This is where we note various pieces of data, and other selected and topical items of interest as they arrive in our inbox

This is where we note various pieces of data, and other selected and topical items of interest as they arrive in our inbox.

We will add to it continously during the day.

Feel free to send us suggested content - to news@interest.co.nz

5pm: John Key heads overseas to do very important things:

3:15 pm Harmoney platform performance (DC)

Peer-to-peer platform says they "reached over $265 million of lending on the marketplace. Originated almost $15m and brought on almost 950 new Borrowers and almost 400 new Lenders. Borrowers have now paid over $24m in interest to Lenders (that's up more than $2m on May!)."

2:30 pm Fitch Ratings warns the Aussies (DC)

Fitch says its AAA country rating may need to be reviewed for a downgrade if the horse-trading done to form a new government undermines its current fiscal track. The impact for us? higher credit spreads.

1.30pm: Survey highlights the cost to employers of Auckland's housing crisis (GN)

1:15pm: Phil Twyford says the government has failed to meet state housing targets and PM's words sound hollow (GN)

Sunday: Andrew Little says working families worse off (GN)

9:15 am Phew! (DC)

Aussie banks, insurers and other financials are celebrating the likely election outcome that there will be no Royal Commission into banking behaviour, as proposed by the Labor Party and supported by the Greens.

9:20 am Not good (DC)

But business leaders are out in force this morning warning that the election result will be bad for Australia.

9:30 am Aussie under pressure (DC)

The NZD has opened higher this morning especially against the AUD. We are now up to 96.2 AUc.

11:30 am Yields open lower (DC)

Both the NZGB 2020 and 2021 bods are now yeilding below 2% in early bond market trading today. In addition the 2017, 2019 and the 2023 are under as well.