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All but one bank settles on just below 6% as their key two year mortgage rate, the different one offers a lower rate
12th Aug 14, 9:12am
All but one bank settles on just below 6% as their key two year mortgage rate, the different one offers a lower rate
US job market changing; Iraq tension spike; Rare earth collapse; Low market volatility; UST 10yr 2.43%; NZ$1 = US$0.846, TWI = 79.3
12th Aug 14, 7:39am
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US job market changing; Iraq tension spike; Rare earth collapse; Low market volatility; UST 10yr 2.43%; NZ$1 = US$0.846, TWI = 79.3
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; Westpac joins the 5.99% party, Rents fall unexpectedly, card spending flat, swap rates claw back recent falls
11th Aug 14, 4:00pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; Westpac joins the 5.99% party, Rents fall unexpectedly, card spending flat, swap rates claw back recent falls
Monday's Top 10: David Chaston on banks' need for capital; Could beef & lamb be heading for a dairy-style ride? The misery index; China's re-exporting, Dilbert & more
11th Aug 14, 10:30am
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Monday's Top 10: David Chaston on banks' need for capital; Could beef & lamb be heading for a dairy-style ride? The misery index; China's re-exporting, Dilbert & more
The Red bank falls into line with a two year home loan offer that matches most other major banks, ends one year 'special', raises capped rate
11th Aug 14, 8:26am
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The Red bank falls into line with a two year home loan offer that matches most other major banks, ends one year 'special', raises capped rate
China CPI low, PPI negative; China confidence rising; Hong Kong housing at new record; South African bank bust; UST 10yrs 2.42%; NZ$1 = US$0.846, TWI = 79.3
11th Aug 14, 7:28am
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China CPI low, PPI negative; China confidence rising; Hong Kong housing at new record; South African bank bust; UST 10yrs 2.42%; NZ$1 = US$0.846, TWI = 79.3
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; surge in concrete poured, China's exports jump, wholesale swap rates tank
8th Aug 14, 4:00pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; surge in concrete poured, China's exports jump, wholesale swap rates tank
US jobless claims at 8yr low; ECB holds rate, warns of risks; Aussie jobless rate worries; NZ to be 'super aged'; Mexico opens its oil patch; UST 10y 2.44%; NZ$1 = US$0.847, TWI = 79.5
8th Aug 14, 7:23am
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US jobless claims at 8yr low; ECB holds rate, warns of risks; Aussie jobless rate worries; NZ to be 'super aged'; Mexico opens its oil patch; UST 10y 2.44%; NZ$1 = US$0.847, TWI = 79.5
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; QV says house prices up, AU jobs fall, swap rates fall, NZ IIB yields fall, NZD rises, and more
7th Aug 14, 4:00pm
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; QV says house prices up, AU jobs fall, swap rates fall, NZ IIB yields fall, NZD rises, and more
US trade deficit falls; EU stocks drop; German orders fall; Italy back in recession; Beijing pollution action; UST 10yr 2.46%; NZ$1 = US$0.847, TWI = 79.3
7th Aug 14, 7:24am
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US trade deficit falls; EU stocks drop; German orders fall; Italy back in recession; Beijing pollution action; UST 10yr 2.46%; NZ$1 = US$0.847, TWI = 79.3
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; dairy prices down, jobs higher (although not at Kiwibank), mortgage market tame, irrigation gets ok, quake claims at halfway point
6th Aug 14, 4:00pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; dairy prices down, jobs higher (although not at Kiwibank), mortgage market tame, irrigation gets ok, quake claims at halfway point
Registration of used imports in July at their highest level in more than eight years, extending their gains vs 'new' to 21 consecutive months
6th Aug 14, 9:05am
Registration of used imports in July at their highest level in more than eight years, extending their gains vs 'new' to 21 consecutive months
Dairy prices fall; US service sector strong, factory orders at record; China service sector stagnates; Wall Street equities fall; UST 10yr 2.51%; NZ$1 = US$0.847, TWI = 79.4
6th Aug 14, 7:30am
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Dairy prices fall; US service sector strong, factory orders at record; China service sector stagnates; Wall Street equities fall; UST 10yr 2.51%; NZ$1 = US$0.847, TWI = 79.4
NZ's biggest mortgage lender chops its 2yr rate just hours after two rivals matched it; now joins most others with a sub 6% offer
5th Aug 14, 8:55pm
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NZ's biggest mortgage lender chops its 2yr rate just hours after two rivals matched it; now joins most others with a sub 6% offer
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; retail rates rise, wholesale rates fall, CCC makes progress, new fancy banking app, Govt securities on issue jumps
5th Aug 14, 4:00pm
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; retail rates rise, wholesale rates fall, CCC makes progress, new fancy banking app, Govt securities on issue jumps
BNZ and SBS Bank settle on a 6.09% rate for a two year fixed home loan; conditions and incentives become important in finding a good deal
5th Aug 14, 10:30am
BNZ and SBS Bank settle on a 6.09% rate for a two year fixed home loan; conditions and incentives become important in finding a good deal
US banks lending more freely, PBoC makes a gigantic loan; HSBC bristles at lending restrictions; UST 10yr 2.47%; NZ$1 = US$0.852, TWI = 79.8
5th Aug 14, 7:44am
US banks lending more freely, PBoC makes a gigantic loan; HSBC bristles at lending restrictions; UST 10yr 2.47%; NZ$1 = US$0.852, TWI = 79.8
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; changes to interest rates, falls in commodity prices, core funding ratio steady, falls in wholesale swap rates
4th Aug 14, 4:00pm
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; changes to interest rates, falls in commodity prices, core funding ratio steady, falls in wholesale swap rates
Higher term deposit rates for all terms to one year from Kiwibank see it grab market leading positions for six and twelve months
4th Aug 14, 8:56am
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Higher term deposit rates for all terms to one year from Kiwibank see it grab market leading positions for six and twelve months
US jobs disappoint, but factory output at 50 month high; China wary of credit growth; Bali agreement dead; Murray wants Volker Rule; NZ$1 = US$0.850, TWI = 79.7
4th Aug 14, 7:29am
US jobs disappoint, but factory output at 50 month high; China wary of credit growth; Bali agreement dead; Murray wants Volker Rule; NZ$1 = US$0.850, TWI = 79.7
New Zealand company launches a regular-saving way to acquire a holding of bitcoin, sees it as an easy way to ride the cryptocurrency wave
2nd Aug 14, 2:10pm
New Zealand company launches a regular-saving way to acquire a holding of bitcoin, sees it as an easy way to ride the cryptocurrency wave
ASB beats main rivals by lowering its two year mortgage rate as a 'special' going sub 6%, withdraws one year 'special'
1st Aug 14, 4:54pm
ASB beats main rivals by lowering its two year mortgage rate as a 'special' going sub 6%, withdraws one year 'special'
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; flurry of TD rate changes, Auckland and Christchurch look to Wellington for their projects, markets await US NFP result
1st Aug 14, 4:00pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; flurry of TD rate changes, Auckland and Christchurch look to Wellington for their projects, markets await US NFP result
Markets sink on credit worries; US wages rise; EU inflation falls; oil and gold prices fall sharply; US dollar rises; NZ$1 = US$0.850, TWI = 79.7
1st Aug 14, 7:36am
Markets sink on credit worries; US wages rise; EU inflation falls; oil and gold prices fall sharply; US dollar rises; NZ$1 = US$0.850, TWI = 79.7
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; crowd funding licensed, the rise and rise of fixed mortgages, National support slips, swap rates rise
31st Jul 14, 4:00pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; crowd funding licensed, the rise and rise of fixed mortgages, National support slips, swap rates rise