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NZ's largest bank drops its 3.60% eight month term deposit offer, replacing it with two slightly lower rates for terms either side
26th Oct 16, 4:29pm
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NZ's largest bank drops its 3.60% eight month term deposit offer, replacing it with two slightly lower rates for terms either side
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; ANZ shifts TD focus, Pumpkin Patch rotten, ASB issues 5% hybrid, AU CPI surprises, swaps up, NZD unchanged
26th Oct 16, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; ANZ shifts TD focus, Pumpkin Patch rotten, ASB issues 5% hybrid, AU CPI surprises, swaps up, NZD unchanged
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; Kiwibank shifts attack point, UDC gets credit downgrade, WMP prices improve, Fonterra reputation again in China spotlight, swaps stable, NZD holds
25th Oct 16, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; Kiwibank shifts attack point, UDC gets credit downgrade, WMP prices improve, Fonterra reputation again in China spotlight, swaps stable, NZD holds
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; Electricity prices to keep inching up, Treasury expects GDP growth to climb, farm sales ease, Auckland Council appointments made
20th Oct 16, 4:01pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; Electricity prices to keep inching up, Treasury expects GDP growth to climb, farm sales ease, Auckland Council appointments made
Low interest rate environment sees more borrowers and less savers complain to the Banking Ombudsman
20th Oct 16, 5:02am
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Low interest rate environment sees more borrowers and less savers complain to the Banking Ombudsman
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; NBS cuts call rate, dairy prices edge up, Govt considers card fee regulation, big AU-NZ pay differential, NZSF goes green, swaps slip, NZD rises
19th Oct 16, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; NBS cuts call rate, dairy prices edge up, Govt considers card fee regulation, big AU-NZ pay differential, NZSF goes green, swaps slip, NZD rises
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; no rate changes, tame CPI, crazy petrol discounting, crazy house values, SFF cutback, NZX in heavy drop, swap rates jump, NZD rises
18th Oct 16, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; no rate changes, tame CPI, crazy petrol discounting, crazy house values, SFF cutback, NZX in heavy drop, swap rates jump, NZD rises
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; Kiwibank raises mortgage rates, BNZ and ASB cut savings/TD rates, PSI expansion slows, Greens want population growth targets, swap rates raise, NZD sideways
17th Oct 16, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; Kiwibank raises mortgage rates, BNZ and ASB cut savings/TD rates, PSI expansion slows, Greens want population growth targets, swap rates raise, NZD sideways
Just as our society has created an obesity-generating environment, it has also created a debt generating environment. Somehow, we have to change those social cues, writes Bernard Hickey
16th Oct 16, 5:02am
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Just as our society has created an obesity-generating environment, it has also created a debt generating environment. Somehow, we have to change those social cues, writes Bernard Hickey
Gareth Vaughan argues the Reserve Bank's inflation targeting regime is broken and it's time for a change
15th Oct 16, 5:02am
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Gareth Vaughan argues the Reserve Bank's inflation targeting regime is broken and it's time for a change
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; LVR rules slow investors, Heartland ups Harmoney stake, Helen Kelly commemorated, expectations high for South Auckland property development
14th Oct 16, 3:59pm
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; LVR rules slow investors, Heartland ups Harmoney stake, Helen Kelly commemorated, expectations high for South Auckland property development
Heartland Bank changes three term deposit rates, grabbing best-bank status for three and nine month terms, but giving up that status for a two year term
14th Oct 16, 10:37am
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Heartland Bank changes three term deposit rates, grabbing best-bank status for three and nine month terms, but giving up that status for a two year term
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; Auckland takes a breather, good surplus, more job ads, food prices stable, confidence lifts, paying promptly, swaps fall, NZD soft
13th Oct 16, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; Auckland takes a breather, good surplus, more job ads, food prices stable, confidence lifts, paying promptly, swaps fall, NZD soft
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; Co-op Bank cuts Step Saver, rents up in halo regions, community finance scheme extended, occupancy rate up, swaps up, NZD lower
12th Oct 16, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; Co-op Bank cuts Step Saver, rents up in halo regions, community finance scheme extended, occupancy rate up, swaps up, NZD lower
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; Kiwibank sets a 4mth TD special, immigration levels tweaked, retail card use up +6.1%, M&S Scotland dumps NZ lamb, swaps up steeper, NZD down
11th Oct 16, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; Kiwibank sets a 4mth TD special, immigration levels tweaked, retail card use up +6.1%, M&S Scotland dumps NZ lamb, swaps up steeper, NZD down
John Mauldin argues the global central bank community’s policies have created an environment of risk that is looking more and more like a bubble in search of a pin
11th Oct 16, 11:46am
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John Mauldin argues the global central bank community’s policies have created an environment of risk that is looking more and more like a bubble in search of a pin
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; SBS Bank and BNZ raise rates, inflation in pockets, fast-rising build costs sees affordable project cancelled, Cycle Trail update; NAB's woes continue
10th Oct 16, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; SBS Bank and BNZ raise rates, inflation in pockets, fast-rising build costs sees affordable project cancelled, Cycle Trail update; NAB's woes continue
Westpac Group CEO Brian Hartzer estimates New Zealanders reliant on term deposits need interest rates of about 4% to live off 'and that's getting really hard'
10th Oct 16, 3:01pm
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Westpac Group CEO Brian Hartzer estimates New Zealanders reliant on term deposits need interest rates of about 4% to live off 'and that's getting really hard'
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; Sovereign raises mortgage rates, English can't see rate cut point, growth solid, Z Energy bonds, air travel booms, swap rates up, NZD holds
7th Oct 16, 4:00pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; Sovereign raises mortgage rates, English can't see rate cut point, growth solid, Z Energy bonds, air travel booms, swap rates up, NZD holds
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; ASB ups mortgage rates, rents fall in ChCh, used car imports hit 12yr high, another affordability issue, Truckometer steady, swaps rate up, NZD down
6th Oct 16, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; ASB ups mortgage rates, rents fall in ChCh, used car imports hit 12yr high, another affordability issue, Truckometer steady, swaps rate up, NZD down
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; home loan and TD rates rise, dairy prices fall, online retail booms with car sales, Auckland house prices tame, swap rates up again, NZD falls
5th Oct 16, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; home loan and TD rates rise, dairy prices fall, online retail booms with car sales, Auckland house prices tame, swap rates up again, NZD falls
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; QSBO improves, ICNZ sanctions Youi, QV reports higher prices, RBA holds, very big ship, a driverless shuttle, swaps up strongly, NZD higher
4th Oct 16, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; QSBO improves, ICNZ sanctions Youi, QV reports higher prices, RBA holds, very big ship, a driverless shuttle, swaps up strongly, NZD higher
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; mortgage rates tweaked, under 1yr TD rates very competitive, more tourists coming, Dunedin FHB favourite, swaps up, NZD sideways
3rd Oct 16, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; mortgage rates tweaked, under 1yr TD rates very competitive, more tourists coming, Dunedin FHB favourite, swaps up, NZD sideways
Some green shoots of competition start to show in short term deposit rates, with one 9 month rate as high as others offer for five years
3rd Oct 16, 11:28am
Some green shoots of competition start to show in short term deposit rates, with one 9 month rate as high as others offer for five years
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; mortgage rates flatten, ASB ends td special offer, flat resident consent levels, strong non-res levels, more fraud, slower bank account growth, swaps fall
30th Sep 16, 4:00pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; mortgage rates flatten, ASB ends td special offer, flat resident consent levels, strong non-res levels, more fraud, slower bank account growth, swaps fall