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Another bank adopts the lower home loan rate set. Borrowers may be smiling but pressures are building for banks to protect their margins and savers should beware
Another bank adopts the lower home loan rate set. Borrowers may be smiling but pressures are building for banks to protect their margins and savers should beware
US durable goods orders show zero yearly growth; US GDPNow estimate cut; German factories suffering; ECB prepares more QE; RBA defends inflation targeting; UST 10yr yield at 2.08%; oil up & gold down; NZ$1 = 66.6 USc; TWI-5 = 71.8
US durable goods orders show zero yearly growth; US GDPNow estimate cut; German factories suffering; ECB prepares more QE; RBA defends inflation targeting; UST 10yr yield at 2.08%; oil up & gold down; NZ$1 = 66.6 USc; TWI-5 = 71.8
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; no rate changes, record low NZGB yield, living costs impacts regressive, swaps lower again, NZD stable, & more
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; no rate changes, record low NZGB yield, living costs impacts regressive, swaps lower again, NZD stable, & more
US factory expansion ends; new house sales rise; China property developers squeezed, Japan and Europe factories suffer; equities show gains; APRA pay rules flawed; UST 10yr yield at 2.05%; oil down & gold up; NZ$1 = 67.1 USc; TWI-5 = 72.2
US factory expansion ends; new house sales rise; China property developers squeezed, Japan and Europe factories suffer; equities show gains; APRA pay rules flawed; UST 10yr yield at 2.05%; oil down & gold up; NZ$1 = 67.1 USc; TWI-5 = 72.2
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; more rate cuts, Westpac grinning, another working group, better trade data, FHBs holding back, swaps lower, NZD soft, & more
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; more rate cuts, Westpac grinning, another working group, better trade data, FHBs holding back, swaps lower, NZD soft, & more
US house sales fall; Richmond Fed data weak; debt ceiling deal done; China bond woes deepen; China rushes to import beef; IMF downgrades global growth again; UST 10yr yield at 2.07%; oil up & gold down; NZ$1 = 67.1 USc; TWI-5 = 72.1
US house sales fall; Richmond Fed data weak; debt ceiling deal done; China bond woes deepen; China rushes to import beef; IMF downgrades global growth again; UST 10yr yield at 2.07%; oil up & gold down; NZ$1 = 67.1 USc; TWI-5 = 72.1
Westpac quickly follows BNZ with a 3.79% two year 'special', taking rate competitiveness to a new lower level, even before the Spring season starts. ANZ also follows
Westpac quickly follows BNZ with a 3.79% two year 'special', taking rate competitiveness to a new lower level, even before the Spring season starts. ANZ also follows
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; many TD rate cuts, dairy farmers levied for MPB, A2 Milk zooms higher; FMA issues warning, SFO files charges, swaps lower, NZD lower, & more
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; many TD rate cuts, dairy farmers levied for MPB, A2 Milk zooms higher; FMA issues warning, SFO files charges, swaps lower, NZD lower, & more
China data vulnerable; NY Fed clarifies; US sentiment flattens at high level; US debt ceiling stress again; Aussie housing market picks up; UST 10yr yield at 2.06%; oil & gold up; NZ$1 = 67.6 USc; TWI-5 = 72.5
China data vulnerable; NY Fed clarifies; US sentiment flattens at high level; US debt ceiling stress again; Aussie housing market picks up; UST 10yr yield at 2.06%; oil & gold up; NZ$1 = 67.6 USc; TWI-5 = 72.5
US regional factory data better; Canada jobs up; Indonesia cuts rate; China stresses mount; Aussie jobs data good; UST 10yr yield at 2.03%; oil down & gold up; NZ$1 = 67.5 USc; TWI-5 = 72.4
US regional factory data better; Canada jobs up; Indonesia cuts rate; China stresses mount; Aussie jobs data good; UST 10yr yield at 2.03%; oil down & gold up; NZ$1 = 67.5 USc; TWI-5 = 72.4
US housing start weaken; Fed's Beige Book downgrades; Canada inflation dips; China ponders next moves; IMF sees better balance; Fitch trims AU bank outlooks; UST 10yr yield at 2.12%; oil down & gold up; NZ$1 = 67 USc; TWI-5 = 72.3
US housing start weaken; Fed's Beige Book downgrades; Canada inflation dips; China ponders next moves; IMF sees better balance; Fitch trims AU bank outlooks; UST 10yr yield at 2.12%; oil down & gold up; NZ$1 = 67 USc; TWI-5 = 72.3
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; only minor rate changes, DIA says MNC a money-laundering risk, expensive finco forced to refund, record low LGFA yield, farm sales down, swaps flat, & more
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; only minor rate changes, DIA says MNC a money-laundering risk, expensive finco forced to refund, record low LGFA yield, farm sales down, swaps flat, & more
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; no rate changes, inflation up, Yili gets OIO tick, micros more confident, more water stored, eyes on dairy auction, swaps sink, NZD rises, & more
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; no rate changes, inflation up, Yili gets OIO tick, micros more confident, more water stored, eyes on dairy auction, swaps sink, NZD rises, & more
Canada house sales flat; China growth slows even as retail rises; India trade shrinks; Wall Street holds; Aussies worries about NZ regulation; UST 10yr yield at 2.09%; oil and gold down; NZ$1 = 67.2 USc; TWI-5 = 72
Canada house sales flat; China growth slows even as retail rises; India trade shrinks; Wall Street holds; Aussies worries about NZ regulation; UST 10yr yield at 2.09%; oil and gold down; NZ$1 = 67.2 USc; TWI-5 = 72
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; Kiwibank changes rates lower, Co-op Bank pays its customers, service sector slows, migration stays high, swaps rise, NZD rises, & more
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; Kiwibank changes rates lower, Co-op Bank pays its customers, service sector slows, migration stays high, swaps rise, NZD rises, & more
Although wholesale rates have bounced up after reaching record lows recently, banks continue to adjust their mortgage rates down. This time the cuts came with a matching term deposit rate cut
Although wholesale rates have bounced up after reaching record lows recently, banks continue to adjust their mortgage rates down. This time the cuts came with a matching term deposit rate cut
China trade surplus swells on even bigger gains vs the US, but industry sees slowdown, China debt jumps; Wall Street at record high; Aussie savers hit; UST 10yr yield at 2.12%; oil holds and gold up; NZ$1 = 67 USc; TWI-5 = 71.7
China trade surplus swells on even bigger gains vs the US, but industry sees slowdown, China debt jumps; Wall Street at record high; Aussie savers hit; UST 10yr yield at 2.12%; oil holds and gold up; NZ$1 = 67 USc; TWI-5 = 71.7
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; no rate changes, housing market hibernating; PMI barely holding on; improved R&D incentives, swaps jump, NZD firm, & more
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; no rate changes, housing market hibernating; PMI barely holding on; improved R&D incentives, swaps jump, NZD firm, & more
US inflation rises; real earnings rise; S&P500 flat; Asia trade faces liquidity pressure; China FDI rises; lending for houses drops sharply in Australia; UST 10yr yield at 2.12%; oil holds and gold falls; NZ$1 = 66.6 USc; TWI-5 = 71.6
US inflation rises; real earnings rise; S&P500 flat; Asia trade faces liquidity pressure; China FDI rises; lending for houses drops sharply in Australia; UST 10yr yield at 2.12%; oil holds and gold falls; NZ$1 = 66.6 USc; TWI-5 = 71.6
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; Rabobank cuts some rates, retail limp, inflation gauge topping out, very cheap Govt bond funding, swaps hold, NZD firm, & more
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; Rabobank cuts some rates, retail limp, inflation gauge topping out, very cheap Govt bond funding, swaps hold, NZD firm, & more
Fed's Powell signals a US rate cut; Canada holds; trade war jockeying; China PPI drops; Australian consumer confidence falls; UST 10yr yield at 2.06%; oil and gold rise; NZ$1 = 66.5 USc; TWI-5 = 71.4
Fed's Powell signals a US rate cut; Canada holds; trade war jockeying; China PPI drops; Australian consumer confidence falls; UST 10yr yield at 2.06%; oil and gold rise; NZ$1 = 66.5 USc; TWI-5 = 71.4