, hybrid tweak for road user charges, swaps static, NZD drifts, & more
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; TD ups and downs for Kiwibank, limp auction market still, services in expansion mode, housing market 'primed for takeoff', swaps up, NZD marks time & more
18th Mar 24, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; TD ups and downs for Kiwibank, limp auction market still, services in expansion mode, housing market 'primed for takeoff', swaps up, NZD marks time & more
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; no retail rate changes, PMI surprises, BNZ gets new chairman, base mineral prices fall, swaps firmer, NZD soft, & more
15th Mar 24, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; no retail rate changes, PMI surprises, BNZ gets new chairman, base mineral prices fall, swaps firmer, NZD soft, & more
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; REINZ sales data below average, migration surge, inbound tourism lackluster, drought weighs, swaps firm, NZD holds, & more
14th Mar 24, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; REINZ sales data below average, migration surge, inbound tourism lackluster, drought weighs, swaps firm, NZD holds, & more
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; no retail rate changes, rental yields take breather, inflation indicators reveal upside risks, swaps firmer, NZD softer, & more
13th Mar 24, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; no retail rate changes, rental yields take breather, inflation indicators reveal upside risks, swaps firmer, NZD softer, & more
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; more interest rate tweaks, house prices becalmed, retail spending slumps, truckometer trends hold, swaps stop falling, NZD holds, & more
12th Mar 24, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; more interest rate tweaks, house prices becalmed, retail spending slumps, truckometer trends hold, swaps stop falling, NZD holds, & more
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; more rate cuts by big banks, limp auction market, Westpac switches auditors, farmers not as grumpy, swaps slip, NZD unchanged, & more
11th Mar 24, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; more rate cuts by big banks, limp auction market, Westpac switches auditors, farmers not as grumpy, swaps slip, NZD unchanged, & more
[updated]
Even though they are small and not market-leading, ASB has made a third set of home loan rate reductions to ensure it remains competitive with its main home loan rivals. And it has cut TD rates too
11th Mar 24, 8:32am
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Even though they are small and not market-leading, ASB has made a third set of home loan rate reductions to ensure it remains competitive with its main home loan rivals. And it has cut TD rates too
Reserve Bank figures are showing rising levels of non-performing housing loans. What we all want to know is whether we are now seeing the full extent of the pressure caused by high interest rates - or whether the problems may be just starting
10th Mar 24, 6:00am
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Reserve Bank figures are showing rising levels of non-performing housing loans. What we all want to know is whether we are now seeing the full extent of the pressure caused by high interest rates - or whether the problems may be just starting
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; TSB & SBS cut home loan rates, job market tightens, consumers pull back, NZSA lash Agria over PGG Wrightson, swaps stable, NZD firm, & more
8th Mar 24, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; TSB & SBS cut home loan rates, job market tightens, consumers pull back, NZSA lash Agria over PGG Wrightson, swaps stable, NZD firm, & more
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; housing confidence questions, factories struggled, Tower on mat, short is popular, NZGB tender popular, swaps stable, NZD firmer, & more
7th Mar 24, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; housing confidence questions, factories struggled, Tower on mat, short is popular, NZGB tender popular, swaps stable, NZD firmer, & more
Latest Reserve Bank figures show that in January some 76% of new owner-occupier borrowers fixed for terms of just 18 months or less
7th Mar 24, 3:48pm
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Latest Reserve Bank figures show that in January some 76% of new owner-occupier borrowers fixed for terms of just 18 months or less
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; BNZ pushes through rate changes, dairy prices slip, weak residential building, Spark makes xtra costly, swaps unchanged, NZD soft, & more
6th Mar 24, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; BNZ pushes through rate changes, dairy prices slip, weak residential building, Spark makes xtra costly, swaps unchanged, NZD soft, & more
Despite another bank trimming home loan rates, the range of rates among all banks is narrowing for the most competitive terms. BNZ matches its latest cut with term deposit reductions
6th Mar 24, 8:58am
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Despite another bank trimming home loan rates, the range of rates among all banks is narrowing for the most competitive terms. BNZ matches its latest cut with term deposit reductions
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; TSB launches 6.25% TD rate, new car sales weak, housing listings surge (not sales), discretionary spending weak, swaps unchanged, NZD stable, & much more
5th Mar 24, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; TSB launches 6.25% TD rate, new car sales weak, housing listings surge (not sales), discretionary spending weak, swaps unchanged, NZD stable, & much more
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; big banks move retail rates, terms of trade worsen, many auctions but low sales, water situation good, swaps on hold, NZD stable, & more
4th Mar 24, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; big banks move retail rates, terms of trade worsen, many auctions but low sales, water situation good, swaps on hold, NZD stable, & more
It looks like this is moving week for both home loan and term deposit rates, following the RBNZ MPS. ANZ the next to cut retail rates although the changes are not major
4th Mar 24, 8:46am
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It looks like this is moving week for both home loan and term deposit rates, following the RBNZ MPS. ANZ the next to cut retail rates although the changes are not major
[updated]
Soon after its 18 month mortgage rate cut last week, ASB trims its one and two year home loan rates. And tweaks up its 6 month term deposit rate slightly
4th Mar 24, 8:02am
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Soon after its 18 month mortgage rate cut last week, ASB trims its one and two year home loan rates. And tweaks up its 6 month term deposit rate slightly