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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; Resimac cuts home loan rates, BOP deficit grows, mortgage approvals hit 13wk high, more jobs, fewer teen mums on benefits
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; Resimac cuts home loan rates, BOP deficit grows, mortgage approvals hit 13wk high, more jobs, fewer teen mums on benefits
WMP falls -9.6%, payout threat; US housing starts falter; inflation eludes Japan; Germans optimistic; Greece defies creditors; NZD falls; NZ$1 = 73.1 USc, TWI = 78.6
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WMP falls -9.6%, payout threat; US housing starts falter; inflation eludes Japan; Germans optimistic; Greece defies creditors; NZD falls; NZ$1 = 73.1 USc, TWI = 78.6
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; NZSF hits a home run, inside traders get jail, RBA signals more cuts, NZD awaits GDT
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; NZSF hits a home run, inside traders get jail, RBA signals more cuts, NZD awaits GDT
US factory output sags; Russia cuts rate; China targets internet cars; GE Money plans growth spurt; crude oil prices fall, output rises; NZ$1 = 74.1 USc, TWI = 79.5
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US factory output sags; Russia cuts rate; China targets internet cars; GE Money plans growth spurt; crude oil prices fall, output rises; NZ$1 = 74.1 USc, TWI = 79.5
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; service sector shines; Auckland Council borrows cheap; NZIER says growth will continue; NZD recovering
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; service sector shines; Auckland Council borrows cheap; NZIER says growth will continue; NZD recovering
US debt limit brinkmanship resurfaces; China opens up, gets more support for AIIB; GE Money sells consumer arm; UST 10yr yields up; oil down; NZ$1 = 73.3 USc, TWI = 79
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US debt limit brinkmanship resurfaces; China opens up, gets more support for AIIB; GE Money sells consumer arm; UST 10yr yields up; oil down; NZ$1 = 73.3 USc, TWI = 79
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; seeking more workers, Govt bond yields rise, spot fx shines, factories humming, NZD rises
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; seeking more workers, Govt bond yields rise, spot fx shines, factories humming, NZD rises
Asian rate cuts; weaker US retail sales; most US banks pass stress tests; China property sales dive; AU jobless rate falls; NZD jumps; NZ$1 = 73.8 USc, TWI = 79.1
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Asian rate cuts; weaker US retail sales; most US banks pass stress tests; China property sales dive; AU jobless rate falls; NZD jumps; NZ$1 = 73.8 USc, TWI = 79.1
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; NBS cuts, Wheeler holds, food prices rise, split housing markets, swap rates rise, NZD rises
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; NBS cuts, Wheeler holds, food prices rise, split housing markets, swap rates rise, NZD rises
Live-streamed video from the March 2015 RBNZ press conference with Governor Graeme Wheeler
Live-streamed video from the March 2015 RBNZ press conference with Governor Graeme Wheeler
We are following the weather forecast charts for Cyclone Pam as the prospect for a major tropical storm develops
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We are following the weather forecast charts for Cyclone Pam as the prospect for a major tropical storm develops
Growth in China tailing off in factories and retail; Carney says a rate cut would be 'extremely foolish'; US crude stocks rise again; gold falls; USD surges; NZ$1 = 72.2 USc, TWI = 77.7
Growth in China tailing off in factories and retail; Carney says a rate cut would be 'extremely foolish'; US crude stocks rise again; gold falls; USD surges; NZ$1 = 72.2 USc, TWI = 77.7
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; waiting for Wheeler, good LGFA support, tourism growth continues, regional GDP, swap rates fall
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; waiting for Wheeler, good LGFA support, tourism growth continues, regional GDP, swap rates fall
US inventories and job openings rise; EU exempts France, again; China inflation up, hiring down; bond yields fall on ECB fears; gold and oil fall; NZ$1 = 72.7 USc, TWI = 77.8
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US inventories and job openings rise; EU exempts France, again; China inflation up, hiring down; bond yields fall on ECB fears; gold and oil fall; NZ$1 = 72.7 USc, TWI = 77.8
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; blackmail threat, 4.99% mortgage rate, big road investment, more leaky homes assistance
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; blackmail threat, 4.99% mortgage rate, big road investment, more leaky homes assistance
ECB starts buying bonds; German output up but exports down; Keating trash-talks first-home buyer benefit; swap rates rise; oil and gold unchanged; NZ$1 = 73.6 USc, TWI = 78.3
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ECB starts buying bonds; German output up but exports down; Keating trash-talks first-home buyer benefit; swap rates rise; oil and gold unchanged; NZ$1 = 73.6 USc, TWI = 78.3
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; ICBC fill out TD offer; factory volumes rise; Little wants bigger cuts; BNZ wants a bigger share; wholesale rates jump; NZD falls
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; ICBC fill out TD offer; factory volumes rise; Little wants bigger cuts; BNZ wants a bigger share; wholesale rates jump; NZD falls
US job gains impress, wage rates not so much; ECB rebuffs Greece; China exports jump; UST 10yr yields 2.25%; oil lower; gold slumps; NZ$1 = 73.6 USc, TWI = 78.2
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US job gains impress, wage rates not so much; ECB rebuffs Greece; China exports jump; UST 10yr yields 2.25%; oil lower; gold slumps; NZ$1 = 73.6 USc, TWI = 78.2
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; BNZ's hot 3yr mortgage rate, wholesale trade soft, dairy prices rising, NZD recovers, bank hybrids popular
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; BNZ's hot 3yr mortgage rate, wholesale trade soft, dairy prices rising, NZD recovers, bank hybrids popular
Classic rate set to 5.29% trumping its main rivals by a substantial margin for that term
ECB to start bond buying on Monday, warns Greeks; UK SFO investigating the BofE; Brazil raises rates; UST 10yr yields up to 2.12%; NZ$1 = 74.6 USc, TWI = 78.8
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ECB to start bond buying on Monday, warns Greeks; UK SFO investigating the BofE; Brazil raises rates; UST 10yr yields up to 2.12%; NZ$1 = 74.6 USc, TWI = 78.8
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; visitors spend up large, RBNZ shames JPMorgan (sort of), RBNZ's review hits NZD, linker yield rises
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; visitors spend up large, RBNZ shames JPMorgan (sort of), RBNZ's review hits NZD, linker yield rises
US jobs grow as service sector expands; eurozone retail keeps expanding; India cuts rates again; Murray worries; UST 10yr yields 2.10%; NZ$1 = 75.8 USc, TWI = 79.8
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US jobs grow as service sector expands; eurozone retail keeps expanding; India cuts rates again; Murray worries; UST 10yr yields 2.10%; NZ$1 = 75.8 USc, TWI = 79.8
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; TSB cuts td rates, jump in mortgage values, jump in median rents, Barfoot's prices ease, swap rates jump
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; TSB cuts td rates, jump in mortgage values, jump in median rents, Barfoot's prices ease, swap rates jump
Dairy prices hold; RBA also holds; a flood of China bond demand coming; expensive Danish defense; BofE currency boss fired; UST 10yr yield 2.09%; NZ$1 = 75.7 USc, TWI = 79.3
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Dairy prices hold; RBA also holds; a flood of China bond demand coming; expensive Danish defense; BofE currency boss fired; UST 10yr yield 2.09%; NZ$1 = 75.7 USc, TWI = 79.3