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Following the last OCR reduction and fall in swap rates, we review where carded home loan rates have fallen to
19th Sep 15, 9:19am
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Following the last OCR reduction and fall in swap rates, we review where carded home loan rates have fallen to
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; more convictions, jobs growth ends, consumer confidence 'steadies', Fonterra share price rises, swap rates lower and flatter
18th Sep 15, 4:00pm
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; more convictions, jobs growth ends, consumer confidence 'steadies', Fonterra share price rises, swap rates lower and flatter
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; more term deposit rate cuts, Lochinver sale blocked, GDP rises +3%, KiwiSaver worries, swaps inch up
17th Sep 15, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; more term deposit rate cuts, Lochinver sale blocked, GDP rises +3%, KiwiSaver worries, swaps inch up
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; dairy prices jump, current account slips, Cullen Fund creams it, Hisco for Smith?, swap rates rise and steepen
16th Sep 15, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; dairy prices jump, current account slips, Cullen Fund creams it, Hisco for Smith?, swap rates rise and steepen
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; rates still falling, farm sales low, local authority revenues rising fast, SFF decision looms; dairy pricing signals good, NZD holds
15th Sep 15, 3:59pm
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; rates still falling, farm sales low, local authority revenues rising fast, SFF decision looms; dairy pricing signals good, NZD holds
New Zealand's largest home loan lender reduces all its fixed rates, setting upper limits for their rivals
14th Sep 15, 6:36pm
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New Zealand's largest home loan lender reduces all its fixed rates, setting upper limits for their rivals
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; growth expectations lowered, last chance to respond, service sector expanding faster, China mixed, NZD holds
14th Sep 15, 4:00pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; growth expectations lowered, last chance to respond, service sector expanding faster, China mixed, NZD holds
Elizabeth Kerr thinks selling cars to repay debt sooner is better than keeping them and paying the loans over seven years
14th Sep 15, 11:36am
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Elizabeth Kerr thinks selling cars to repay debt sooner is better than keeping them and paying the loans over seven years
The stresses on the rolls of the Grammar Zone schools can only really be fixed with a pricing signal, argues Bernard Hickey
13th Sep 15, 5:02am
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The stresses on the rolls of the Grammar Zone schools can only really be fixed with a pricing signal, argues Bernard Hickey
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; more rate cuts, factories happy, Fonterra cuts back, food prices unchanged, Govt bond yields stable, swaps hold lower
11th Sep 15, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; more rate cuts, factories happy, Fonterra cuts back, food prices unchanged, Govt bond yields stable, swaps hold lower
The RBNZ's rate cut has given two banks the opportunity to boost margins, by reverting to standard industry levels and removing their rate benefits
11th Sep 15, 11:13am
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The RBNZ's rate cut has given two banks the opportunity to boost margins, by reverting to standard industry levels and removing their rate benefits
Kiwibank follows floating rate cuts with reductions in its fixed-term mortgage rates
11th Sep 15, 10:54am
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Kiwibank follows floating rate cuts with reductions in its fixed-term mortgage rates
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; OCR cut, houses still selling well, spending higher, tourism growing, Aussie jobless falls, China prices rise, swap rates slump, NZD slips
10th Sep 15, 4:00pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; OCR cut, houses still selling well, spending higher, tourism growing, Aussie jobless falls, China prices rise, swap rates slump, NZD slips
Westpac holds back some of the OCR cut, only drops their floating rate by 15 bps. Kiwibank first to pass on new lower floating rate, ANZ follows with full cut
10th Sep 15, 9:24am
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Westpac holds back some of the OCR cut, only drops their floating rate by 15 bps. Kiwibank first to pass on new lower floating rate, ANZ follows with full cut
Harmoney 'absolutely confident' of fees position amid Commerce Commission probe, keen to work with banks, nears Aussie launch
10th Sep 15, 7:34am
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Harmoney 'absolutely confident' of fees position amid Commerce Commission probe, keen to work with banks, nears Aussie launch
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; waiting for Wheeler, strong new mortgage approvals, booming car sales, unhappy Aussies, higher swap rates, NZD stronger
9th Sep 15, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; waiting for Wheeler, strong new mortgage approvals, booming car sales, unhappy Aussies, higher swap rates, NZD stronger
How to sniff the bait and avoid the traps fiercely competitive lenders are setting with the promise of 'interest free money'
9th Sep 15, 3:22pm
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How to sniff the bait and avoid the traps fiercely competitive lenders are setting with the promise of 'interest free money'
Gareth Vaughan says a year after peer-to-peer lending reached NZ's shores there are more reasons than ever to watch the sector closely
9th Sep 15, 10:02am
Gareth Vaughan says a year after peer-to-peer lending reached NZ's shores there are more reasons than ever to watch the sector closely
The RBNZ may lower its view of the neutral interest rate this week for the second time in two years
9th Sep 15, 5:01am
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The RBNZ may lower its view of the neutral interest rate this week for the second time in two years
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; ASB cuts rate, jobs outlook improves, economy stabilises, monster China trade surplus, swaps rise, NZD unchanged
8th Sep 15, 3:59pm
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; ASB cuts rate, jobs outlook improves, economy stabilises, monster China trade surplus, swaps rise, NZD unchanged
ASB matches BNZ with 4.35% for one year, cuts most other fixed rates, sets new low 5 year benchmark
7th Sep 15, 7:23pm
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ASB matches BNZ with 4.35% for one year, cuts most other fixed rates, sets new low 5 year benchmark
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; BNZ has mortgage rate advantage to itself, wholesale trade disappoints, Shanghai recovers on stimulus talk, swaps and NZD unchanged
7th Sep 15, 4:00pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; BNZ has mortgage rate advantage to itself, wholesale trade disappoints, Shanghai recovers on stimulus talk, swaps and NZD unchanged
Bernard Hickey asks why apparently rational investors borrowed over NZ$2 billion in 31 days to buy assets that make cash losses while very profitable businesses only borrowed NZ$12 million
6th Sep 15, 5:02am
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Bernard Hickey asks why apparently rational investors borrowed over NZ$2 billion in 31 days to buy assets that make cash losses while very profitable businesses only borrowed NZ$12 million
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; very low mortgage rate, expensive SME rates, brighter dairy payout expectations, swap rates unchanged
4th Sep 15, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; very low mortgage rate, expensive SME rates, brighter dairy payout expectations, swap rates unchanged
New Classic rate of 4.35% lays down a very competitive marker ahead of an expected OCR rate cut
4th Sep 15, 9:26am
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New Classic rate of 4.35% lays down a very competitive marker ahead of an expected OCR rate cut