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US retail sales stutter but confidence surges; China readies huge African iron ore supply; Japanese retail sales rise; Brisbane faces Easter lockdown; UST 10yr at 1.72%; oil and gold down; NZ$1 = 69.7 USc; TWI-5 = 72.5
31st Mar 21, 7:29am
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US retail sales stutter but confidence surges; China readies huge African iron ore supply; Japanese retail sales rise; Brisbane faces Easter lockdown; UST 10yr at 1.72%; oil and gold down; NZ$1 = 69.7 USc; TWI-5 = 72.5
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; building consents falter, another FLP draw, household net worth up, gold down, swaps & bonds up, NZD flat, & more
30th Mar 21, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; building consents falter, another FLP draw, household net worth up, gold down, swaps & bonds up, NZD flat, & more
Suez Canal reopens; US factories busy; ugly Wall Street liquidation; China raising export prices; Aussie housing activity high; Brisbane lockdown; UST 10yr at 1.71%; oil up and gold down; NZ$1 = 70.1 USc; TWI-5 = 72.6
30th Mar 21, 7:20am
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Suez Canal reopens; US factories busy; ugly Wall Street liquidation; China raising export prices; Aussie housing activity high; Brisbane lockdown; UST 10yr at 1.71%; oil up and gold down; NZ$1 = 70.1 USc; TWI-5 = 72.6
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; Westpac adds +20bps, ANZ delivers Bonus Bonds return, job levels dip, crane activity up, huge CCC submission volumes, swaps & NZD stable, & more
29th Mar 21, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; Westpac adds +20bps, ANZ delivers Bonus Bonds return, job levels dip, crane activity up, huge CCC submission volumes, swaps & NZD stable, & more
Eyes on Egyptian tides; China growth and profits rise; South Korea confidence up; US trade deficit worst; Aussie SME's face severe stress; UST 10yr at 1.67%; oil and gold unchanged; NZ$1 = 70 USc; TWI-5 = 72.4
29th Mar 21, 7:19am
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Eyes on Egyptian tides; China growth and profits rise; South Korea confidence up; US trade deficit worst; Aussie SME's face severe stress; UST 10yr at 1.67%; oil and gold unchanged; NZ$1 = 70 USc; TWI-5 = 72.4
Rise in US consumer sentiment; US trade deficit sinks to new record; China's 2021 growth upgraded; Australia faces huge SME stress; UST 10yr at 1.64%; oil and gold rally; NZ$1 = 69.9 USc; TWI-5 = 72.4
27th Mar 21, 8:49am
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Rise in US consumer sentiment; US trade deficit sinks to new record; China's 2021 growth upgraded; Australia faces huge SME stress; UST 10yr at 1.64%; oil and gold rally; NZ$1 = 69.9 USc; TWI-5 = 72.4
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; workers unconfident about their jobs, Govt to spread its banking favours, eyes on net worth, swaps stable, NZD stable, & more
26th Mar 21, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; workers unconfident about their jobs, Govt to spread its banking favours, eyes on net worth, swaps stable, NZD stable, & more
US jobless claims fall; yields rise at huge UST auction; Suez blockage to take weeks to clear; Canadian housing vulnerable to a big fall; Aussies stand up to China; UST 10yr at 1.62%; oil and gold drop; NZ$1 = 69.6 USc; TWI-5 = 72.2
26th Mar 21, 7:30am
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US jobless claims fall; yields rise at huge UST auction; Suez blockage to take weeks to clear; Canadian housing vulnerable to a big fall; Aussies stand up to China; UST 10yr at 1.62%; oil and gold drop; NZ$1 = 69.6 USc; TWI-5 = 72.2
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; Kiwi Bond rate cut, 2Degrees to float, Kiwibank to close branches in small towns, bond yields dip, swaps stable, NZD lower, & more
25th Mar 21, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; Kiwi Bond rate cut, 2Degrees to float, Kiwibank to close branches in small towns, bond yields dip, swaps stable, NZD lower, & more
Is inflation about to return? If so, that would explain why benchmark bond yields are rising and why investors don't want to pay as much for 'assets'
25th Mar 21, 1:07pm
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Is inflation about to return? If so, that would explain why benchmark bond yields are rising and why investors don't want to pay as much for 'assets'
PMIs expanding well; EU consumer sentiment recovering; China flustered over forced labour; Taiwan faces bad drought; Aussie PMIs show sharp inflation; UST 10yr at 1.62%; oil and gold recover; NZ$1 = 69.9 USc; TWI-5 = 72.3
25th Mar 21, 7:19am
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PMIs expanding well; EU consumer sentiment recovering; China flustered over forced labour; Taiwan faces bad drought; Aussie PMIs show sharp inflation; UST 10yr at 1.62%; oil and gold recover; NZ$1 = 69.9 USc; TWI-5 = 72.3
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; another TD rise, borrowing with abandon, affordability grim, trade surplus down, Westpac shamed, swaps and NZD drop, & more
24th Mar 21, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; another TD rise, borrowing with abandon, affordability grim, trade surplus down, Westpac shamed, swaps and NZD drop, & more
Westpac NZ hit with a public shaming over its culture around how it approached liquidity risk compliance that resulted in 'material failures'
24th Mar 21, 8:58am
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Westpac NZ hit with a public shaming over its culture around how it approached liquidity risk compliance that resulted in 'material failures'
US retail and new home sales weaken; Yellen promotes huge infrastructure plan; Taiwan data positive; Australia ending JobKeeper; UST 10yr at 1.64%; oil and gold drop; NZ$1 = 70.2 USc; TWI-5 = 72.4
24th Mar 21, 7:17am
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US retail and new home sales weaken; Yellen promotes huge infrastructure plan; Taiwan data positive; Australia ending JobKeeper; UST 10yr at 1.64%; oil and gold drop; NZ$1 = 70.2 USc; TWI-5 = 72.4
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; housing policy, housing policy, housing policy, and little else, swaps slip, NZD falls, & more
23rd Mar 21, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; housing policy, housing policy, housing policy, and little else, swaps slip, NZD falls, & more
US data soft for house sales, economic activity; China ratifies the RCEP; China steel prices up sharply; Turkey and Indonesia stumble; UST 10yr at 1.69%; oil and gold soft; NZ$1 = 71.8 USc; TWI-5 = 73.8
23rd Mar 21, 7:21am
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US data soft for house sales, economic activity; China ratifies the RCEP; China steel prices up sharply; Turkey and Indonesia stumble; UST 10yr at 1.69%; oil and gold soft; NZ$1 = 71.8 USc; TWI-5 = 73.8
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; SBS Bank raises TD rates, consumer confidence slips, airfreight subsidies extended, electricity prices up, swaps lower, NZD slips, & more
22nd Mar 21, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; SBS Bank raises TD rates, consumer confidence slips, airfreight subsidies extended, electricity prices up, swaps lower, NZD slips, & more
China's debt distortions grow but PBoC happy with settings; US faces long-term drought in West; commodity prices rise; Turkey unstable; UST 10yr at 1.73%; oil and gold holds; NZ$1 = 71.6 USc; TWI-5 = 73.8
22nd Mar 21, 7:19am
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China's debt distortions grow but PBoC happy with settings; US faces long-term drought in West; commodity prices rise; Turkey unstable; UST 10yr at 1.73%; oil and gold holds; NZ$1 = 71.6 USc; TWI-5 = 73.8
SBS Bank raises its 2 and 3 year term deposit rates sharply. Have we reached the bottom for term deposit rates now that benchmark yields are on the way up again?
21st Mar 21, 9:17am
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SBS Bank raises its 2 and 3 year term deposit rates sharply. Have we reached the bottom for term deposit rates now that benchmark yields are on the way up again?
US Fed ends loose capital rules; Canada retail struggles; India recovers hesitantly; commodity prices eye bull run; Aussie retail struggles; UST 10yr at 1.73%; oil holds but gold rises; NZ$1 = 71.7 USc; TWI-5 = 73.8
20th Mar 21, 8:45am
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US Fed ends loose capital rules; Canada retail struggles; India recovers hesitantly; commodity prices eye bull run; Aussie retail struggles; UST 10yr at 1.73%; oil holds but gold rises; NZ$1 = 71.7 USc; TWI-5 = 73.8
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; lifestyle block sales surge, term deposit balances drop hard again, Auckland new home building picks up, swaps rise, NZD falls, & more
19th Mar 21, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; lifestyle block sales surge, term deposit balances drop hard again, Auckland new home building picks up, swaps rise, NZD falls, & more
US jobless claims rise; US factories very positive; China faces bond maturity wall; Aussie jobless rate dips; UST 10yr at 1.73%; oil drops but gold firms; NZ$1 = 71.9 USc; TWI-5 = 73.9
19th Mar 21, 7:19am
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US jobless claims rise; US factories very positive; China faces bond maturity wall; Aussie jobless rate dips; UST 10yr at 1.73%; oil drops but gold firms; NZ$1 = 71.9 USc; TWI-5 = 73.9
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; ANZ warns on rising house price consequences, GDP growth goes into reverse, bond yields dip again, swaps and NZD firm, & more
18th Mar 21, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; ANZ warns on rising house price consequences, GDP growth goes into reverse, bond yields dip again, swaps and NZD firm, & more
Fed upgrades growth forecasts sharply, but sees inflation bump short-lived; US data soft; China facing food threats, importing much more; UST 10yr at 1.65%; oil and gold dip; NZ$1 = 72.1 USc; TWI-5 = 74
18th Mar 21, 7:22am
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Fed upgrades growth forecasts sharply, but sees inflation bump short-lived; US data soft; China facing food threats, importing much more; UST 10yr at 1.65%; oil and gold dip; NZ$1 = 72.1 USc; TWI-5 = 74
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; dairy prices dip, C/A deficit stays slim, rents rise to record levels, investors grab more home loans, swaps and NZD await Powell, & more
17th Mar 21, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; dairy prices dip, C/A deficit stays slim, rents rise to record levels, investors grab more home loans, swaps and NZD await Powell, & more