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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; retail rates rise almost immediately the OCR rises, last OCR rise in a while says RBNZ, pain in housing extends, retail sales shrink, swaps drop, NZD drops, & more
24th May 23, 3:58pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; retail rates rise almost immediately the OCR rises, last OCR rise in a while says RBNZ, pain in housing extends, retail sales shrink, swaps drop, NZD drops, & more
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; truckometer weaker, electricity stress coming, BNZ bolsters its capital, not a good idea to ignore the FMA, swaps move up again, NZD firm, & more
23rd May 23, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; truckometer weaker, electricity stress coming, BNZ bolsters its capital, not a good idea to ignore the FMA, swaps move up again, NZD firm, & more
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; banking goes 24/7, jail for tax crime, livestock numbers fall, consumers not convinced inflation is falling, swaps on hold, NZD stable, & more
22nd May 23, 3:58pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; banking goes 24/7, jail for tax crime, livestock numbers fall, consumers not convinced inflation is falling, swaps on hold, NZD stable, & more
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; DTIs fall sharply, Census struggles, households a tax target, April trade surplus, no credit card stress yet, swaps jump, NZD firm, & more
19th May 23, 3:58pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; DTIs fall sharply, Census struggles, households a tax target, April trade surplus, no credit card stress yet, swaps jump, NZD firm, & more
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; insurance incentives, ASB raises TD rates, more Budget borrowing, PPI rises slow fast, Xero cash flows in, swaps up, NZD firm, & more
18th May 23, 4:00pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; insurance incentives, ASB raises TD rates, more Budget borrowing, PPI rises slow fast, Xero cash flows in, swaps up, NZD firm, & more
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; BNZ trims mortgage rates, dairy prices soft, home loan affordability for April, fewer tractors, swaps higher, NZD holds & more
17th May 23, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; BNZ trims mortgage rates, dairy prices soft, home loan affordability for April, fewer tractors, swaps higher, NZD holds & more
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; no retail rate changes, Westpac's forecast moves financial markets, ponzis and fraud cases, swaps rise, NZD rises, & more
16th May 23, 3:58pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; no retail rate changes, Westpac's forecast moves financial markets, ponzis and fraud cases, swaps rise, NZD rises, & more
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; minor retail rate changes, service sector turns sour suddenly, new builds in Auckland peak, swaps up, NZ stable, & more
15th May 23, 4:00pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; minor retail rate changes, service sector turns sour suddenly, new builds in Auckland peak, swaps up, NZ stable, & more
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; retail rates rise & fall, PMI still contracting, tourist arrivals shift to India & China, inflation expectations reduce, swaps down, NZD eases, & more
12th May 23, 4:00pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; retail rates rise & fall, PMI still contracting, tourist arrivals shift to India & China, inflation expectations reduce, swaps down, NZD eases, & more
[updated]
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; housing sales slump in April, food costs jump in April, less concrete poured, NZGB bond yields rise, swaps lower, NZD higher, & more
11th May 23, 3:58pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; housing sales slump in April, food costs jump in April, less concrete poured, NZGB bond yields rise, swaps lower, NZD higher, & more
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; some call rates getting up there; grim outlook for residential construction; Auckland Council in tougher spot; swaps & NZD stalled, & more
10th May 23, 3:58pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; some call rates getting up there; grim outlook for residential construction; Auckland Council in tougher spot; swaps & NZD stalled, & more
[updated]
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; dwelling values fall faster, retail spending up, small fine & big costs, fast tax rises, swaps up, NZD up, & more
9th May 23, 4:00pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; dwelling values fall faster, retail spending up, small fine & big costs, fast tax rises, swaps up, NZD up, & more
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; Westpac's profit slips, insurers hit hard, more storms imminent, more corporate bond issues, swaps up, NZD holds, & more
8th May 23, 4:00pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; Westpac's profit slips, insurers hit hard, more storms imminent, more corporate bond issues, swaps up, NZD holds, & more
Squirrel Mortgages CEO David Cunningham suggests OCR won't go any higher
6th May 23, 9:10am
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Squirrel Mortgages CEO David Cunningham suggests OCR won't go any higher
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; some TD tweaks, ANZ reports big profit, Aussie home lending turns up, HSBC's breakup vote due, swaps slip, NZD rises, & more
5th May 23, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; some TD tweaks, ANZ reports big profit, Aussie home lending turns up, HSBC's breakup vote due, swaps slip, NZD rises, & more
[updated]
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; building consent levels soft, Govt bonds in hot demand, commodity prices sag, BNZ shines, swaps and NZD on hold, & more
4th May 23, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; building consent levels soft, Govt bonds in hot demand, commodity prices sag, BNZ shines, swaps and NZD on hold, & more
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; property values slide, labour market stays very tight, poor resilience, FSR released, retailing weak, swaps on hold, NZD firm, & more
3rd May 23, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; property values slide, labour market stays very tight, poor resilience, FSR released, retailing weak, swaps on hold, NZD firm, & more
[updated]
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; some rate changes, Barfoots glum, Kiwibank seeks tier 2 capital, fewer car sales, fewer clean car discounts, eyes on RBA, swaps jump, NZD stable, & more
2nd May 23, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; some rate changes, Barfoots glum, Kiwibank seeks tier 2 capital, fewer car sales, fewer clean car discounts, eyes on RBA, swaps jump, NZD stable, & more
[updated]
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; households suffer higher inflation, mortgage interest at record highs, housing market slumps, credit stress stirs, swaps stable, NZD little-changed, & more
1st May 23, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; households suffer higher inflation, mortgage interest at record highs, housing market slumps, credit stress stirs, swaps stable, NZD little-changed, & more
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; Consumer confidence 'extremely low', housing debt rises, 'woody debris' inquiry deadline extended, Jerome Powell pranked
28th Apr 23, 3:58pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; Consumer confidence 'extremely low', housing debt rises, 'woody debris' inquiry deadline extended, Jerome Powell pranked
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; significant mortgage and business lending moves, big banks move savings rates, Kiwi bonds up, Air New Zealand is flying, National promises tenancy reversal, swaps move up again & more
27th Apr 23, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; significant mortgage and business lending moves, big banks move savings rates, Kiwi bonds up, Air New Zealand is flying, National promises tenancy reversal, swaps move up again & more
And then there were two: Two of the major banks are now offering under 6% for three years as anticipation of future OCR cuts drives increased competition in longer-term fixed mortgages
27th Apr 23, 9:14am
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And then there were two: Two of the major banks are now offering under 6% for three years as anticipation of future OCR cuts drives increased competition in longer-term fixed mortgages
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; a little mortgage tweaking, imports winning the trade battle, tax, tax, tax and more tax, the RBNZ eases off on LVRs, trouble for Synlait, equities down, dollar marks time
26th Apr 23, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; a little mortgage tweaking, imports winning the trade battle, tax, tax, tax and more tax, the RBNZ eases off on LVRs, trouble for Synlait, equities down, dollar marks time
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; more mortgage changes, Kiwibank moves savings rates, talk of OCR cuts this year, RBNZ's bank capital weightings for BGF investments, swaps firm a little, NZD still sliding, & more
24th Apr 23, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; more mortgage changes, Kiwibank moves savings rates, talk of OCR cuts this year, RBNZ's bank capital weightings for BGF investments, swaps firm a little, NZD still sliding, & more
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; many rate changes, sellers struggle with lower buyer sights, big reduction in mortgage demand, lower tractor sales, swaps slip, NZD softish, & more
21st Apr 23, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; many rate changes, sellers struggle with lower buyer sights, big reduction in mortgage demand, lower tractor sales, swaps slip, NZD softish, & more