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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; many rate changes, consumer confidence falls, debt grows, equities in weekly loss, swaps fall, NZD stable, & more
31st May 19, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; many rate changes, consumer confidence falls, debt grows, equities in weekly loss, swaps fall, NZD stable, & more
US Q1 GDP revised down slightly; US inventories rise; US house sales fall; Wall Street slips; China mulls yuan defense; Aussie housing consents tank; UST 10yr 2.22%; oil slumps and gold up; NZ$1 = 65.1 USc; TWI-5 = 70.3
31st May 19, 7:37am
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US Q1 GDP revised down slightly; US inventories rise; US house sales fall; Wall Street slips; China mulls yuan defense; Aussie housing consents tank; UST 10yr 2.22%; oil slumps and gold up; NZ$1 = 65.1 USc; TWI-5 = 70.3
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; a new low mortgage rate, TD cuts, 2019-20 Budget, housing consents sag, milk production slips, swaps up, NZD stable, & more
30th May 19, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; a new low mortgage rate, TD cuts, 2019-20 Budget, housing consents sag, milk production slips, swaps up, NZD stable, & more
The mortgage rate cuts keep coming with 3.79% the new lower benchmark, this time set by a challenger bank. But these reductions come with matching term deposit cuts
30th May 19, 8:52am
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The mortgage rate cuts keep coming with 3.79% the new lower benchmark, this time set by a challenger bank. But these reductions come with matching term deposit cuts
Bond yields suddenly price in three Fed cuts; Wall Street drops again; China makes rare earth threats; China debt balloons; air cargo trade drops; UST 10yr 2.24%; oil lower and gold up; NZ$1 = 65.1 USc; TWI-5 = 70.1
30th May 19, 7:43am
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Bond yields suddenly price in three Fed cuts; Wall Street drops again; China makes rare earth threats; China debt balloons; air cargo trade drops; UST 10yr 2.24%; oil lower and gold up; NZ$1 = 65.1 USc; TWI-5 = 70.1
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; more rate changes, mixed business confidence, TSB profit falls, swap rates drop, benchmark yields sink, NZD steady, & more
29th May 19, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; more rate changes, mixed business confidence, TSB profit falls, swap rates drop, benchmark yields sink, NZD steady, & more
US consumer sentiment rises but business data weakens; China eases car restrictions further; G20 trade weakens; Aussie mortgage applications jump; UST 10yr 2.26%; oil unchanged and gold down; NZ$1 = 65.5 USc; TWI-5 = 70.4
29th May 19, 7:42am
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US consumer sentiment rises but business data weakens; China eases car restrictions further; G20 trade weakens; Aussie mortgage applications jump; UST 10yr 2.26%; oil unchanged and gold down; NZ$1 = 65.5 USc; TWI-5 = 70.4
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; Many rate changes, house price expectations lower, online sales strong for locals, RBNZ consults the professors, swaps steady, NZD stable, & more
28th May 19, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; Many rate changes, house price expectations lower, online sales strong for locals, RBNZ consults the professors, swaps steady, NZD stable, & more
Equities rise while US on holiday; China profits drop; Hong Kong trade falls; Turkey clamps forex; Germany wants more bank capital; 10yr 2.32%; oil up and gold holds; NZ$1 = 65.4 USc; TWI-5 = 70.4
28th May 19, 7:46am
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Equities rise while US on holiday; China profits drop; Hong Kong trade falls; Turkey clamps forex; Germany wants more bank capital; 10yr 2.32%; oil up and gold holds; NZ$1 = 65.4 USc; TWI-5 = 70.4
The latest offer from state-owned Kiwibank pushes the one year fixed rate down to 3.85% - and is accompanied by matching term deposit rates cuts
27th May 19, 5:02am
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The latest offer from state-owned Kiwibank pushes the one year fixed rate down to 3.85% - and is accompanied by matching term deposit rates cuts
US durable goods orders dip; trade rhetoric rises; US adopts extreme currency policy; Huawei's troubles intensify; Japan adopts huge budget; UST 10yr 2.32%; oil down and gold unchanged; NZ$1 = 65.5 USc; TWI-5 = 70.5
25th May 19, 8:38am
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US durable goods orders dip; trade rhetoric rises; US adopts extreme currency policy; Huawei's troubles intensify; Japan adopts huge budget; UST 10yr 2.32%; oil down and gold unchanged; NZ$1 = 65.5 USc; TWI-5 = 70.5
Seven of the eleven banks in the home loan business are offering a 3.89% fixed rate contract as both deposit rates and wholesale rates slide inexorably lower
25th May 19, 7:23am
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Seven of the eleven banks in the home loan business are offering a 3.89% fixed rate contract as both deposit rates and wholesale rates slide inexorably lower
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; various rate cuts, dairy prices under review, farm sales mixed, retail sector softens, swaps unchanged, NZD soft, & more
22nd May 19, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; various rate cuts, dairy prices under review, farm sales mixed, retail sector softens, swaps unchanged, NZD soft, & more
Dairy prices slip; US house sales lower; US softens Huawei restrictions; EU consumers less gloomy; RBA signals rate cut; APRA backs off; UST 10yr 2.43%; oil unchanged and gold lower; NZ$1 = 65 USc; TWI-5 = 70.1
22nd May 19, 7:41am
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Dairy prices slip; US house sales lower; US softens Huawei restrictions; EU consumers less gloomy; RBA signals rate cut; APRA backs off; UST 10yr 2.43%; oil unchanged and gold lower; NZ$1 = 65 USc; TWI-5 = 70.1
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; no rate changes, eyes on dairy prices, credit card growth weak, RBA causes waves, swaps firm, NZD soft, & more
21st May 19, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; no rate changes, eyes on dairy prices, credit card growth weak, RBA causes waves, swaps firm, NZD soft, & more
US economy data weakens; Ford imposes huge layoffs; Japan's growth rises; China's mortgage rates up; equities sag; Aussie power prices up; UST 10yr 2.41%; oil and gold unchanged; NZ$1 = 65.4 USc; TWI-5 = 70.4
21st May 19, 7:46am
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US economy data weakens; Ford imposes huge layoffs; Japan's growth rises; China's mortgage rates up; equities sag; Aussie power prices up; UST 10yr 2.41%; oil and gold unchanged; NZ$1 = 65.4 USc; TWI-5 = 70.4
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; more rate cuts, service sector struggling, bank satisfaction falls, swaps & NZD holding, & more
20th May 19, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; more rate cuts, service sector struggling, bank satisfaction falls, swaps & NZD holding, & more
Banks continue to chip away at their home loan rate offers. Today it is BNZ offering a market leading three year fixed mortgage rate
20th May 19, 9:23am
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Banks continue to chip away at their home loan rate offers. Today it is BNZ offering a market leading three year fixed mortgage rate
Australian election surprise; India votes; US tariff back-track with allies; China digs in; China house prices rise; UST 10yr 2.39%; oil and gold down; NZ$1 = 65.5 USc; TWI-5 = 70.3
20th May 19, 7:19am
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Australian election surprise; India votes; US tariff back-track with allies; China digs in; China house prices rise; UST 10yr 2.39%; oil and gold down; NZ$1 = 65.5 USc; TWI-5 = 70.3
ANZ has announced more reductions, this time to most term deposit rates. And they are signaling that premium interest for their main bonus saver account will be cut by -25 bps
18th May 19, 11:30am
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ANZ has announced more reductions, this time to most term deposit rates. And they are signaling that premium interest for their main bonus saver account will be cut by -25 bps
US trade moves confusing, pushes up US dollar; China reacts, says lower growth acceptable; EU doesn't follow US; Australia votes; UST 10yr 2.39%; oil unchanged and gold down; NZ$1 = 65.2 USc; TWI-5 = 70.3
18th May 19, 8:36am
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US trade moves confusing, pushes up US dollar; China reacts, says lower growth acceptable; EU doesn't follow US; Australia votes; UST 10yr 2.39%; oil unchanged and gold down; NZ$1 = 65.2 USc; TWI-5 = 70.3
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; Heartland trims rates, ANZ revoked, PMI waivers, PPI costs up more than prices, house price inflation lower; swaps firm, NZD stable, & more
17th May 19, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; Heartland trims rates, ANZ revoked, PMI waivers, PPI costs up more than prices, house price inflation lower; swaps firm, NZD stable, & more
Markets in risk-off mood; Fed faces inflation challenges; US data tame; Canada data firm; China gets business loan price war; Australia prepares to vote; UST 10yr 2.40%; oil up and gold down; NZ$1 = 65.4 USc; TWI-5 = 70.4
17th May 19, 7:57am
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Markets in risk-off mood; Fed faces inflation challenges; US data tame; Canada data firm; China gets business loan price war; Australia prepares to vote; UST 10yr 2.40%; oil up and gold down; NZ$1 = 65.4 USc; TWI-5 = 70.4
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; no rate changes, end of an era, cheap money, Xero turns a corner, methane fight, swaps at all-time low, NZD stable, & more
16th May 19, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; no rate changes, end of an era, cheap money, Xero turns a corner, methane fight, swaps at all-time low, NZD stable, & more
David Chaston looks at how much of the RBNZ's rate cut is making it through to the real economy to do the job monetary policy needs it to do
16th May 19, 2:10pm
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David Chaston looks at how much of the RBNZ's rate cut is making it through to the real economy to do the job monetary policy needs it to do
