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24th Feb 25, 4:07pm
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To keep our content free we are making some changes to access to our email newsletters, and to our commenting process
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; many rate changes, all cuts, housing market sentiment firms, retail shows green shoots, NZX drops hard, swaps on hold, NZD little-changed, & more
24th Feb 25, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; many rate changes, all cuts, housing market sentiment firms, retail shows green shoots, NZX drops hard, swaps on hold, NZD little-changed, & more
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Another week, more term deposit rate cuts led by some large & some challenger banks. The arrival of sub-4% rates spread, and rate inversions narrow
24th Feb 25, 11:22am
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Another week, more term deposit rate cuts led by some large & some challenger banks. The arrival of sub-4% rates spread, and rate inversions narrow
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ASB matches the new lower ANZ two year mortgage rates, and launches a low one year fixed rate (although not as low as Kiwibank). Now Westpac has cut too
24th Feb 25, 8:46am
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ASB matches the new lower ANZ two year mortgage rates, and launches a low one year fixed rate (although not as low as Kiwibank). Now Westpac has cut too
Buyers remorse shows up in US economy; Warren Buffett sounds warning; Canada, Japan & India reveal good data; eyes on German election result; UST 10yr at 4.43%; gold and oil down; NZ$1 = 57.4 USc; TWI = 67.1
24th Feb 25, 7:20am
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Buyers remorse shows up in US economy; Warren Buffett sounds warning; Canada, Japan & India reveal good data; eyes on German election result; UST 10yr at 4.43%; gold and oil down; NZ$1 = 57.4 USc; TWI = 67.1
NZ Super Funds' purchase of Canterbury dairy farms for conversion to horticulture signals a new wave of horticultural growth for a sector pushing to be our third largest export earner
23rd Feb 25, 10:50am
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NZ Super Funds' purchase of Canterbury dairy farms for conversion to horticulture signals a new wave of horticultural growth for a sector pushing to be our third largest export earner
We explore how the Deposit Compensation Scheme could allow savers to earn more term deposit interest by spreading investments among the covered institutions. The result: better than main bank returns
22nd Feb 25, 9:03am
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We explore how the Deposit Compensation Scheme could allow savers to earn more term deposit interest by spreading investments among the covered institutions. The result: better than main bank returns
US PMIs falter; US sentiment drops; US inflation expectations rise; Japan inflation up; Japan PMIs rise; India still expanding fast; commodity prices weaken; UST 10yr at 4.42%; gold and oil down; NZ$1 = 57.5 USc; TWI = 67.2
22nd Feb 25, 8:15am
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US PMIs falter; US sentiment drops; US inflation expectations rise; Japan inflation up; Japan PMIs rise; India still expanding fast; commodity prices weaken; UST 10yr at 4.42%; gold and oil down; NZ$1 = 57.5 USc; TWI = 67.2
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; Kiwibank & Co-op cut rates, house buyer choice at decade high, Spark dumped, Fonterra bullish, exports shine, swaps on hold, NZD firms, & more
21st Feb 25, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; Kiwibank & Co-op cut rates, house buyer choice at decade high, Spark dumped, Fonterra bullish, exports shine, swaps on hold, NZD firms, & more
Kiwibank has jumped to the head of the queue with its latest fixed home loan offers, targeting the most popular terms at the short end
21st Feb 25, 10:31am
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Kiwibank has jumped to the head of the queue with its latest fixed home loan offers, targeting the most popular terms at the short end
US data looks topped out; Canadian PPI rises; Taiwan export orders slip; Aussie workforce grows; container freight rates fall faster; UST 10yr at 4.50%; gold up and oil holds; NZ$1 = 57.6 USc; TWI = 67.2
21st Feb 25, 7:19am
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US data looks topped out; Canadian PPI rises; Taiwan export orders slip; Aussie workforce grows; container freight rates fall faster; UST 10yr at 4.50%; gold up and oil holds; NZ$1 = 57.6 USc; TWI = 67.2
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday: more find it tough to afford housing, child poverty progress ends, hot NZGB tender, Kiwibank gets ready to fundraise, swaps stable, NZD firmish, & more
20th Feb 25, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday: more find it tough to afford housing, child poverty progress ends, hot NZGB tender, Kiwibank gets ready to fundraise, swaps stable, NZD firmish, & more
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The ground is about to sink faster for savers. ANZ brings back a TD rate starting with a '3', and now only one bank offers a rate starting with a '5'
20th Feb 25, 9:12am
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The ground is about to sink faster for savers. ANZ brings back a TD rate starting with a '3', and now only one bank offers a rate starting with a '5'
US data shaky as US policies grow increasingly unstable; Japan machinery orders fall; China house prices fall; UK inflation rises; UST 10yr at 4.56%; gold dips and oil firms; NZ$1 = 57.1 USc; TWI = 67.2
20th Feb 25, 7:19am
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US data shaky as US policies grow increasingly unstable; Japan machinery orders fall; China house prices fall; UK inflation rises; UST 10yr at 4.56%; gold dips and oil firms; NZ$1 = 57.1 USc; TWI = 67.2
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; rush to drop floating rates, REINZ sees more sales at lower prices, farmers act like top dogs, PPI high, swaps stable, NZD lower, & more
19th Feb 25, 3:58pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; rush to drop floating rates, REINZ sees more sales at lower prices, farmers act like top dogs, PPI high, swaps stable, NZD lower, & more
The Red Bank pulls away from its sub 5% rate offer, but ANZ then jumped in with a 4.99% two year fixed carded offer
19th Feb 25, 3:07pm
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The Red Bank pulls away from its sub 5% rate offer, but ANZ then jumped in with a 4.99% two year fixed carded offer
Banks quick out of the blocks with cuts to floating home loan rates - and they are also cutting savings account rates at the same time
19th Feb 25, 2:05pm
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Banks quick out of the blocks with cuts to floating home loan rates - and they are also cutting savings account rates at the same time
Dairy prices slip; US business sentiment mixed; Canada inflation pressure rises; German business sentiment rises; RBA makes a hawkish cut; UST 10yr at 4.54%; gold and oil up; NZ$1 = 57 USc; TWI = 66.9
19th Feb 25, 7:19am
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Dairy prices slip; US business sentiment mixed; Canada inflation pressure rises; German business sentiment rises; RBA makes a hawkish cut; UST 10yr at 4.54%; gold and oil up; NZ$1 = 57 USc; TWI = 66.9
Reserve Bank of Australia cuts its cash rate by 25 basis points to 4.1% citing progress on getting inflation down towards its target range
18th Feb 25, 4:32pm
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Reserve Bank of Australia cuts its cash rate by 25 basis points to 4.1% citing progress on getting inflation down towards its target range
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; TSB launches a hot one year mortgage rate, population growth slows and ages, Heartland gets vehicle loan indigestion, swaps firm, NZD eases, & more
18th Feb 25, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; TSB launches a hot one year mortgage rate, population growth slows and ages, Heartland gets vehicle loan indigestion, swaps firm, NZD eases, & more
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TSB shines with a pre-RBNZ rate drop for fixed home loan rates, with their one year rate at a market leading level not seen since May 2023 from any other bank
18th Feb 25, 8:43am
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TSB shines with a pre-RBNZ rate drop for fixed home loan rates, with their one year rate at a market leading level not seen since May 2023 from any other bank
Canadian housing starts rise; Singapore's exports fall; so do China's car sales and India's exports; eyes on RBA review, tinged with uncertainty; UST 10yr at 4.49%; gold up and oil little-changed; NZ$1 = 57.4 USc; TWI = 67.2
18th Feb 25, 7:19am
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Canadian housing starts rise; Singapore's exports fall; so do China's car sales and India's exports; eyes on RBA review, tinged with uncertainty; UST 10yr at 4.49%; gold up and oil little-changed; NZ$1 = 57.4 USc; TWI = 67.2
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; TM Property listing load rises, services shift to expansion, migration flows slow, tourist arrivals speed up, a2 Milk has huge cash hoard, swaps and NZD stable, & more
17th Feb 25, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; TM Property listing load rises, services shift to expansion, migration flows slow, tourist arrivals speed up, a2 Milk has huge cash hoard, swaps and NZD stable, & more
China goes on a new debt splurge; China FDI dives; Singapore growth rises, Malaysia's declines; US retail disappoints; Canada credit conditions tighten; UST 10yr at 4.48%; gold and oil down; NZ$1 = 57.4 USc; TWI = 67.3
17th Feb 25, 7:20am
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China goes on a new debt splurge; China FDI dives; Singapore growth rises, Malaysia's declines; US retail disappoints; Canada credit conditions tighten; UST 10yr at 4.48%; gold and oil down; NZ$1 = 57.4 USc; TWI = 67.3
US activity data holding; US tariff war policies revealed; China new lending spurts dramatically higher; China FDI plunges; India gains huge leverage over Trump; UST 10yr at 4.48%; gold and oil down; NZ$1 = 57.4 USc; TWI = 67.3
15th Feb 25, 8:39am
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US activity data holding; US tariff war policies revealed; China new lending spurts dramatically higher; China FDI plunges; India gains huge leverage over Trump; UST 10yr at 4.48%; gold and oil down; NZ$1 = 57.4 USc; TWI = 67.3