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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; minor retail rate changes, Bonus Bonds to be wound up, incomes fall, trade surplus, hot mortgage market, long swap rates rise, NZD stable, & more
26th Aug 20, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; minor retail rate changes, Bonus Bonds to be wound up, incomes fall, trade surplus, hot mortgage market, long swap rates rise, NZD stable, & more
US data mixed but consumers and banks are downbeat; more airline job cuts; Aussies brace for more job losses, lower property prices; UST 10yr yield at 0.69%; oil firm and gold down again; NZ$1 = 65.4 USc; TWI-5 = 68.5
26th Aug 20, 7:21am
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US data mixed but consumers and banks are downbeat; more airline job cuts; Aussies brace for more job losses, lower property prices; UST 10yr yield at 0.69%; oil firm and gold down again; NZ$1 = 65.4 USc; TWI-5 = 68.5
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday: no retail rate changes, fewer Auckland property auctions, heavy bond demand, less drinking, swaps lower at long end, NZD softish, & more
25th Aug 20, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday: no retail rate changes, fewer Auckland property auctions, heavy bond demand, less drinking, swaps lower at long end, NZD softish, & more
US activity regains half of 2020 losses; good US farm output getting low prices; Taiwan makes gains, India monsoon set good farm season; UST 10yr yield at 0.64%; oil firm and gold falls; NZ$1 = 65.4 USc; TWI-5 = 68.5
25th Aug 20, 7:21am
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US activity regains half of 2020 losses; good US farm output getting low prices; Taiwan makes gains, India monsoon set good farm season; UST 10yr yield at 0.64%; oil firm and gold falls; NZ$1 = 65.4 USc; TWI-5 = 68.5
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; strong rise in homes completed, retail sales slump, interest-free 'loans' popular; bank NIMs dive, swaps eyed, NZD firm, & more
24th Aug 20, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; strong rise in homes completed, retail sales slump, interest-free 'loans' popular; bank NIMs dive, swaps eyed, NZD firm, & more
Be smart assessing the long term cost difference between new homes you like that are in different neighbourhoods by using our new calculator
24th Aug 20, 9:26am
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Be smart assessing the long term cost difference between new homes you like that are in different neighbourhoods by using our new calculator
China's exports to the US rise; China's consumer finance sector leaps; Australia retail sales bounce back; US rehiring brings toxic trends; UST 10yr yield at 0.64%; oil soft and gold unchanged; NZ$1 = 65.4 USc; TWI-5 = 68.6
24th Aug 20, 7:21am
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China's exports to the US rise; China's consumer finance sector leaps; Australia retail sales bounce back; US rehiring brings toxic trends; UST 10yr yield at 0.64%; oil soft and gold unchanged; NZ$1 = 65.4 USc; TWI-5 = 68.6
As banks take their cues from the RBNZ, the main banks push harder to lower the cost of interest paid to customers in a taste of what is to come
22nd Aug 20, 9:56am
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As banks take their cues from the RBNZ, the main banks push harder to lower the cost of interest paid to customers in a taste of what is to come
US business activity rises; EU loses momentum; China's exports rises fast pressuring shipping capacity; Aussie retail sales bounce back; UST 10yr yield at 0.64%; oil soft and gold unchanged; NZ$1 = 65.4 USc; TWI-5 = 68.5
22nd Aug 20, 8:40am
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US business activity rises; EU loses momentum; China's exports rises fast pressuring shipping capacity; Aussie retail sales bounce back; UST 10yr yield at 0.64%; oil soft and gold unchanged; NZ$1 = 65.4 USc; TWI-5 = 68.5
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; one TD cut to new low, reno work easing, skinny yields in demand, house price inflation expectations surge, swaps low, NZD holds low, & more
21st Aug 20, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; one TD cut to new low, reno work easing, skinny yields in demand, house price inflation expectations surge, swaps low, NZD holds low, & more
US jobless claims rise, those with benefits fall; Taiwan export orders jump; China floods peaking; China tackles shady banking deals; UST 10yr yield at 0.65%; oil soft and gold drops again; NZ$1 = 65.2 USc; TWI-5 = 68.2
21st Aug 20, 7:21am
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US jobless claims rise, those with benefits fall; Taiwan export orders jump; China floods peaking; China tackles shady banking deals; UST 10yr yield at 0.65%; oil soft and gold drops again; NZ$1 = 65.2 USc; TWI-5 = 68.2
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; many TD rate cuts, farm inflation varies widely, capital goods inflation relatively high, gold volatile, swaps ease, NZD unchanged, & more
20th Aug 20, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; many TD rate cuts, farm inflation varies widely, capital goods inflation relatively high, gold volatile, swaps ease, NZD unchanged, & more
Inflation vanishes in Canada; Japanese exports fall; Japanese machine orders tank; China tax receipts rise; China dominates Aussie exports; UST 10yr yield at 0.68%; oil unchanged and gold drops; NZ$1 = 66.1 USc; TWI-5 = 69
20th Aug 20, 7:22am
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Inflation vanishes in Canada; Japanese exports fall; Japanese machine orders tank; China tax receipts rise; China dominates Aussie exports; UST 10yr yield at 0.68%; oil unchanged and gold drops; NZ$1 = 66.1 USc; TWI-5 = 69
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; no retail rate changes, more farm sales, lower dairy prices, A2 Milk up, Fletchers down, swaps fall, NZ up, & more
19th Aug 20, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; no retail rate changes, more farm sales, lower dairy prices, A2 Milk up, Fletchers down, swaps fall, NZ up, & more
Dairy prices slip; US retail rises; Boeing makes more layoffs; China faces Higos; China faces big grain shortfall; Aussies feel another China lash; UST 10yr yield at 0.67%; oil unchanged and gold up; NZ$1 = 66 USc; TWI-5 = 68.7
19th Aug 20, 7:17am
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Dairy prices slip; US retail rises; Boeing makes more layoffs; China faces Higos; China faces big grain shortfall; Aussies feel another China lash; UST 10yr yield at 0.67%; oil unchanged and gold up; NZ$1 = 66 USc; TWI-5 = 68.7
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; no retail rate changes, but banks foresee negative rates next year, stronger Barfoot auction activity, well-being and trust up, swaps fall, NZD soft, & more
18th Aug 20, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; no retail rate changes, but banks foresee negative rates next year, stronger Barfoot auction activity, well-being and trust up, swaps fall, NZD soft, & more
US households under increased pressure; Canada housing markets boom; China blocks frozen meat imports; iron ore price up; UST 10yr yield at 0.68%; oil and gold up; NZ$1 = 65.4 USc; TWI-5 = 68.4
18th Aug 20, 7:17am
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US households under increased pressure; Canada housing markets boom; China blocks frozen meat imports; iron ore price up; UST 10yr yield at 0.68%; oil and gold up; NZ$1 = 65.4 USc; TWI-5 = 68.4
A large challenger bank trims home loan rates to near market-leading levels, the first to do so after the RBNZ MPS and the first to line up for the Spring real estate selling season race
17th Aug 20, 5:20pm
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A large challenger bank trims home loan rates to near market-leading levels, the first to do so after the RBNZ MPS and the first to line up for the Spring real estate selling season race
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; TSB cuts fixed mortgage rates, election delayed, new wage subsidy detail, new mortgage deferral detail, NZD holds, & more
17th Aug 20, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; TSB cuts fixed mortgage rates, election delayed, new wage subsidy detail, new mortgage deferral detail, NZD holds, & more
Check out our new compound growth calculator and work out average returns, values after compounding, or how long it will take to achieve a growth target
17th Aug 20, 10:20am
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Check out our new compound growth calculator and work out average returns, values after compounding, or how long it will take to achieve a growth target
US industrial production fades but China's rises even as electricity production stalls; China's retail sales surprisingly weak; UST 10yr yield at 0.71%; oil and gold unchanged; NZ$1 = 65.4 USc; TWI-5 = 68.5
17th Aug 20, 7:21am
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US industrial production fades but China's rises even as electricity production stalls; China's retail sales surprisingly weak; UST 10yr yield at 0.71%; oil and gold unchanged; NZ$1 = 65.4 USc; TWI-5 = 68.5
US retail sales, industrial production and consumer sentiment weak; China retail sales industrial production, rents weak; South Asia faces killer risks; UST 10yr yield at 0.71%; oil and gold down; NZ$1 = 65.4 USc; TWI-5 = 68.6
15th Aug 20, 8:42am
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US retail sales, industrial production and consumer sentiment weak; China retail sales industrial production, rents weak; South Asia faces killer risks; UST 10yr yield at 0.71%; oil and gold down; NZ$1 = 65.4 USc; TWI-5 = 68.6
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; few rate changes, house rates jump, PMI up, rents slip, hydro lakes low, China stumbles, eye on swap rates, NZD slips, & more
14th Aug 20, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; few rate changes, house rates jump, PMI up, rents slip, hydro lakes low, China stumbles, eye on swap rates, NZD slips, & more
US jobless claims fall, benefit qualifications expiring fast; Mexico cuts; China faces bad debt flood; India inflation picks up; more than 1 mln jobless in Australia; UST 10yr yield at 0.72%; oil down, gold up; NZ$1 = 65.6 USc; TWI-5 = 68.8
14th Aug 20, 7:21am
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US jobless claims fall, benefit qualifications expiring fast; Mexico cuts; China faces bad debt flood; India inflation picks up; more than 1 mln jobless in Australia; UST 10yr yield at 0.72%; oil down, gold up; NZ$1 = 65.6 USc; TWI-5 = 68.8
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; Westpac cuts TD rates, fruit & veg prices jump, rent pressure uneven, online shopping pace slackens, swaps fall, NZD soft, & more
13th Aug 20, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; Westpac cuts TD rates, fruit & veg prices jump, rent pressure uneven, online shopping pace slackens, swaps fall, NZD soft, & more