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Westpac finally adjusts its term deposit rates up to market levels, adds a 4 month 'special'
20th Feb 14, 7:30pm
Westpac finally adjusts its term deposit rates up to market levels, adds a 4 month 'special'
A review of the things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; Consumers very confident; cost pressure easing; a bond surge; more jobs; longer lives
20th Feb 14, 4:00pm
A review of the things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; Consumers very confident; cost pressure easing; a bond surge; more jobs; longer lives
Latest Tender Results - LGFA Bond Tender Number 18
20th Feb 14, 8:19am
Latest Tender Results - LGFA Bond Tender Number 18
90 seconds at 9 am: US restrains foreign banks; China sells US Treasuries; Greece has a surplus; pay growth slows in Australia; NZ$1 = US$0.830 TWI = 77.8
20th Feb 14, 7:34am
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90 seconds at 9 am: US restrains foreign banks; China sells US Treasuries; Greece has a surplus; pay growth slows in Australia; NZ$1 = US$0.830 TWI = 77.8
A review of the things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; mortgage approvals rise, birth rate falls, farm sales strong, strong LGFA demand, 90 day bill rates rise
19th Feb 14, 4:00pm
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A review of the things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; mortgage approvals rise, birth rate falls, farm sales strong, strong LGFA demand, 90 day bill rates rise
A big bank trims two rates to meet challenges from rivals as wholesale rates soften
19th Feb 14, 8:07am
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A big bank trims two rates to meet challenges from rivals as wholesale rates soften
90 seconds at 9 am: US household debt rises; PBoC bites moneymarkets; BoJ spurs lending; China shuns Australia; NZ$1 = US$0.831 TWI = 77.9
19th Feb 14, 7:50am
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90 seconds at 9 am: US household debt rises; PBoC bites moneymarkets; BoJ spurs lending; China shuns Australia; NZ$1 = US$0.831 TWI = 77.9
Co-operative Bank raises its one year home loan rate, SBS now market leader for that term
18th Feb 14, 6:56pm
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Co-operative Bank raises its one year home loan rate, SBS now market leader for that term
A review of the things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; big credit union raises term deposit rates, gold rises, questions over debt levels
18th Feb 14, 4:00pm
A review of the things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; big credit union raises term deposit rates, gold rises, questions over debt levels
90 seconds at 9 am: Japan disappoints; gold rises again on credit fears in China; dodgy iron ore demand; Italy has new PM; NZ$1 = US$0.836 TWI = 78.4
18th Feb 14, 7:38am
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90 seconds at 9 am: Japan disappoints; gold rises again on credit fears in China; dodgy iron ore demand; Italy has new PM; NZ$1 = US$0.836 TWI = 78.4
A review of the things you need to know before you go home on Monday; more mortgage rate cuts, IRD and Dulux settle, PSI climbs, retail has minor rise
17th Feb 14, 4:00pm
A review of the things you need to know before you go home on Monday; more mortgage rate cuts, IRD and Dulux settle, PSI climbs, retail has minor rise
Monday's Top 10: Reform risk; China's loans; Germany's courts; a mega writeoff idea; corporate welfare fizzers; the drone race; Dilbert, and more
17th Feb 14, 12:32pm
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Monday's Top 10: Reform risk; China's loans; Germany's courts; a mega writeoff idea; corporate welfare fizzers; the drone race; Dilbert, and more
BNZ joins the rate cut party, trumping Westpac's Friday change; TSB raises its one year rate
17th Feb 14, 10:12am
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BNZ joins the rate cut party, trumping Westpac's Friday change; TSB raises its one year rate
90 seconds at 9 am: Weather slows US economy; China credit jumps with food prices; ASB cuts mortgage rate; Martin Jetpack readies for float; NZ$1 = US$0.837 TWI = 78.4
17th Feb 14, 7:23am
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90 seconds at 9 am: Weather slows US economy; China credit jumps with food prices; ASB cuts mortgage rate; Martin Jetpack readies for float; NZ$1 = US$0.837 TWI = 78.4
Selective home loan specials keep coming from the main banks as they fight for slightly softer housing demand
14th Feb 14, 6:00pm
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Selective home loan specials keep coming from the main banks as they fight for slightly softer housing demand
A review of the things you need to know before you go home on Friday; Westpac rate cut, House prices fall, dairy prices rise, wholesale rates fall
14th Feb 14, 4:27pm
A review of the things you need to know before you go home on Friday; Westpac rate cut, House prices fall, dairy prices rise, wholesale rates fall
90 seconds at 9 am: US retail sales sluggish; Aussie unemployment rises; dairy prices up; gold up strongly; NZ$1 = US$0.834 TWI = 78.4
14th Feb 14, 7:20am
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90 seconds at 9 am: US retail sales sluggish; Aussie unemployment rises; dairy prices up; gold up strongly; NZ$1 = US$0.834 TWI = 78.4
Rare Friday rate change as Westpac pitches its 3 year rate to match two main rivals
13th Feb 14, 7:18pm
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Rare Friday rate change as Westpac pitches its 3 year rate to match two main rivals
A review of the things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; factories still busy, inflation indexed bond popular, KiwiSaver comparisons, surprise Aussie jump in jobless
13th Feb 14, 4:00pm
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A review of the things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; factories still busy, inflation indexed bond popular, KiwiSaver comparisons, surprise Aussie jump in jobless
90 seconds at 9 am: Republicans capitulate; oil and gold higher; China trade grows; UK economy grows; IMF give Australia a tick; NZ$1 = US$0.832 TWI = 78.3
13th Feb 14, 7:26am
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90 seconds at 9 am: Republicans capitulate; oil and gold higher; China trade grows; UK economy grows; IMF give Australia a tick; NZ$1 = US$0.832 TWI = 78.3
Correction: Christchurch's recovery drives growth in ready-mix concrete production; national data shows a 10% annual rise
13th Feb 14, 5:24am
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Correction: Christchurch's recovery drives growth in ready-mix concrete production; national data shows a 10% annual rise
A review of the things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; tourism grows; January retail pause; mortgage approvals down; December KiwiSaver results; wholesale rates up
12th Feb 14, 4:00pm
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A review of the things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; tourism grows; January retail pause; mortgage approvals down; December KiwiSaver results; wholesale rates up
90 seconds at 9 am: Markets like what Yellen says; US Feds to crack down on foreign banks; US debt ceiling increase to pass easily; NZ$1 = US$0.834 TWI = 78.4
12th Feb 14, 7:28am
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90 seconds at 9 am: Markets like what Yellen says; US Feds to crack down on foreign banks; US debt ceiling increase to pass easily; NZ$1 = US$0.834 TWI = 78.4
A review of the things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; bank fees case expands, Kiwibank raises mortgage rates, Truckometer index rises, rents up, population grows faster
11th Feb 14, 4:00pm
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A review of the things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; bank fees case expands, Kiwibank raises mortgage rates, Truckometer index rises, rents up, population grows faster
Kiwibank adjusts home loan rates higher in the fixed 6 mth to 2 year terms; pressure builds ahead of March OCR review
11th Feb 14, 8:44am
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Kiwibank adjusts home loan rates higher in the fixed 6 mth to 2 year terms; pressure builds ahead of March OCR review