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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
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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
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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
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
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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
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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
US confidence slumps; Australia's leading index rises; rumours of new China QE; crowd funding of property investment in Australia, UST yields, oil, gold unchanged; NZ$1 = 77.3 US¢, TWI = 80.9
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US confidence slumps; Australia's leading index rises; rumours of new China QE; crowd funding of property investment in Australia, UST yields, oil, gold unchanged; NZ$1 = 77.3 US¢, TWI = 80.9
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; ICBC raises deposit rates, affordability pressures spread, more no-interest loans, vouchers redux?, wholesale rates slip
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; ICBC raises deposit rates, affordability pressures spread, more no-interest loans, vouchers redux?, wholesale rates slip
US services strong, factories less so; Greece burns off support, changes negotiators; Australia warned on credit rating risk; NZ$1 = 76.4 US¢, TWI = 80.7
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US services strong, factories less so; Greece burns off support, changes negotiators; Australia warned on credit rating risk; NZ$1 = 76.4 US¢, TWI = 80.7
A growing number of analysts think dairy prices will start to trend higher after low prices burn off some export competitors and China stocks sink
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A growing number of analysts think dairy prices will start to trend higher after low prices burn off some export competitors and China stocks sink
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; mortgage rate cuts, TD cuts too, we mainly owe Australia, confidence sky-high, NZ dollar still falling slowly
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; mortgage rate cuts, TD cuts too, we mainly owe Australia, confidence sky-high, NZ dollar still falling slowly
ASB the latest bank to trim its term deposit rate offers as banks keep pushing rates down
ASB the latest bank to trim its term deposit rate offers as banks keep pushing rates down
Targeted cuts come for key mortgage rates, but two 'specials' are withdrawn
Targeted cuts come for key mortgage rates, but two 'specials' are withdrawn