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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; BNZ and Kiwibank cut rates, Auckland tourism booms, China food prices zoom, swap rates stable, NZD still in range
11th Apr 16, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; BNZ and Kiwibank cut rates, Auckland tourism booms, China food prices zoom, swap rates stable, NZD still in range
US rent pressures ease; Yellen says full employment near; Canada adds more jobs; World Bank lending surges; UST 10yr yield 1.72%; oil and gold up; NZ$1 = 68.1 US¢, TWI-5 = 71.4
11th Apr 16, 7:13am
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US rent pressures ease; Yellen says full employment near; Canada adds more jobs; World Bank lending surges; UST 10yr yield 1.72%; oil and gold up; NZ$1 = 68.1 US¢, TWI-5 = 71.4
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; more TD cuts, bigger Govt surplus, little inflation, Blackgrass risk, swap rates fall, NZD still stuck in range
8th Apr 16, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; more TD cuts, bigger Govt surplus, little inflation, Blackgrass risk, swap rates fall, NZD still stuck in range
US jobless claims fall; China stops reserves drain; Piketty calls for higher immigration; Aust. construction slips; UST 10yr yield 1.70%; oil down, gold up; NZ$1 = 67.7 US¢, TWI-5 = 70.9
8th Apr 16, 7:30am
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US jobless claims fall; China stops reserves drain; Piketty calls for higher immigration; Aust. construction slips; UST 10yr yield 1.70%; oil down, gold up; NZ$1 = 67.7 US¢, TWI-5 = 70.9
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; S&P warns on Kiwibank rating, Auckland Housing Accord gets harder, Truckometer signals growth, home-ownership rate falls
7th Apr 16, 4:02pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; S&P warns on Kiwibank rating, Auckland Housing Accord gets harder, Truckometer signals growth, home-ownership rate falls
Fed takes cautious stand; China features in Panama Papers; China car buying sentiment improves, airfreight falls; UST 10yr yield 1.75%; oil up, gold down; NZ$1 = 68 US¢, TWI-5 = 71.1
7th Apr 16, 7:35am
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Fed takes cautious stand; China features in Panama Papers; China car buying sentiment improves, airfreight falls; UST 10yr yield 1.75%; oil up, gold down; NZ$1 = 68 US¢, TWI-5 = 71.1
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; QV says Auckland lags, rents hit new record, just a few get all the LGFA tender, mortgage approvals still strong
6th Apr 16, 4:00pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; QV says Auckland lags, rents hit new record, just a few get all the LGFA tender, mortgage approvals still strong
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; UDC cuts TD rates, Barfoots sales rise, QSBO signals sentiment turn, new vehicles still selling strongly, core funding records, NZD lower
5th Apr 16, 4:00pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; UDC cuts TD rates, Barfoots sales rise, QSBO signals sentiment turn, new vehicles still selling strongly, core funding records, NZD lower
US durable goods orders fall; tax leak catches 100s; IMF warns on China; IMF forced to back down on Greece; UST 10yr yield 1.77%; oil and oil lower; NZ$1 = 68.4 US¢, TWI-5 = 71.5
5th Apr 16, 7:22am
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US durable goods orders fall; tax leak catches 100s; IMF warns on China; IMF forced to back down on Greece; UST 10yr yield 1.77%; oil and oil lower; NZ$1 = 68.4 US¢, TWI-5 = 71.5
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; SBS Bank launches a 4.1% mortgage rate, Westpac cuts TD rates, tax evasion in spotlight, Aussie weakness, swap rates slide, NZD slips
4th Apr 16, 4:00pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; SBS Bank launches a 4.1% mortgage rate, Westpac cuts TD rates, tax evasion in spotlight, Aussie weakness, swap rates slide, NZD slips
David Chaston sells a house for a relative and details his experience. What did he do right, what wrong? How would you have gone about it?
4th Apr 16, 10:02am
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David Chaston sells a house for a relative and details his experience. What did he do right, what wrong? How would you have gone about it?
US jobs and wages grow; IMF tackles Germany over Greece; China facing floods; NZ outed as a tax haven, ANZ as a facilitator; UST 10yr yield 1.77%; oil and oil lower; NZ$1 = 69 US¢, TWI-5 = 72
4th Apr 16, 7:09am
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US jobs and wages grow; IMF tackles Germany over Greece; China facing floods; NZ outed as a tax haven, ANZ as a facilitator; UST 10yr yield 1.77%; oil and oil lower; NZ$1 = 69 US¢, TWI-5 = 72
HSBC likely to end its 3.95% Premier special mortgage rate 'soon,' just as falling wholesale rates opens up the possibility of others going sub-4% too
3rd Apr 16, 8:34am
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HSBC likely to end its 3.95% Premier special mortgage rate 'soon,' just as falling wholesale rates opens up the possibility of others going sub-4% too
A challenger bank takes a knife to their one year rate to claim a market-leading position at 4.10%, going lower than ASB's offer for that term
1st Apr 16, 5:25pm
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A challenger bank takes a knife to their one year rate to claim a market-leading position at 4.10%, going lower than ASB's offer for that term
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; more bonus saver cuts, big new cable to the US, China improves, more Canterbury irrigation, swaps rise, NZD holds
1st Apr 16, 4:02pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; more bonus saver cuts, big new cable to the US, China improves, more Canterbury irrigation, swaps rise, NZD holds
US layoffs drop, factories stirring; Korea rebounds; iron ore jumps +25%; downgrades for Singapore banks, China, Hong Kong; UST 10yr yield 1.81%; oil stable, gold up; NZ$1 = 69.1 US¢, TWI-5 = 72.2
1st Apr 16, 7:29am
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US layoffs drop, factories stirring; Korea rebounds; iron ore jumps +25%; downgrades for Singapore banks, China, Hong Kong; UST 10yr yield 1.81%; oil stable, gold up; NZ$1 = 69.1 US¢, TWI-5 = 72.2
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; businesses confident, tourism humming, housing debt rises fast, bank accounts full, tax & benefit changes, swap rates at record lows, NZD holds high
31st Mar 16, 4:00pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; businesses confident, tourism humming, housing debt rises fast, bank accounts full, tax & benefit changes, swap rates at record lows, NZD holds high
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; BNZ cuts rates, building consents surge (but only for dwellings), China confidence jumps, swaps fall and flatten, NZD pushes higher
30th Mar 16, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; BNZ cuts rates, building consents surge (but only for dwellings), China confidence jumps, swaps fall and flatten, NZD pushes higher
Building consent levels are up, but that points to a new tough reality; it is the 'top end' of the supply-constrained housing market that is getting all this activity
30th Mar 16, 1:24pm
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Building consent levels are up, but that points to a new tough reality; it is the 'top end' of the supply-constrained housing market that is getting all this activity
Banks continue to reduce fixed mortgage rates and the 1-5 rate difference is its flattest since 2009. But no other bank has followed HSBC below 4%
30th Mar 16, 10:31am
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Banks continue to reduce fixed mortgage rates and the 1-5 rate difference is its flattest since 2009. But no other bank has followed HSBC below 4%
Yellen cautious; US confidence jumps; BofE raises bank capital buffer; 'alarm' over Australian deficits; Melbourne and Miami apartment prices slump; UST 10yr yield 1.86%; oil and gold lower; NZ$1 = 68.5 US¢, TWI-5 = 71.9
30th Mar 16, 7:30am
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Yellen cautious; US confidence jumps; BofE raises bank capital buffer; 'alarm' over Australian deficits; Melbourne and Miami apartment prices slump; UST 10yr yield 1.86%; oil and gold lower; NZ$1 = 68.5 US¢, TWI-5 = 71.9
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; NZ Home Loans cuts too, milk flow rises, where the jobs will be, director pay trends, Aussies retiring later, swaps and NZD up modestly
29th Mar 16, 4:02pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; NZ Home Loans cuts too, milk flow rises, where the jobs will be, director pay trends, Aussies retiring later, swaps and NZD up modestly
US housing up; US Q4-15 GDP revised higher on income gains; China profits jump; China retail still growing strongly; UST 10yr yield 1.88%; oil and gold lower; NZ$1 = 67.2 US¢, TWI-5 = 70.9
29th Mar 16, 7:26am
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US housing up; US Q4-15 GDP revised higher on income gains; China profits jump; China retail still growing strongly; UST 10yr yield 1.88%; oil and gold lower; NZ$1 = 67.2 US¢, TWI-5 = 70.9
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; rush of savings & TD cuts, Ruataniwha decision appealed, job ads inch higher, confidence at regular levels, swaps stable, NZD higher again
18th Mar 16, 4:00pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; rush of savings & TD cuts, Ruataniwha decision appealed, job ads inch higher, confidence at regular levels, swaps stable, NZD higher again
US C/A deficit falls; jobless claims fall; Hong Kong in sharp downturn; EM leverage keeps rising; AU banks world's top return; UST 10yr yield 1.90%; oil up, gold surges; NZ$1 = 68.5 US¢, TWI-5 = 71.6
18th Mar 16, 7:35am
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US C/A deficit falls; jobless claims fall; Hong Kong in sharp downturn; EM leverage keeps rising; AU banks world's top return; UST 10yr yield 1.90%; oil up, gold surges; NZ$1 = 68.5 US¢, TWI-5 = 71.6