22nd May 18, 8:12am
Despite disappointing retail sales, the NZD may not weaken further as it is bolstered by strong terms of trade. Italy toys with issuing parallel currency, worrying its EU partners
Despite disappointing retail sales, the NZD may not weaken further as it is bolstered by strong terms of trade. Italy toys with issuing parallel currency, worrying its EU partners
22nd May 18, 7:28am
Wall Street in tariff relief rally; Japan's trade balance rises; Italian fiscal prudence concerns; China to end birth rules; UST 10yr at 3.06%; oil firm, gold unchanged; NZ$1 = 69.3 USc; TWI-5 = 72.2
Wall Street in tariff relief rally; Japan's trade balance rises; Italian fiscal prudence concerns; China to end birth rules; UST 10yr at 3.06%; oil firm, gold unchanged; NZ$1 = 69.3 USc; TWI-5 = 72.2
22nd May 18, 5:02am
ASB Housing Confidence Survey finds expectations in the housing market have improved sharply after a post-election slump, and Auckland house price expectations have hit a 12-month high
ASB Housing Confidence Survey finds expectations in the housing market have improved sharply after a post-election slump, and Auckland house price expectations have hit a 12-month high
21st May 18, 5:19pm
On Friday, Phil Twyford slammed Treasury officials for their KiwiBuild forecasts, calling them 'kids… disconnected from reality' – the Prime Minister says he went too far
On Friday, Phil Twyford slammed Treasury officials for their KiwiBuild forecasts, calling them 'kids… disconnected from reality' – the Prime Minister says he went too far
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21st May 18, 3:59pm
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; Westpac cuts some TD rates, air goes out of migration, petrol prices jump, farm sales drop, swap rates down, NZD holds
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; Westpac cuts some TD rates, air goes out of migration, petrol prices jump, farm sales drop, swap rates down, NZD holds
21st May 18, 1:27pm
REINZ says latest figures show predictable easing in sales volumes, particularly for the category of finishing units. Conversely, forestry has experienced a lift, albeit sales numbers are relatively small; lifestyle block sales up
REINZ says latest figures show predictable easing in sales volumes, particularly for the category of finishing units. Conversely, forestry has experienced a lift, albeit sales numbers are relatively small; lifestyle block sales up
21st May 18, 11:47am
Finance Minister Grant Robertson is tasking Treasury and MPI with investigating establishing a fund to 'get ahead' of biosecurity threats
Finance Minister Grant Robertson is tasking Treasury and MPI with investigating establishing a fund to 'get ahead' of biosecurity threats
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21st May 18, 11:27am
Rising numbers of non-New Zealanders are continuing to leave, pushing net migration down from high levels to an annual gain of 67,000 in April, down nearly 5000 from a year earlier
[Updated]
Rising numbers of non-New Zealanders are continuing to leave, pushing net migration down from high levels to an annual gain of 67,000 in April, down nearly 5000 from a year earlier
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21st May 18, 10:31am
Judge rules Harmoney's platform fee is a credit fee, doesn't accept the 'relative novelty of peer-to-peer lending should preclude the usual application of the CCCFA'
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Judge rules Harmoney's platform fee is a credit fee, doesn't accept the 'relative novelty of peer-to-peer lending should preclude the usual application of the CCCFA'
21st May 18, 9:43am
BNZ working with MBIE to resolve Holidays Act breaches which include annual and public holiday payments to 'certain employees'
BNZ working with MBIE to resolve Holidays Act breaches which include annual and public holiday payments to 'certain employees'
21st May 18, 9:25am
John Mauldin describes how he thinks we will get from the credit crisis he believes is coming in the next 12–18 months, to what he's terming the Great Reset
John Mauldin describes how he thinks we will get from the credit crisis he believes is coming in the next 12–18 months, to what he's terming the Great Reset
21st May 18, 8:49am
Keith Woodford explains how crucial decisions are pending re Mycoplasma bovis and Government must recognise its own limitations
Keith Woodford explains how crucial decisions are pending re Mycoplasma bovis and Government must recognise its own limitations
21st May 18, 8:24am
A relief bounce following the Budget comes as hedge fund book squaring stops the slide in the NZD and other selling forces run out of steam at US$0.6850
A relief bounce following the Budget comes as hedge fund book squaring stops the slide in the NZD and other selling forces run out of steam at US$0.6850
21st May 18, 8:23am
The Opening Bell: Where currencies start on Monday, May 21, 2018
The Opening Bell: Where currencies start on Monday, May 21, 2018
21st May 18, 8:04am
Political risk on Italy weighs on the euro. Japan inflation weighs on the yen. NAFTA talks weigh on the CAD. Through all this the NZD comes through well
Political risk on Italy weighs on the euro. Japan inflation weighs on the yen. NAFTA talks weigh on the CAD. Through all this the NZD comes through well
21st May 18, 7:28am
US & China pull back from tariff war; US mortgage rates at seven year high; Canada inflation above BoC target; EU pushes back on US Iran sanctions; UST 10yr at 3.06%; oil soft, gold unchanged; NZ$1 = 69 USc; TWI-5 = 72
US & China pull back from tariff war; US mortgage rates at seven year high; Canada inflation above BoC target; EU pushes back on US Iran sanctions; UST 10yr at 3.06%; oil soft, gold unchanged; NZ$1 = 69 USc; TWI-5 = 72
20th May 18, 10:05am
Two banks announce special term deposit offers, both for terms less than one year, and both with rates that compare well with an 18 month term
Two banks announce special term deposit offers, both for terms less than one year, and both with rates that compare well with an 18 month term
20th May 18, 6:54am
The Government's commitment to establishing a non-partisan fiscal costings body is the right move - you only need to revisit the $11.7b fiscal hole saga to see why, says Jason Walls
The Government's commitment to establishing a non-partisan fiscal costings body is the right move - you only need to revisit the $11.7b fiscal hole saga to see why, says Jason Walls
19th May 18, 9:47am
Behavioural economics can help us understand why Trump's slogans and argument framing work with his supporters, accessing basic human responses to perceived risks and rewards
Behavioural economics can help us understand why Trump's slogans and argument framing work with his supporters, accessing basic human responses to perceived risks and rewards
19th May 18, 9:08am
When online consumer markets first emerged, they were hailed for empowering shoppers, encouraging competition, and reducing costs. But it's been corrupted since then with online markets becoming markets in name only
When online consumer markets first emerged, they were hailed for empowering shoppers, encouraging competition, and reducing costs. But it's been corrupted since then with online markets becoming markets in name only
