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US labour market stays strong; US PPI rises; EU grows modestly; Aussie labour market rise slows; IEA sees oil glut; Xero hits record high; UST 10yr at 4.40%; gold down and oil little-changed; NZ$1 = 58.8 USc; TWI = 68.5
15th Nov 24, 7:19am
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US labour market stays strong; US PPI rises; EU grows modestly; Aussie labour market rise slows; IEA sees oil glut; Xero hits record high; UST 10yr at 4.40%; gold down and oil little-changed; NZ$1 = 58.8 USc; TWI = 68.5
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; REINZ data mixed, inflation pressures ease, Kookmin to quit NZ, Rennie gets top Treasury job, Bank of China here 10 years, swaps stable, NZD weaker, & more
14th Nov 24, 4:00pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; REINZ data mixed, inflation pressures ease, Kookmin to quit NZ, Rennie gets top Treasury job, Bank of China here 10 years, swaps stable, NZD weaker, & more
US core CPI inflation holds at 3.3%; eyes on US mortgages and personal debt; Japan's PPI rises, India car sales up; Aussie wage cost rises; UST 10yr at 4.45%; gold down and oil little-changed; NZ$1 = 58.9 USc; TWI = 68.6
14th Nov 24, 7:19am
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US core CPI inflation holds at 3.3%; eyes on US mortgages and personal debt; Japan's PPI rises, India car sales up; Aussie wage cost rises; UST 10yr at 4.45%; gold down and oil little-changed; NZ$1 = 58.9 USc; TWI = 68.6
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; BNZ ends 5% 1yr TD rate, migration rate slows, visitor arrivals stay lackluster, key dairy prices jump, swaps hold but long bonds rise, NZD soft, & more
13th Nov 24, 4:00pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; BNZ ends 5% 1yr TD rate, migration rate slows, visitor arrivals stay lackluster, key dairy prices jump, swaps hold but long bonds rise, NZD soft, & more
US pre-election data strong; Canada building strong; Japan machine tool orders strong; India battles inflation; Australian sentiment rises; UST 10yr at 4.43%; gold down and oil firm; NZ$1 = 59.2 USc; TWI = 68.8
13th Nov 24, 7:19am
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US pre-election data strong; Canada building strong; Japan machine tool orders strong; India battles inflation; Australian sentiment rises; UST 10yr at 4.43%; gold down and oil firm; NZ$1 = 59.2 USc; TWI = 68.8
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; truckometer and concrete data lackluster, retail sees a small lift, 20,000 new work visas in October, fines & jail time, realtors warned, swaps stable, NZD lifts, & more
12th Nov 24, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; truckometer and concrete data lackluster, retail sees a small lift, 20,000 new work visas in October, fines & jail time, realtors warned, swaps stable, NZD lifts, & more
China stimulates its car market, but little else; US Q3 earnings strong; Bitcoin has a moment; Malaysia has a building boom; UST 10yr at 4.35%; gold and oil lower again; NZ$1 = 59.6 USc; TWI = 68.9
12th Nov 24, 7:19am
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China stimulates its car market, but little else; US Q3 earnings strong; Bitcoin has a moment; Malaysia has a building boom; UST 10yr at 4.35%; gold and oil lower again; NZ$1 = 59.6 USc; TWI = 68.9
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; Kiwibank launches a short TD special, Fonterra delivers good news, grocery price pressures ease, BNZ eyes huge funding, swaps & NZD stable, & more
11th Nov 24, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; Kiwibank launches a short TD special, Fonterra delivers good news, grocery price pressures ease, BNZ eyes huge funding, swaps & NZD stable, & more
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Savers suffer falling term deposit rate drift as a number of factors weigh on how banks set these rates
11th Nov 24, 9:41am
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Savers suffer falling term deposit rate drift as a number of factors weigh on how banks set these rates
China still battling deflationary forces; China food price rises stay high; Japanese households pull back; Taiwanese trade healthy; American sentiment positive; UST 10yr at 4.30%; gold and oil lower; NZ$1 = 59.7 USc; TWI = 68.8
11th Nov 24, 7:19am
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China still battling deflationary forces; China food price rises stay high; Japanese households pull back; Taiwanese trade healthy; American sentiment positive; UST 10yr at 4.30%; gold and oil lower; NZ$1 = 59.7 USc; TWI = 68.8
Hardliner Lighthizer to return; Fed's balance sheet shrinks; Canadian jobs rise; Japanese households cautious; China to swell local govt debt; UST 10yr at 4.30%; gold and oil lower; NZ$1 = 59.7 USc; TWI = 68.8
9th Nov 24, 7:32am
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Hardliner Lighthizer to return; Fed's balance sheet shrinks; Canadian jobs rise; Japanese households cautious; China to swell local govt debt; UST 10yr at 4.30%; gold and oil lower; NZ$1 = 59.7 USc; TWI = 68.8
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; DCS levies to be solely risk-based; building permit falls bottom out, businesses don't see inflation returning, NZX50 rises on global trends, swaps stable, NZD rises, & more
8th Nov 24, 4:00pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; DCS levies to be solely risk-based; building permit falls bottom out, businesses don't see inflation returning, NZX50 rises on global trends, swaps stable, NZD rises, & more
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Eyes on US Fed; US jobless claims stay low; China gets temporary export boost; EU retail impresses, freight rates rise; UST 10yr at 4.35%; gold recovers some; oil stable; NZ$1 = 60.2 USc; TWI = 69
8th Nov 24, 7:25am
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Eyes on US Fed; US jobless claims stay low; China gets temporary export boost; EU retail impresses, freight rates rise; UST 10yr at 4.35%; gold recovers some; oil stable; NZ$1 = 60.2 USc; TWI = 69
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; Crown accounts show some wavering, crowding stats released, NZGB yields rise, swaps shifting, NZD soft, & more
7th Nov 24, 3:58pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; Crown accounts show some wavering, crowding stats released, NZGB yields rise, swaps shifting, NZD soft, & more
US election result clear & uncontested; markets react to impending weaknesses; EU PPI deflates; AiG index dives; UST 10yr jumps to 4.42%; gold drops hard; oil soft; NZ$1 = 59.4 USc; TWI = 68.7
7th Nov 24, 7:20am
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US election result clear & uncontested; markets react to impending weaknesses; EU PPI deflates; AiG index dives; UST 10yr jumps to 4.42%; gold drops hard; oil soft; NZ$1 = 59.4 USc; TWI = 68.7
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; no retail rate changes, rents stable, jobless rate rises, pay trimmed, dairy prices rise, Govt subsidises meat marketing campaign, swaps stable, NZD soft, & more
6th Nov 24, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; no retail rate changes, rents stable, jobless rate rises, pay trimmed, dairy prices rise, Govt subsidises meat marketing campaign, swaps stable, NZD soft, & more
Dairy prices jump; US data strong; Boeing strike ends with big wage gains; China services rise; RBA holds; UST 10yr 4.34%; gold soft but oil firm; NZ$1 = 60 USc; TWI = 68.7
6th Nov 24, 7:20am
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Dairy prices jump; US data strong; Boeing strike ends with big wage gains; China services rise; RBA holds; UST 10yr 4.34%; gold soft but oil firm; NZ$1 = 60 USc; TWI = 68.7
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; TSB goes low, household living costs still above CPI, retail card activity limps, mortgage borrowers bet on more rate cuts, swaps stable, NZD little-changed, & more
5th Nov 24, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; TSB goes low, household living costs still above CPI, retail card activity limps, mortgage borrowers bet on more rate cuts, swaps stable, NZD little-changed, & more
TSB launches 5.69% 'special offer' for one year fixed home loan rate, lower than any main bank's carded rate for that term
5th Nov 24, 9:37am
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TSB launches 5.69% 'special offer' for one year fixed home loan rate, lower than any main bank's carded rate for that term
Global factories downshift; US factory orders soft; China banks face foreclosure surge; India regains factory momentum; eyes on the RBA; UST 10yr 4.33%; gold soft but oil firm; NZ$1 = 59.8 USc; TWI = 68.7
5th Nov 24, 7:19am
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Global factories downshift; US factory orders soft; China banks face foreclosure surge; India regains factory momentum; eyes on the RBA; UST 10yr 4.33%; gold soft but oil firm; NZ$1 = 59.8 USc; TWI = 68.7
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; few retail rate changes, B&T's listings surge, auctions go regional, Westpac profit rises, livestock prices firm, car sales hang in, swaps flat, NZD firmish, & more
4th Nov 24, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; few retail rate changes, B&T's listings surge, auctions go regional, Westpac profit rises, livestock prices firm, car sales hang in, swaps flat, NZD firmish, & more
The US non-farm payrolls miss dominates the chat, but markets ignore it; Canada wages rise; China PMIs turn positive; Aussie PMI still contracting; UST 10yr 4.37%; gold and oil stable; NZ$1 = 59.7 USc; TWI = 68.7
4th Nov 24, 7:20am
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The US non-farm payrolls miss dominates the chat, but markets ignore it; Canada wages rise; China PMIs turn positive; Aussie PMI still contracting; UST 10yr 4.37%; gold and oil stable; NZ$1 = 59.7 USc; TWI = 68.7
US jobs growth undershoots, blamed on hurricanes and strikes; markets take it in their stride; Canada PMIs expand; Aussie housing hits limits; UST 10yr 4.37%; gold and oil stable; NZ$1 = 59.7 USc; TWI = 68.7
2nd Nov 24, 8:36am
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US jobs growth undershoots, blamed on hurricanes and strikes; markets take it in their stride; Canada PMIs expand; Aussie housing hits limits; UST 10yr 4.37%; gold and oil stable; NZ$1 = 59.7 USc; TWI = 68.7
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; housing market flooded by sellers, values ease, many more auctions, building permits weak, IRD on the warpath, swaps low & stable, NZD eases, & more
1st Nov 24, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; housing market flooded by sellers, values ease, many more auctions, building permits weak, IRD on the warpath, swaps low & stable, NZD eases, & more
Here are the key changes to know about in the New Zealand equity market; NZX50 slips with Tower, Briscoes and Goodman Property. But Vulcan Steel, the Warehouse and Channel Infrastructure rise
1st Nov 24, 3:04pm
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Here are the key changes to know about in the New Zealand equity market; NZX50 slips with Tower, Briscoes and Goodman Property. But Vulcan Steel, the Warehouse and Channel Infrastructure rise