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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; Everyone wants to live in NZ; NZSF likes fracking; affordability worsens; syndicators consolidate; power cost yawn
21st Mar 14, 4:00pm
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; Everyone wants to live in NZ; NZSF likes fracking; affordability worsens; syndicators consolidate; power cost yawn
Yellen's forward guidance; US jobs strong; Yuan fall risks margin calls; UST yields up, gold down; NZ$1 = US$0.855 TWI = 80.1
21st Mar 14, 7:33am
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Yellen's forward guidance; US jobs strong; Yuan fall risks margin calls; UST yields up, gold down; NZ$1 = US$0.855 TWI = 80.1
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; Westpac moves on rates, GDP rises, electricity changes, good month for Super Fund
20th Mar 14, 4:00pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; Westpac moves on rates, GDP rises, electricity changes, good month for Super Fund
Fed tapers another US$10 bln/mth; gold falls; exports rise sharply in the US and Japan, Toyota pays huge fine; NZ$1 = US$0.855 TWI = 80.2
20th Mar 14, 7:43am
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Fed tapers another US$10 bln/mth; gold falls; exports rise sharply in the US and Japan, Toyota pays huge fine; NZ$1 = US$0.855 TWI = 80.2
A review of things you need to know before you go home; mortgage approvals pick up, term deposits rise, BOPs improve, exchange rates jump
19th Mar 14, 4:01pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home; mortgage approvals pick up, term deposits rise, BOPs improve, exchange rates jump
New Zealand's largest mortgage lender pushes its fixed home loan rates up across all terms 1 to 5 years; term deposits also raised
19th Mar 14, 8:47am
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New Zealand's largest mortgage lender pushes its fixed home loan rates up across all terms 1 to 5 years; term deposits also raised
US inflation low but real earnings rise; Wall Street near record; gold falls, oil rises; NZD gains direct convertibility with the Yuan; NZ$1 = US$0.863 TWI = 80.4
19th Mar 14, 7:34am
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US inflation low but real earnings rise; Wall Street near record; gold falls, oil rises; NZD gains direct convertibility with the Yuan; NZ$1 = US$0.863 TWI = 80.4
A review of things you need to know before you go home; mortgage rates rise, home ownership rates slip, households richer, benefits up, swap rates higher
18th Mar 14, 4:01pm
A review of things you need to know before you go home; mortgage rates rise, home ownership rates slip, households richer, benefits up, swap rates higher
SBS raises all its mortgage rates but manages to hold on to its market leading position for most of them
18th Mar 14, 12:01pm
SBS raises all its mortgage rates but manages to hold on to its market leading position for most of them
BNZ raises key home loan rates less than OCR rise, cuts three year fixed rate below rivals
18th Mar 14, 7:57am
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BNZ raises key home loan rates less than OCR rise, cuts three year fixed rate below rivals
US factory output surges; foreign UST holdings plummet; SA in big train order; AU to probe Chinese house buying; NZ$1 = US$0.857 TWI = 79.9
18th Mar 14, 7:29am
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US factory output surges; foreign UST holdings plummet; SA in big train order; AU to probe Chinese house buying; NZ$1 = US$0.857 TWI = 79.9
A review of things you need to know before you go home; No retail rate changes today, farms sell well but prices unchanged, no rain, NZIER sees a real purple patch, wholesale rates rise
17th Mar 14, 4:01pm
A review of things you need to know before you go home; No retail rate changes today, farms sell well but prices unchanged, no rain, NZIER sees a real purple patch, wholesale rates rise
Monday's Top 10: Time to attack rentiers; more China distortions; keeping economists out of the inequality debate; the fear of wage rises; Dilbert, and more
17th Mar 14, 10:31am
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Monday's Top 10: Time to attack rentiers; more China distortions; keeping economists out of the inequality debate; the fear of wage rises; Dilbert, and more
China stimulus focused on urbanisation; Yuan bands widened; Russians repatriate funds; Australia goes Liberal; markets fall 2%; NZ$1 = US$0.853 TWI = 79.7
17th Mar 14, 7:09am
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China stimulus focused on urbanisation; Yuan bands widened; Russians repatriate funds; Australia goes Liberal; markets fall 2%; NZ$1 = US$0.853 TWI = 79.7
A review of things you need to know before you go home; just a few rate rises so far, TD and savings rises very tame, dairy prices sag, bond yields stable
14th Mar 14, 4:01pm
A review of things you need to know before you go home; just a few rate rises so far, TD and savings rises very tame, dairy prices sag, bond yields stable
Second IIB tender for 2014 sees new 2030 linkers receive a successful weighted average yield of 2.9257%
14th Mar 14, 2:16pm
Second IIB tender for 2014 sees new 2030 linkers receive a successful weighted average yield of 2.9257%
China considers stimulus; US retail up in Feb; Aussie jobs growth; Japanese get raises; British want banker bonus clawback; NZ$1 = US$0.855 TWI = 79.9
14th Mar 14, 7:32am
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China considers stimulus; US retail up in Feb; Aussie jobs growth; Japanese get raises; British want banker bonus clawback; NZ$1 = US$0.855 TWI = 79.9
ASB not only raises variable mortgage rates, it raises a key fixed rate too while ending its fixed rate 'specials'
13th Mar 14, 6:12pm
ASB not only raises variable mortgage rates, it raises a key fixed rate too while ending its fixed rate 'specials'
A review of things you need to know before you go home; NZD and swap rates follow Wheeler up; ANZ only bank to hike so far; Aussie job growth impresses; looking for Luci
13th Mar 14, 4:01pm
A review of things you need to know before you go home; NZD and swap rates follow Wheeler up; ANZ only bank to hike so far; Aussie job growth impresses; looking for Luci
Live-streamed video from the RBNZ press conference with Governor Graeme Wheeler
13th Mar 14, 8:31am
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Live-streamed video from the RBNZ press conference with Governor Graeme Wheeler
US oil price down on easing Crimea tension, higher stocks, more China shale; Thailand raises rates; gold higher; NZ$1 = US$0.849 TWI = 79.5
13th Mar 14, 7:12am
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US oil price down on easing Crimea tension, higher stocks, more China shale; Thailand raises rates; gold higher; NZ$1 = US$0.849 TWI = 79.5
A review of things you need to know before you go home; mortgage approvals slow, TSB raised TD rates, NZSF backs fuel cell tech; short rates up
12th Mar 14, 4:01pm
A review of things you need to know before you go home; mortgage approvals slow, TSB raised TD rates, NZSF backs fuel cell tech; short rates up
90 seconds at 9 am: US inventories rise; China signals rate reforms; calls for ECB to act; AU business conditions slump; oil down; NZ$1 = US$0.847 TWI = 79.4
12th Mar 14, 7:37am
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90 seconds at 9 am: US inventories rise; China signals rate reforms; calls for ECB to act; AU business conditions slump; oil down; NZ$1 = US$0.847 TWI = 79.4
A review of things you need to know before you go home; house prices higher, Govt accounts show shortfall, card spending up, more milk collected, markets wait for Wheeler
11th Mar 14, 4:00pm
A review of things you need to know before you go home; house prices higher, Govt accounts show shortfall, card spending up, more milk collected, markets wait for Wheeler
90 seconds at 9 am: China wobbles as exports slump, iron ore prices in bear market, big interest rate and exchange rate drops; Japan cools; Oil falls; NZ$1 = US$0.846 TWI = 79.3
11th Mar 14, 7:38am
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90 seconds at 9 am: China wobbles as exports slump, iron ore prices in bear market, big interest rate and exchange rate drops; Japan cools; Oil falls; NZ$1 = US$0.846 TWI = 79.3