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US inflation up, real wages down; US Federal deficit swells; Canada jobs grow; Turkey and Argentina at the brink; Wall Street recoils; UST 10yr 2.87%; NZ swaps dive; oil up and gold down; NZ$1 = 65.8 USc; TWI-5 = 69.8
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US inflation up, real wages down; US Federal deficit swells; Canada jobs grow; Turkey and Argentina at the brink; Wall Street recoils; UST 10yr 2.87%; NZ swaps dive; oil up and gold down; NZ$1 = 65.8 USc; TWI-5 = 69.8
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; rate changes from ASB and Kiwibank, dairy jolt, PMI dive, fuel tax bite, swaps fall sharply again, NZD falls too
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; rate changes from ASB and Kiwibank, dairy jolt, PMI dive, fuel tax bite, swaps fall sharply again, NZD falls too
Ahead of the Spring selling season, and following big wholesale rate drops, the second largest home loan lender cuts its four year fixed rate sharply
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Ahead of the Spring selling season, and following big wholesale rate drops, the second largest home loan lender cuts its four year fixed rate sharply
China blinks; Canada housing starts fall; Japan orders jump; China prices rise; air travel growth rises; Russia and Turkey battered; UST 10yr at 2.93%; oil and gold unchanged; NZ$1 = 66.3 USc; TWI-5 = 69.9
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China blinks; Canada housing starts fall; Japan orders jump; China prices rise; air travel growth rises; Russia and Turkey battered; UST 10yr at 2.93%; oil and gold unchanged; NZ$1 = 66.3 USc; TWI-5 = 69.9
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; RBNZ surprises market with gloomy assessment, Fonterra adds to uncertainty; concrete pour rises, swaps fall very sharply, NZD drops
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; RBNZ surprises market with gloomy assessment, Fonterra adds to uncertainty; concrete pour rises, swaps fall very sharply, NZD drops
Air cargo growth fades; Canada building permits fall; China hits more US goods with tariffs; most emerging markets struggling; UST 10yr at 2.97%; oil drops, gold rises; NZ$1 = 67.6 USc; TWI-5 = 71.1
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Air cargo growth fades; Canada building permits fall; China hits more US goods with tariffs; most emerging markets struggling; UST 10yr at 2.97%; oil drops, gold rises; NZ$1 = 67.6 USc; TWI-5 = 71.1
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; some TD changes, Truckometer positive, inflation up, expectations up, Aussie house financing soft, swaps firm, NZD bounces
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; some TD changes, Truckometer positive, inflation up, expectations up, Aussie house financing soft, swaps firm, NZD bounces
David Chaston calls for a shakeup in the way auditors are appointed to banks who are systemically important to our economy and our financial stability
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David Chaston calls for a shakeup in the way auditors are appointed to banks who are systemically important to our economy and our financial stability
Dairy prices unchanged; US job openings near record high; US consumer credit growth slows; China fx reserves rise; ASIC organises SWAT teams; UST 10yr at 2.97%; oil and gold unchanged; NZ$1 = 67.3 USc; TWI-5 = 70.9
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Dairy prices unchanged; US job openings near record high; US consumer credit growth slows; China fx reserves rise; ASIC organises SWAT teams; UST 10yr at 2.97%; oil and gold unchanged; NZ$1 = 67.3 USc; TWI-5 = 70.9
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; HSBC cuts home loan rates, Auckland consents all get built, auction rates rise, pay rate gains, swaps and NZD soft
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; HSBC cuts home loan rates, Auckland consents all get built, auction rates rise, pay rate gains, swaps and NZD soft
New carded rate offers from HSBC set them 10 to 30 basis points below any other home loan rival, making HSBC an attractive and unique comparator
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New carded rate offers from HSBC set them 10 to 30 basis points below any other home loan rival, making HSBC an attractive and unique comparator
US re-sanctions Iran, but EU and China resist; markets yawn; German factory orders slump; US banks relax standards, ASIC to embed 'supervisors' in banks; UST 10yr at 2.94%; oil up and gold down; NZ$1 = 67.3 USc; TWI-5 = 71
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US re-sanctions Iran, but EU and China resist; markets yawn; German factory orders slump; US banks relax standards, ASIC to embed 'supervisors' in banks; UST 10yr at 2.94%; oil up and gold down; NZ$1 = 67.3 USc; TWI-5 = 71
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; no rate changes, used imports fall, commodity prices slip, "house prices to rise", swaps fall, NZD stable
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; no rate changes, used imports fall, commodity prices slip, "house prices to rise", swaps fall, NZD stable
China guides its currency; US job growth slows; Canada trade deficit narrows, US deficit widens; China targets more US goods; NAFTA progress, maybe; UST 10yr at 2.95%; oil and gold lower; NZ$1 = 67.4 USc; TWI-5 = 71.1
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China guides its currency; US job growth slows; Canada trade deficit narrows, US deficit widens; China targets more US goods; NAFTA progress, maybe; UST 10yr at 2.95%; oil and gold lower; NZ$1 = 67.4 USc; TWI-5 = 71.1
US jobs growth slows, jobless rate dips; Canada trade deficit narrows; China hits US goods with higher tariffs; US trade deficit widens; Italian bond yields jump; UST 10yr 2.95%; oil and gold down; NZ$1 = 67.5 USc; TWI-5 = 71.1
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US jobs growth slows, jobless rate dips; Canada trade deficit narrows; China hits US goods with higher tariffs; US trade deficit widens; Italian bond yields jump; UST 10yr 2.95%; oil and gold down; NZ$1 = 67.5 USc; TWI-5 = 71.1
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; Auckland house sales slow, car sales still high, job ads flatline, credit stress low, A2 Milk takes more of Synlait Milk, swaps slip, NZD lower
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; Auckland house sales slow, car sales still high, job ads flatline, credit stress low, A2 Milk takes more of Synlait Milk, swaps slip, NZD lower
China resists US trade pressure; Asia sharemarkets fall; US capital goods orders soften; England and Mexico review policy rates; UST 10yr at 2.99%; oil rises and gold drops; NZ$1 = 67.4 USc; TWI-5 = 71.1
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China resists US trade pressure; Asia sharemarkets fall; US capital goods orders soften; England and Mexico review policy rates; UST 10yr at 2.99%; oil rises and gold drops; NZ$1 = 67.4 USc; TWI-5 = 71.1
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; no rate changes, linker yields low, frosty housing market, Kiwi access to US visas improved, swaps rise, NZD stable
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; no rate changes, linker yields low, frosty housing market, Kiwi access to US visas improved, swaps rise, NZD stable
US Fed signals next rate hike; US data average; beefier tariffs coming from the US on China goods; India raises rates, Australia senses house price declines; UST 10yr at 3.00%; oil and gold drop; NZ$1 = 67.9 USc; TWI-5 = 71.4
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US Fed signals next rate hike; US data average; beefier tariffs coming from the US on China goods; India raises rates, Australia senses house price declines; UST 10yr at 3.00%; oil and gold drop; NZ$1 = 67.9 USc; TWI-5 = 71.4
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; more TD rate cuts, jobless rate rises, house values move sideways, SMP prices rise, swaps and NZD little changed
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; more TD rate cuts, jobless rate rises, house values move sideways, SMP prices rise, swaps and NZD little changed
US income growth modest, PCE up +2.2%; Canada grows faster, Mexico & EU grow slower; China PMI expands slower; BofJ holds pat; UST 10yr at 2.96%; oil falls, gold firm; NZ$1 = 68.2 USc; TWI-5 = 71.6
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US income growth modest, PCE up +2.2%; Canada grows faster, Mexico & EU grow slower; China PMI expands slower; BofJ holds pat; UST 10yr at 2.96%; oil falls, gold firm; NZ$1 = 68.2 USc; TWI-5 = 71.6
Rate cuts by ANZ reduce its one year rate to main-bank level low, but the reduction is masked by an eight month 'special' promoting Daffodil Day
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Rate cuts by ANZ reduce its one year rate to main-bank level low, but the reduction is masked by an eight month 'special' promoting Daffodil Day
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; business confidence drops sharply, housing consent levels ease, debt growth slows, going after Chinese tourists hard, swaps up, NZD firms
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; business confidence drops sharply, housing consent levels ease, debt growth slows, going after Chinese tourists hard, swaps up, NZD firms
Tech drives Wall St lower; US pending home sales fall; German inflation settles; G20 Ag ministers sideline the US; Aussie mortgage rate moves diverge; UST 10yr at 2.98%; oil jumps while and gold unchanged; NZ$1 = 68.3 USc; TWI-5 = 71.6
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Tech drives Wall St lower; US pending home sales fall; German inflation settles; G20 Ag ministers sideline the US; Aussie mortgage rate moves diverge; UST 10yr at 2.98%; oil jumps while and gold unchanged; NZ$1 = 68.3 USc; TWI-5 = 71.6
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; TD rate changes, personal loan 'special', big construction pipeline, job ads rise, swaps & NZD stable
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; TD rate changes, personal loan 'special', big construction pipeline, job ads rise, swaps & NZD stable