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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; TSB trims TD rates, business confidence sags, Fonterra raises milk payout, local online retail strong, debt warning signs, NZD dips & more
28th Feb 19, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; TSB trims TD rates, business confidence sags, Fonterra raises milk payout, local online retail strong, debt warning signs, NZD dips & more
US trade deficit jumps again; US home sales rise and mortgage rates fall; Canada inflation drops, EU sentiment negative; ASIC to second-guess mortgage applications; UST 10yr 2.68%; oil up and gold down; NZ$1 = 68.4 USc; TWI-5 = 72.7
28th Feb 19, 7:38am
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US trade deficit jumps again; US home sales rise and mortgage rates fall; Canada inflation drops, EU sentiment negative; ASIC to second-guess mortgage applications; UST 10yr 2.68%; oil up and gold down; NZ$1 = 68.4 USc; TWI-5 = 72.7
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; a small TD change, big trade deficit, more mortgage debt, more corporate debt, NZD holds high, & more
27th Feb 19, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; a small TD change, big trade deficit, more mortgage debt, more corporate debt, NZD holds high, & more
US housing starts weak; consumer confidence rises; Powell sees modest growth; Yellen sees an ignoramus; Aussie coal very profitable; UST 10yr 2.65%; oil and gold little-changed; NZ$1 = 68.9 USc; TWI-5 = 73.2
27th Feb 19, 7:36am
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US housing starts weak; consumer confidence rises; Powell sees modest growth; Yellen sees an ignoramus; Aussie coal very profitable; UST 10yr 2.65%; oil and gold little-changed; NZ$1 = 68.9 USc; TWI-5 = 73.2
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; no rate changes, sprawl visualisations updated, Mainzeal directors liable, ANZ ups dairy payout forecast, NZD strong, & more
26th Feb 19, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; no rate changes, sprawl visualisations updated, Mainzeal directors liable, ANZ ups dairy payout forecast, NZD strong, & more
Equities rise on trade deal hopes; US data weak; Mexico growth low; China blind to leverage; Australia unsold house inventory high; UST 10yr 2.68%; oil and gold down; NZ$1 = 68.8 USc; TWI-5 = 73.3
26th Feb 19, 7:38am
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Equities rise on trade deal hopes; US data weak; Mexico growth low; China blind to leverage; Australia unsold house inventory high; UST 10yr 2.68%; oil and gold down; NZ$1 = 68.8 USc; TWI-5 = 73.3
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; a TD cut, and a savings account review, retail sales firm, rural property weak, jail for advisers, swaps slip, NZD up, & more
25th Feb 19, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; a TD cut, and a savings account review, retail sales firm, rural property weak, jail for advisers, swaps slip, NZD up, & more
While interest rate offers between banks for home loans or term deposits are tightly bunched, that is not the case for savings accounts
25th Feb 19, 10:33am
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While interest rate offers between banks for home loans or term deposits are tightly bunched, that is not the case for savings accounts
US China trade talks likely to be extended; Buffett hit by mark-to-market; Fed mulls pullback; Canada retail lower; IMF wants fees for guarantee; UST 10yr 2.65%; oil and gold stable; NZ$1 = 68.4 USc; TWI-5 = 72.9
25th Feb 19, 7:31am
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US China trade talks likely to be extended; Buffett hit by mark-to-market; Fed mulls pullback; Canada retail lower; IMF wants fees for guarantee; UST 10yr 2.65%; oil and gold stable; NZ$1 = 68.4 USc; TWI-5 = 72.9
Equities rise on trade hopes; Fed mulls pause in normalisation; Canada retail sales weak; China P2P industry in crisis; AU super risks; IMF calls for deposit guarantee fees; UST 10yr 2.65; oil and gold unchanged; NZ$1 = 68.5 USc; TWI-5 = 72.8
23rd Feb 19, 9:13am
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Equities rise on trade hopes; Fed mulls pause in normalisation; Canada retail sales weak; China P2P industry in crisis; AU super risks; IMF calls for deposit guarantee fees; UST 10yr 2.65; oil and gold unchanged; NZ$1 = 68.5 USc; TWI-5 = 72.8
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; no rate changes, broader affordability, Goff wants the 15% on rates, credit card interest cost, swaps, NZD slips, & more
22nd Feb 19, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; no rate changes, broader affordability, Goff wants the 15% on rates, credit card interest cost, swaps, NZD slips, & more
US business investment falls; US PMIs up; US house sales down; China limits Aussie coal imports; Japan & EU PMIs weak; ALP saves brokers; UST 10yr 2.69; oil and gold down; NZ$1 = 68 USc; TWI-5 = 72.6
22nd Feb 19, 7:41am
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US business investment falls; US PMIs up; US house sales down; China limits Aussie coal imports; Japan & EU PMIs weak; ALP saves brokers; UST 10yr 2.69; oil and gold down; NZ$1 = 68 USc; TWI-5 = 72.6
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; it's all about the TWG report and the reactions, plus DHB poor financial management, productivity drops, swap rates fall, NZD soft, & more
21st Feb 19, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; it's all about the TWG report and the reactions, plus DHB poor financial management, productivity drops, swap rates fall, NZD soft, & more
Eyes on US Fed minutes; ECB ponders new QE; Glencore does about-face on coal; US imports from China boom; Japan trade deficit swells; UST 10yr 2.64%; oil and gold rise; NZ$1 = 68.8 USc; TWI-5 = 73.1
21st Feb 19, 7:40am
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Eyes on US Fed minutes; ECB ponders new QE; Glencore does about-face on coal; US imports from China boom; Japan trade deficit swells; UST 10yr 2.64%; oil and gold rise; NZ$1 = 68.8 USc; TWI-5 = 73.1
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; some TD rate cuts, record low birth rate, producer prices rising, house price expectations dip, swaps, NZD stays up, & more
20th Feb 19, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; some TD rate cuts, record low birth rate, producer prices rising, house price expectations dip, swaps, NZD stays up, & more
Three more banks cut term deposit rates as offers bunch up in a tighter range. UDC exits. ANZ is the latest to trim its rate card following Westpac and the Cooperative Bank
20th Feb 19, 11:03am
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Three more banks cut term deposit rates as offers bunch up in a tighter range. UDC exits. ANZ is the latest to trim its rate card following Westpac and the Cooperative Bank
Dairy prices disappoint; fewer US consumers expect to be better off; China current account surplus dives, WTO warns on trade slowdown; UST 10yr 2.66%; oil stable and gold jumps; NZ$1 = 68.9 USc; TWI-5 = 73.3
20th Feb 19, 7:39am
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Dairy prices disappoint; fewer US consumers expect to be better off; China current account surplus dives, WTO warns on trade slowdown; UST 10yr 2.66%; oil stable and gold jumps; NZ$1 = 68.9 USc; TWI-5 = 73.3
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; Co-op cuts TD rates, life expectancy rises, eyes on dairy prices, swap rates firm, bitcoin jumps, NZD settles, & more
19th Feb 19, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; Co-op cuts TD rates, life expectancy rises, eyes on dairy prices, swap rates firm, bitcoin jumps, NZD settles, & more
Japan machine orders dip; Singapore exports slump; EU ready to retaliate; Brexit wobbles intensify; US number one investor in Australia again; UST 10yr 2.66%; oil and gold up; NZ$1 = 68.4 USc; TWI-5 = 73
19th Feb 19, 7:40am
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Japan machine orders dip; Singapore exports slump; EU ready to retaliate; Brexit wobbles intensify; US number one investor in Australia again; UST 10yr 2.66%; oil and gold up; NZ$1 = 68.4 USc; TWI-5 = 73
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; new rate match offer; bank satisfaction rises, PSI stronger, population growing, more hotels, NZGB yields up, NZD rises, & more
18th Feb 19, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; new rate match offer; bank satisfaction rises, PSI stronger, population growing, more hotels, NZGB yields up, NZD rises, & more
US equities rally despite a raft of poor data; Canada house sales up; Bill Gates wants capital gains taxes; China lending rises sharply; UST 10yr 2.66%; oil holds and gold up; NZ$1 = 68.6 USc; TWI-5 = 73.2
18th Feb 19, 7:26am
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US equities rally despite a raft of poor data; Canada house sales up; Bill Gates wants capital gains taxes; China lending rises sharply; UST 10yr 2.66%; oil holds and gold up; NZ$1 = 68.6 USc; TWI-5 = 73.2
TSB pledges to match any advertised one-year home loan lending rate from NZ's big four Australian owned banks
17th Feb 19, 12:02am
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TSB pledges to match any advertised one-year home loan lending rate from NZ's big four Australian owned banks
US industrial production drops; trade talk expectations rise; Canada home sales up; China debt balloons, China inflation falls; AU housing risks; UST 10yr 2.67%; oil and gold up; NZ$1 = 68.5 USc; TWI-5 = 73.2
16th Feb 19, 8:46am
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US industrial production drops; trade talk expectations rise; Canada home sales up; China debt balloons, China inflation falls; AU housing risks; UST 10yr 2.67%; oil and gold up; NZ$1 = 68.5 USc; TWI-5 = 73.2
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; some rate changes, dairy prices rise, migration data update, PMIs soft, swap rates fall, NZD rises, & more
15th Feb 19, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; some rate changes, dairy prices rise, migration data update, PMIs soft, swap rates fall, NZD rises, & more
We look at what we have at risk in trade and economic exposure to China as they ramp up economic and political pressure on us to join its world view on trade and 'friendly relations'
15th Feb 19, 12:44pm
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We look at what we have at risk in trade and economic exposure to China as they ramp up economic and political pressure on us to join its world view on trade and 'friendly relations'