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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; a bold revised Plan for Auckland, one for Hawke's Bay too, court backs banks, as does Consumer NZ, swaps rise, NZD flat
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; a bold revised Plan for Auckland, one for Hawke's Bay too, court backs banks, as does Consumer NZ, swaps rise, NZD flat
Positive US economic data; eyes on Fed; Vancouver imposes 15% tax on foreign house buyers; ACCC calls for end to Aussie privatisations; UST 10yr yield at 1.57%; oil and gold lower; NZ$1 = 70.4 US¢, TWI-5 = 74.3
Positive US economic data; eyes on Fed; Vancouver imposes 15% tax on foreign house buyers; ACCC calls for end to Aussie privatisations; UST 10yr yield at 1.57%; oil and gold lower; NZ$1 = 70.4 US¢, TWI-5 = 74.3
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; building records, job hunting up, horticulture saves trade, eyes on bank rules, swaps steepen, NZD flat
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; building records, job hunting up, horticulture saves trade, eyes on bank rules, swaps steepen, NZD flat
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; property yields vanishing, construction boom coming, equities higher, swaps hold at record lows, NZD unchanged
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; property yields vanishing, construction boom coming, equities higher, swaps hold at record lows, NZD unchanged
US factories busy; UK confidence drops; IMF's Lagarde to face trial; Australia chooses NZ welfare reform path; UST 10yr yield at 1.57%; oil and gold lower; NZ$1 = 70 US¢, TWI-5 = 74.2
US factories busy; UK confidence drops; IMF's Lagarde to face trial; Australia chooses NZ welfare reform path; UST 10yr yield at 1.57%; oil and gold lower; NZ$1 = 70 US¢, TWI-5 = 74.2
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; commission surge, poll surge, Chronican's third bank, China sentiment improves, bankruptcies up, swaps down
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; commission surge, poll surge, Chronican's third bank, China sentiment improves, bankruptcies up, swaps down
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; RBNZ view turns, Auckland Council readies bond offer, migration up, credit card use smarter, business bills paid on time, swaps and NZD fall
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; RBNZ view turns, Auckland Council readies bond offer, migration up, credit card use smarter, business bills paid on time, swaps and NZD fall
US sues to seize US$1 bln of stolen Malaysian funds; HSBC managers charged over fx fraud; big Aussie non-bank merger; ASIC tells banks to "raise the culture bar"; UST 10yr yield at 1.59%; oil unchanged, gold lower; NZ$1 = 70.2 US¢, TWI-5 = 74.4
US sues to seize US$1 bln of stolen Malaysian funds; HSBC managers charged over fx fraud; big Aussie non-bank merger; ASIC tells banks to "raise the culture bar"; UST 10yr yield at 1.59%; oil unchanged, gold lower; NZ$1 = 70.2 US¢, TWI-5 = 74.4
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; markets await RBNZ update, milk payout threat, good LGFA demand, mortgage approvals slow, swaps and NZD recover somewhat
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; markets await RBNZ update, milk payout threat, good LGFA demand, mortgage approvals slow, swaps and NZD recover somewhat
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; tighter LVRs, bigger discounts, softer demand, brighter WMP pricing?, swap rates drop sharply, NZD slips
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; tighter LVRs, bigger discounts, softer demand, brighter WMP pricing?, swap rates drop sharply, NZD slips
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; UDC raises a key rate, house values jump, inflation slides, the service sector still expanding, swap rates and NZD fall
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; UDC raises a key rate, house values jump, inflation slides, the service sector still expanding, swap rates and NZD fall
US economy boosted by good data; markets ignore political tensions; BofE readies 'sledgehammer"; China can't change; RBA has QE plan; UST 10yr yield at 1.56%; oil and gold up; NZ$1 = 71.2 US¢, TWI-5 = 74.9
US economy boosted by good data; markets ignore political tensions; BofE readies 'sledgehammer"; China can't change; RBA has QE plan; UST 10yr yield at 1.56%; oil and gold up; NZ$1 = 71.2 US¢, TWI-5 = 74.9
David Chaston calls on the five main banks to give back the full OCR cuts from December and March now that it is clear the 'higher costs' claimed never materialised or have since faded
David Chaston calls on the five main banks to give back the full OCR cuts from December and March now that it is clear the 'higher costs' claimed never materialised or have since faded
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; mortgage and TD changes, house prices up, volumes down, big rent increases, swaps steepen sharply, NZD yoyos
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; mortgage and TD changes, house prices up, volumes down, big rent increases, swaps steepen sharply, NZD yoyos
US jobless claims below expectations; BofE holds; Aussie full time jobs 'surge'; AU banks told to end sales commissions; UST 10yr yield at 1.54%; oil up, gold down; NZ$1 = 72 US¢, TWI-5 = 75.5
US jobless claims below expectations; BofE holds; Aussie full time jobs 'surge'; AU banks told to end sales commissions; UST 10yr yield at 1.54%; oil up, gold down; NZ$1 = 72 US¢, TWI-5 = 75.5
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; factories humming, consumer confidence holds high, more job ads, linkers lower, more milk, swaps and NZD fall
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; factories humming, consumer confidence holds high, more job ads, linkers lower, more milk, swaps and NZD fall
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; food prices drop, mortgage approvals past their peak, new Rabobank CEO, equity markets all gain, swap rates rise and steepen
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; food prices drop, mortgage approvals past their peak, new Rabobank CEO, equity markets all gain, swap rates rise and steepen
US economy growing solidly; Wall Street hits new records; China loses sea claim case comprehensively; China FDI grows strongly; UST 10yr yield at 1.50%; oil up, gold down sharply; NZ$1 = 73.1 US¢, TWI-5 = 76.8
US economy growing solidly; Wall Street hits new records; China loses sea claim case comprehensively; China FDI grows strongly; UST 10yr yield at 1.50%; oil up, gold down sharply; NZ$1 = 73.1 US¢, TWI-5 = 76.8
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; no rate changes, locals holiday here less in May, dense modular social housing coming, Kotahi score a big one, swaps rise & steepen
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; no rate changes, locals holiday here less in May, dense modular social housing coming, Kotahi score a big one, swaps rise & steepen
Wall Street sets records; planemakers fill order books; air travel booming; China car sales climb; Abe wins with youth; IMF sees eurozone risks; UST 10yr yield at 1.42%; oil and gold lower; NZ$1 = 72.2 US¢, TWI-5 = 75
Wall Street sets records; planemakers fill order books; air travel booming; China car sales climb; Abe wins with youth; IMF sees eurozone risks; UST 10yr yield at 1.42%; oil and gold lower; NZ$1 = 72.2 US¢, TWI-5 = 75
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; commodity prices rise modestly, RBNZ signals key speech, house prices jump, business sentiment improves, core funding ratio drops, NZD up again
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; commodity prices rise modestly, RBNZ signals key speech, house prices jump, business sentiment improves, core funding ratio drops, NZD up again