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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; TSB cuts mortgage rate, Co-op Bank cuts two rates for savers, business confidence falls further, RBNZ pays big dividend, swaps and NZD stable
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; TSB cuts mortgage rate, Co-op Bank cuts two rates for savers, business confidence falls further, RBNZ pays big dividend, swaps and NZD stable
NAFTA deal done with minor changes; US PMIs slip but strong; US construction growth weak; airfreight growth weakens as trade drifts; Hayne consequences angst; UST 10yr at 3.08%; oil up, gold down; NZ$1 = 66.2 USc; TWI-5 = 70.2
NAFTA deal done with minor changes; US PMIs slip but strong; US construction growth weak; airfreight growth weakens as trade drifts; Hayne consequences angst; UST 10yr at 3.08%; oil up, gold down; NZ$1 = 66.2 USc; TWI-5 = 70.2
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; more mortgage rate cuts, some TD cuts too, milk flows strong, underground economy booms, listing rise, swaps soft, NZD stable
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; more mortgage rate cuts, some TD cuts too, milk flows strong, underground economy booms, listing rise, swaps soft, NZD stable
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; TSB drops two key rates, Auckland consents rise, confidence steady, Super Fund stars, non-bank lending jumps, swaps soft, NZD unchanged
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; TSB drops two key rates, Auckland consents rise, confidence steady, Super Fund stars, non-bank lending jumps, swaps soft, NZD unchanged
TSB moves to match rivals with two new fixed rate home loan specials. Bank rate pricing tactics getting assessed as home buying volumes stay in an unexceptional zone
TSB moves to match rivals with two new fixed rate home loan specials. Bank rate pricing tactics getting assessed as home buying volumes stay in an unexceptional zone
US data generally weaker; EU economic confidence slips; German prices up; IMF ups Argentina bailout; WTO downgrades trade growth; SEA rate hikes; UST 10yr at 3.06%; oil up and gold drops; NZ$1 = 66.2 USc; TWI-5 = 70.1
US data generally weaker; EU economic confidence slips; German prices up; IMF ups Argentina bailout; WTO downgrades trade growth; SEA rate hikes; UST 10yr at 3.06%; oil up and gold drops; NZ$1 = 66.2 USc; TWI-5 = 70.1
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; minor TD trimmings, ACC goes hard at tax increases, online retail up, Tatua shines, new insurance data, swaps and NZD soft
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; minor TD trimmings, ACC goes hard at tax increases, online retail up, Tatua shines, new insurance data, swaps and NZD soft
US Fed hikes as expected; US new home sales jump; China corporate debt zooms; China cuts tariffs; ECB says US will lose trade war; Aust. house prices to fall further; UST 10yr at 3.06%; oil and gold lower; NZ$1 = 66.8 USc; TWI-5 = 70.3
US Fed hikes as expected; US new home sales jump; China corporate debt zooms; China cuts tariffs; ECB says US will lose trade war; Aust. house prices to fall further; UST 10yr at 3.06%; oil and gold lower; NZ$1 = 66.8 USc; TWI-5 = 70.3
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; no rate changes, employment confidence sags, trade deficit leaps, business confidence bounces, high LVR interest only loans to investors low, swaps & NZD stable
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; no rate changes, employment confidence sags, trade deficit leaps, business confidence bounces, high LVR interest only loans to investors low, swaps & NZD stable
Fed hike awaited; US confidence, house prices up; Argentine central bank boss quits, Philippines ready to raise rates; NZ braces for new tax; UST 10yr at 3.10%; oil holds, gold up; NZ$1 = 66.5 USc; TWI-5 = 70.1
Fed hike awaited; US confidence, house prices up; Argentine central bank boss quits, Philippines ready to raise rates; NZ braces for new tax; UST 10yr at 3.10%; oil holds, gold up; NZ$1 = 66.5 USc; TWI-5 = 70.1
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; firms pay later, Shanghai holds, BNZ chases KiwiBuild business, why pay lags, swaps firm, NZD soft
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; firms pay later, Shanghai holds, BNZ chases KiwiBuild business, why pay lags, swaps firm, NZD soft
State-owned lender Kiwibank takes benchmark two year fixed home loan rate down to a new low by a major bank, opening up a juicy advantage over its main rivals
State-owned lender Kiwibank takes benchmark two year fixed home loan rate down to a new low by a major bank, opening up a juicy advantage over its main rivals
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; Kiwibank cuts a key mortgage rate, ANZ gets cheaper funding, fewer farm sales, fewer lifestyle block sales, swaps unchanged, NZD stable
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; Kiwibank cuts a key mortgage rate, ANZ gets cheaper funding, fewer farm sales, fewer lifestyle block sales, swaps unchanged, NZD stable
BIS warns on zombies; China rejects talks after US tariff hike; world shares jump; US PMIs soft; Canada inflation eases; Australia get ratings boost; UST 10yr at 3.07%; oil unchanged, gold slips; NZ$1 = 66.7 USc; TWI-5 = 70.3
BIS warns on zombies; China rejects talks after US tariff hike; world shares jump; US PMIs soft; Canada inflation eases; Australia get ratings boost; UST 10yr at 3.07%; oil unchanged, gold slips; NZ$1 = 66.7 USc; TWI-5 = 70.3
If you think New Zealand's households are much more vulnerable now than just before the GFC, you are wrong according to the data collated by David Chaston
If you think New Zealand's households are much more vulnerable now than just before the GFC, you are wrong according to the data collated by David Chaston
Shanghai stocks leap; US PMIs retreat; Canada inflation eases; UK boxed in over Brexit; ratings agencies upgrade Australia and NZ; UST 10yr 3.07%; oil unchanged and gold down; NZ$1 = 66.8 USc; TWI-5 = 70.3
Shanghai stocks leap; US PMIs retreat; Canada inflation eases; UK boxed in over Brexit; ratings agencies upgrade Australia and NZ; UST 10yr 3.07%; oil unchanged and gold down; NZ$1 = 66.8 USc; TWI-5 = 70.3
SBS Bank now offers the lowest two, four and five year fixed mortgage rates, joining other challenger banks in cutting rates as the Spring house selling season advances
SBS Bank now offers the lowest two, four and five year fixed mortgage rates, joining other challenger banks in cutting rates as the Spring house selling season advances
US home sales flat-line; China makes trade war move; Basel Committee targets window dressing; UST 10yr at 3.07%; oil down and gold up; NZ$1 = 6.8 USc; TWI-5 = 70.3
US home sales flat-line; China makes trade war move; Basel Committee targets window dressing; UST 10yr at 3.07%; oil down and gold up; NZ$1 = 6.8 USc; TWI-5 = 70.3
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; Westpac & ICBC raise TD rates, GDP growth surprises, productivity up, TWG reports, NZGB yields rise, swaps and NZD rise
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; Westpac & ICBC raise TD rates, GDP growth surprises, productivity up, TWG reports, NZGB yields rise, swaps and NZD rise