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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
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
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; inflation cools sort of, realtor commission income sinks, NZGBs popular, inflation compounds house price falls, swaps lower, NZD lower, & more
20th Apr 23, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; inflation cools sort of, realtor commission income sinks, NZGBs popular, inflation compounds house price falls, swaps lower, NZD lower, & more
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; Many retail rate changes, dairy prices rise, Nats roll out rural policy, IAG mum about Gabrielle hit, swaps higher, NZD holds, & more
19th Apr 23, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; Many retail rate changes, dairy prices rise, Nats roll out rural policy, IAG mum about Gabrielle hit, swaps higher, NZD holds, & more
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ASB makes home loan and term deposit changes, but leaves its floating mortgage rate unchanged. The timid changes reflect a timid housing loan market
19th Apr 23, 9:34am
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ASB makes home loan and term deposit changes, but leaves its floating mortgage rate unchanged. The timid changes reflect a timid housing loan market
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; house prices slide, big new housing project approved, dairy auction awaited nervously, lower settlement balances, swaps up, NZD holds soft, & more
18th Apr 23, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; house prices slide, big new housing project approved, dairy auction awaited nervously, lower settlement balances, swaps up, NZD holds soft, & more
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; no significant rate changes, food prices jump, rents up too, service sector expands except retail, swaps firm, NZD stable, & more
17th Apr 23, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; no significant rate changes, food prices jump, rents up too, service sector expands except retail, swaps firm, NZD stable, & more
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; minor retail rate changes, visitor recovery stagnates, immigration rises, more construction cranes, weak PMI, swaps stable, NZD firm, & more
14th Apr 23, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; minor retail rate changes, visitor recovery stagnates, immigration rises, more construction cranes, weak PMI, swaps stable, NZD firm, & more
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First ANZ and now Westpac have moved up on many home loan rates following the OCR hike - but Westpac has cut some longer fixed rates, and quite hard
13th Apr 23, 4:27pm
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First ANZ and now Westpac have moved up on many home loan rates following the OCR hike - but Westpac has cut some longer fixed rates, and quite hard
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; many retail rate changes, overseas works rush in, Fisher dumps performance fees, swaps stay firm, NZD soft, & more
13th Apr 23, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; many retail rate changes, overseas works rush in, Fisher dumps performance fees, swaps stay firm, NZD soft, & more
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; still no major rate changes, retail sales rise weak, FMA wins against market manipulators, house prices slide faster, more CCCFA changes, swaps firm, NZD soft, & more
12th Apr 23, 3:41pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; still no major rate changes, retail sales rise weak, FMA wins against market manipulators, house prices slide faster, more CCCFA changes, swaps firm, NZD soft, & more
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; no OCR echoes in retail rates, the high cost of carbon offsets, bank bond costs rise, house numbers rise, swaps firm, NZD soft, & more
11th Apr 23, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; no OCR echoes in retail rates, the high cost of carbon offsets, bank bond costs rise, house numbers rise, swaps firm, NZD soft, & more
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; net worth down, savings rate up, commodity prices rise, farmer confidence stays low, swaps fall, NZD retreats, & more
6th Apr 23, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; net worth down, savings rate up, commodity prices rise, farmer confidence stays low, swaps fall, NZD retreats, & more
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; RBNZ surprises with another +50 bps, Barfoots March tough, consumers spent freely in March, swaps up, NZD up, & more
5th Apr 23, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; RBNZ surprises with another +50 bps, Barfoots March tough, consumers spent freely in March, swaps up, NZD up, & more
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; weather costs hit Crown Accounts, QSBO cools, big insurance payouts, GHG emissions fall, swaps on hold, NZD firm, & more
4th Apr 23, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; weather costs hit Crown Accounts, QSBO cools, big insurance payouts, GHG emissions fall, swaps on hold, NZD firm, & more
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; ASB juices its bonus saver rate, Fonterra cuts its payout forecast, Govt likes Productivity Commission work on immigration, swaps stable, NZD soft, & more
3rd Apr 23, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; ASB juices its bonus saver rate, Fonterra cuts its payout forecast, Govt likes Productivity Commission work on immigration, swaps stable, NZD soft, & more
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday: consumer sentiment poor, fast-tracking green consents, households signal borrowing stress, swaps hold, NZD rises, & more
31st Mar 23, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday: consumer sentiment poor, fast-tracking green consents, households signal borrowing stress, swaps hold, NZD rises, & more
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; building consents dive, business confidence stays low; bond offers successful, swaps up, NZD soft, & more
30th Mar 23, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; building consents dive, business confidence stays low; bond offers successful, swaps up, NZD soft, & more
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; employment confidence still positive, labour productivity up, insurers post sharply lower profits, Aussie inflation eases, swaps up, NZD firm, & more
29th Mar 23, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; employment confidence still positive, labour productivity up, insurers post sharply lower profits, Aussie inflation eases, swaps up, NZD firm, & more
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; more TD rate rises, local labour market still strong, CER celebrated but trade turns against us, swaps stop falling, NZD stable, & more
28th Mar 23, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; more TD rate rises, local labour market still strong, CER celebrated but trade turns against us, swaps stop falling, NZD stable, & more