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US jobs growth returns; US services sector very healthy; China services weaken; EU inflation returns; Aussie housing consents jump; global air cargo recovers; UST 10yr at 1.13%; oil up and gold down; NZ$1 = 72 USc; TWI-5 = 73.9
4th Feb 21, 7:27am
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US jobs growth returns; US services sector very healthy; China services weaken; EU inflation returns; Aussie housing consents jump; global air cargo recovers; UST 10yr at 1.13%; oil up and gold down; NZ$1 = 72 USc; TWI-5 = 73.9
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; 'unprecedented mortgage demand', housing up, milk price up, unemployment down, swaps up sharply at long end, NZD up, & more
3rd Feb 21, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; 'unprecedented mortgage demand', housing up, milk price up, unemployment down, swaps up sharply at long end, NZD up, & more
Dairy prices up again; US retail sales rise; CBO likes what it sees; China housing froth returns; EU struggles; RBA extends big QE; UST 10yr at 1.10%; oil up and gold down; NZ$1 = 71.5 USc; TWI-5 = 73.5
3rd Feb 21, 7:30am
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Dairy prices up again; US retail sales rise; CBO likes what it sees; China housing froth returns; EU struggles; RBA extends big QE; UST 10yr at 1.10%; oil up and gold down; NZ$1 = 71.5 USc; TWI-5 = 73.5
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; a few retail rate cuts, ASB uses FLP for climate change loans, foreigners selling, KiwiSaver performs well, long rates rise again, NZD soft, & more
2nd Feb 21, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; a few retail rate cuts, ASB uses FLP for climate change loans, foreigners selling, KiwiSaver performs well, long rates rise again, NZD soft, & more
US factories in healthy expansion; Aussie home lending in frenzy; China's PMIs lose momentum with their expansion now quite modest; UST 10yr at 1.07%; oil and gold up; NZ$1 = 71.7 USc; TWI-5 = 73.4
2nd Feb 21, 7:19am
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US factories in healthy expansion; Aussie home lending in frenzy; China's PMIs lose momentum with their expansion now quite modest; UST 10yr at 1.07%; oil and gold up; NZ$1 = 71.7 USc; TWI-5 = 73.4
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; a few retail rate changes; Auckland housing data error fixed, dry returns, swaps rise at long end, NZD firmer, & more
1st Feb 21, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; a few retail rate changes; Auckland housing data error fixed, dry returns, swaps rise at long end, NZD firmer, & more
China's recovery slips, stimulus still required; China wary of food inflation; China gets muscular with neighbours; US data improves; Wall Street on edge; UST 10yr at 1.07%; oil unchanged and gold down; NZ$1 = 71.8 USc; TWI-5 = 73.4
1st Feb 21, 7:54am
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China's recovery slips, stimulus still required; China wary of food inflation; China gets muscular with neighbours; US data improves; Wall Street on edge; UST 10yr at 1.07%; oil unchanged and gold down; NZ$1 = 71.8 USc; TWI-5 = 73.4
US incomes rise, data positive; Japan factories slow, South Korea improves; China faces higher food prices; Wall Street slumps; UST 10yr at 1.08%; oil unchanged and gold up; NZ$1 = 71.9 USc; TWI-5 = 73.5
30th Jan 21, 8:38am
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US incomes rise, data positive; Japan factories slow, South Korea improves; China faces higher food prices; Wall Street slumps; UST 10yr at 1.08%; oil unchanged and gold up; NZ$1 = 71.9 USc; TWI-5 = 73.5
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; another bank draws on the FLP, better jobs data all about the public sector, confidence up, swaps firm, NZD recovers, & more
29th Jan 21, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; another bank draws on the FLP, better jobs data all about the public sector, confidence up, swaps firm, NZD recovers, & more
US 2020 GDP fall not as fierce as expected; China's private consumption to surge; GameStop curbed; Apple and GM make big announcements; UST 10yr at 1.06%; oil and gold soft; NZ$1 = 71.7 USc; TWI-5 = 73.2
29th Jan 21, 7:25am
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US 2020 GDP fall not as fierce as expected; China's private consumption to surge; GameStop curbed; Apple and GM make big announcements; UST 10yr at 1.06%; oil and gold soft; NZ$1 = 71.7 USc; TWI-5 = 73.2
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; no retail rate changes, investors active, FMA slams NZX, cleaner cars coming, bigger trade surplus, swaps soft, NZD soft, & more
28th Jan 21, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; no retail rate changes, investors active, FMA slams NZX, cleaner cars coming, bigger trade surplus, swaps soft, NZD soft, & more
US durable goods orders disappoint; Boeing tanks; Chinese profits rise; China's bond market leaps; IMF warns; UST 10yr at 1.01%; oil firm and gold soft; NZ$1 = 71.8 USc; TWI-5 = 73.4
28th Jan 21, 7:25am
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US durable goods orders disappoint; Boeing tanks; Chinese profits rise; China's bond market leaps; IMF warns; UST 10yr at 1.01%; oil firm and gold soft; NZ$1 = 71.8 USc; TWI-5 = 73.4
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; a new low mortgage rate, rents up, auction activity strong, insurers caution issued, swaps stable, NZD firms again, & more
27th Jan 21, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; a new low mortgage rate, rents up, auction activity strong, insurers caution issued, swaps stable, NZD firms again, & more
A challenger bank offers first home buyers a one year fixed rate well below the main banks, raises two term deposit rates to well above the main banks as well
27th Jan 21, 3:30pm
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A challenger bank offers first home buyers a one year fixed rate well below the main banks, raises two term deposit rates to well above the main banks as well
IMF forecasts a positive recovery; US post-election sentiment improves; South Korean growth beats estimates; Hong Kong exports jump; UST 10yr at 1.04%; oil and gold soft; NZ$1 = 72.3 USc; TWI-5 = 73.6
27th Jan 21, 7:22am
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IMF forecasts a positive recovery; US post-election sentiment improves; South Korean growth beats estimates; Hong Kong exports jump; UST 10yr at 1.04%; oil and gold soft; NZ$1 = 72.3 USc; TWI-5 = 73.6
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; a new TD option, service sector shrinks, Fonterra reviews capital structure, GNE updates, swaps soft, NZD firm, & more
26th Jan 21, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; a new TD option, service sector shrinks, Fonterra reviews capital structure, GNE updates, swaps soft, NZD firm, & more
Investors stay close to home; US factory growth slows; Chinese commodity price rises stop; German sentiment gains reverse; Aussie trade surplus stay high; UST 10yr at 1.05%; oil firm and gold stable; NZ$1 = 71.9 USc; TWI-5 = 73.3
26th Jan 21, 7:24am
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Investors stay close to home; US factory growth slows; Chinese commodity price rises stop; German sentiment gains reverse; Aussie trade surplus stay high; UST 10yr at 1.05%; oil firm and gold stable; NZ$1 = 71.9 USc; TWI-5 = 73.3
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; no retail rate changes, scary quarantine failure, NZD/AUD to fall, swaps firm, NZD firm, & more
25th Jan 21, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; no retail rate changes, scary quarantine failure, NZD/AUD to fall, swaps firm, NZD firm, & more
Japan and Europe struggling; US and China rising; Australia benefits from their gains; the travel-to-consumer-goods shift causes inflation stress; UST 10yr at 1.09%; oil soft and gold firm; NZ$1 = 71.8 USc; TWI-5 = 73.2
25th Jan 21, 7:19am
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Japan and Europe struggling; US and China rising; Australia benefits from their gains; the travel-to-consumer-goods shift causes inflation stress; UST 10yr at 1.09%; oil soft and gold firm; NZ$1 = 71.8 USc; TWI-5 = 73.2
US & Canadian data positive; China reserves grow; Japan & EU PMIs weaker; Aussie factories in good shape but retail sales slip; carmakers raise prices; UST 10yr at 1.09%; oil and gold lower; NZ$1 = 71.8 USc; TWI-5 = 73.1
23rd Jan 21, 8:37am
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US & Canadian data positive; China reserves grow; Japan & EU PMIs weaker; Aussie factories in good shape but retail sales slip; carmakers raise prices; UST 10yr at 1.09%; oil and gold lower; NZ$1 = 71.8 USc; TWI-5 = 73.1
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; more mortgage rate cuts, ChCh consents flood, PMI stumbles, CPI up, FPH rises further, swaps firm, NZD firm, & more
22nd Jan 21, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; more mortgage rate cuts, ChCh consents flood, PMI stumbles, CPI up, FPH rises further, swaps firm, NZD firm, & more
More big banks slip into line with lower one year fixed rate home loan offers. BNZ is the latest, then ASB. But challenger banks still have lower rates on the table
22nd Jan 21, 8:37am
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More big banks slip into line with lower one year fixed rate home loan offers. BNZ is the latest, then ASB. But challenger banks still have lower rates on the table
US jobless claims rise again; Canada still leaking jobs; Japan's trade surplus rises; China's outbound investment modest; AU's jobless rate falls; UST 10yr at 1.10%; oil and gold slip; NZ$1 = 71.9 USc; TWI-5 = 73.2
22nd Jan 21, 7:29am
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US jobless claims rise again; Canada still leaking jobs; Japan's trade surplus rises; China's outbound investment modest; AU's jobless rate falls; UST 10yr at 1.10%; oil and gold slip; NZ$1 = 71.9 USc; TWI-5 = 73.2
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; no retail rate changes, good jobs indications, slow immigration, rising Treasury yields, swaps stable, NZD firms, & more
21st Jan 21, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; no retail rate changes, good jobs indications, slow immigration, rising Treasury yields, swaps stable, NZD firms, & more
US transition actually happens; US economy insecure; Canada warns of shrinkage; China FDI rises; Taiwan exports surge; BHP slashes coal values; UST 10yr at 1.10%; oil unchanged and gold up; NZ$1 = 71.6 USc; TWI-5 = 73
21st Jan 21, 7:23am
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US transition actually happens; US economy insecure; Canada warns of shrinkage; China FDI rises; Taiwan exports surge; BHP slashes coal values; UST 10yr at 1.10%; oil unchanged and gold up; NZ$1 = 71.6 USc; TWI-5 = 73