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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; HSBC cuts mortgages, TDs and savings rates, plan to live long, Shanghai stocks fall again, odd TradeMe listing, NZD rises
28th Jul 15, 4:00pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; HSBC cuts mortgages, TDs and savings rates, plan to live long, Shanghai stocks fall again, odd TradeMe listing, NZD rises
US durable goods orders jump; China shares tumble; China demographic crisis; older Aussies need to work; swap curves flatten; oil and gold down; NZ$1 = 66.1 US¢, TWI-5 = 70.8
28th Jul 15, 7:25am
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US durable goods orders jump; China shares tumble; China demographic crisis; older Aussies need to work; swap curves flatten; oil and gold down; NZ$1 = 66.1 US¢, TWI-5 = 70.8
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; record low mortgage rate, flurry of term deposit cuts, NZ's high living standards, fruit exports surge, FMA warns
27th Jul 15, 4:00pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; record low mortgage rate, flurry of term deposit cuts, NZ's high living standards, fruit exports surge, FMA warns
In its drive to grow its home loan business, BNZ now offers two very low rates, leading the market down and undercutting rivals by at least 20 bps
27th Jul 15, 9:19am
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In its drive to grow its home loan business, BNZ now offers two very low rates, leading the market down and undercutting rivals by at least 20 bps
Two of the three offers that closed in July succeeded, one fully, capping the biggest month so far for this type of equity raising
27th Jul 15, 8:18am
Two of the three offers that closed in July succeeded, one fully, capping the biggest month so far for this type of equity raising
MBIE says time to review how you manage 'critical risks', those serious enough to keep someone off work
27th Jul 15, 8:04am
MBIE says time to review how you manage 'critical risks', those serious enough to keep someone off work
US new house building slows, factories busy; China PMI surprisingly weak; Singapore stutters; Australian AAA under threat; final TPP push; NZ$1 = 66.3 US¢, TWI-5 = 70.7
27th Jul 15, 7:00am
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US new house building slows, factories busy; China PMI surprisingly weak; Singapore stutters; Australian AAA under threat; final TPP push; NZ$1 = 66.3 US¢, TWI-5 = 70.7
Comedian Robbie Nicol takes a good hard look at the Auckland housing issues, especially entertaining for non-Aucklanders
25th Jul 15, 12:35pm
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Comedian Robbie Nicol takes a good hard look at the Auckland housing issues, especially entertaining for non-Aucklanders
"Progress" in capital raising sees suspension of Co-op's shares
24th Jul 15, 9:55am
"Progress" in capital raising sees suspension of Co-op's shares
The repression of saver's returns gathers pace as the OCR is cut and more are signaled. David Chaston updates what has happened to the term deposit market
24th Jul 15, 9:35am
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The repression of saver's returns gathers pace as the OCR is cut and more are signaled. David Chaston updates what has happened to the term deposit market
US rises; the China opportunity; monetary policy progress; UST 10yr yield 2.31%; oil falls further; gold holds; dairy prices lower; NZ$1 = 66.3 US¢, TWI-5 = 71.1
24th Jul 15, 7:41am
US rises; the China opportunity; monetary policy progress; UST 10yr yield 2.31%; oil falls further; gold holds; dairy prices lower; NZ$1 = 66.3 US¢, TWI-5 = 71.1
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; lots of floating rate cuts, one sub 6%, change at Heartland, swap rates rise and flatten, NZD rises ignoring Wheeler
23rd Jul 15, 4:00pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; lots of floating rate cuts, one sub 6%, change at Heartland, swap rates rise and flatten, NZD rises ignoring Wheeler
US house sales and prices rise; Sydney house prices hit stratosphere; UST 10yr yield 2.31%, oil and gold tumble; NZ$1 = 65.8 US¢, TWI-5 = 70.7
23rd Jul 15, 7:24am
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US house sales and prices rise; Sydney house prices hit stratosphere; UST 10yr yield 2.31%, oil and gold tumble; NZ$1 = 65.8 US¢, TWI-5 = 70.7
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; TD rate cuts, Apple disappoints, gold sinks, home loan record, China sentiment slips, swap rates and NZD unchanged
22nd Jul 15, 4:00pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; TD rate cuts, Apple disappoints, gold sinks, home loan record, China sentiment slips, swap rates and NZD unchanged
US Fed brushes aside bond concerns; growth returns; services dominant, even in China; UST 10yr yield 2.36%, oil unchanged; gold falls again; NZ$1 = 66.4 US¢, TWI-5 = 71.1
22nd Jul 15, 7:35am
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US Fed brushes aside bond concerns; growth returns; services dominant, even in China; UST 10yr yield 2.36%, oil unchanged; gold falls again; NZ$1 = 66.4 US¢, TWI-5 = 71.1
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; record migration, new "biggest export earner", read the documents, plastic traps, high beef prices, swap rates up, NZD up
21st Jul 15, 4:00pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; record migration, new "biggest export earner", read the documents, plastic traps, high beef prices, swap rates up, NZD up
Banks need more capital in the US and Aust; Russian bond worries; China house prices weak; UST 10yr yield 2.37%; gold prices tumble; NZ$1 = 65.7 US¢, TWI-5 = 70.7
21st Jul 15, 7:32am
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Banks need more capital in the US and Aust; Russian bond worries; China house prices weak; UST 10yr yield 2.37%; gold prices tumble; NZ$1 = 65.7 US¢, TWI-5 = 70.7
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; Coop Bank front-foots, service sector resilient, Aussies building too many houses, swap rates flatten, NZD holds
20th Jul 15, 4:00pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; Coop Bank front-foots, service sector resilient, Aussies building too many houses, swap rates flatten, NZD holds
US inflation rises, confidence slips; Greek banks to reopen; China buys risk; ANZ warns on low rates again; oil and gold prices fall; NZ$1 = 65.1 US¢, TWI-5 = 70.1
20th Jul 15, 7:23am
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US inflation rises, confidence slips; Greek banks to reopen; China buys risk; ANZ warns on low rates again; oil and gold prices fall; NZ$1 = 65.1 US¢, TWI-5 = 70.1
It is getting tougher to justify holding precious metals as a store of value. Gold hits a five year low; silver and platinum prices also very weak
18th Jul 15, 11:03am
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It is getting tougher to justify holding precious metals as a store of value. Gold hits a five year low; silver and platinum prices also very weak
Latest Roy Morgan poll sees National suffer a sharp fall with their main rivals benefiting. First time since election National has trailed
17th Jul 15, 4:51pm
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Latest Roy Morgan poll sees National suffer a sharp fall with their main rivals benefiting. First time since election National has trailed
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; savers face lower returns, Robinson faces porridge, less people on a benefit, fewer job ads, lower bank bill rates
17th Jul 15, 4:00pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; savers face lower returns, Robinson faces porridge, less people on a benefit, fewer job ads, lower bank bill rates
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; consumer sentiment falls, factory sentiment high, dairy in doldrums, but farms sell well, Auckland plans ahead, swap rates tumble, NZD falls
16th Jul 15, 4:00pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; consumer sentiment falls, factory sentiment high, dairy in doldrums, but farms sell well, Auckland plans ahead, swap rates tumble, NZD falls
ANZ says they are confident in the future of the dairy industry and will support their customers "in this low commodity price period"
16th Jul 15, 2:00pm
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ANZ says they are confident in the future of the dairy industry and will support their customers "in this low commodity price period"
Eyes on Fonterra; Canada cuts rates; US and Yellen upbeat; China growth meets target; Greece on knife-edge; UST 10yr yield 2.36%; oil and gold fall; NZ$1 = 66 US¢, TWI-5 = 70.8
16th Jul 15, 7:19am
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Eyes on Fonterra; Canada cuts rates; US and Yellen upbeat; China growth meets target; Greece on knife-edge; UST 10yr yield 2.36%; oil and gold fall; NZ$1 = 66 US¢, TWI-5 = 70.8