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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; no majors follow the ANZ yet, HPI confirms downward correction underway, dairy prices up, productivity data out, swaps rising, NZD stable, & more
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; no majors follow the ANZ yet, HPI confirms downward correction underway, dairy prices up, productivity data out, swaps rising, NZD stable, & more
Dairy prices up; US retail rises; Canadian house prices zoom again; China gets tough jobs market; China FDI rise slows; mineral prices jump; UST 10yr 2.04%; oil and gold slip; NZ$1 = 66.3 USc; TWI-5 = 70.8
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Dairy prices up; US retail rises; Canadian house prices zoom again; China gets tough jobs market; China FDI rise slows; mineral prices jump; UST 10yr 2.04%; oil and gold slip; NZ$1 = 66.3 USc; TWI-5 = 70.8
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; some big ANZ retail rate moves, house prices and sales volumes fall, carbon price jumps, wet weather hurts arable sector, swaps up, NZD soft, & more
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; some big ANZ retail rate moves, house prices and sales volumes fall, carbon price jumps, wet weather hurts arable sector, swaps up, NZD soft, & more
US inflation expectations unexpectedly ease; Canadian bridge re-opens; India inflation rises; UK forces BNPL to change some terms; UST 10yr 2.00%; oil stable and gold up; NZ$1 = 66.1 USc; TWI-5 = 70.8
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US inflation expectations unexpectedly ease; Canadian bridge re-opens; India inflation rises; UK forces BNPL to change some terms; UST 10yr 2.00%; oil stable and gold up; NZ$1 = 66.1 USc; TWI-5 = 70.8
The nation's largest home loan lender takes a chance and pulls up some key home loan rates, with most of its fixed term offers now higher than all, probably hoping its main rivals will follow soon
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The nation's largest home loan lender takes a chance and pulls up some key home loan rates, with most of its fixed term offers now higher than all, probably hoping its main rivals will follow soon
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; Food prices burst higher, service sector struggling; landlords beware, Goff retires, swaps retreat, NZD soft, & more
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; Food prices burst higher, service sector struggling; landlords beware, Goff retires, swaps retreat, NZD soft, & more
Challenger banks make changes to some key home loan rates, some up as expected, others down unexpectedly
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Challenger banks make changes to some key home loan rates, some up as expected, others down unexpectedly
China concerned about food security; Chinese households save rather than spend or invest; US budget in huge positive turnaround; eyes on Ukraine; UST 10yr 1.92%; oil and gold up; NZ$1 = 66.4 USc; TWI-5 = 71.1
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China concerned about food security; Chinese households save rather than spend or invest; US budget in huge positive turnaround; eyes on Ukraine; UST 10yr 1.92%; oil and gold up; NZ$1 = 66.4 USc; TWI-5 = 71.1
US consumer sentiment retreats; Taiwan still stars; German inflation eases; fast-rising Russian inflation draws big rate hike; ACCC case collapses; UST 10yr 2.04%; oil stable and gold up; NZ$1 = 66.6 USc; TWI-5 = 71.1
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US consumer sentiment retreats; Taiwan still stars; German inflation eases; fast-rising Russian inflation draws big rate hike; ACCC case collapses; UST 10yr 2.04%; oil stable and gold up; NZ$1 = 66.6 USc; TWI-5 = 71.1
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; TSB and SBS raise rates, Auckland concrete data strong, PMI hesitates, minimum wage up, inflation expectations up, swaps up, NZD stable, & more
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; TSB and SBS raise rates, Auckland concrete data strong, PMI hesitates, minimum wage up, inflation expectations up, swaps up, NZD stable, & more
US inflation rise rocks the Fed; US jobless claims fall; US budget possibly in surplus; China goes on debt funding spree; Aussie inflation expectations up; UST 10yr 2.03%; oil and gold up; NZ$1 = 67.2 USc; TWI-5 = 71.4
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US inflation rise rocks the Fed; US jobless claims fall; US budget possibly in surplus; China goes on debt funding spree; Aussie inflation expectations up; UST 10yr 2.03%; oil and gold up; NZ$1 = 67.2 USc; TWI-5 = 71.4
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; waiting on interest rate signals, Auckland primed for house building surge; NAB/BNZ also post strong results, swaps on hold, NZD firm, & more
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; waiting on interest rate signals, Auckland primed for house building surge; NAB/BNZ also post strong results, swaps on hold, NZD firm, & more
US eyes on upcoming CPI data; commodities for the green economy race higher; fusion gets big tick; Aussie mood stays dark; Aussie courts back gig contracts; UST 10yr 1.91%; oil stable but gold up; NZ$1 = 66.9 USc; TWI-5 = 71.2
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US eyes on upcoming CPI data; commodities for the green economy race higher; fusion gets big tick; Aussie mood stays dark; Aussie courts back gig contracts; UST 10yr 1.91%; oil stable but gold up; NZ$1 = 66.9 USc; TWI-5 = 71.2
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; most auctions fail now, Truckometer suggests good Q4, ASB rakes it in, aluminium hits record high, swaps hold, NZD stable, & more
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; most auctions fail now, Truckometer suggests good Q4, ASB rakes it in, aluminium hits record high, swaps hold, NZD stable, & more
US retail expansion continues along with consumer debt; US and Canada report trade deficits; Japanese household spending slips; carbon price races higher; UST 10yr 1.96%; oil drops but gold rises; NZ$1 = 66.4 USc; TWI-5 = 70.8
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US retail expansion continues along with consumer debt; US and Canada report trade deficits; Japanese household spending slips; carbon price races higher; UST 10yr 1.96%; oil drops but gold rises; NZ$1 = 66.4 USc; TWI-5 = 70.8
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; higher TD offers, insurers hit, business loan demand falls, yields turn up, eyes on inflation expectations, swaps turn higher, NZD holds, & more
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; higher TD offers, insurers hit, business loan demand falls, yields turn up, eyes on inflation expectations, swaps turn higher, NZD holds, & more
Kiwibank the latest to raise some key term deposit rate rates, following rivals, but it's Rabobank with most of the market-leading positions for savers
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Kiwibank the latest to raise some key term deposit rate rates, following rivals, but it's Rabobank with most of the market-leading positions for savers
China service sector loses momentum; EU retail slows; US jobs growth impresses, Canada's doesn't; Aussie service sector expands faster; RBA more upbeat; UST 10yr 1.93%; oil soft but gold up; NZ$1 = 66.2 USc; TWI-5 = 70.6
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China service sector loses momentum; EU retail slows; US jobs growth impresses, Canada's doesn't; Aussie service sector expands faster; RBA more upbeat; UST 10yr 1.93%; oil soft but gold up; NZ$1 = 66.2 USc; TWI-5 = 70.6
US payrolls rise strongly, participation rate rises; Canada's jobs report awful; EU retail sales shrink; RBA upgrades their growth forecasts; UST 10yr 1.93%; oil jumps but gold holds; NZ$1 = 66.3 USc; TWI-5 = 70.9
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US payrolls rise strongly, participation rate rises; Canada's jobs report awful; EU retail sales shrink; RBA upgrades their growth forecasts; UST 10yr 1.93%; oil jumps but gold holds; NZ$1 = 66.3 USc; TWI-5 = 70.9
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; residential building boom, job ads reveal fierce demand; hot demand for green electricity, swaps firm, NZD stable, & more
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; residential building boom, job ads reveal fierce demand; hot demand for green electricity, swaps firm, NZD stable, & more
US on tenterhooks awaiting non-farm payrolls report; other data positive; Canada warns on house price drop; EU and BofE turn hawksih; UST 10yr 1.83%; oil up but gold down; NZ$1 = 66.3 USc; TWI-5 = 70.9
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US on tenterhooks awaiting non-farm payrolls report; other data positive; Canada warns on house price drop; EU and BofE turn hawksih; UST 10yr 1.83%; oil up but gold down; NZ$1 = 66.3 USc; TWI-5 = 70.9
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; more retail rate changes, Barfoots activity fades, new car sales lower, border to open, swaps lower, NZD soft, & more
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; more retail rate changes, Barfoots activity fades, new car sales lower, border to open, swaps lower, NZD soft, & more
The flat-lining of the two year wholesale swap rate has allowed a few banks to trim a mortgage rate for a competitive advantage in the meantime. TSB is the latest
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The flat-lining of the two year wholesale swap rate has allowed a few banks to trim a mortgage rate for a competitive advantage in the meantime. TSB is the latest
US jolted by Omicron jobs shock; Canadian building permits drop; IMF sees unbalanced China; EU inflation at record high; Lowe concedes 2022 rate hike 'plausible'; UST 10yr 1.75%; oil stable but gold up; NZ$1 = 66.3 USc; TWI-5 = 70.8
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US jolted by Omicron jobs shock; Canadian building permits drop; IMF sees unbalanced China; EU inflation at record high; Lowe concedes 2022 rate hike 'plausible'; UST 10yr 1.75%; oil stable but gold up; NZ$1 = 66.3 USc; TWI-5 = 70.8
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; a chunky rate rise, slow auction activity, mixed retail, very full employment, good dairy auction, swaps stable, NZD firm, & more
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; a chunky rate rise, slow auction activity, mixed retail, very full employment, good dairy auction, swaps stable, NZD firm, & more