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What happened Wednesday
14 Nov 18, 3:59pm
David Chaston
11 comments
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; no rate changes, house sales 'normal', Anderson passes, swaps softer and flatter, NZD holds high, & more
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Grappling with Globalisation 4.0
14 Nov 18, 2:45pm
Guest
3 comments
Klaus Schwab says the forces of the new economy have brought a new form of globalisation, needing new forms of governance to safeguard the public good
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Housing conditions 'right for further LVR loosening'
14 Nov 18, 11:45am
David Hargreaves
26 comments
Kiwibank economists say latest house sales figures show a 'well behaved' market and so there is 'every possibility' of the RBNZ further relaxing lending limits
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Technology, tariffs, and peak globalisation
14 Nov 18, 11:06am
Patrick Watson
22 comments
Patrick Watson suggests future historians will say the 2008–2009 crisis marked 'peak globalization' and we're now heading down the other side of the mountain
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Buoyant start to summer housing market with volumes up and prices steady
14 Nov 18, 10:03am
Greg Ninness
152 comments
October's house sales volumes up 15.5% versus October last year, while the median selling price set a new record, REINZ says
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Chorus seeks $300+ million
14 Nov 18, 9:51am
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Chorus plans to issue at least $300 million in 10-year bonds with an interest rate of no less than 4.35%
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NZDUSD opens at 0.6751
14 Nov 18, 8:09am
Dan Bell
The Opening Bell: Where currencies start on Wednesday, November 14, 2018
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Positive risk tone
14 Nov 18, 7:59am
Jason Wong
US-China trade talks and a Brexit deal have supported risk currencies like the NZD; GBP has been the top performer; US Treasury yields haven’t responded to the better risk backdrop
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90 seconds at 9 am: The oil price slumps to 7 month lows
14 Nov 18, 7:40am
David Chaston
22 comments
US deficits widen; OECD jobless rate falls; a Brexit deal on the table; RCEP pushed back; China & US in confusing trade talks; UST 10yr at 3.16%; oil slumps and gold down; NZ$1 = 67.6 USc; TWI-5 = 72.3
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November log market report
13 Nov 18, 4:57pm
Scott Downs
Nervous demand from China as their inventories shrink raises prices for logs. Demand for sawn timber remains strong but supply competition rises. Domestic markets unchanged
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What happened Tuesday
13 Nov 18, 3:59pm
David Chaston
85 comments
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; ASB cuts, Co-op Bank changes, food prices unchanged, Fonterra has China win, population up +1.9%, swaps & NZD little changed, & more
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US Equities trade lower taking risk currencies off highs
13 Nov 18, 2:16pm
Guest
Markets are still figuring out what it all means post US elections and Fed policy announcement; NZD climbed to a four month high of 0.6817; NZD has continued to climb against the AUD
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ASB cuts one rate below 4%, raises two others
13 Nov 18, 1:59pm
David Chaston
26 comments
ASB cuts one rate to 3.95% but raises two others as the sub 4% rate level embeds in the current home loan market; only three stragglers to go now
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RBNZ plans talks with banks and insurers about climate change strategy
13 Nov 18, 12:43pm
Gareth Vaughan
2 comments
Reserve Bank climate change strategy to focus on both its own activities and its regulatory oversight of financial stability
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Too early to say if KiwiBuild can deliver substantial benefits for first home buyers
13 Nov 18, 12:03pm
Greg Ninness
61 comments
KiwiBuild homes are on the margins of affordability for first buyers but that could change significantly next year, writes Greg Ninness
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Inquiry to focus on the handling of insurance claims by EQC
13 Nov 18, 10:46am
Gareth Vaughan
6 comments
Ex-Governor-General and High Court Judge Silvia Cartwright to lead public inquiry with 'all the powers of a Royal Commission' into the Earthquake Commission
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Twyford lauds 'innovative' financing of infrastructure
13 Nov 18, 10:32am
David Hargreaves
44 comments
Special purpose vehicle will fund $91 mln of infrastructure to support building of 9,000 homes at Wainui, north of Auckland
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Sales rate of 26% at Barfoot & Thompson's latest auctions
13 Nov 18, 10:13am
Greg Ninness
86 comments
The highest sales rate was for properties that were auctioned on site, with almost half changing hands
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NZDUSD opens at 0.6732
13 Nov 18, 8:25am
Dan Bell
The Opening Bell: Where currencies start on Tuesday, November 13, 2018
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USD stronger, UST rates lower
13 Nov 18, 8:16am
Nick Smyth
US equity markets have remained under downward pressure; USD has extended its recent gains; NZD has held up reasonably well, and is down only marginally against the USD overnight; NZ swap rates nudged up slightly yesterday
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13 Nov 18, 7:50am
Lighting the housing market's fire?
60
13 Nov 18, 7:50am
90 seconds at 9 am: China stresses building
26
13 Nov 18, 5:00am
Should the Reserve Bank's policy objective be changed?
5
12 Nov 18, 5:05pm
and now Westpac ...
19
12 Nov 18, 3:59pm
What happened Monday
31
12 Nov 18, 2:28pm
A very big trade under threat
12 Nov 18, 2:27pm
Most Kiwis worried about being scam victims
1
12 Nov 18, 2:15pm
CBL Insurance put in liquidation
6
12 Nov 18, 1:31pm
BNZ to offer 3.99% two-year mortgage rate
39
12 Nov 18, 11:58am
The NZ financial system by the numbers
14
12 Nov 18, 11:14am
Meeting with Adrian Orr among those not disclosed by Shane Jones
10
12 Nov 18, 10:33am
'Kiwibank would need to undergo fundamental change'
12 Nov 18, 9:05am
Here come the overt cash-back incentives again
71
12 Nov 18, 8:24am
NZDUSD opens at 0.6732
12 Nov 18, 8:03am
Impressive Kiwi dollar gains 'fully justified'
5
12 Nov 18, 7:56am
Risk sentiment grows cautious
12 Nov 18, 7:14am
90 seconds at 9 am: China financial stability in spotlight
22
12 Nov 18, 6:02am
Kiwibank raises a key term deposit rate
1
12 Nov 18, 5:00am
Fewer people expect house prices to increase
118
11 Nov 18, 6:30am
Jones finds new punch bags in the FMA, the RBNZ & the Super Fund
19
10 Nov 18, 12:00pm
More than half are looking for something other than best returns
2
10 Nov 18, 10:31am
From gig track to gig trap
10 Nov 18, 10:02am
Why the regulators should take a look at the credit card market
7
10 Nov 18, 9:58am
From economic crisis to World War III
18
10 Nov 18, 9:57am
Strong progress with origin brand development
1
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