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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; a day of lower everything - less milk, bigger trade deficit, cheaper debt, lower interest rates, a lower currency
29th Jan 15, 4:00pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; a day of lower everything - less milk, bigger trade deficit, cheaper debt, lower interest rates, a lower currency
Markets and policy makers get the jitters ahead of US Fed announcements. Greek hardball may backfire
29th Jan 15, 7:49am
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Markets and policy makers get the jitters ahead of US Fed announcements. Greek hardball may backfire
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; social housing focus, Aussie inflation embeds, BNZ takes a different path, eyes on the Fed and RBNZ, NZ swap rates rise
28th Jan 15, 4:00pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; social housing focus, Aussie inflation embeds, BNZ takes a different path, eyes on the Fed and RBNZ, NZ swap rates rise
EUR key benefactor from remarkably weak US durable goods orders; USD underperforming other G10 currencies; markets waiting for FOMC and RBNZ announcements
28th Jan 15, 8:20am
EUR key benefactor from remarkably weak US durable goods orders; USD underperforming other G10 currencies; markets waiting for FOMC and RBNZ announcements
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; more home loan rate drops, more credit card balance transfer extensions, swaps rise, NZD falls, farms drier
27th Jan 15, 4:00pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; more home loan rate drops, more credit card balance transfer extensions, swaps rise, NZD falls, farms drier
Roger J Kerr thinks the NZ dollar could start rising again on Thursday as markets discover the RBNZ is not about to become complacent on inflation
27th Jan 15, 2:46pm
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Roger J Kerr thinks the NZ dollar could start rising again on Thursday as markets discover the RBNZ is not about to become complacent on inflation
Market is looking for too much from the RBNZ tomorrow; volatility likely. Volatility likely with the euro too on Greek stress
27th Jan 15, 8:13am
Market is looking for too much from the RBNZ tomorrow; volatility likely. Volatility likely with the euro too on Greek stress
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; NZ service sector strong, calls for more irrigation, ANZ to issue hybrids, Japan factories expanding, NZ swap rates fall, NZD lowest in 4 years
26th Jan 15, 4:00pm
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; NZ service sector strong, calls for more irrigation, ANZ to issue hybrids, Japan factories expanding, NZ swap rates fall, NZD lowest in 4 years
NZD may gain following RBNZ signals that rate cuts unlikely; but soft AU CPI may encourage RBA rate cuts
26th Jan 15, 9:04am
NZD may gain following RBNZ signals that rate cuts unlikely; but soft AU CPI may encourage RBA rate cuts
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; down, down, down; five year mortgage rates fall below 6%, Govt deficit smaller, Govt bond yields below cash, NZD lower
23rd Jan 15, 4:00pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; down, down, down; five year mortgage rates fall below 6%, Govt deficit smaller, Govt bond yields below cash, NZD lower
HiFX's Dan Bell says NZ$ could swing 20% against the greenback this year, sees global ramifications from ECB move
23rd Jan 15, 2:26pm
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HiFX's Dan Bell says NZ$ could swing 20% against the greenback this year, sees global ramifications from ECB move
Even though NZ economy expanding with no inflation, markets focused on the 'no inflation' and pricing in higher chances of a rate cut. Kiwi dollar slips
23rd Jan 15, 8:04am
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Even though NZ economy expanding with no inflation, markets focused on the 'no inflation' and pricing in higher chances of a rate cut. Kiwi dollar slips
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; factories happy, rents rising, consumers very happy, farms sell well, swap rates fall sharply, Kiwi dollar flat-lines
22nd Jan 15, 4:00pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; factories happy, rents rising, consumers very happy, farms sell well, swap rates fall sharply, Kiwi dollar flat-lines
Kiwi currency falling as commodity block countries get marked down. Canada reacts. Eyes now firmly on the ECB
22nd Jan 15, 8:16am
Kiwi currency falling as commodity block countries get marked down. Canada reacts. Eyes now firmly on the ECB
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; even more mortgage cuts, plus some TD reductions too, good deflation, a $10 bln boost, a lower NZD
21st Jan 15, 4:00pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; even more mortgage cuts, plus some TD reductions too, good deflation, a $10 bln boost, a lower NZD
Kiwi currency ends its unsuccessful flirtation with the notion of parity with the AUD. China data doesn't excite but Greece might
21st Jan 15, 8:30am
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Kiwi currency ends its unsuccessful flirtation with the notion of parity with the AUD. China data doesn't excite but Greece might
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; more TD reductions, QSBO sweet spot, growth with less energy, drought concerns, China growth as expected
20th Jan 15, 4:00pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; more TD reductions, QSBO sweet spot, growth with less energy, drought concerns, China growth as expected
Danes defend euro peg, cut rates to align with euro. But NZD will be more influenced by Chinese GDP result later today
20th Jan 15, 8:07am
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Danes defend euro peg, cut rates to align with euro. But NZD will be more influenced by Chinese GDP result later today
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; term deposit rate drops, sagging labour confidence, median multiples, swap rates rise
19th Jan 15, 4:00pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; term deposit rate drops, sagging labour confidence, median multiples, swap rates rise
Swiss National Bank shock decision to abandon EUR/CHF floor and cut interest rates by 50 bps sends NZD 1.4% higher; excellent Australian job report
16th Jan 15, 8:31am
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Swiss National Bank shock decision to abandon EUR/CHF floor and cut interest rates by 50 bps sends NZD 1.4% higher; excellent Australian job report
Copper price collapses over 7% in less than 1 hour; abysmal US retail sales report; EUR on a rollercoaster ride; JPY was again an outperformer
15th Jan 15, 8:39am
Copper price collapses over 7% in less than 1 hour; abysmal US retail sales report; EUR on a rollercoaster ride; JPY was again an outperformer
NZD stepping back from post-float highs; thoughts of NZD/AUD parity was supporting NZD/USD; equity indices rally on oil’s mid-session bounce and positive earnings and ratings news
14th Jan 15, 8:30am
NZD stepping back from post-float highs; thoughts of NZD/AUD parity was supporting NZD/USD; equity indices rally on oil’s mid-session bounce and positive earnings and ratings news
NZD lower against majors; NZD/USD below 50-day moving average; NZD/JPY down 1%; investor nervousness stems from the current atmosphere of uncertainty
13th Jan 15, 8:42am
NZD lower against majors; NZD/USD below 50-day moving average; NZD/JPY down 1%; investor nervousness stems from the current atmosphere of uncertainty
Kiwi dollar continuing to outperform all other currencies against a stronger greenback
12th Jan 15, 2:30pm
Kiwi dollar continuing to outperform all other currencies against a stronger greenback
Upward momentum of the USD ran out of steam overnight; eyes on US non-farm payrolls, strong Australian building approvals
9th Jan 15, 8:13am
Upward momentum of the USD ran out of steam overnight; eyes on US non-farm payrolls, strong Australian building approvals