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Australia gets a rosy budget; US confidence higher for SMEs and workers; TPPA hurdle; Athens fiddle; NAB win, El Niño returns, bond yields rise; NZ$1 = 73.7 US¢, TWI-5 = 76.8
13th May 15, 7:34am
Australia gets a rosy budget; US confidence higher for SMEs and workers; TPPA hurdle; Athens fiddle; NAB win, El Niño returns, bond yields rise; NZ$1 = 73.7 US¢, TWI-5 = 76.8
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; housing confidence waivers, April house prices sag, new RBNZ data, swap rates recover, NZD doesn't
12th May 15, 4:00pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; housing confidence waivers, April house prices sag, new RBNZ data, swap rates recover, NZD doesn't
Australia talks tough over tax; Greece makes a payment; UK talks tough over the EU; UST 10yr yields jump; gold falls; NZ$1 = 73.6 US¢, TWI-5 = 77
12th May 15, 7:33am
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Australia talks tough over tax; Greece makes a payment; UK talks tough over the EU; UST 10yr yields jump; gold falls; NZ$1 = 73.6 US¢, TWI-5 = 77
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; interest rates and the NZD fall sharply, smaller deficit, healthy card spending, lower ACC premiums, low prices
11th May 15, 4:00pm
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; interest rates and the NZD fall sharply, smaller deficit, healthy card spending, lower ACC premiums, low prices
Market leading two home loan rate re-launched by BNZ as a 'one-week only' 'special' promotion
11th May 15, 8:30am
Market leading two home loan rate re-launched by BNZ as a 'one-week only' 'special' promotion
China cuts interest rates; China inflation low; US jobs growth bounces back; eyes on Australian Federal budget; oil, gold and UST yields all lower; NZ$1 = 74.9 US¢, TWI-5 = 78.2
11th May 15, 7:23am
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China cuts interest rates; China inflation low; US jobs growth bounces back; eyes on Australian Federal budget; oil, gold and UST yields all lower; NZ$1 = 74.9 US¢, TWI-5 = 78.2
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; more Christchurch houses, RBA lowers sights, volatile commodities, China trouble, wholesale rates diverge
8th May 15, 4:01pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; more Christchurch houses, RBA lowers sights, volatile commodities, China trouble, wholesale rates diverge
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; Govt bond tender fails, rents steady, wholesale rates rise and steepen, climate change policy views sought, NZD falls
7th May 15, 4:00pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; Govt bond tender fails, rents steady, wholesale rates rise and steepen, climate change policy views sought, NZD falls
Interest rates jump as bonds sold off; US jobs market slows; Greece pressure grows; Yellen warns; China services expand; UST 10yr yield 2.22%; oil up; NZ$1 = 75.1 US¢, TWI-5 = 78.1
7th May 15, 7:29am
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Interest rates jump as bonds sold off; US jobs market slows; Greece pressure grows; Yellen warns; China services expand; UST 10yr yield 2.22%; oil up; NZ$1 = 75.1 US¢, TWI-5 = 78.1
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; car buying surge, UFB skite, tax freedom, jobless rate unchanged, wholesale rates jerk steeper, NZD falls
6th May 15, 4:00pm
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; car buying surge, UFB skite, tax freedom, jobless rate unchanged, wholesale rates jerk steeper, NZD falls
Bracket creep helps push out the 2015 Tax Freedom Day to May 7, eleven days longer than in 2012
6th May 15, 2:13pm
Bracket creep helps push out the 2015 Tax Freedom Day to May 7, eleven days longer than in 2012
US trade deficit blowout; dairy prices hit 6yr low; RBA cut confuses markets; Indonesia growth slows; EU growth picks up; UST 10yr yields rise again NZ$1 = 75.7 US¢, TWI-5 = 79.2
6th May 15, 7:29am
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US trade deficit blowout; dairy prices hit 6yr low; RBA cut confuses markets; Indonesia growth slows; EU growth picks up; UST 10yr yields rise again NZ$1 = 75.7 US¢, TWI-5 = 79.2
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; RBA cuts, Auckland house prices surge, rents sag, Govt debt falls, concrete growth slows, trucks sell well
5th May 15, 4:00pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; RBA cuts, Auckland house prices surge, rents sag, Govt debt falls, concrete growth slows, trucks sell well
US factory orders rise; China factory orders fall; Euro zone data positive except for France and Greece; Greece isolated; UST 10yr yields rise again; gold recovers; NZ$1 = 75.3 US¢, TWI-5 = 79.2
5th May 15, 7:44am
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US factory orders rise; China factory orders fall; Euro zone data positive except for France and Greece; Greece isolated; UST 10yr yields rise again; gold recovers; NZ$1 = 75.3 US¢, TWI-5 = 79.2
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; more mortgage changes, TD changes go both ways, commodity index sinks, growth still strong, more startup support, wholesale rates steepen
4th May 15, 4:00pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; more mortgage changes, TD changes go both ways, commodity index sinks, growth still strong, more startup support, wholesale rates steepen
Banks may have cut their customer-facing staffing levels too far and are now scrambling to add them back, according to new job ad data analysis
4th May 15, 3:57pm
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Banks may have cut their customer-facing staffing levels too far and are now scrambling to add them back, according to new job ad data analysis
US factory expansion moderates; Fed officials say hikes 'on the table'; China jobs growth concerns, savings rate soars; AU factories shrink, tougher non-resident buying rules; NZ$1 = 75.4 US¢, TWI-5 = 79
4th May 15, 7:45am
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US factory expansion moderates; Fed officials say hikes 'on the table'; China jobs growth concerns, savings rate soars; AU factories shrink, tougher non-resident buying rules; NZ$1 = 75.4 US¢, TWI-5 = 79
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; mortgage and td rates sink, house prices up, stocks low, new PPP project, NZD drifts lower
1st May 15, 4:00pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; mortgage and td rates sink, house prices up, stocks low, new PPP project, NZD drifts lower
TSB Bank cuts its 2 and 3 year home loan 'specials', keeps its cash incentive, as other banks end some of their low-rate offers
1st May 15, 9:28am
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TSB Bank cuts its 2 and 3 year home loan 'specials', keeps its cash incentive, as other banks end some of their low-rate offers
US labour markets rebound, consumer spending rises; Greece makes serious concessions; EU unemployment high; RBA eyes rate cut; long rates rise again; gold falls; NZ$1 = 76.2 US¢, TWI = 79.7
1st May 15, 7:31am
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US labour markets rebound, consumer spending rises; Greece makes serious concessions; EU unemployment high; RBA eyes rate cut; long rates rise again; gold falls; NZ$1 = 76.2 US¢, TWI = 79.7
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; sub 5% mortgage rate, lower milk payout, building consents up, household deposits jump as do business loans, NZD sinks
30th Apr 15, 4:03pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; sub 5% mortgage rate, lower milk payout, building consents up, household deposits jump as do business loans, NZD sinks
US growth stalls, savings rate rises; Euro zone lending rises; APRA ready to force banks to hold more capital; UST 10yr yields jump; NZ$1 = 77.1 US¢, TWI = 80.5
30th Apr 15, 7:31am
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US growth stalls, savings rate rises; Euro zone lending rises; APRA ready to force banks to hold more capital; UST 10yr yields jump; NZ$1 = 77.1 US¢, TWI = 80.5
The Cooperative Bank launches a standard 4.99% rate for an 18 month home loan, and a new market low
29th Apr 15, 4:45pm
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The Cooperative Bank launches a standard 4.99% rate for an 18 month home loan, and a new market low
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; trade surplus, high confidence in NZ but not China, no fx intervention, investors borrow up large, NZD rising
29th Apr 15, 4:01pm
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; trade surplus, high confidence in NZ but not China, no fx intervention, investors borrow up large, NZD rising
Exports to China slip as milk powder shipments soften, making Australia our top export market again for the first time in 17 months
29th Apr 15, 11:23am
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Exports to China slip as milk powder shipments soften, making Australia our top export market again for the first time in 17 months