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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; mortgagee sales spike, farmers buy more tractors, red meat sales soar, debt demand rises, MTF in big securitisation, swaps fall, NZD falls, & more
17th Oct 25, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; mortgagee sales spike, farmers buy more tractors, red meat sales soar, debt demand rises, MTF in big securitisation, swaps fall, NZD falls, & more
US data weak; Canada housing starts strong; Japanese machinery orders dip; Aussie jobs growth weaker; freight rates stop falling; UST 10yr at 3.97%; gold up yet again, oil lower again; NZ$1 = 57.3 USc; TWI-5 = 61.8
17th Oct 25, 7:19am
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US data weak; Canada housing starts strong; Japanese machinery orders dip; Aussie jobs growth weaker; freight rates stop falling; UST 10yr at 3.97%; gold up yet again, oil lower again; NZ$1 = 57.3 USc; TWI-5 = 61.8
ANZ trims fixed rates, but only to levels that make them look good against their main rivals. Some challenger banks have much lower rates. ANZ also pushed through matching term deposit rate cuts
16th Oct 25, 4:54pm
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ANZ trims fixed rates, but only to levels that make them look good against their main rivals. Some challenger banks have much lower rates. ANZ also pushed through matching term deposit rate cuts
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; Kiwi Bond rates cut the full 50 bps, inflation signals sag, building cost pressure eases, more benefit claims, Dawn to pay Alliance more, swaps soft, NZD firm, & more
16th Oct 25, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; Kiwi Bond rates cut the full 50 bps, inflation signals sag, building cost pressure eases, more benefit claims, Dawn to pay Alliance more, swaps soft, NZD firm, & more
Treasury reduces Kiwi Bond interest rates again, the benchmark for risk-free saving for retail savers, their fourth cut in 2025
16th Oct 25, 1:21pm
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Treasury reduces Kiwi Bond interest rates again, the benchmark for risk-free saving for retail savers, their fourth cut in 2025
US data highlights inflation but officials turn a blind eye; China gets more deflation, softer debt expansion; India exports rise; Aussie house building weak; UST 10yr at 4.05%; gold up yet again, oil lower again; NZ$1 = 57.2 USc; TWI-5 = 61.7
16th Oct 25, 7:24am
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US data highlights inflation but officials turn a blind eye; China gets more deflation, softer debt expansion; India exports rise; Aussie house building weak; UST 10yr at 4.05%; gold up yet again, oil lower again; NZ$1 = 57.2 USc; TWI-5 = 61.7
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; another new low mortgage rate, TD rates fall too, RE commissions hold up, FMA issues public warning, milk powder prices dip, swaps hold, NZD soft, & more
15th Oct 25, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; another new low mortgage rate, TD rates fall too, RE commissions hold up, FMA issues public warning, milk powder prices dip, swaps hold, NZD soft, & more
Powell gets ready to support a dipping US economy; US SME optimism fades; China car market roars; Singapore doing better; IMF cautious; UST 10yr at 4.03%; gold up again, oil lower; NZ$1 = 57.2 USc; TWI-5 = 61.8
15th Oct 25, 7:19am
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Powell gets ready to support a dipping US economy; US SME optimism fades; China car market roars; Singapore doing better; IMF cautious; UST 10yr at 4.03%; gold up again, oil lower; NZ$1 = 57.2 USc; TWI-5 = 61.8
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; first sign of another step down for fixed rates, RBNZ eases LVR rules, REINZ finds market going sideways, spending softens, swaps stable, NZD eases, & more
14th Oct 25, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; first sign of another step down for fixed rates, RBNZ eases LVR rules, REINZ finds market going sideways, spending softens, swaps stable, NZD eases, & more
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Bank of China makes the first broad fixed mortgage rate cuts since the October 8 OCR cut. Not to be outdone, ICBC now goes even lower. Will this induce the main banks to move too?
14th Oct 25, 2:45pm
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Bank of China makes the first broad fixed mortgage rate cuts since the October 8 OCR cut. Not to be outdone, ICBC now goes even lower. Will this induce the main banks to move too?
China's exports soar while US exports shrink; India inflation falls below target; Nobel Prize in economics 'proves' creative destruction long term benefits; UST 10yr at 4.07%; gold leaps again, oil little-changed; NZ$1 = 57.4 USc; TWI-5 = 61.9
14th Oct 25, 7:19am
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China's exports soar while US exports shrink; India inflation falls below target; Nobel Prize in economics 'proves' creative destruction long term benefits; UST 10yr at 4.07%; gold leaps again, oil little-changed; NZ$1 = 57.4 USc; TWI-5 = 61.9
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; service sector stuck, migration low, tourism improves slowly, truckometer tame at best, farm listings low, for lease listings high, swaps hostage, NZD a bit firmer, & more
13th Oct 25, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; service sector stuck, migration low, tourism improves slowly, truckometer tame at best, farm listings low, for lease listings high, swaps hostage, NZD a bit firmer, & more
US policy unnerves markets, tensions with China renewed; Canada grows more jobs than the US; Japanese politics stumbles; Aussie business soft ahead of jobs data; UST 10yr at 4.05%; gold recovers, oil lower; NZ$1 = 57.2 USc; TWI-5 = 61.8
13th Oct 25, 7:19am
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US policy unnerves markets, tensions with China renewed; Canada grows more jobs than the US; Japanese politics stumbles; Aussie business soft ahead of jobs data; UST 10yr at 4.05%; gold recovers, oil lower; NZ$1 = 57.2 USc; TWI-5 = 61.8
Financial markets dive on latest Trump brain explosion; US federal layoffs start; Canada jobs jump; Japan politics gets messy; China fragile; UST 10yr at 4.06%; gold & silver fall back, oil dives; NZ$1 = 57.2 USc; TWI-5 = 65.1
11th Oct 25, 8:33am
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Financial markets dive on latest Trump brain explosion; US federal layoffs start; Canada jobs jump; Japan politics gets messy; China fragile; UST 10yr at 4.06%; gold & silver fall back, oil dives; NZ$1 = 57.2 USc; TWI-5 = 65.1
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; Auckland rents soft on lower demand, PMI dull, housing stock values limp, asset sales on radar, livestock prices soar, Fonterra shares too, swaps hold, NZD weak, & more
10th Oct 25, 4:02pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; Auckland rents soft on lower demand, PMI dull, housing stock values limp, asset sales on radar, livestock prices soar, Fonterra shares too, swaps hold, NZD weak, & more
Update advisory: we explain why we are changing the way we track our currency's movements based on trade-weights. Our own TWI-5 is a different measure to the RBNZ's TWI-17. Both are approximations
10th Oct 25, 3:55pm
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Update advisory: we explain why we are changing the way we track our currency's movements based on trade-weights. Our own TWI-5 is a different measure to the RBNZ's TWI-17. Both are approximations
America kneecapping itself; Japan machine tool orders impress; ditto Taiwan exports; China reports solid holiday activity; Aussie inflation expectations stay high; UST 10yr at 4.15%; gold and oil down; NZ$1 = 57.4 USc; TWI-5 = 65.2
10th Oct 25, 7:19am
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America kneecapping itself; Japan machine tool orders impress; ditto Taiwan exports; China reports solid holiday activity; Aussie inflation expectations stay high; UST 10yr at 4.15%; gold and oil down; NZ$1 = 57.4 USc; TWI-5 = 65.2
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; OCR pass-through distorted, spring listing rush, hopeful glimmers in card activity, more savings, lower share of GDP, weak tax-take mirrors economy, swaps on hold, NZD recovers, & more
9th Oct 25, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; OCR pass-through distorted, spring listing rush, hopeful glimmers in card activity, more savings, lower share of GDP, weak tax-take mirrors economy, swaps on hold, NZD recovers, & more
American data weakens quite quickly but it is not holding back financial markets; Japan business sentiment up; Taiwan inflation down; China back from holiday; UST 10yr at 4.14%; gold and oil up; NZ$1 = 57.8 USc; TWI-5 = 65.4
9th Oct 25, 7:22am
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American data weakens quite quickly but it is not holding back financial markets; Japan business sentiment up; Taiwan inflation down; China back from holiday; UST 10yr at 4.14%; gold and oil up; NZ$1 = 57.8 USc; TWI-5 = 65.4
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Tracking the changes to savings accounts after the OCR rate cut, including the Notice Savers
8th Oct 25, 4:52pm
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Tracking the changes to savings accounts after the OCR rate cut, including the Notice Savers
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ANZ is the first mover after the -50 bps OCR cut, passing on -40 bps to floating rate borrowers, Westpac only passes on -30 bps, ASB & BNZ go -30 bps too. By Kiwibank it is -35 bps
8th Oct 25, 4:42pm
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ANZ is the first mover after the -50 bps OCR cut, passing on -40 bps to floating rate borrowers, Westpac only passes on -30 bps, ASB & BNZ go -30 bps too. By Kiwibank it is -35 bps
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; Jumbo OCR cut has banks reassessing rate cut size, rents slip but investors more active, dairy prices slip, NZX50 rises, swaps drop, gold up, NZD falls hard, & more
8th Oct 25, 4:00pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; Jumbo OCR cut has banks reassessing rate cut size, rents slip but investors more active, dairy prices slip, NZX50 rises, swaps drop, gold up, NZD falls hard, & more
US data weakens; Canada PMI leaps; Japanese spending firm; Australian sentiment dips as do job ad levels; Airbus A320 trumps Boeing 737; UST 10yr at 4.12%; gold up as oil eases; NZ$1 = 58.1 USc; TWI-5 = 65.6
8th Oct 25, 7:26am
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US data weakens; Canada PMI leaps; Japanese spending firm; Australian sentiment dips as do job ad levels; Airbus A320 trumps Boeing 737; UST 10yr at 4.12%; gold up as oil eases; NZ$1 = 58.1 USc; TWI-5 = 65.6
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; BNZ & TSB keep the rate cuts coming, no optimism in business opinion, ASB waves white flag, home ownership slips again, Gen Z meateaters, swaps down, NZD holds, & more
7th Oct 25, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; BNZ & TSB keep the rate cuts coming, no optimism in business opinion, ASB waves white flag, home ownership slips again, Gen Z meateaters, swaps down, NZD holds, & more
China holiday activity looks strong; Japanese markets love Takaichi; France in another political jam; Aussie inflation stays high; many metals prices jump; UST 10yr at 4.16%; precious metals & oil rise; NZ$1 = 58.4 USc; TWI-5 = 65.7
7th Oct 25, 7:19am
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China holiday activity looks strong; Japanese markets love Takaichi; France in another political jam; Aussie inflation stays high; many metals prices jump; UST 10yr at 4.16%; precious metals & oil rise; NZ$1 = 58.4 USc; TWI-5 = 65.7