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American Black Friday retail off to a shaky start; China cuts reserve ratios again; German & French sentiment holds; Spain targets new taxes, Victoria votes; UST 10yr 3.69%; gold and oil dip; NZ$1 = 62.4 USc; TWI-5 = 71.2
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American Black Friday retail off to a shaky start; China cuts reserve ratios again; German & French sentiment holds; Spain targets new taxes, Victoria votes; UST 10yr 3.69%; gold and oil dip; NZ$1 = 62.4 USc; TWI-5 = 71.2
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; retail spending rises, consumer sentiment falls, Hassall resigns at BNZ board, FLP in final seven days for access, swaps settle, NZD stable, & more
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; retail spending rises, consumer sentiment falls, Hassall resigns at BNZ board, FLP in final seven days for access, swaps settle, NZD stable, & more
Most central banks fight inflation with +75 bps hikes, but not Turkey; US holiday retail eyed; Japan PMIs waver; container freight rates dive; UST 10yr 3.69%; gold up and oil unchanged; NZ$1 = 62.7 USc; TWI-5 = 71.3
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Most central banks fight inflation with +75 bps hikes, but not Turkey; US holiday retail eyed; Japan PMIs waver; container freight rates dive; UST 10yr 3.69%; gold up and oil unchanged; NZ$1 = 62.7 USc; TWI-5 = 71.3
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; no bank has passed on the OCR hike yet; FHBs keep the mortgage market alive, farm sales dire, more FLP taken, swaps settle, NZD firm, & more
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; no bank has passed on the OCR hike yet; FHBs keep the mortgage market alive, farm sales dire, more FLP taken, swaps settle, NZD firm, & more
Pre-Thanksgiving US data drop mostly positive; China readies new stimulus; Taiwan and Singapore data weak, PMIs in Europe, Australia weaken; UST 10yr 3.74%; gold unchanged and oil drops; NZ$1 = 62.3 USc; TWI-5 = 71.1
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Pre-Thanksgiving US data drop mostly positive; China readies new stimulus; Taiwan and Singapore data weak, PMIs in Europe, Australia weaken; UST 10yr 3.74%; gold unchanged and oil drops; NZ$1 = 62.3 USc; TWI-5 = 71.1
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; RBNZ serious about fighting inflation, QuayStreet sold, LIMs to expose climate risks, swaps jump and invert, NZD firm, & more
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; RBNZ serious about fighting inflation, QuayStreet sold, LIMs to expose climate risks, swaps jump and invert, NZD firm, & more
OECD sees slowdown in 2023, not recession; US exhibiting that slowdown already; China's pandemic struggles spread; eyes on RBNZ; UST 10yr 3.77%; gold and oil up; NZ$1 = 61.4 USc; TWI-5 = 70.7
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OECD sees slowdown in 2023, not recession; US exhibiting that slowdown already; China's pandemic struggles spread; eyes on RBNZ; UST 10yr 3.77%; gold and oil up; NZ$1 = 61.4 USc; TWI-5 = 70.7
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; waiting for the RBNZ, milk flow drops, trade deficit jumps, big new FLP drawdown, swaps firm, NZD stable, & more
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; waiting for the RBNZ, milk flow drops, trade deficit jumps, big new FLP drawdown, swaps firm, NZD stable, & more
US data sags, credit conditions tighten; Taiwan export orders drop; China torn; Malaysia uncertain; German PPI falls; Swedish house prices drop; UST 10yr 3.82%; gold drops and oil little-changed; NZ$1 = 61 USc; TWI-5 = 70.4
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US data sags, credit conditions tighten; Taiwan export orders drop; China torn; Malaysia uncertain; German PPI falls; Swedish house prices drop; UST 10yr 3.82%; gold drops and oil little-changed; NZ$1 = 61 USc; TWI-5 = 70.4
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; eyes on RBNZ, credit card use rises modestly, credit card balances fall, rents respond to standard economics, swaps firm, NZD stable, & more
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; eyes on RBNZ, credit card use rises modestly, credit card balances fall, rents respond to standard economics, swaps firm, NZD stable, & more
China's economic momentum weak; questions rise about resilience of US labour markets; Japanese CPI rises faster; EU prospects improve; UST 10yr 3.83%; gold and oil little-changed; NZ$1 = 61.5 USc; TWI-5 = 70.6
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China's economic momentum weak; questions rise about resilience of US labour markets; Japanese CPI rises faster; EU prospects improve; UST 10yr 3.83%; gold and oil little-changed; NZ$1 = 61.5 USc; TWI-5 = 70.6
US housing sales volumes slump; US tech layoffs grow; Canada PPI rises faster; Japan CPI jumps; China housing retreats as pandemic spreads; Malaysia goes to the polls; UST 10yr 3.82%; gold and oil down; NZ$1 = 61.5 USc; TWI-5 = 70.5
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US housing sales volumes slump; US tech layoffs grow; Canada PPI rises faster; Japan CPI jumps; China housing retreats as pandemic spreads; Malaysia goes to the polls; UST 10yr 3.82%; gold and oil down; NZ$1 = 61.5 USc; TWI-5 = 70.5
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; TD rates inch up by more banks, Fonterra readies shareholder payday, wages hold share of GDP, swaps firm, NZD firm, & more
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; TD rates inch up by more banks, Fonterra readies shareholder payday, wages hold share of GDP, swaps firm, NZD firm, & more
US labour stress low but housing markets weak; US factory sentiment weak; China scrambles on bond stress; UK takes medicine for own goals; Aussie job gains good; UST 10yr 3.78%; gold and oil down; NZ$1 = 60.9 USc; TWI-5 = 69.9
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US labour stress low but housing markets weak; US factory sentiment weak; China scrambles on bond stress; UK takes medicine for own goals; Aussie job gains good; UST 10yr 3.78%; gold and oil down; NZ$1 = 60.9 USc; TWI-5 = 69.9
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; inflation hits farmers hardest, population skewing older, border relief on the way, swaps lower again, NZD holds, & more
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; inflation hits farmers hardest, population skewing older, border relief on the way, swaps lower again, NZD holds, & more
Lackluster American data with retail sales going off the boil; China's house prices fall; Japan's machinery orders dip; Aussie retail strong; UST 10yr 3.72%; gold up and oil down; NZ$1 = 61.5 USc; TWI-5 = 70.1
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Lackluster American data with retail sales going off the boil; China's house prices fall; Japan's machinery orders dip; Aussie retail strong; UST 10yr 3.72%; gold up and oil down; NZ$1 = 61.5 USc; TWI-5 = 70.1
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; BNZ offers 4% for 6 months, borrowers lower their gearing, dairy prices rise, audit quality improves, swaps slip, NZD rises, & more
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; BNZ offers 4% for 6 months, borrowers lower their gearing, dairy prices rise, audit quality improves, swaps slip, NZD rises, & more
Rising NZD hurts positive dairy auction; US price rises ease; US consumer debt rises; Chinese data weak; Xi's meetings positive; EU sentiment improves; UST 10yr 3.84%; gold and oil little-changed; NZ$1 = 61.7 USc; TWI-5 = 70.4
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Rising NZD hurts positive dairy auction; US price rises ease; US consumer debt rises; Chinese data weak; Xi's meetings positive; EU sentiment improves; UST 10yr 3.84%; gold and oil little-changed; NZ$1 = 61.7 USc; TWI-5 = 70.4
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; housing market stays weak, visitor arrivals up but still weak, bonds in hot demand, inflation perceptions high at the margins, swaps and NZD stable, & more
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; housing market stays weak, visitor arrivals up but still weak, bonds in hot demand, inflation perceptions high at the margins, swaps and NZD stable, & more
IMF downbeat; US inflation expectations rise; China's property rescue official; South Korea has liquidity crisis; India inflation eases; Aussie floods extreme; UST 10yr 3.87%; gold and oil soft; NZ$1 = 61 USc; TWI-5 = 70
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IMF downbeat; US inflation expectations rise; China's property rescue official; South Korea has liquidity crisis; India inflation eases; Aussie floods extreme; UST 10yr 3.87%; gold and oil soft; NZ$1 = 61 USc; TWI-5 = 70
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; some minor retail rate changes, service sector healthy, much fundraising, FLP pecked at again, swaps up, NZ holds high, & more
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; some minor retail rate changes, service sector healthy, much fundraising, FLP pecked at again, swaps up, NZ holds high, & more
US data mixed; eyes on weakening labour markets; China's Singles Day results opaque; India data mixed; ASEAN meetings deepen distrust; UST 10yr 3.81%; gold up and oil firm; NZ$1 = 61.2 USc; TWI-5 = 70
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US data mixed; eyes on weakening labour markets; China's Singles Day results opaque; India data mixed; ASEAN meetings deepen distrust; UST 10yr 3.81%; gold up and oil firm; NZ$1 = 61.2 USc; TWI-5 = 70
Do banks really make too much profit? And what would we gain if they made less? What would we lose?
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Do banks really make too much profit? And what would we gain if they made less? What would we lose?
American sentiment slips; US budget deficit halves; FTX goes bust; Chinese youth jobless leaps; Europe faces recession; Australia fingers Russia for hacks; UST 10yr 3.81%; gold up and oil stable; NZ$1 = 61.1 USc; TWI-5 = 70
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American sentiment slips; US budget deficit halves; FTX goes bust; Chinese youth jobless leaps; Europe faces recession; Australia fingers Russia for hacks; UST 10yr 3.81%; gold up and oil stable; NZ$1 = 61.1 USc; TWI-5 = 70
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; 5% TD offers come from more banks, PMI contracts, rents rise fast, carbon price hits record, swaps sink, NZD rises, & more
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; 5% TD offers come from more banks, PMI contracts, rents rise fast, carbon price hits record, swaps sink, NZD rises, & more