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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; waiting for Wheeler, happy with lower prices, heavy truck problem, smaller public service, ANZ Group makes A$5.2 bln, swaps fall and flatten
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; waiting for Wheeler, happy with lower prices, heavy truck problem, smaller public service, ANZ Group makes A$5.2 bln, swaps fall and flatten
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; construction frenzy, big syndication, APRA presses, equities up, China trade down, swap rates up, NZD down
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; construction frenzy, big syndication, APRA presses, equities up, China trade down, swap rates up, NZD down
It is not home owners who suffer when banks divert OCR cuts to protect their profit margins, it is small business and farmers who pay the costs. We describe bank funding motivations
It is not home owners who suffer when banks divert OCR cuts to protect their profit margins, it is small business and farmers who pay the costs. We describe bank funding motivations
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; RBA signals more cuts, unexpected early Vancouver tax impact, Bridgecorp echo, 4% bond, LendMe loss, swap rates dip again
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; RBA signals more cuts, unexpected early Vancouver tax impact, Bridgecorp echo, 4% bond, LendMe loss, swap rates dip again
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; Resimac tweaks, rent rises pause, car sales dip, Aussie retail growth stalls, Westpac's co-cos underwhelm, WMP prices up, 2yr swaps threaten 2%
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; Resimac tweaks, rent rises pause, car sales dip, Aussie retail growth stalls, Westpac's co-cos underwhelm, WMP prices up, 2yr swaps threaten 2%
US jobs growth solid; China signals rate cuts; India to adopt a GST; airfreight volumes rise strongly; UST 10yr yield at 1.56%; NZ sovereign CDS spreads sink; oil up +3%, gold lower; NZ$1 = 71.4 US¢, TWI-5 = 74.6
US jobs growth solid; China signals rate cuts; India to adopt a GST; airfreight volumes rise strongly; UST 10yr yield at 1.56%; NZ sovereign CDS spreads sink; oil up +3%, gold lower; NZ$1 = 71.4 US¢, TWI-5 = 74.6
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; more rate changes, dairy prices rise, house prices drop, commodity prices undermined, jobs grow strongly, car sales up, bank CEOs lashed for rate holdbacks
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; more rate changes, dairy prices rise, house prices drop, commodity prices undermined, jobs grow strongly, car sales up, bank CEOs lashed for rate holdbacks
Dairy prices jump +6.6%, WMP up even more; RBA cuts to 1.5% but banks won't pass it all on; US consumer spending up; Japan oks stimulus plan; UST 10yr yield at 1.54%; oil under US$40, gold higher; NZ$1 = 72.3 US¢, TWI-5 = 75.3
Dairy prices jump +6.6%, WMP up even more; RBA cuts to 1.5% but banks won't pass it all on; US consumer spending up; Japan oks stimulus plan; UST 10yr yield at 1.54%; oil under US$40, gold higher; NZ$1 = 72.3 US¢, TWI-5 = 75.3
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; BNZ raises mortgage rates, house prices rise faster, dairy farmers cut costs, big new road project, inflation expectations unchanged, RBA cuts to 1.50%
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; BNZ raises mortgage rates, house prices rise faster, dairy farmers cut costs, big new road project, inflation expectations unchanged, RBA cuts to 1.50%
China sends conflicting signals; US factories upbeat; iron ore prices rise; US corporate defaults rise; AU house sales boom; UST 10yr yield at 1.49%; oil down, gold unchanged; NZ$1 = 71.9 US¢, TWI-5 = 75.3
China sends conflicting signals; US factories upbeat; iron ore prices rise; US corporate defaults rise; AU house sales boom; UST 10yr yield at 1.49%; oil down, gold unchanged; NZ$1 = 71.9 US¢, TWI-5 = 75.3
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; Kiwibank cuts 3yr rate, Moody's says NZ banks stable, a new lobbyist, Fonterra signals better earnings, Harmoney to plead guilty, swaps fall, NZD rises
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; Kiwibank cuts 3yr rate, Moody's says NZ banks stable, a new lobbyist, Fonterra signals better earnings, Harmoney to plead guilty, swaps fall, NZD rises
Q2 US GDP weak; US consumers positive; ECB stress tests clear; no Japan double dose; Facebook's tax affairs in court; Steve Keen goes darker; UST 10yr yield at 1.45%; oil unchanged, gold higher; NZ$1 = 72.1 US¢, TWI-5 = 75.3
Q2 US GDP weak; US consumers positive; ECB stress tests clear; no Japan double dose; Facebook's tax affairs in court; Steve Keen goes darker; UST 10yr yield at 1.45%; oil unchanged, gold higher; NZ$1 = 72.1 US¢, TWI-5 = 75.3
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; strong building consents, big leaky building case, business confidence eases, record debt levels, record credit levels, swap rates fall, NZD up
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; strong building consents, big leaky building case, business confidence eases, record debt levels, record credit levels, swap rates fall, NZD up
'Going up' is not giving Auckland more affordable housing any more. In fact, most 2016 projects are for large and expensive apartments as capacity constraints shift resources
'Going up' is not giving Auckland more affordable housing any more. In fact, most 2016 projects are for large and expensive apartments as capacity constraints shift resources
IMF rebuked on bailout processes; fewer China zombies; China floods disrupt food and steel; Britain faces gloom; NZ sovereign CDS spreads hit new low; UST 10yr yield at 1.51%; oil lower and gold higher; NZ$1 = 70.7 US¢, TWI-5 = 74.6
IMF rebuked on bailout processes; fewer China zombies; China floods disrupt food and steel; Britain faces gloom; NZ sovereign CDS spreads hit new low; UST 10yr yield at 1.51%; oil lower and gold higher; NZ$1 = 70.7 US¢, TWI-5 = 74.6
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; Auckland's home loan affordability problem, NZGB yield dives, tourism thrives, new infant formula powder plant, swap rates fall, NZD rises
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; Auckland's home loan affordability problem, NZGB yield dives, tourism thrives, new infant formula powder plant, swap rates fall, NZD rises
US Fed turns positive, but restrained by low inflation; US durable goods orders weak; Japan readies huge fiscal stimulus, may get monetary boost as well; UST 10yr yield at 1.54%; oil lower and gold higher; NZ$1 = 70.2 US¢, TWI-5 = 74.4
US Fed turns positive, but restrained by low inflation; US durable goods orders weak; Japan readies huge fiscal stimulus, may get monetary boost as well; UST 10yr yield at 1.54%; oil lower and gold higher; NZ$1 = 70.2 US¢, TWI-5 = 74.4