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TSB opens the low-rate competition to the two-year fixed term with a rate sharply lower than just about everyone else
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TSB opens the low-rate competition to the two-year fixed term with a rate sharply lower than just about everyone else
US producer prices rise, factory production falls; Canada employment stutters; China clamps down on local govt borrowing; Fitch affirms AA rating; UST 10yr at 2.90%; oil up and gold unchanged; NZ$1 = 73.8 USc; TWI-5 = 74.4, bitcoin leaps
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US producer prices rise, factory production falls; Canada employment stutters; China clamps down on local govt borrowing; Fitch affirms AA rating; UST 10yr at 2.90%; oil up and gold unchanged; NZ$1 = 73.8 USc; TWI-5 = 74.4, bitcoin leaps
Mortgage rate competition gets fiercer around the fixed one year offer with ASB now offering 4.30% as a carded 'special', below rivals who cut rates earlier in the week
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Mortgage rate competition gets fiercer around the fixed one year offer with ASB now offering 4.30% as a carded 'special', below rivals who cut rates earlier in the week
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; Kiwibank grabs rate attention, house prices dive, yields up, tourism strong, swaps rise & steepen, NZD rises broadly
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; Kiwibank grabs rate attention, house prices dive, yields up, tourism strong, swaps rise & steepen, NZD rises broadly
US inflation rises; markets calm; US debt a national security risk; Japan grows modestly; India hit with bank fraud; EU growth accelerates; APRA tightens capital rules; UST 10yr at 2.91%; oil and gold up; NZ$1 = 73.3 USc; TWI-5 = 74.3
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US inflation rises; markets calm; US debt a national security risk; Japan grows modestly; India hit with bank fraud; EU growth accelerates; APRA tightens capital rules; UST 10yr at 2.91%; oil and gold up; NZ$1 = 73.3 USc; TWI-5 = 74.3
We look at how much you should be saving for retirement, attempting to give age markers so that you can tell if you are on track. You need a plan, commitment & to get started now
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We look at how much you should be saving for retirement, attempting to give age markers so that you can tell if you are on track. You need a plan, commitment & to get started now
Kiwibank matches the (almost) market-leading 4.35% one year home loan rate and adds their $2,000 cash-back offer to qualifying borrowers
Kiwibank matches the (almost) market-leading 4.35% one year home loan rate and adds their $2,000 cash-back offer to qualifying borrowers
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; Co-op Bank makes changes, IAG's profits jump, LGFA gets cheaper money, logs worth more, food costs less, inflation expectations rise, swaps stable, NZD jumps
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; Co-op Bank makes changes, IAG's profits jump, LGFA gets cheaper money, logs worth more, food costs less, inflation expectations rise, swaps stable, NZD jumps
Eyes on US inflation; Fed stays with hike plan; claim the VIX is fixed; US household debt rises modestly; airline profits boom; RBA says wages stable for a while yet; UST 10yr at 2.85%; oil down and gold up; NZ$1 = 72.9 USc; TWI-5 = 73.9
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Eyes on US inflation; Fed stays with hike plan; claim the VIX is fixed; US household debt rises modestly; airline profits boom; RBA says wages stable for a while yet; UST 10yr at 2.85%; oil down and gold up; NZ$1 = 72.9 USc; TWI-5 = 73.9
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; ANZ cuts TD and mortgage rates, Crown surplus swells, English quits, KiwiSaver analysis updated, swaps, bitcoin and NZD all stable
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; ANZ cuts TD and mortgage rates, Crown surplus swells, English quits, KiwiSaver analysis updated, swaps, bitcoin and NZD all stable
US Federal budget plans growing deficits; China new lending leaps; Spring Festival travel underway; AU Banking Commission 'lawyers picnic' underway; UST 10yr at 2.87%; oil and gold up; NZ$1 = 72.4 USc; TWI-5 = 73.8
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US Federal budget plans growing deficits; China new lending leaps; Spring Festival travel underway; AU Banking Commission 'lawyers picnic' underway; UST 10yr at 2.87%; oil and gold up; NZ$1 = 72.4 USc; TWI-5 = 73.8
New Zealand's largest mortgage lender makes a relatively unusual move (for them) to price its one year fixed rate below all its main rivals
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New Zealand's largest mortgage lender makes a relatively unusual move (for them) to price its one year fixed rate below all its main rivals
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; no rate changes, smoke clouds inflation, retail sales rise +4.3%, ANZ to dump $835 mln in cash, wholesale rates hold, NZD unchanged
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; no rate changes, smoke clouds inflation, retail sales rise +4.3%, ANZ to dump $835 mln in cash, wholesale rates hold, NZD unchanged
Wall Street stabilises; US Govt shutdown averted; US wholesale trade healthy; Canada jobs disappoint; huge China migration starts; UST 10yr at 2.86%; oil and gold down; NZ$1 = 72.3 USc; TWI-5 = 74
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Wall Street stabilises; US Govt shutdown averted; US wholesale trade healthy; Canada jobs disappoint; huge China migration starts; UST 10yr at 2.86%; oil and gold down; NZ$1 = 72.3 USc; TWI-5 = 74
Wall Street gyrating; volatility high; US shutdown averted with more debt; US wholesale trade healthy; Canadian jobless rise; China inflation cools; HNA bailed out; UST 10yr 2.84%; oil and gold down; NZ$1 = 73.3 USc; TWI-5 = 74.2
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Wall Street gyrating; volatility high; US shutdown averted with more debt; US wholesale trade healthy; Canadian jobless rise; China inflation cools; HNA bailed out; UST 10yr 2.84%; oil and gold down; NZ$1 = 73.3 USc; TWI-5 = 74.2
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; Westpac cuts a key mortgage rate, BNZ raises some TD rates, Truckometer softer, another huge Akl project, share markets tank, swaps slip, NZD stable
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; Westpac cuts a key mortgage rate, BNZ raises some TD rates, Truckometer softer, another huge Akl project, share markets tank, swaps slip, NZD stable
Westpac makes second home loan rate change this week, matches BNZ with 4.39% for one year fixed. Rivals seek new ways to be competitive
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Westpac makes second home loan rate change this week, matches BNZ with 4.39% for one year fixed. Rivals seek new ways to be competitive
Wall Street posting more losses; US consumer debt up; China trade rises, surplus falls; German surplus falls; BofE sees earlier, faster rate rises; UST 10yr at 2.85%; oil and gold down; NZ$1 = 72.3 USc; TWI-5 = 73.5
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Wall Street posting more losses; US consumer debt up; China trade rises, surplus falls; German surplus falls; BofE sees earlier, faster rate rises; UST 10yr at 2.85%; oil and gold down; NZ$1 = 72.3 USc; TWI-5 = 73.5
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; BNZ cuts 1yr mortgage rate, RBNZ sits pat, we review car insurance rates/cover, FBU in trading halt, swap rates little changed, NZD falls sharply
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; BNZ cuts 1yr mortgage rate, RBNZ sits pat, we review car insurance rates/cover, FBU in trading halt, swap rates little changed, NZD falls sharply
Hard on the heels of changes by Westpac and TSB earlier in the week, BNZ strikes with a market-leading low one year 'special' home loan rate
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Hard on the heels of changes by Westpac and TSB earlier in the week, BNZ strikes with a market-leading low one year 'special' home loan rate
Live-streamed video from the February 2018 RBNZ press conference with Acting Governor Grant Spencer - will start at 10am
Live-streamed video from the February 2018 RBNZ press conference with Acting Governor Grant Spencer - will start at 10am
Wall Street calm; global economy sanguine; US Congress may have 2yr budget deal; China loosens currency controls; Germany gets grand coalition; UST 10yr at 2.84%; oil and gold down; NZ$1 = 72.8 USc; TWI-5 = 74.1
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Wall Street calm; global economy sanguine; US Congress may have 2yr budget deal; China loosens currency controls; Germany gets grand coalition; UST 10yr at 2.84%; oil and gold down; NZ$1 = 72.8 USc; TWI-5 = 74.1
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; Westpac changes rates, wage gains pick up, ASB hits record profits, used imports soar, dairy prices up, equities recover, swaps slip, NZD firms
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; Westpac changes rates, wage gains pick up, ASB hits record profits, used imports soar, dairy prices up, equities recover, swaps slip, NZD firms
The Red Bank reduces a set of term deposit rates, plus one mortgage rate, but resists the urge to make any of them market-leading
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The Red Bank reduces a set of term deposit rates, plus one mortgage rate, but resists the urge to make any of them market-leading
Dairy prices jump +5.9%; market volatility threatens wealth effect; global service sector strong; US & AU trade balances worsen; UST 10yr at 2.78%; oil and gold down; NZ$1 = 73 USc; TWI-5 = 74.1
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Dairy prices jump +5.9%; market volatility threatens wealth effect; global service sector strong; US & AU trade balances worsen; UST 10yr at 2.78%; oil and gold down; NZ$1 = 73 USc; TWI-5 = 74.1