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We look back on a big, successful year and reveal our most popular stories; announce expanded coverage for 2016
30th Dec 15, 12:33pm
We look back on a big, successful year and reveal our most popular stories; announce expanded coverage for 2016
US confidence rises (even in Texas); China adopts the Accommodation Supplement'; Brazil in trouble; home loan approvals high; UST 10yr yield 2.27%; gold and oil up; NZ$1 = 68.7 USc, TWI = 73.9
30th Dec 15, 8:50am
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US confidence rises (even in Texas); China adopts the Accommodation Supplement'; Brazil in trouble; home loan approvals high; UST 10yr yield 2.27%; gold and oil up; NZ$1 = 68.7 USc, TWI = 73.9
Panic selling in China's sharemarkets; strong investment fund flows; P2P regulation; Japan's rut deepens; US retail gains; UST 10yr yield 2.21%; oil's low parity; gold down; NZ$1 = 68.5 USc, TWI = 73.6
29th Dec 15, 8:49am
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Panic selling in China's sharemarkets; strong investment fund flows; P2P regulation; Japan's rut deepens; US retail gains; UST 10yr yield 2.21%; oil's low parity; gold down; NZ$1 = 68.5 USc, TWI = 73.6
China pollution worse, flights canceled; US jobless claims low; Chinese house prices 'unaffordable'; Chinese outbound tourism booms; oil holds low; gold up; NZ$1 = 68.4 USc, TWI = 73.6
28th Dec 15, 9:00am
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China pollution worse, flights canceled; US jobless claims low; Chinese house prices 'unaffordable'; Chinese outbound tourism booms; oil holds low; gold up; NZ$1 = 68.4 USc, TWI = 73.6
US durables flat; sentiment higher; personal income up; NZ housing debt rises faster, rural debt slower; oil prices turn up; gold falls; NZ$1 = 67.8 USc, TWI = 73.1
24th Dec 15, 7:58am
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US durables flat; sentiment higher; personal income up; NZ housing debt rises faster, rural debt slower; oil prices turn up; gold falls; NZ$1 = 67.8 USc, TWI = 73.1
ASB responds to higher wholesale money costs by raising 3, 4 and 5 year fixed mortgage rates just prior to the holiday break
19th Dec 15, 4:49pm
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ASB responds to higher wholesale money costs by raising 3, 4 and 5 year fixed mortgage rates just prior to the holiday break
US jobless claims fall; IMF boss to face trial; Aust. corporate tax details revealed; English says RBNZ partly to blame; UST 10yr yield 2.30%; oil and gold tumble; NZ$1 = 66.9 US¢, TWI-5 = 72.7
18th Dec 15, 7:25am
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US jobless claims fall; IMF boss to face trial; Aust. corporate tax details revealed; English says RBNZ partly to blame; UST 10yr yield 2.30%; oil and gold tumble; NZ$1 = 66.9 US¢, TWI-5 = 72.7
The US Fed's rate hike may well trigger higher local fixed mortgage rates. An initial jump of about +30 bps could be raised higher as wholesale market conditions change
17th Dec 15, 8:29am
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The US Fed's rate hike may well trigger higher local fixed mortgage rates. An initial jump of about +30 bps could be raised higher as wholesale market conditions change
US Fed lists rates first time in almost 10yrs; US housing surges; Eurozone economy improves; China expects +6.8% growth; oil prices still falling; UST 10yr yield 2.30%; NZ$1 = 67.7 US¢, TWI-5 = 73
17th Dec 15, 7:12am
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US Fed lists rates first time in almost 10yrs; US housing surges; Eurozone economy improves; China expects +6.8% growth; oil prices still falling; UST 10yr yield 2.30%; NZ$1 = 67.7 US¢, TWI-5 = 73
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; more rate cuts, higher rents, smaller C/A deficit, record indebtedness, oil explorers go home, swap rates rise again
16th Dec 15, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; more rate cuts, higher rents, smaller C/A deficit, record indebtedness, oil explorers go home, swap rates rise again
Dairy prices hold; US inflation rises; Aussie deficits grow; markets awaiting Fed hike; oil steadies, gold slips; UST 10yr yield 2.27%; NZ$1 = 67.5 US¢, TWI-5 = 72.8
16th Dec 15, 7:22am
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Dairy prices hold; US inflation rises; Aussie deficits grow; markets awaiting Fed hike; oil steadies, gold slips; UST 10yr yield 2.27%; NZ$1 = 67.5 US¢, TWI-5 = 72.8
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; more TD reductions, HYEFU signals deficits again, farmers like bankers, ag exports to grow +5%, swap rates jump, NZD in favour
15th Dec 15, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; more TD reductions, HYEFU signals deficits again, farmers like bankers, ag exports to grow +5%, swap rates jump, NZD in favour
Liquidity problems in junk bond markets; China fiscal revenues rise; China needs more mega cities; fear in oil markets; UST 10yr yield 2.18%; NZ$1 = 67.8 US¢, TWI-5 = 72.7
15th Dec 15, 7:20am
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Liquidity problems in junk bond markets; China fiscal revenues rise; China needs more mega cities; fear in oil markets; UST 10yr yield 2.18%; NZ$1 = 67.8 US¢, TWI-5 = 72.7
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; more mortgage and savings rate cuts, service sector booming, regional assistance extended, swaps and NZD slip
14th Dec 15, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; more mortgage and savings rate cuts, service sector booming, regional assistance extended, swaps and NZD slip
Back to the future: service sector now up to where it was in 2007, just before the GFC, bolstering overall economic growth
14th Dec 15, 11:46am
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Back to the future: service sector now up to where it was in 2007, just before the GFC, bolstering overall economic growth
Climate deal requires $20 tln; US data good; China data mixed; worries over derivative risk; China signals Yuan depreciation; UST 10yr yield 2.13%; NZ$1 = 67.2 US¢, TWI-5 = 72.3
14th Dec 15, 7:22am
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Climate deal requires $20 tln; US data good; China data mixed; worries over derivative risk; China signals Yuan depreciation; UST 10yr yield 2.13%; NZ$1 = 67.2 US¢, TWI-5 = 72.3
Option A, designed by Kyle Lockwood, wins the first Flag Referendum
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; Westpac cuts TD rates, factories buoyant, food cheaper, currency traders drop the NZD, swap rates jump
11th Dec 15, 4:00pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; Westpac cuts TD rates, factories buoyant, food cheaper, currency traders drop the NZD, swap rates jump
The Red Bank follows up big cuts to lower tier level rates last week with smaller reductions for term deposits of $10,000 & more following the OCR cut
11th Dec 15, 9:39am
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The Red Bank follows up big cuts to lower tier level rates last week with smaller reductions for term deposits of $10,000 & more following the OCR cut
American household wealth dips; China car sales surge; shipping industry downgraded; Woolworths in court over unconscionable behaviour; UST 10yr yield 2.22%; NZ$1 = 67.6 US¢, TWI-5 = 72.6
11th Dec 15, 7:25am
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American household wealth dips; China car sales surge; shipping industry downgraded; Woolworths in court over unconscionable behaviour; UST 10yr yield 2.22%; NZ$1 = 67.6 US¢, TWI-5 = 72.6
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; OCR cut by -25 bps but not all banks pass it all on, Fonterra bets on China, REINZ data mixed, National tops poll, NZD jumps
10th Dec 15, 4:00pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; OCR cut by -25 bps but not all banks pass it all on, Fonterra bets on China, REINZ data mixed, National tops poll, NZD jumps
Big five banks make a range of mortgage rate cuts after RBNZ lowers OCR by 25 basis points
10th Dec 15, 12:11pm
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Big five banks make a range of mortgage rate cuts after RBNZ lowers OCR by 25 basis points
RBNZ cuts OCR to 2.50%. Here is their Statement
Live-streamed video from the December 2015 RBNZ press conference with Governor Graeme Wheeler
10th Dec 15, 8:37am
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Live-streamed video from the December 2015 RBNZ press conference with Governor Graeme Wheeler
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; more houses for Wellington, larger trucks and buses, swap rates slip, NZD holds
9th Dec 15, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; more houses for Wellington, larger trucks and buses, swap rates slip, NZD holds