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US home builders confident; US growth expected to top 3%; China electricity use up; China house prices rise again; London's status threatened; UST 10yr yield at 1.69%; oil and gold unchanged; NZ$1 = 73 US¢, TWI-5 = 76.5
20th Sep 16, 7:23am
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US home builders confident; US growth expected to top 3%; China electricity use up; China house prices rise again; London's status threatened; UST 10yr yield at 1.69%; oil and gold unchanged; NZ$1 = 73 US¢, TWI-5 = 76.5
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; Kiwibank hikes TD rate, confidence rises, Synlait finally makes a decent profit, services expanding, swaps and NZD steady
19th Sep 16, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; Kiwibank hikes TD rate, confidence rises, Synlait finally makes a decent profit, services expanding, swaps and NZD steady
US CPI stirs; China quits for UST to support yuan outflows; China confidence up with more loans; BofJ to reassess; 3hr grilling for AU bank CEOs; UST 10yr yield at 1.70%; oil and gold down; NZ$1 = 72.7 US¢, TWI-5 = 76.3
19th Sep 16, 7:09am
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US CPI stirs; China quits for UST to support yuan outflows; China confidence up with more loans; BofJ to reassess; 3hr grilling for AU bank CEOs; UST 10yr yield at 1.70%; oil and gold down; NZ$1 = 72.7 US¢, TWI-5 = 76.3
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; TD rates up, consumer confidence up, job ads up, tall men earn more, another huge Auckland project, swap rates up, NZD up
16th Sep 16, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; TD rates up, consumer confidence up, job ads up, tall men earn more, another huge Auckland project, swap rates up, NZD up
US retail and factory data disappoints; markets eye December Fed hike; Vancouver tax rakes in heaps; ANZ caught in water riots; UST 10yr yield at 1.70%; oil unchanged, gold down; NZ$1 = 73.1 US¢, TWI-5 = 76.4
16th Sep 16, 7:21am
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US retail and factory data disappoints; markets eye December Fed hike; Vancouver tax rakes in heaps; ANZ caught in water riots; UST 10yr yield at 1.70%; oil unchanged, gold down; NZ$1 = 73.1 US¢, TWI-5 = 76.4
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; ANZ cuts mortgage and TD rates, GDP growth shines, factories still expanding, AAA used car debt, swap rates fall, NZD holds
15th Sep 16, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; ANZ cuts mortgage and TD rates, GDP growth shines, factories still expanding, AAA used car debt, swap rates fall, NZD holds
ANZ removes the term deposit premium it used to justify passing on only 5 basis points to floating rate borrowers. But it retains all the margin grab on the mortgage side
15th Sep 16, 11:59am
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ANZ removes the term deposit premium it used to justify passing on only 5 basis points to floating rate borrowers. But it retains all the margin grab on the mortgage side
Good economic data drives the NZD higher and we now find ourselves level-pegging with our Aussie cousins in some currency rates
15th Sep 16, 10:08am
Good economic data drives the NZD higher and we now find ourselves level-pegging with our Aussie cousins in some currency rates
Vancouver to tax empty homes; China's companies invest heavily offshore; Woolworths AU source NZ avos; AU consumer sentiment stable; UST 10yr yield at 1.70%; oil and gold down; NZ$1 = 72.9 US¢, TWI-5 = 76.3
15th Sep 16, 7:37am
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Vancouver to tax empty homes; China's companies invest heavily offshore; Woolworths AU source NZ avos; AU consumer sentiment stable; UST 10yr yield at 1.70%; oil and gold down; NZ$1 = 72.9 US¢, TWI-5 = 76.3
ANZ lowers one of its two home loan 'specials' to the same rate offered by most of its main rivals, but doesn't match the recent reduction by Kiwibank
14th Sep 16, 5:42pm
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ANZ lowers one of its two home loan 'specials' to the same rate offered by most of its main rivals, but doesn't match the recent reduction by Kiwibank
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; C/A deficit higher than expected, new housing loans dip, Govt buys back debt, dairy farmers borrow big, swap rates jump again, NZD slips
14th Sep 16, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; C/A deficit higher than expected, new housing loans dip, Govt buys back debt, dairy farmers borrow big, swap rates jump again, NZD slips
US counts strong income growth, drop in poverty; China data rebounds; US to challenge China at WTO; EU sentiment lifts; UST 10yr yield at 1.73%; oil and gold down; NZ$1 = 72.6 US¢, TWI-5 = 76.1
14th Sep 16, 7:29am
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US counts strong income growth, drop in poverty; China data rebounds; US to challenge China at WTO; EU sentiment lifts; UST 10yr yield at 1.73%; oil and gold down; NZ$1 = 72.6 US¢, TWI-5 = 76.1
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; NZCU Baywide cuts, finco issues Mastercard, asking prices jump, food prices stable, swap rates slip, NZD stable
13th Sep 16, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; NZCU Baywide cuts, finco issues Mastercard, asking prices jump, food prices stable, swap rates slip, NZD stable
Brainard holds to dovish stance; Jamie Dimon says get on with it; PBoC worried about housing bubble; NAB in 'world first'; UST 10yr yield at 1.69%; oil up, gold down; NZ$1 = 73.5 US¢, TWI-5 = 76.7
13th Sep 16, 7:20am
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Brainard holds to dovish stance; Jamie Dimon says get on with it; PBoC worried about housing bubble; NAB in 'world first'; UST 10yr yield at 1.69%; oil up, gold down; NZ$1 = 73.5 US¢, TWI-5 = 76.7
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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?
12th Sep 16, 5:38pm
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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?
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
12th Sep 16, 3:59pm
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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
12th Sep 16, 7:13am
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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
Our mortgage rate table has expanded today to include Mike Pero Mortgages, and Liberty Financial
11th Sep 16, 4:25pm
Our mortgage rate table has expanded today to include Mike Pero Mortgages, and Liberty Financial
Savers need to be as aggressive as borrowers when checking bank rate offers. Rate changes may not be coming everyday, but the landscape is shifting
10th Sep 16, 6:02am
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Savers need to be as aggressive as borrowers when checking bank rate offers. Rate changes may not be coming everyday, but the landscape is shifting
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
9th Sep 16, 3:59pm
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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
US services grow strongly; ECB disappoints; China imports rise; Aussies warn on Chinese media; Libor rates rise; UST 10yr yield at 1.59%; oil up, gold down; NZ$1 = 73.9 US¢, TWI-5 = 77
9th Sep 16, 7:32am
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US services grow strongly; ECB disappoints; China imports rise; Aussies warn on Chinese media; Libor rates rise; UST 10yr yield at 1.59%; oil up, gold down; NZ$1 = 73.9 US¢, TWI-5 = 77
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
8th Sep 16, 3:59pm
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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
State-owned bank first of majors to drop a fixed home loan carded rate since early August as wholesale rates and risk margins continue to fall
8th Sep 16, 9:51am
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State-owned bank first of majors to drop a fixed home loan carded rate since early August as wholesale rates and risk margins continue to fall
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
8th Sep 16, 7:38am
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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
7th Sep 16, 3:59pm
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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