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US Fed policy expectations distorting global finances; Canadian PPI falls; China FDI rises; eyes also on Japanese CPI; UST 10yr 3.49%; gold slips but oil stable; NZ$1 = 59.6 USc; TWI-5 = 69.2
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US Fed policy expectations distorting global finances; Canadian PPI falls; China FDI rises; eyes also on Japanese CPI; UST 10yr 3.49%; gold slips but oil stable; NZ$1 = 59.6 USc; TWI-5 = 69.2
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; Kiwibank ups TD rates, service sector roars back, tractor sales fully recovered, swaps take a breather, NZD stays low, & more
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; Kiwibank ups TD rates, service sector roars back, tractor sales fully recovered, swaps take a breather, NZD stays low, & more
Risks mount for investors; China data improves, but yuan falls faster in free markets; Chinese property prices fall; Hungary imposes controls; funds flow into the US; UST 10yr 3.46%; gold and oil stable; NZ$1 = 59.9 USc; TWI-5 = 69.6
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Risks mount for investors; China data improves, but yuan falls faster in free markets; Chinese property prices fall; Hungary imposes controls; funds flow into the US; UST 10yr 3.46%; gold and oil stable; NZ$1 = 59.9 USc; TWI-5 = 69.6
US consumer mood improves but investor mood darkens; China data improves except for housing; Germany seizes Rosneft assets; lithium cost at record high; UST 10yr 3.46%; gold up and oil stable; NZ$1 = 59.8 USc; TWI-5 = 69.5
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US consumer mood improves but investor mood darkens; China data improves except for housing; Germany seizes Rosneft assets; lithium cost at record high; UST 10yr 3.46%; gold up and oil stable; NZ$1 = 59.8 USc; TWI-5 = 69.5
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; a hot home loan rate from TSB, the PMI expansion rose, more FLP funding, better China data, swaps rise, NZD falls, & more
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; a hot home loan rate from TSB, the PMI expansion rose, more FLP funding, better China data, swaps rise, NZD falls, & more
US labour market stays very tight; US retail rises; but US industrial production weakens; China weaker again; Japan posts huge trade deficit; Aussie jobs expand; UST 10yr 3.46%; gold and oil drop; NZ$1 = 59.8 USc; TWI-5 = 69.5
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US labour market stays very tight; US retail rises; but US industrial production weakens; China weaker again; Japan posts huge trade deficit; Aussie jobs expand; UST 10yr 3.46%; gold and oil drop; NZ$1 = 59.8 USc; TWI-5 = 69.5
Despite rises in wholesale rates, TSB launches a market leading low one year fixed home loan rate. It raises term deposit rates at the same time
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Despite rises in wholesale rates, TSB launches a market leading low one year fixed home loan rate. It raises term deposit rates at the same time
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; Westpac dumps some fees, GDP rise beats most forecasts, new house building slows in Auckland, Morton gets Beijing gig, swaps firm, NZD holds low, & more
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; Westpac dumps some fees, GDP rise beats most forecasts, new house building slows in Auckland, Morton gets Beijing gig, swaps firm, NZD holds low, & more
US PPI slips but rail strike a new inflation threat; China's borrowers turn very cautious; Japanese machine orders rise; Google loses big; Aussie new house sales weak; UST 10yr 3.41%; gold soft and oil firm; NZ$1 = 60.2 USc; TWI-5 = 69.8
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US PPI slips but rail strike a new inflation threat; China's borrowers turn very cautious; Japanese machine orders rise; Google loses big; Aussie new house sales weak; UST 10yr 3.41%; gold soft and oil firm; NZ$1 = 60.2 USc; TWI-5 = 69.8
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; bad current account deficit, NZSF makes virtue switch, HPI records housing falls, swaps up, NZD down, & more
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; bad current account deficit, NZSF makes virtue switch, HPI records housing falls, swaps up, NZD down, & more
US inflation slips less than expected; pressure comes from costs other than fuel; markets fear hard landing; China faces Fosun meltdown; German sentiment dives; UST 10yr 3.42%; gold and oil soft; NZ$1 = 60.1 USc; TWI-5 = 69.8
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US inflation slips less than expected; pressure comes from costs other than fuel; markets fear hard landing; China faces Fosun meltdown; German sentiment dives; UST 10yr 3.42%; gold and oil soft; NZ$1 = 60.1 USc; TWI-5 = 69.8
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; house prices drop fast, food prices rise fast, rents rises mixed, swaps lower and more inverted, NZD holds, & more
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; house prices drop fast, food prices rise fast, rents rises mixed, swaps lower and more inverted, NZD holds, & more
US inflation expectations ease; world grain supply holds; Japanese machine tool orders up; China buys more from Australia; India inflation up, factory output hesitates; UST 10yr 3.36%; gold and oil firm; NZ$1 = 61.5 USc; TWI-5 = 70.7
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US inflation expectations ease; world grain supply holds; Japanese machine tool orders up; China buys more from Australia; India inflation up, factory output hesitates; UST 10yr 3.36%; gold and oil firm; NZ$1 = 61.5 USc; TWI-5 = 70.7
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; quiet on the rates front, busy at the border, losses at the NZSF, a one-off public holiday, swaps quiet, NZ stable, & more
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; quiet on the rates front, busy at the border, losses at the NZSF, a one-off public holiday, swaps quiet, NZ stable, & more
China toys with deflation again; US sentiment improves as cost pressures ease; US inventories rise; Fed signals more outsized hikes; no inflation relief in NZ; UST 10yr 3.32%; gold firm and oil soft; NZ$1 = 61 USc; TWI-5 = 70.5
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China toys with deflation again; US sentiment improves as cost pressures ease; US inventories rise; Fed signals more outsized hikes; no inflation relief in NZ; UST 10yr 3.32%; gold firm and oil soft; NZ$1 = 61 USc; TWI-5 = 70.5
US inventories up as sales growth struggles; Canadian jobs shrink unexpectedly; China loan growth distorted; China inflation vanishes again; UST 10yr 3.32%; gold and oil up; NZ$1 = 61 USc; TWI-5 = 70.5
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US inventories up as sales growth struggles; Canadian jobs shrink unexpectedly; China loan growth distorted; China inflation vanishes again; UST 10yr 3.32%; gold and oil up; NZ$1 = 61 USc; TWI-5 = 70.5
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; more retail rate rises, truckometer signals positive, retail positive too, Fonterra earnings up, China inflation vanishes, swaps and NZD recover & more
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; more retail rate rises, truckometer signals positive, retail positive too, Fonterra earnings up, China inflation vanishes, swaps and NZD recover & more
US labour markets stay tight; US consumer credit growth slows; Evergrande's final days; Japan growth rises; ECB hikes by +75 bps; Lowe turns dovish; UST 10yr 3.29%; gold down and oil up; NZ$1 = 60.6 USc; TWI-5 = 70.4
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US labour markets stay tight; US consumer credit growth slows; Evergrande's final days; Japan growth rises; ECB hikes by +75 bps; Lowe turns dovish; UST 10yr 3.29%; gold down and oil up; NZ$1 = 60.6 USc; TWI-5 = 70.4
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; some retail rate rises, Marsden Point changes affect GDP data, Westpac NZ pays up, Lowe moves markets, swaps fall, NZD rises, & more
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; some retail rate rises, Marsden Point changes affect GDP data, Westpac NZ pays up, Lowe moves markets, swaps fall, NZD rises, & more
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ASB raises two fixed home loan rates. ANZ does too. The increases are small, but add to a rising direction of flatter and higher rates, taking levels back to what we had in 2015
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ASB raises two fixed home loan rates. ANZ does too. The increases are small, but add to a rising direction of flatter and higher rates, taking levels back to what we had in 2015
US data lackluster; Fed reinforces inflation-fighting target; Canada raises rates +75 bps; China exports weak, reserves fall; air cargo volumes decline; Aussie GDP up; UST 10yr 3.27%; gold up and oil down; NZ$1 = 60.6 USc; TWI-5 = 70.4
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US data lackluster; Fed reinforces inflation-fighting target; Canada raises rates +75 bps; China exports weak, reserves fall; air cargo volumes decline; Aussie GDP up; UST 10yr 3.27%; gold up and oil down; NZ$1 = 60.6 USc; TWI-5 = 70.4
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; ETS prices up. dairy prices up, retail doing it tough, AU economy expanding solidly, swaps jump again, NZD sinks again, & more
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; ETS prices up. dairy prices up, retail doing it tough, AU economy expanding solidly, swaps jump again, NZD sinks again, & more
Dairy prices rise unexpectedly; US service sector expands faster but logistics industry eases; China economic news goes quiet; Yen sinks; RBA hikes, signals more; UST 10yr 3.33%; gold and oil down; NZ$1 = 60.5 USc; TWI-5 = 70.3
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Dairy prices rise unexpectedly; US service sector expands faster but logistics industry eases; China economic news goes quiet; Yen sinks; RBA hikes, signals more; UST 10yr 3.33%; gold and oil down; NZ$1 = 60.5 USc; TWI-5 = 70.3
The Reserve Bank of Australia raises its cash rate target by +50 bps to 2.35% as expected and isn't seeing any reason to expect CPI inflation lower than 7.75% in 2022, so the pressure remains to get it back to 3% and within their policy range
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The Reserve Bank of Australia raises its cash rate target by +50 bps to 2.35% as expected and isn't seeing any reason to expect CPI inflation lower than 7.75% in 2022, so the pressure remains to get it back to 3% and within their policy range
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; Barfoots very quiet, GHG emissions fall, yuan weakens despite PBoC, Aussie C/A strong on minerals demand, swaps on hold, NZD on hold, & more
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; Barfoots very quiet, GHG emissions fall, yuan weakens despite PBoC, Aussie C/A strong on minerals demand, swaps on hold, NZD on hold, & more