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Do we need more direct regulation to solve our housing woes - or less? Has past regulation contained the issue, or accentuated the problems? Your view?
Do we need more direct regulation to solve our housing woes - or less? Has past regulation contained the issue, or accentuated the problems? Your view?
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; red ink everywhere, new CEO for REINZ, heavy truck wobbles, tourism still booming, swap rates jump again, NZD retreats
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; red ink everywhere, new CEO for REINZ, heavy truck wobbles, tourism still booming, swap rates jump again, NZD retreats
US markets tank as dovish Fed speakers change expectations; eyes on Brainard; expectations rise for good NZ Q2 GDP; UST 10yr yield at 1.67%; oil and gold down; NZ$1 = 73.3 US¢, TWI-5 = 76.6
US markets tank as dovish Fed speakers change expectations; eyes on Brainard; expectations rise for good NZ Q2 GDP; UST 10yr yield at 1.67%; oil and gold down; NZ$1 = 73.3 US¢, TWI-5 = 76.6
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; call account rate cuts, electronic card spending rises, Aussie lending falls, Kiwis go west, swap rates jump, NZD eases but still high
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; call account rate cuts, electronic card spending rises, Aussie lending falls, Kiwis go west, swap rates jump, NZD eases but still high
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; Kiwibank cuts mortgage rate, NBS raises TD rate, MDS releases inequality report, linker demand heats up, NZGB yields fall, NZD rises even further
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; Kiwibank cuts mortgage rate, NBS raises TD rate, MDS releases inequality report, linker demand heats up, NZGB yields fall, NZD rises even further
US has skills gap; Fed officials talk up hike; air travel grows strongly; China leaks fx reserves faster; Aussie dairy industry shrinks; UST 10yr yield at 1.54%; oil up, gold down; NZ$1 = 74.5 US¢, TWI-5 = 77.5
US has skills gap; Fed officials talk up hike; air travel grows strongly; China leaks fx reserves faster; Aussie dairy industry shrinks; UST 10yr yield at 1.54%; oil up, gold down; NZ$1 = 74.5 US¢, TWI-5 = 77.5
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; mortgage rate changes, dairy prices rise, factory sales up, housing loan growth slows, Aussie growth continues, swap rates fall, NZD jumps
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; mortgage rate changes, dairy prices rise, factory sales up, housing loan growth slows, Aussie growth continues, swap rates fall, NZD jumps
NZD jumps on third consecutive good dairy auction; US services growth slows; global airfreight growth rises; Aussie car loan defaults rise; UST 10yr yield at 1.54%; oil stable and gold up; NZ$1 = 74.2 US¢, TWI-5 = 77.1
NZD jumps on third consecutive good dairy auction; US services growth slows; global airfreight growth rises; Aussie car loan defaults rise; UST 10yr yield at 1.54%; oil stable and gold up; NZ$1 = 74.2 US¢, TWI-5 = 77.1
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; QV values up +14.6%, wholesale trade up +4.4%, Truckometer back on track, strong used import sales, swap rates unchanged, NZD stay high
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; QV values up +14.6%, wholesale trade up +4.4%, Truckometer back on track, strong used import sales, swap rates unchanged, NZD stay high
Bank customers park their money in banks on very short-term arrangements with low to no interest earnings, even though these funds stay there a long time. Banks smile
Bank customers park their money in banks on very short-term arrangements with low to no interest earnings, even though these funds stay there a long time. Banks smile
Wall Street closed; G20 accomplishes nothing; Hong Kong goes 'localist'; Japan readies more stimulus; 'low rates are a trap'; EU retail shines; UST 10yr yield at 1.61%; oil and gold up; NZ$1 = 73.1 US¢, TWI-5 = 76.5
Wall Street closed; G20 accomplishes nothing; Hong Kong goes 'localist'; Japan readies more stimulus; 'low rates are a trap'; EU retail shines; UST 10yr yield at 1.61%; oil and gold up; NZ$1 = 73.1 US¢, TWI-5 = 76.5
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; TD tweaks, Co-op Bank upgraded, Auckland house price gains slow, commodity prices climb, more LVR leeway, swaps steepen, NZD rises to 15 month high
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; TD tweaks, Co-op Bank upgraded, Auckland house price gains slow, commodity prices climb, more LVR leeway, swaps steepen, NZD rises to 15 month high
American payrolls rise less than expected; US factory orders up strongly; Ireland to contest EU tax ruling; bumper Aussie wheat crop; UST 10yr yield at 1.60%; oil and gold up; NZ$1 = 72.9 US¢, TWI-5 = 76.5
American payrolls rise less than expected; US factory orders up strongly; Ireland to contest EU tax ruling; bumper Aussie wheat crop; UST 10yr yield at 1.60%; oil and gold up; NZ$1 = 72.9 US¢, TWI-5 = 76.5
New car demand continues to break records as sales of SUVs now dominate, and growing construction sector drives light commercials. Tourism demand helps too
New car demand continues to break records as sales of SUVs now dominate, and growing construction sector drives light commercials. Tourism demand helps too
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; ANZ and TSB cut call rates again, building boom grows, dairy price outlook brightens, NZD slips to 11th, Aussie apartment risk, NZD drifts up
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; ANZ and TSB cut call rates again, building boom grows, dairy price outlook brightens, NZD slips to 11th, Aussie apartment risk, NZD drifts up
American labour costs rise sharply on skills gap; world PMIs tame; US car sales soft; China bans AU milk; China debt concerns; UST 10yr yield at 1.57%; oil down sharply, gold up; NZ$1 = 72.7 US¢, TWI-5 = 76.2
American labour costs rise sharply on skills gap; world PMIs tame; US car sales soft; China bans AU milk; China debt concerns; UST 10yr yield at 1.57%; oil down sharply, gold up; NZ$1 = 72.7 US¢, TWI-5 = 76.2
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; TSB Bank cuts, Westpac launches CashNav, rents diverge, NZ retail up, AU retail soft, few Wtgn houses for sale, swaps unchanged, NZD drifts
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; TSB Bank cuts, Westpac launches CashNav, rents diverge, NZ retail up, AU retail soft, few Wtgn houses for sale, swaps unchanged, NZD drifts
US jobs grow as expected; US house sales rise; Canada growth falls along with Brazil and Nigeria; India growth slows; pizza by drone almost here; UST 10yr yield at 1.57%; oil and gold down; NZ$1 = 72.6 US¢, TWI-5 = 76.3
US jobs grow as expected; US house sales rise; Canada growth falls along with Brazil and Nigeria; India growth slows; pizza by drone almost here; UST 10yr yield at 1.57%; oil and gold down; NZ$1 = 72.6 US¢, TWI-5 = 76.3