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What happened Wednesday
20 Feb 19, 3:59pm
David Chaston
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; some TD rate cuts, record low birth rate, producer prices rising, house price expectations dip, swaps, NZD stays up, & more
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More term deposit rate reductions
20 Feb 19, 11:03am
David Chaston
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Three more banks cut term deposit rates as offers bunch up in a tighter range. UDC exits. ANZ is the latest to trim its rate card following Westpac and the Cooperative Bank
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90 seconds at 9 am: World trade growth slows
20 Feb 19, 7:39am
David Chaston
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Dairy prices disappoint; fewer US consumers expect to be better off; China current account surplus dives, WTO warns on trade slowdown; UST 10yr 2.66%; oil stable and gold jumps; NZ$1 = 68.9 USc; TWI-5 = 73.3
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What happened Tuesday
19 Feb 19, 3:59pm
David Chaston
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; Co-op cuts TD rates, life expectancy rises, eyes on dairy prices, swap rates firm, bitcoin jumps, NZD settles, & more
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90 seconds at 9 am: Sentiment and data diverge
19 Feb 19, 7:40am
David Chaston
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Japan machine orders dip; Singapore exports slump; EU ready to retaliate; Brexit wobbles intensify; US number one investor in Australia again; UST 10yr 2.66%; oil and gold up; NZ$1 = 68.4 USc; TWI-5 = 73
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What happened Monday
18 Feb 19, 3:59pm
David Chaston
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; new rate match offer; bank satisfaction rises, PSI stronger, population growing, more hotels, NZGB yields up, NZD rises, & more
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90 seconds at 9 am: US risk rally rolls on
18 Feb 19, 7:26am
David Chaston
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US equities rally despite a raft of poor data; Canada house sales up; Bill Gates wants capital gains taxes; China lending rises sharply; UST 10yr 2.66%; oil holds and gold up; NZ$1 = 68.6 USc; TWI-5 = 73.2
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TSB to match the lowest 1-year mortgage offer from the Aussie owned banks
17 Feb 19, 12:02am
David Chaston
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TSB pledges to match any advertised one-year home loan lending rate from NZ's big four Australian owned banks
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Weekend briefing: Momentum's fickle trends
16 Feb 19, 8:46am
David Chaston
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US industrial production drops; trade talk expectations rise; Canada home sales up; China debt balloons, China inflation falls; AU housing risks; UST 10yr 2.67%; oil and gold up; NZ$1 = 68.5 USc; TWI-5 = 73.2
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What happened Friday
15 Feb 19, 3:59pm
David Chaston
28 comments
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; some rate changes, dairy prices rise, migration data update, PMIs soft, swap rates fall, NZD rises, & more
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China is about to test us
15 Feb 19, 12:44pm
David Chaston
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We look at what we have at risk in trade and economic exposure to China as they ramp up economic and political pressure on us to join its world view on trade and 'friendly relations'
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90 seconds at 9 am: Who thought that dinner was a good idea?
15 Feb 19, 7:46am
David Chaston
48 comments
US retail sales drop; China exports zoom; US-China talks to be extended; Airbus raises white flag on A380; ACCC investigates collusion dinner; UST 10yr 2.67%; oil up and gold holds; NZ$1 = 68.3 USc; TWI-5 = 73
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What happened Thursday
14 Feb 19, 3:59pm
David Chaston
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; no retail rate changes, REINZ flat, food price rises modest, insurers survive Hayne, swaps and NZD rise again, & more
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90 seconds at 9 am: Risk-on sentiment lingers
14 Feb 19, 7:46am
David Chaston
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US inflation lower; real wages higher; mortgage market slows; China services deficit swells; EU points money laundering finger; world equities rise; UST 10yr 2.70%; oil and gold up; NZ$1 = 68.2 USc; TWI-5 = 72.8
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Why the big reaction?
13 Feb 19, 5:29pm
David Chaston
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Even though the RBNZ didn't announce any significant changes in monetary policy, currency and interest rate markets jumped. That says more about traders getting assumptions wrong than the RBNZ
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What happened Wednesday
13 Feb 19, 3:59pm
David Chaston
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; ASB cuts TD rates, RBNZ holds, markets adjust after misreading them, QV house prices, swaps and NZD jump, & more
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ASB cuts term deposit rates
13 Feb 19, 11:30am
David Chaston
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A big Aussie-owned bank sneaks in a term deposit rate cut, setting some of its rate offers below its main rivals. We review what is behind the move and how bank margins are tracking
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90 seconds at 9 am: Markets ignore risk
13 Feb 19, 7:43am
David Chaston
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US job openings jump but SMEs less optimistic; US car loan delinquencies at record high; equity markets rise; China plays defense; AU business conditions flat; UST 10yr 2.69%; oil up and gold unchanged; NZ$1 = 67.4 USc; TWI-5 = 71.9
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What happened Tuesday
12 Feb 19, 3:59pm
David Chaston
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; NBS cuts TD rates, truckometer slows, inflation low, retail activity picks up, swaps and NZD settle, & more
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90 seconds at 9 am: Politics weighs on economies
12 Feb 19, 7:45am
David Chaston
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US treading water on trade, shutdown; China holiday spending growth disappoints; Italy and Spain take economic risks; ASX dips on Hayne; UST 10yr 2.66%; oil and gold dip; NZ$1 = 67.3 USc; TWI-5 = 72
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