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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; Westpac cuts rates, banks undermine least-cost routing, consumer confidence weak, big money thrown at tourism industry, swaps unchanged, NZD firm, & more
26th Jun 20, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; Westpac cuts rates, banks undermine least-cost routing, consumer confidence weak, big money thrown at tourism industry, swaps unchanged, NZD firm, & more
Updated US economic data all very weak; India to block Chinese trade; China refocuses internally; Wirecard collapses; Aussie household wealth drops sharply; UST 10yr yield at 0.68%; oil and gold unchanged; NZ$1 = 64.3 USc; TWI-5 = 69.2
26th Jun 20, 7:26am
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Updated US economic data all very weak; India to block Chinese trade; China refocuses internally; Wirecard collapses; Aussie household wealth drops sharply; UST 10yr yield at 0.68%; oil and gold unchanged; NZ$1 = 64.3 USc; TWI-5 = 69.2
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; many TD rate cuts, better affordability, smaller trade deficit, investor confidence up, rising yields, swaps flatten, NZ lower, & more
25th Jun 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, better affordability, smaller trade deficit, investor confidence up, rising yields, swaps flatten, NZ lower, & more
IMF issues grim 2020 forecasts; Wall Street retreats; China the only growing economy but has its own problems; UST 10yr yield at 0.68%; oil down and gold unchanged; NZ$1 = 64.1 USc; TWI-5 = 69.1
25th Jun 20, 7:18am
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IMF issues grim 2020 forecasts; Wall Street retreats; China the only growing economy but has its own problems; UST 10yr yield at 0.68%; oil down and gold unchanged; NZ$1 = 64.1 USc; TWI-5 = 69.1
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; RBNZ open to more stimulus, Twyford's light rail plan axed, CFR tells banks to be looser with lending standards, swaps steepen, NZD dips, & more
24th Jun 20, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; RBNZ open to more stimulus, Twyford's light rail plan axed, CFR tells banks to be looser with lending standards, swaps steepen, NZD dips, & more
US retail sales slip again; factory and service sectors recover from deep May slump; WTO sees bounceback; China reports some bank runs; UST 10yr yield at 0.71%; oil and gold up; NZ$1 = 65 USc; TWI-5 = 69.6
24th Jun 20, 7:20am
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US retail sales slip again; factory and service sectors recover from deep May slump; WTO sees bounceback; China reports some bank runs; UST 10yr yield at 0.71%; oil and gold up; NZ$1 = 65 USc; TWI-5 = 69.6
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; more retail interest rate cuts, employment confidence sinks, house price drop coming, swaps stable, NZD firm, & more
23rd Jun 20, 4:31pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; more retail interest rate cuts, employment confidence sinks, house price drop coming, swaps stable, NZD firm, & more
More banks are still making small home loan rate cuts but none are market-leading as rate offers coalesce around a very tight range
23rd Jun 20, 3:15pm
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More banks are still making small home loan rate cuts but none are market-leading as rate offers coalesce around a very tight range
American recovery 'wildly uncertain'; US housing delinquencies rise sharply; Wall Street only sees roses; China doubles down on stimulus; UST 10yr yield at 0.71%; oil and gold up; NZ$1 = 64.9 USc; TWI-5 = 69.7
23rd Jun 20, 7:18am
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American recovery 'wildly uncertain'; US housing delinquencies rise sharply; Wall Street only sees roses; China doubles down on stimulus; UST 10yr yield at 0.71%; oil and gold up; NZ$1 = 64.9 USc; TWI-5 = 69.7
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; broad TD cuts, credit card turmoil, record new Auckland houses completed, swaps flatter, NZD unchanged, & more
22nd Jun 20, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; broad TD cuts, credit card turmoil, record new Auckland houses completed, swaps flatter, NZD unchanged, & more
Economic decline fierce in US; China activity rises; shipping freight rates treble; COVID-19 tightens its grip on some large countries; UST 10yr yield at 0.69%; oil and gold unchanged; NZ$1 = 64.1 USc; TWI-5 = 69.1
22nd Jun 20, 7:20am
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Economic decline fierce in US; China activity rises; shipping freight rates treble; COVID-19 tightens its grip on some large countries; UST 10yr yield at 0.69%; oil and gold unchanged; NZ$1 = 64.1 USc; TWI-5 = 69.1
US faces tough virus impediments; Canada retail sales awful; China electricity use rises; Australia defends against Chinese cyber attack; UST 10yr yield at 0.69%; oil and gold up; NZ$1 = 64.1 USc; TWI-5 = 69.1
20th Jun 20, 8:32am
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US faces tough virus impediments; Canada retail sales awful; China electricity use rises; Australia defends against Chinese cyber attack; UST 10yr yield at 0.69%; oil and gold up; NZ$1 = 64.1 USc; TWI-5 = 69.1
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; ASB makes deep rate cuts, student visas die, a Kauri issue, Aussies claim they are under attack, swaps steepen, NZD soft & more
19th Jun 20, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; ASB makes deep rate cuts, student visas die, a Kauri issue, Aussies claim they are under attack, swaps steepen, NZD soft & more
ASB cuts most home loan rates again, and matches them with even sharper term deposit rate cuts
19th Jun 20, 9:59am
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ASB cuts most home loan rates again, and matches them with even sharper term deposit rate cuts
US jobless claims stay high; some positive data surprises; China FDI turns up; Indonesia cuts rates; England pumps up QE; Australia sheds jobs; UST 10yr yield at 0.69%; oil and gold unchanged; NZ$1 = 64.3 USc; TWI-5 = 69.3
19th Jun 20, 7:16am
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US jobless claims stay high; some positive data surprises; China FDI turns up; Indonesia cuts rates; England pumps up QE; Australia sheds jobs; UST 10yr yield at 0.69%; oil and gold unchanged; NZ$1 = 64.3 USc; TWI-5 = 69.3
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; economic 'growth' turns negative, farms sell at a very slow pace, residential investment falls away, swaps stable, NZD holds, & more
18th Jun 20, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; economic 'growth' turns negative, farms sell at a very slow pace, residential investment falls away, swaps stable, NZD holds, & more
US homeowners jump at low rates, but house building slumps; Canada gets deflation; Japan exports slump; competitiveness slips; US dumps BEPS; UST 10yr yield at 0.74%; oil and gold unchanged; NZ$1 = 64.8 USc; TWI-5 = 69.6
18th Jun 20, 7:22am
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US homeowners jump at low rates, but house building slumps; Canada gets deflation; Japan exports slump; competitiveness slips; US dumps BEPS; UST 10yr yield at 0.74%; oil and gold unchanged; NZ$1 = 64.8 USc; TWI-5 = 69.6
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; many TD cuts, dairy prices hold, smaller current account deficit, debt load rises, job levels held, swaps firm, NZD lower, & more
17th Jun 20, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; many TD cuts, dairy prices hold, smaller current account deficit, debt load rises, job levels held, swaps firm, NZD lower, & more
US retail sales bounce but still -6% lower in a year; US bank profits dive; new US stimulus proposed; China and India in death fight; RBA puzzled; UST 10yr yield at 0.75%; oil and gold up; NZ$1 = 64.5 USc; TWI-5 = 69.2
17th Jun 20, 7:35am
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US retail sales bounce but still -6% lower in a year; US bank profits dive; new US stimulus proposed; China and India in death fight; RBA puzzled; UST 10yr yield at 0.75%; oil and gold up; NZ$1 = 64.5 USc; TWI-5 = 69.2
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; another rate cut, record NZGB issue, consumer sentiment lower, UK visitors bring coronavirus in, swaps unchanged, NZD up, & more
16th Jun 20, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; another rate cut, record NZGB issue, consumer sentiment lower, UK visitors bring coronavirus in, swaps unchanged, NZD up, & more
Positive Chinese data not quite good enough; US Fed launches huge corporate bond purchase program; better economic data hit by virus resurgences; UST 10yr yield at 0.71%; oil up and gold down; NZ$1 = 64.7 USc; TWI-5 = 69.4
16th Jun 20, 7:24am
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Positive Chinese data not quite good enough; US Fed launches huge corporate bond purchase program; better economic data hit by virus resurgences; UST 10yr yield at 0.71%; oil up and gold down; NZ$1 = 64.7 USc; TWI-5 = 69.4
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; more rate cuts, REINZ reports, migration and overseas tourism stops, huge new Govt bond issue, swaps unchanged, NZD holds, & more
15th Jun 20, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; more rate cuts, REINZ reports, migration and overseas tourism stops, huge new Govt bond issue, swaps unchanged, NZD holds, & more
As Australia reopens, China gets grumpy with them; India's factories slow fast; Japan adds ever more stimulus; US Fed warns of fragility; UST 10yr yield at 0.71%; oil and gold unchanged; NZ$1 = 64.5 USc; TWI-5 = 69.3
15th Jun 20, 7:21am
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As Australia reopens, China gets grumpy with them; India's factories slow fast; Japan adds ever more stimulus; US Fed warns of fragility; UST 10yr yield at 0.71%; oil and gold unchanged; NZ$1 = 64.5 USc; TWI-5 = 69.3
Equity bounce looks lame; China's hostility toward Australia builds; global economic data ranges from weak to disastrous; UST 10yr yield at 0.71%; oil and gold unchanged; NZ$1 = 64.2 USc; TWI-5 = 69.2
13th Jun 20, 8:54am
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Equity bounce looks lame; China's hostility toward Australia builds; global economic data ranges from weak to disastrous; UST 10yr yield at 0.71%; oil and gold unchanged; NZ$1 = 64.2 USc; TWI-5 = 69.2
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; many rate cuts, factory jobs very weak, tax tidbits, rent spikes, swap rates flatten, NZD falls then holds, & more
12th Jun 20, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; many rate cuts, factory jobs very weak, tax tidbits, rent spikes, swap rates flatten, NZD falls then holds, & more