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A review of things you need to know before you go home Wednesday; low dairy prices may bring reduced payout; strong vehicle sales, job ad growth stops, AU GDP underwhelms, swaps lower, flatter, NZD up, bitcoin jumps
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A review of things you need to know before you go home Wednesday; low dairy prices may bring reduced payout; strong vehicle sales, job ad growth stops, AU GDP underwhelms, swaps lower, flatter, NZD up, bitcoin jumps
Dairy prices disappoint; services expand worldwide; US trade deficit grows; HNA scraps share sale; RBA confident of coming inflation; Amazon launches in Australia; UST 10yr yield at 2.37%; oil up and gold down; NZ$1 = 68.8 US¢, TWI-5 = 71.7
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Dairy prices disappoint; services expand worldwide; US trade deficit grows; HNA scraps share sale; RBA confident of coming inflation; Amazon launches in Australia; UST 10yr yield at 2.37%; oil up and gold down; NZ$1 = 68.8 US¢, TWI-5 = 71.7
A review of things you need to know before you go home Monday; no rate changes, record car sales, bond detail released, irrigation prospects improve, water watch, swaps firm, NZD unchanged, bitcoin volatile
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A review of things you need to know before you go home Monday; no rate changes, record car sales, bond detail released, irrigation prospects improve, water watch, swaps firm, NZD unchanged, bitcoin volatile
US factories in healthy expansion; ditto global factories; global airfreight up +5.9%; Japan has momentum; China bans violent debt collection by payday lenders; UST 10yr yield at 2.36%; oil and gold up; NZ$1 = 68.9 US¢, TWI-5 = 71.6
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US factories in healthy expansion; ditto global factories; global airfreight up +5.9%; Japan has momentum; China bans violent debt collection by payday lenders; UST 10yr yield at 2.36%; oil and gold up; NZ$1 = 68.9 US¢, TWI-5 = 71.6
A review of things you need to know before you go home Friday; Westpac offers hot TD rate; housing inventory up; Fonterra hit, terms of trade high, swaps down, NZD down, bitcoin down
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A review of things you need to know before you go home Friday; Westpac offers hot TD rate; housing inventory up; Fonterra hit, terms of trade high, swaps down, NZD down, bitcoin down
While ANZ trims term deposit rates, Westpac launches a one year rate at 3.70%, defying a general downward trend
While ANZ trims term deposit rates, Westpac launches a one year rate at 3.70%, defying a general downward trend
Wall Street up strongly; US tax cuts likely; US incomes rise strongly; Korea raises key rate; big German jobs growth; reports UDC sale in trouble; UST 10yr yield at 2.43%; oil up and gold down; NZ$1 = 68.5 US¢, TWI-5 = 71.3
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Wall Street up strongly; US tax cuts likely; US incomes rise strongly; Korea raises key rate; big German jobs growth; reports UDC sale in trouble; UST 10yr yield at 2.43%; oil up and gold down; NZ$1 = 68.5 US¢, TWI-5 = 71.3
A review of things you need to know before you go home Thursday; businesses not confident, building consents stagnating, Youi in trouble in Australia, housing debt growth slows, consumer debt growth leaps, swaps mixed, NZD down
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A review of things you need to know before you go home Thursday; businesses not confident, building consents stagnating, Youi in trouble in Australia, housing debt growth slows, consumer debt growth leaps, swaps mixed, NZD down
US growth up +3.3%; global trade up +4.3%; bitcoin volatile; US Fed looking at an official digital currency; German inflation rises; China sets limits on micro loans; UST 10yr yield at 2.38%; oil and gold down; NZ$1 = 68.9 US¢, TWI-5 = 71.8
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US growth up +3.3%; global trade up +4.3%; bitcoin volatile; US Fed looking at an official digital currency; German inflation rises; China sets limits on micro loans; UST 10yr yield at 2.38%; oil and gold down; NZ$1 = 68.9 US¢, TWI-5 = 71.8
A review of things you need to know before you go home Wednesday; BNZ cuts home loan rate, bitcoin hits stratosphere, LVR limits cut, OIO to be tougher on farmland, UDC faces junk rating, swaps and NZD slip
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A review of things you need to know before you go home Wednesday; BNZ cuts home loan rate, bitcoin hits stratosphere, LVR limits cut, OIO to be tougher on farmland, UDC faces junk rating, swaps and NZD slip
Investors looking for enhanced returns from alternative assets need a market platform that can link buyers and sellers with transparency, providing the liquidity both need
Investors looking for enhanced returns from alternative assets need a market platform that can link buyers and sellers with transparency, providing the liquidity both need
Live-streamed video from the November 2017 RBNZ FSR press conference with Acting Governor Grant Spencer - will start at 11am
Live-streamed video from the November 2017 RBNZ FSR press conference with Acting Governor Grant Spencer - will start at 11am
Dips lower by BNZ and the Cooperative Bank come as real estate transaction weakness intensifies competition while the loan rollover market stays healthy
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Dips lower by BNZ and the Cooperative Bank come as real estate transaction weakness intensifies competition while the loan rollover market stays healthy
OECD sees growth; NZ to grow faster than most; AU close to rate hike; US Fed signals hike; US confidence up; Canada sees mortgages tightening; HNA pulls back; UST 10yr yield at 2.32%; oil down, gold stable; NZ$1 = 69.3 US¢, TWI-5 = 72
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OECD sees growth; NZ to grow faster than most; AU close to rate hike; US Fed signals hike; US confidence up; Canada sees mortgages tightening; HNA pulls back; UST 10yr yield at 2.32%; oil down, gold stable; NZ$1 = 69.3 US¢, TWI-5 = 72
A review of things you need to know before you go home Tuesday; Co-op Bank changes rates, affordability improves, cost of risk falls, WMP prices firm, Limmer wins SFF job, swaps slip, NZD up
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A review of things you need to know before you go home Tuesday; Co-op Bank changes rates, affordability improves, cost of risk falls, WMP prices firm, Limmer wins SFF job, swaps slip, NZD up
A 'fast cash short term loan' finance company tempts investors with 10% pa for a first ranking security position, to fund loans that carry a cost of credit more than twenty times as high
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A 'fast cash short term loan' finance company tempts investors with 10% pa for a first ranking security position, to fund loans that carry a cost of credit more than twenty times as high
US new home sales jump unexpectedly; US retail sales strong; China moves to control WMP industry; EU meat industry facing upheaval; La Niña signaled; UST 10yr yield at 2.34%; oil down, gold stable; NZ$1 = 69.1 US¢, TWI-5 = 71.8
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US new home sales jump unexpectedly; US retail sales strong; China moves to control WMP industry; EU meat industry facing upheaval; La Niña signaled; UST 10yr yield at 2.34%; oil down, gold stable; NZ$1 = 69.1 US¢, TWI-5 = 71.8
A review of things you need to know before you go home Monday; SBS Bank ups TD rate, NZCU South cuts, no signs of credit stress, new mortgage lending low, swaps firm, NZD soft, bitcoin surges (again)
A review of things you need to know before you go home Monday; SBS Bank ups TD rate, NZCU South cuts, no signs of credit stress, new mortgage lending low, swaps firm, NZD soft, bitcoin surges (again)
US loan growth slows; China M&A pullback; HNA troubles extend; China cuts import duties; Germany 'booms'; AU bank satisfaction high; UST 10yr yield at 2.34%; oil up, gold stable; NZ$1 = 68.8 US¢, TWI-5 = 71.4; bitcoin surges again
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US loan growth slows; China M&A pullback; HNA troubles extend; China cuts import duties; Germany 'booms'; AU bank satisfaction high; UST 10yr yield at 2.34%; oil up, gold stable; NZ$1 = 68.8 US¢, TWI-5 = 71.4; bitcoin surges again
Ahead of the Government's new Tax Working Group, David Chaston casts a broad historical eye over NZ tax and how it's paid
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Ahead of the Government's new Tax Working Group, David Chaston casts a broad historical eye over NZ tax and how it's paid
A review of things you need to know before you go home Friday; Kiwibank cuts two rates, goods trade deficit shrinks, butter slides, government finance stats released, swaps and NZD firm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home Friday; Kiwibank cuts two rates, goods trade deficit shrinks, butter slides, government finance stats released, swaps and NZD firm
Lower wholesale rates and low term deposit offers open small opportunities for banks to trim mortgage rates, but movement is not large, despite slow real estate markets
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Lower wholesale rates and low term deposit offers open small opportunities for banks to trim mortgage rates, but movement is not large, despite slow real estate markets
China stocks drop; China eyes large aircraft orders; EU confidence jumps; AU seeks new way without the US; Adelaide battery ready; UST 10yr yield at 2.32%; China 10yr yield hits 4%; oil and gold up; NZ$1 = 68.9 US¢, TWI-5 = 71.6
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China stocks drop; China eyes large aircraft orders; EU confidence jumps; AU seeks new way without the US; Adelaide battery ready; UST 10yr yield at 2.32%; China 10yr yield hits 4%; oil and gold up; NZ$1 = 68.9 US¢, TWI-5 = 71.6
A review of things you need to know before you go home Thursday; no rate changes, retailers quiet, NZGB yields fall, Govt gets poll bounce, WMP futures rise, swaps slip, NZD holds
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A review of things you need to know before you go home Thursday; no rate changes, retailers quiet, NZGB yields fall, Govt gets poll bounce, WMP futures rise, swaps slip, NZD holds
US durable goods orders slip; confidence high; Yellen frank; China pulls back EV subsidies; Canada raises minimum wage; Australia frets about US and China; UST 10yr yield at 2.34%; oil up, gold unchanged; NZ$1 = 68.6 US¢, TWI-5 = 71.5
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US durable goods orders slip; confidence high; Yellen frank; China pulls back EV subsidies; Canada raises minimum wage; Australia frets about US and China; UST 10yr yield at 2.34%; oil up, gold unchanged; NZ$1 = 68.6 US¢, TWI-5 = 71.5