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Fletcher sees slower NZ residential activity

22 Aug 18, 10:22am

After a strong year of home building in New Zealand, construction giant Fletcher Building says there's expected to be a decline in residential consents over 2019
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Land-based education battles urban dominance

22 Aug 18, 10:19am

Guy Trafford

Guy Trafford looks at what the future might hold for Lincoln University, and how consumer perceptions might change feedlot operations
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New Zealand interest rates - the new regime

22 Aug 18, 9:24am

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With a new Reserve Bank Governor in place, Milford Asset Management's Ian Robertson discusses the outlook for New Zealand interest rates and explains what it means for investors
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NZDUSD opens at 0.6688

22 Aug 18, 8:05am

Dan Bell

The Opening Bell: Where currencies start on Wednesday, August 22, 2018
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Risk appetite stronger

22 Aug 18, 7:57am

Jason Wong

NZD is touching 0.67 amidst a weaker USD backdrop; global rates have drifted higher; AUD rose up through 0.7380 but has slightly underperformed the NZD; GBP and EUR up about 1%
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Why S&P believes the US will only take a small hit from its trade war

22 Aug 18, 7:51am

Jenée Tibshraeny

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Jenée Tibshraeny talks to S&P's US Chief Economist about the US being strong enough to weather a trade war, but vulnerable to fiscal stimulus creating more inflation than productivity
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90 seconds at 9 am: China chooses "more debt"

22 Aug 18, 7:43am

David Chaston

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Dairy prices fall -3.6%; the S&P500 hist new record high; China to set local govt bond issue risk rating at zero; Maersk gores north; UST 10yr at 2.82%; oil and gold firmer; NZ$1 = 66.3 USc; TWI-5 = 70.2
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What happened Tuesday

21 Aug 18, 3:59pm

David Chaston

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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; no rate changes, migration slows, tourism slows, log prices drop, credit card debt stops growing, K/S FUM concentrates, swaps slip, NZD firms
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Govt ends performance pay for public sector CEOs

21 Aug 18, 2:58pm

Jason Walls

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State Services Minister Chris Hipkins says the move will save taxpayers $4 million by 2022 – it comes just a day after the PM froze salary increases for MPs
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USD weakness takes crosses off lows

21 Aug 18, 2:32pm

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USD support faded as the week came to a close, the NZD finished up the strongest of the majors group finishing at 0.6640; NZDAUD eased lower from the open of 0.9072 to trade around the 0.9045 mark
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Aussie PM Turnbull wins leadership vote

21 Aug 18, 12:03pm

Jason Walls

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Australia's Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton, who challenged PM Malcolm Turnbull, has resigned from Cabinet and will sit on the backbench
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Migration pushed NZ population up by 63,779 in July year

21 Aug 18, 11:23am

Greg Ninness

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Annual New Zealand migration gain still at historically high levels but easing back compared to the last two years
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Goldman Sachs reduces its NZ GDP growth forecast

21 Aug 18, 11:18am

Jason Walls

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One of the world’s biggest investment banks cuts its expectations for NZ’s economic growth citing, in part, business confidence – but it is expecting growth to pick back up before too long
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Limited winter fare at Barfoot & Thompson's latest auctions

21 Aug 18, 10:01am

Greg Ninness

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Auction numbers were low but the sales rate held up at Barfoot & Thompson's latest Auckland auctions
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Harcourts' sales volumes & new listings up but prices weaker in July

21 Aug 18, 9:24am

Greg Ninness

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Harcourts sold more homes in July but prices were weaker overall, particularly in Auckland
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August log market report

21 Aug 18, 8:56am

Scott Downs

Sharp reduction in Chinese buying power causes a big drop in prices for export logs, even as Chinese log stocks reduce. Lower prices flow from India too
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NZDUSD opens at 0.6632

21 Aug 18, 8:07am

Dan Bell

The Opening Bell: Where currencies start on Tuesday, August 21, 2018
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USD and UST rates drift lower

21 Aug 18, 7:59am

Jason Wong

GBP is near the top of the leaderboard; NZD was in a drift-down mode for much of Monday but ended the day flat at 0.6630 on USD weakness; UST yields have drifted lower and the curve shows a slight flattening bias
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90 seconds at 9 am: Bond and equity markets give sharply different signals

21 Aug 18, 7:45am

David Chaston

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Shanghai gains +1%; Malaysia warns Beijing; Greece exits bailout restraints; Germany boasts top C/A surplus; Jackson Hole bankers nervous; UST 10yr at 2.82%; oil and gold firmer; NZ$1 = 66.3 USc; TWI-5 = 70.2
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PM freezes MPs pay increases until she can find a ‘fairer formula’

20 Aug 18, 4:46pm

Jason Walls

83 comments

The independent body that sets MPs salaries wanted to give MPs a 3% pay rise, but Ardern says that is just ‘out of whack’ with her Government’s values
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20 Aug 18, 3:58pm

What happened Monday

20 Aug 18, 2:56pm

ANZ NZ's $3.8 bln dividends explained

20 Aug 18, 2:54pm

ANZ NZ residential mortgage lending up 2.34% in June quarter

20 Aug 18, 2:09pm

No limit on Crown entity borrowing, Phil Twyford says

20 Aug 18, 11:49am

Why is Fonterra so bad at international ventures?

20 Aug 18, 11:47am

'RBNZ's next rates move more likely to be a cut'