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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; more TD cuts, consumer confidence slips, online retail booms again, Green Bond details, swaps unchanged, NZD firmer, & more
15th Sep 20, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; more TD cuts, consumer confidence slips, online retail booms again, Green Bond details, swaps unchanged, NZD firmer, & more
Try our handy calculator that shows how much you save when you pay a home loan down faster - and it is usually much more than you might imagine even when interest rates are very low
15th Sep 20, 9:17am
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Try our handy calculator that shows how much you save when you pay a home loan down faster - and it is usually much more than you might imagine even when interest rates are very low
OPEC revises oil demand down again; US consumer expectations weak; China house prices up; industrial production down everywhere; UST 10y at 0.67%; oil prices soft but gold up; NZ$1 = 67.1 USc; TWI-5 = 70
15th Sep 20, 7:21am
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OPEC revises oil demand down again; US consumer expectations weak; China house prices up; industrial production down everywhere; UST 10y at 0.67%; oil prices soft but gold up; NZ$1 = 67.1 USc; TWI-5 = 70
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; more TD cuts, services and migration at low ebb, more big fund raising, eyes on swaps, NZD firm, & more
14th Sep 20, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; more TD cuts, services and migration at low ebb, more big fund raising, eyes on swaps, NZD firm, & more
China's debt fueled recovery brings distortions; FDI up in China but outbound investment down; US deficits swell to dangerous levels; UST 10y at 0.67%; oil down and gold unchanged; NZ$1 = 66.7 USc; TWI-5 = 69.7
14th Sep 20, 7:21am
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China's debt fueled recovery brings distortions; FDI up in China but outbound investment down; US deficits swell to dangerous levels; UST 10y at 0.67%; oil down and gold unchanged; NZ$1 = 66.7 USc; TWI-5 = 69.7
US public debt prospects toxic; US inflation rises, Canada's household debt falls; China's grain imports surge; China's debt levels also toxic; UST 10y at 0.67%; oil and gold down; NZ$1 = 66.5 USc; TWI-5 = 69.6
12th Sep 20, 8:20am
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US public debt prospects toxic; US inflation rises, Canada's household debt falls; China's grain imports surge; China's debt levels also toxic; UST 10y at 0.67%; oil and gold down; NZ$1 = 66.5 USc; TWI-5 = 69.6
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; TD rates test new lows, housing market takes off, rents slip, PMI tackled by Auckland lockdown, swaps stay low, NZD soft, & more
11th Sep 20, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; TD rates test new lows, housing market takes off, rents slip, PMI tackled by Auckland lockdown, swaps stay low, NZD soft, & more
US jobless benefit claims rise; US manufacturers destocking; China boosts strategic reserves; Indonesia stumbles; UST 10y at 0.69%; oil down and gold up; NZ$1 = 66.7 USc; TWI-5 = 69.7
11th Sep 20, 7:19am
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US jobless benefit claims rise; US manufacturers destocking; China boosts strategic reserves; Indonesia stumbles; UST 10y at 0.69%; oil down and gold up; NZ$1 = 66.7 USc; TWI-5 = 69.7
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; more TD cuts, retail spending drops, councils see revenue growth evaporate, more cheap money, swap rates threaten zero, NZD firm, & more
10th Sep 20, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; more TD cuts, retail spending drops, councils see revenue growth evaporate, more cheap money, swap rates threaten zero, NZD firm, & more
Treasury gets a tender result for an inflation-linked bond that returns a negative yield before the CPI component
10th Sep 20, 2:36pm
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Treasury gets a tender result for an inflation-linked bond that returns a negative yield before the CPI component
US retail and jobs data weak; Canada holds rate; Japan machine tool orders stabilise; Chinese inflation cools; Australian consumer confidence rises; UST 10y at 0.71%; oil down and gold up; NZ$1 = 66.7 USc; TWI-5 = 69.8
10th Sep 20, 7:20am
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US retail and jobs data weak; Canada holds rate; Japan machine tool orders stabilise; Chinese inflation cools; Australian consumer confidence rises; UST 10y at 0.71%; oil down and gold up; NZ$1 = 66.7 USc; TWI-5 = 69.8
Wholesale money markets mark down two and three year swap rates to virtually zero, taking their cues from Reserve Bank of New Zealand signalling
9th Sep 20, 8:38pm
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Wholesale money markets mark down two and three year swap rates to virtually zero, taking their cues from Reserve Bank of New Zealand signalling
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; no retail rate changes, businesses less unconfident, big factory and wholesale trade falls, swaps sink further, NZD weak, & more
9th Sep 20, 4:02pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; no retail rate changes, businesses less unconfident, big factory and wholesale trade falls, swaps sink further, NZD weak, & more
Wall Street down sharply; US consumers maxed out on debt; Australia says do not travel to China; China faces grain shortages; oil down and gold up; NZ$1 = 66.3 USc; TWI-5 = 69.4
9th Sep 20, 9:13am
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Wall Street down sharply; US consumers maxed out on debt; Australia says do not travel to China; China faces grain shortages; oil down and gold up; NZ$1 = 66.3 USc; TWI-5 = 69.4
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8th Sep 20, 4:31pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; ANZ to end credit card low rate, Westpac sees higher house prices, IRD gets more student loan repayments, NZD flat, & more
8th Sep 20, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; ANZ to end credit card low rate, Westpac sees higher house prices, IRD gets more student loan repayments, NZD flat, & more
China's trade gains expanding; Taiwan does even better; Australian service sector weak; Aussie banks gird for rising mortgage stress; UST 10yr yield at 0.72%; oil and gold lower; NZ$1 = 66.9 USc; TWI-5 = 69.9
8th Sep 20, 7:21am
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China's trade gains expanding; Taiwan does even better; Australian service sector weak; Aussie banks gird for rising mortgage stress; UST 10yr yield at 0.72%; oil and gold lower; NZ$1 = 66.9 USc; TWI-5 = 69.9
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; more TD rate cuts, more DDoS attacks, less winter work, NZ bond rates not rising like peers, NZD stable, & more
7th Sep 20, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; more TD rate cuts, more DDoS attacks, less winter work, NZ bond rates not rising like peers, NZD stable, & more
China's house sales pace startles; China's bond purchases distort; China's steel growth extraordinary; US jobs growth leaves it behind; UST 10yr yield at 0.72%; oil drops and gold unchanged; NZ$1 = 67.1 USc; TWI-5 = 70.2
7th Sep 20, 7:21am
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China's house sales pace startles; China's bond purchases distort; China's steel growth extraordinary; US jobs growth leaves it behind; UST 10yr yield at 0.72%; oil drops and gold unchanged; NZ$1 = 67.1 USc; TWI-5 = 70.2
US non-farm payrolls rise but leave 11.5 mln stranded; US coal industry on the ropes; China's home sales surge; China the world's dominant steel producer; UST 10yr yield at 0.72%; oil drops and gold unchanged; NZ$1 = 67.3 USc; TWI-5 = 70.2
5th Sep 20, 8:40am
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US non-farm payrolls rise but leave 11.5 mln stranded; US coal industry on the ropes; China's home sales surge; China the world's dominant steel producer; UST 10yr yield at 0.72%; oil drops and gold unchanged; NZ$1 = 67.3 USc; TWI-5 = 70.2
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; more big TD rate cuts, construction sector hurting, bonds rush benefits Mercury, household net worth rises, swaps low & stable, NZD slips, & more
4th Sep 20, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; more big TD rate cuts, construction sector hurting, bonds rush benefits Mercury, household net worth rises, swaps low & stable, NZD slips, & more
US posts awful trade result; more US jobless lose benefit support; China's service sector expanding well; France launches huge stimulus plan; UST 10yr yield at 0.62%; oil and gold down; NZ$1 = 67 USc; TWI-5 = 69.9
4th Sep 20, 7:18am
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US posts awful trade result; more US jobless lose benefit support; China's service sector expanding well; France launches huge stimulus plan; UST 10yr yield at 0.62%; oil and gold down; NZ$1 = 67 USc; TWI-5 = 69.9
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; insolvency cliff looming, where there are good yields, weak car sales, paid jobs growing, NZD firms again, & more
3rd Sep 20, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; insolvency cliff looming, where there are good yields, weak car sales, paid jobs growing, NZD firms again, & more
Sales of both new and used imports suffered in August as the Auckland lockdown took its toll. But that didn't affect sales of new energy vehicles (NEVs), which now account for nearly 17% of all new car sales
3rd Sep 20, 10:17am
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Sales of both new and used imports suffered in August as the Auckland lockdown took its toll. But that didn't affect sales of new energy vehicles (NEVs), which now account for nearly 17% of all new car sales
Uncertainty and volatility bedevil the US economy; US debt set to pass GDP soon; China uses central planning for job placement; Australia enters recession; UST 10yr yield at 0.65%; oil and gold down; NZ$1 = 67.6 USc; TWI-5 = 70.5
3rd Sep 20, 7:19am
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Uncertainty and volatility bedevil the US economy; US debt set to pass GDP soon; China uses central planning for job placement; Australia enters recession; UST 10yr yield at 0.65%; oil and gold down; NZ$1 = 67.6 USc; TWI-5 = 70.5