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Kiwibank reverts its 2-year 'special' to 4.65% but replaces its fighting position with a 1-year 4.29% fixed home loan rate, the lowest of all the majors for that term
23rd Mar 18, 11:01am
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Kiwibank reverts its 2-year 'special' to 4.65% but replaces its fighting position with a 1-year 4.29% fixed home loan rate, the lowest of all the majors for that term
Wall St falls as Trump starts trade war; major new tariffs aimed at China; US eyes $1.3 tln stop-gap funding; China readies trade response; PMI's reveal rising costs; UST 10yr at 2.84%; oil down and gold up; NZ$1 = 72.2 USc; TWI-5 = 73.3
23rd Mar 18, 7:39am
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Wall St falls as Trump starts trade war; major new tariffs aimed at China; US eyes $1.3 tln stop-gap funding; China readies trade response; PMI's reveal rising costs; UST 10yr at 2.84%; oil down and gold up; NZ$1 = 72.2 USc; TWI-5 = 73.3
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; no retail rate changes, FMA finds life insurance agent issues, Coleman goes, jobs demand rises, QLD beats NZL to 5 mln, swaps slip, NZD firms
22nd Mar 18, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; no retail rate changes, FMA finds life insurance agent issues, Coleman goes, jobs demand rises, QLD beats NZL to 5 mln, swaps slip, NZD firms
With the latest hike in the US Fed funds benchmark, we are now in territory not seen in decades. Can low NZ rates be sustained in the face of these changes?
22nd Mar 18, 7:34am
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With the latest hike in the US Fed funds benchmark, we are now in territory not seen in decades. Can low NZ rates be sustained in the face of these changes?
US Fed hikes, says 3 more in 2018; US home sales rise with prices, US C/A deficit swells; EU aims tax on digital companies; small WTO members worried; UST 10yr at 2.92%; oil and gold up; NZ$1 = 72.1 USc; TWI-5 = 73.3
22nd Mar 18, 7:27am
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US Fed hikes, says 3 more in 2018; US home sales rise with prices, US C/A deficit swells; EU aims tax on digital companies; small WTO members worried; UST 10yr at 2.92%; oil and gold up; NZ$1 = 72.1 USc; TWI-5 = 73.3
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; no retail rate changes, dairy dip, Fonterra writedown, Spierings out, payout raised, migration down, vacancies up, yields in transition, NZD lower
21st Mar 18, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; no retail rate changes, dairy dip, Fonterra writedown, Spierings out, payout raised, migration down, vacancies up, yields in transition, NZD lower
Dairy prices dip; US struggles to fund its government; China electricity use jumps; China targets 11 mln new jobs; German confidence hit; UN says NZ a happy place; UST 10yr at 2.88%; oil up and gold down; NZ$1 = 71.9 USc; TWI-5 = 73.2
21st Mar 18, 7:49am
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Dairy prices dip; US struggles to fund its government; China electricity use jumps; China targets 11 mln new jobs; German confidence hit; UN says NZ a happy place; UST 10yr at 2.88%; oil up and gold down; NZ$1 = 71.9 USc; TWI-5 = 73.2
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; BNZ raises mortgage rates, drops TD rates, consumer confidence holds, lifestyle blocks out of favour, RBA sees higher rates, swaps slip, NZD unchanged
20th Mar 18, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; BNZ raises mortgage rates, drops TD rates, consumer confidence holds, lifestyle blocks out of favour, RBA sees higher rates, swaps slip, NZD unchanged
BNZ raises 2-year mortgage rate back to the same level offered by its Aussie rivals after a 2-week campaign
20th Mar 18, 10:15am
BNZ raises 2-year mortgage rate back to the same level offered by its Aussie rivals after a 2-week campaign
Facebook hack knocks Wall Street; Liddell gets a promotion; ECB at turning point; China new home prices fall; Aussie Commission inquiry gets ugly; UST 10yr at 2.85%; oil and gold unchanged; NZ$1 = 72.3 USc; TWI-5 = 73.5
20th Mar 18, 7:44am
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Facebook hack knocks Wall Street; Liddell gets a promotion; ECB at turning point; China new home prices fall; Aussie Commission inquiry gets ugly; UST 10yr at 2.85%; oil and gold unchanged; NZ$1 = 72.3 USc; TWI-5 = 73.5
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; F&P Finance cancelled, Westpac's low-ball offer, PSI slips, very low bankruptcies, economic forecasts, swaps up, NZD down
19th Mar 18, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; F&P Finance cancelled, Westpac's low-ball offer, PSI slips, very low bankruptcies, economic forecasts, swaps up, NZD down
David Chaston explains why current economic growth is probably as good as it will get. There aren't many more workers who can participate & we need large, long-term business investment to change productivity
19th Mar 18, 11:13am
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David Chaston explains why current economic growth is probably as good as it will get. There aren't many more workers who can participate & we need large, long-term business investment to change productivity
US housing starts slump; US consumer confidence up; China reduces UST holdings; China rail volume growth slips; BEPS gets serious; ASEAN resists China's B&R risks; UST 10yr at 2.85%; oil up, gold down; NZ$1 = 72.2 USc; TWI-5 = 73.4
19th Mar 18, 7:24am
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US housing starts slump; US consumer confidence up; China reduces UST holdings; China rail volume growth slips; BEPS gets serious; ASEAN resists China's B&R risks; UST 10yr at 2.85%; oil up, gold down; NZ$1 = 72.2 USc; TWI-5 = 73.4
US housing starts drop; US confidence rises, but so does worry; China avoids new property taxes; China rail volumes rise; OECD sets new BEPS target; UST 10yr 2.85%; oil up and gold down; NZ$1 = 72.1 USc; TWI-5 = 73.3
17th Mar 18, 8:35am
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US housing starts drop; US confidence rises, but so does worry; China avoids new property taxes; China rail volumes rise; OECD sets new BEPS target; UST 10yr 2.85%; oil up and gold down; NZ$1 = 72.1 USc; TWI-5 = 73.3
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; ANZ changes TD rates, PMI average, mortgage brokers face wrath, NZGBs held by foreigners at 6yr low; swaps lower, NZD down
16th Mar 18, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; ANZ changes TD rates, PMI average, mortgage brokers face wrath, NZGBs held by foreigners at 6yr low; swaps lower, NZD down
US Fed regions humming; US imports booming; NAFTA to survive with the US; Canada housing stumbles; China conglomerates with cash woes; Aussie inquiry digs at detail; UST 10yr at 2.82%; oil up, gold down; NZ$1 = 72.8 USc; TWI-5 = 73.8
16th Mar 18, 7:49am
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US Fed regions humming; US imports booming; NAFTA to survive with the US; Canada housing stumbles; China conglomerates with cash woes; Aussie inquiry digs at detail; UST 10yr at 2.82%; oil up, gold down; NZ$1 = 72.8 USc; TWI-5 = 73.8
US deficits and debt grows; IMF sees productivity the main problem; Japan scandal; London house prices fall; EU to 'stand up to bullies'; UST 10yr at 2.87%; oil and gold drop; NZ$1 = 72.9 USc; TWI-5 = 73.9
13th Mar 18, 7:33am
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US deficits and debt grows; IMF sees productivity the main problem; Japan scandal; London house prices fall; EU to 'stand up to bullies'; UST 10yr at 2.87%; oil and gold drop; NZ$1 = 72.9 USc; TWI-5 = 73.9
In a lacklustre real estate and mortgage market, another bank cuts a key rate to generate some momentum and snare some market share even as funding costs remain stable
10th Mar 18, 11:07am
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In a lacklustre real estate and mortgage market, another bank cuts a key rate to generate some momentum and snare some market share even as funding costs remain stable
US employment surges but wage gain rate slips; Canada jobs sag; China CPI jumps, PPI off the boil; China new loan growth crashes; UST 10yr 2.89; oil up and gold unchanged; NZ$1 = 72.9 USc; TWI-5 = 74
10th Mar 18, 8:48am
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US employment surges but wage gain rate slips; Canada jobs sag; China CPI jumps, PPI off the boil; China new loan growth crashes; UST 10yr 2.89; oil up and gold unchanged; NZ$1 = 72.9 USc; TWI-5 = 74
China exports surge; US waters down tariff talk; Japan C/A surplus jumps, growth revised up; US household debt rises; air travel growth sags; UST 10yr at 2.86%; oil and gold drop; NZ$1 = 72.6 USc; TWI-5 = 73.7
9th Mar 18, 7:25am
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China exports surge; US waters down tariff talk; Japan C/A surplus jumps, growth revised up; US household debt rises; air travel growth sags; UST 10yr at 2.86%; oil and gold drop; NZ$1 = 72.6 USc; TWI-5 = 73.7
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; Truckometer gives mixed Q1-18 signals, provincial rents jump, banks extract 78% of profits, swap rates & NZD stable, bitcoin slumps
8th Mar 18, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; Truckometer gives mixed Q1-18 signals, provincial rents jump, banks extract 78% of profits, swap rates & NZD stable, bitcoin slumps
US payrolls rising, but productivity flat; US trade deficit swells; global airfreight booms; China FX reserves slip; EU grows +2.7%; UST 10yr at 2.87%; oil and gold drop; NZ$1 = 72.6 USc; TWI-5 = 73.6
8th Mar 18, 7:36am
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US payrolls rising, but productivity flat; US trade deficit swells; global airfreight booms; China FX reserves slip; EU grows +2.7%; UST 10yr at 2.87%; oil and gold drop; NZ$1 = 72.6 USc; TWI-5 = 73.6
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; a TD rate rise, Govt tax surplus leaps, wholesale trade strong, residential building weak, rates up, AU GDP underwhelms, swaps unchanged, NZD rises
7th Mar 18, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; a TD rate rise, Govt tax surplus leaps, wholesale trade strong, residential building weak, rates up, AU GDP underwhelms, swaps unchanged, NZD rises
Dairy prices hold; US durable goods orders fall; OECD inflation slips; China now 20% of world economy; China shadow banking 15% of global total; UST 10yr at 2.89%; oil unchanged, gold up; NZ$1 = 73 USc; TWI-5 = 73.9
7th Mar 18, 7:44am
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Dairy prices hold; US durable goods orders fall; OECD inflation slips; China now 20% of world economy; China shadow banking 15% of global total; UST 10yr at 2.89%; oil unchanged, gold up; NZ$1 = 73 USc; TWI-5 = 73.9
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; BNZ drops mortgage rate, used import sales fall, public housing levels rise, Census return due, Aussie C/A deficit falls, swaps rise, NZD stable
6th Mar 18, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; BNZ drops mortgage rate, used import sales fall, public housing levels rise, Census return due, Aussie C/A deficit falls, swaps rise, NZD stable