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Headwinds and lower OCR expectations
19 Dec 18, 4:48pm
Nick Smyth
3 comments
BNZ interest rate strategist Nick Smyth has a crunch of the detail of the RBNZ's new bank capital proposals; says bank funding costs will increase but the RBNZ may offset future increases in lending rates with delays to OCR rises, or even cuts
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What happened Wednesday
19 Dec 18, 3:59pm
David Chaston
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; smaller savings rates, higher minimum wages, bigger C/A deficit, more farm sales, swaps lower and flatter, NZD higher, & more
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Good weather for pasture growth bolsters the rural property market
19 Dec 18, 3:33pm
Greg Ninness
Farms sales and prices are both up compared to last year, but there are still a few rough patches says the REINZ
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Minimum wage to go up to $17.70 an hour on April 1
19 Dec 18, 12:03pm
Jenée Tibshraeny
67 comments
Govt announces min. wage increase of $1.20 an hour to take effect on April 1; Indicates further $1.20 and $1.10 hikes in 2020 and 2021; Bridges says National would increase the min. wage by 50c a year
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Heartland sees likelihood of increased M&A activity
19 Dec 18, 11:06am
David Hargreaves
4 comments
RBNZ's new capital requirements would need Heartland to lift its 'Tier 1' capital by about $15m a year; company believes the new requirements will stir more takeover activity and says it will consider any 'value-accretive' acquisition
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'NZ's radical bank capital proposal sets a global standard'
19 Dec 18, 9:56am
Gareth Vaughan
7 comments
RBNZ bank capital proposals go well beyond the international norm, are highly conservative & positive for banks' credit profiles, Fitch says
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The major impactors in 2019
19 Dec 18, 8:45am
Guy Trafford
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Guy Trafford takes a look at what 2019 might bring for farmers in terms of climate-related regulation, land prices, and product prices. He's not pessimistic on everything
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Reflections on the year that was
19 Dec 18, 8:26am
Allan Barber
Allan Barber looks back of a year where New Zealand agriculture had to face a range of unexpected developments and a number of growing uncertainties, almost all of which will be festering in 2019
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NZDUSD opens at 0.6851
19 Dec 18, 8:22am
Dan Bell
The Opening Bell: Where currencies start on Wednesday, December 19, 2018
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90 seconds at 9 am: Oil price sinks
19 Dec 18, 7:58am
David Chaston
30 comments
Dairy prices rise again; equity markets await Fed signals; US housing starts weak; China retreats into its shell; German sentiment falls; UST 10yr at 2.83%; oil slumps but gold up; NZ$1 = 68.5 USc; TWI-5 = 73.2
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Risk-on mode
19 Dec 18, 7:50am
Jason Wong
After a couple of big daily falls US equities are up 0.8-1.2%; US bonds have rallied a little ahead of the US FOMC announcement tomorrow; CAD is softer as oil prices continue to fall, while the NZD has sustained the gains it saw in local trading yesterday
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First home buyers battling rising house prices & higher interest rates
19 Dec 18, 5:00am
Greg Ninness
48 comments
First home buyers being squeezed between rising lower quartile housing prices & higher mortgage interest rates, putting a dampener on their home ownership hopes
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Some 'Christmas cheer' in December business confidence survey
18 Dec 18, 4:58pm
Jenée Tibshraeny
2 comments
Business confidence picks up to highest level since April according to ANZ survey; Tight credit conditions seen to be the loosest they've been in more than two years
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What happened Tuesday
18 Dec 18, 3:59pm
David Chaston
4 comments
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; HSBC raises home loan rates, business confidence improves, eyes on dairy auction, CU ructions, swaps stable, NZD firms, & more
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Five-way credit union merger proposal revealed
18 Dec 18, 2:39pm
Gareth Vaughan
12 comments
Credit unions NZCU South, NZCU Central, NZCU Steelsands, Aotearoa Credit Union and NZCU Baywide unveil merger plans
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Equity markets trade to new lows
18 Dec 18, 12:55pm
Guest
Markets closed in the red Friday in a risk off mood; NZD momentarily recovered towards 0.6800 but failed to make any headway past 0.6890 at the close; NZD has lost ground against its Australian cousin
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ANZ & CBA could use asset sale funds to meet proposed RBNZ capital requirement
18 Dec 18, 12:40pm
Gareth Vaughan
Analysts crunch the numbers on how much capital the big 4 banks & Heartland would need to meet proposed new RBNZ capital requirements
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Calculating the risks
18 Dec 18, 12:15pm
Christian Hawkesby
11 comments
Harbour Asset Management pinpoints 10 key risks to look out for in the New Year
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Auction activity winding down, sales rate steady at Barfoot & Thompson
18 Dec 18, 11:51am
Greg Ninness
35 comments
Just 119 properties up for grabs at Barfoot & Thompson's latest auctions, sales on 28% of them
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Housing NZ loans and grants available for more pricey regional new builds
18 Dec 18, 11:46am
Jenée Tibshraeny
8 comments
Around 230 more first home buyers expected to qualify for Housing New Zealand grants a year, and 10 for Welcome Home Loans under scheme tweaks
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18 Dec 18, 9:48am
Govt proposes 'significant' changes to work visas
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18 Dec 18, 9:46am
Unlocking Open Banking
18 Dec 18, 9:04am
Fletcher sells Formica for $1.2b
7
18 Dec 18, 8:40am
HSBC ends its low rate 'specials'
18 Dec 18, 8:28am
NZDUSD opens at 0.6801
18 Dec 18, 8:21am
Broader risk-off tone
18 Dec 18, 7:49am
Will the TWG resolve an intractable issue politicians have endlessly kicked down the road?
56
18 Dec 18, 7:45am
90 seconds at 9 am: Trump pressures the Fed
24
17 Dec 18, 6:00pm
Buy-now-pay-later schemes disrupt non-bank finance sector
17 Dec 18, 5:14pm
New RBNZ bank capital proposals a victory for the NZ owned banks
32
17 Dec 18, 3:59pm
What happened Monday
6
17 Dec 18, 2:40pm
A Christmas stocking capital surprise from the RBNZ
17 Dec 18, 2:38pm
RBNZ details plans to narrow capital gap between big 4 & NZ owned banks
17 Dec 18, 1:25pm
Roger Beaumont named new CEO of NZ Bankers' Association
2
17 Dec 18, 9:37am
ANZ says RBNZ capital proposals mean it would require $6b to $8b of new capital
29
17 Dec 18, 8:37am
Two challenger banks end their sub-4% offers
17 Dec 18, 8:25am
Changing the picture
6
17 Dec 18, 8:03am
NZDUSD opens at 0.6785
17 Dec 18, 7:52am
Risk-off tone to markets
17 Dec 18, 7:47am
Jacinda Ardern: In charge, or just in front?
69
17 Dec 18, 7:17am
90 seconds at 9 am: Weak China. Unstable US. Combination worries investors
17
17 Dec 18, 5:00am
Credit card providers should 'charge fees that are fair and reasonable'
13
16 Dec 18, 8:29am
Did Treasury take Twyford's criticism on board?
9
16 Dec 18, 7:46am
Looking ahead
2
16 Dec 18, 7:02am
Bayleys sold 46% at its latest upper North Island auctions
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