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Growth rates for clicks and bricks purchases from local retailers continue to converge, while purchases from international merchants continues to grow strongly
30th Sep 14, 10:40am
Growth rates for clicks and bricks purchases from local retailers continue to converge, while purchases from international merchants continues to grow strongly
US consumer spending rises, house sales fall; post-Gross Pimco bleeds funds; Hong Kong on edge; UST 10yr 2.49%, NZD stabilises overnight; NZ$1 = US$0.777, TWI = 75.8
30th Sep 14, 7:36am
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US consumer spending rises, house sales fall; post-Gross Pimco bleeds funds; Hong Kong on edge; UST 10yr 2.49%, NZD stabilises overnight; NZ$1 = US$0.777, TWI = 75.8
US new housing surge; Dudley worried; China consumer sentiment falls; RBA sees investors distorting housing markets; NZ$1 = US$0.807, TWI = 78.2
25th Sep 14, 7:27am
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US new housing surge; Dudley worried; China consumer sentiment falls; RBA sees investors distorting housing markets; NZ$1 = US$0.807, TWI = 78.2
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; Fonterra's gamble, good trade balance, strong LGFA demand, strong securitisation demand, swap rates flatten
24th Sep 14, 4:00pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; Fonterra's gamble, good trade balance, strong LGFA demand, strong securitisation demand, swap rates flatten
US factories hum, China better, Eurozone struggling; US protects tax base; China acts on housing; commodity prices weaken; NZ$1 = US$0.806, TWI = 78.1
24th Sep 14, 7:31am
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US factories hum, China better, Eurozone struggling; US protects tax base; China acts on housing; commodity prices weaken; NZ$1 = US$0.806, TWI = 78.1
We have a competitive tax system and we have growth. A major comparison of tax competitiveness across all OECD countries tries to suggest they are related
23rd Sep 14, 5:19pm
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We have a competitive tax system and we have growth. A major comparison of tax competitiveness across all OECD countries tries to suggest they are related
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; cash incentive pull-back, NZ competitive on tax, $1.2 bln of bond tenders, swap rates sink
23rd Sep 14, 4:00pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; cash incentive pull-back, NZ competitive on tax, $1.2 bln of bond tenders, swap rates sink
US housing in surprise fall; US stocks fall; UST 10yr yields down; oil falls further; silver at 4yr low, gold down; AU dollar slides; NZ$1 = US$0.811, TWI = 78.6
23rd Sep 14, 7:26am
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US housing in surprise fall; US stocks fall; UST 10yr yields down; oil falls further; silver at 4yr low, gold down; AU dollar slides; NZ$1 = US$0.811, TWI = 78.6
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; milk payout threat, bank hybrid downgrade, silver slump, interest swaps fall, NZD bounces
22nd Sep 14, 4:00pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; milk payout threat, bank hybrid downgrade, silver slump, interest swaps fall, NZD bounces
Growth concerns in the US, China and Europe; Australia grows ag jobs fast; UST 10yr 2.58%; oil and gold lower; NZ$1 = US$0.813, TWI = 78.6
22nd Sep 14, 7:16am
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Growth concerns in the US, China and Europe; Australia grows ag jobs fast; UST 10yr 2.58%; oil and gold lower; NZ$1 = US$0.813, TWI = 78.6
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; mortgage rate cut, improved affordability, immigration record, consumer confidence up, swap rates rise
19th Sep 14, 4:00pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; mortgage rate cut, improved affordability, immigration record, consumer confidence up, swap rates rise
Kiwibank slices 20 bps off its standard one year fixed home loan rate, reducing it to 5.79%
19th Sep 14, 2:23pm
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Kiwibank slices 20 bps off its standard one year fixed home loan rate, reducing it to 5.79%
Latest bond tender of NZ$200 mln received bids for NZ$630 mln with an average weighted yield of 4.46% for new April 2027 maturity
19th Sep 14, 8:38am
Latest bond tender of NZ$200 mln received bids for NZ$630 mln with an average weighted yield of 4.46% for new April 2027 maturity
US households wealthier; US jobless claims in big drop; Irish economy grows fast; ECB plans falls flat; UST 10yr 2.63%; NZ$1 = US$0.814, TWI = 78.4
19th Sep 14, 7:22am
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US households wealthier; US jobless claims in big drop; Irish economy grows fast; ECB plans falls flat; UST 10yr 2.63%; NZ$1 = US$0.814, TWI = 78.4
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; best growth since 2007, US Fed impacts NZ, low crude, high petrol, swap rates zoom higher
18th Sep 14, 4:00pm
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; best growth since 2007, US Fed impacts NZ, low crude, high petrol, swap rates zoom higher
Fed stays the course with unchanged signals; papers show US rates may rise 1% next year; focus shifts to UK and Scottish vote; UST 10yr 2.57%; NZ$1 = US$0.816, TWI = 78.3
18th Sep 14, 7:17am
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Fed stays the course with unchanged signals; papers show US rates may rise 1% next year; focus shifts to UK and Scottish vote; UST 10yr 2.57%; NZ$1 = US$0.816, TWI = 78.3
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; dairy payout in focus, BOP deficit improves, farm sales weak, swap rates fall
17th Sep 14, 4:00pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; dairy payout in focus, BOP deficit improves, farm sales weak, swap rates fall
Annual current account deficit shrinks to -2.5% of GDP, down from -2.7% in March and as expected. But exports fall in June quarter
17th Sep 14, 11:27am
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Annual current account deficit shrinks to -2.5% of GDP, down from -2.7% in March and as expected. But exports fall in June quarter
Dairy prices don't fall; China's latest QE; China FDI sinks; corruption enquiry targets NZ; UST 10yr 2.57%; NZ$1 = US$0.818, TWI = 78.5
17th Sep 14, 7:23am
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Dairy prices don't fall; China's latest QE; China FDI sinks; corruption enquiry targets NZ; UST 10yr 2.57%; NZ$1 = US$0.818, TWI = 78.5
HSBC sets the spring mortgage season tone with three new market leading home loan rates
16th Sep 14, 4:18pm
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HSBC sets the spring mortgage season tone with three new market leading home loan rates
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; Super Fund's high returns, new NZIER boss, red meat prices rising, more council deficits, swap rates fall
16th Sep 14, 4:00pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; Super Fund's high returns, new NZIER boss, red meat prices rising, more council deficits, swap rates fall
US factories stumble in August, up in September; China's power generation falls; OECD worries about the EU; markets await Fed; NZ$1 = US$0.818, TWI = 78.5
16th Sep 14, 7:27am
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US factories stumble in August, up in September; China's power generation falls; OECD worries about the EU; markets await Fed; NZ$1 = US$0.818, TWI = 78.5
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; mortgage rate cuts, new fair dealing rules, service sector humming, $400 mln KiwiSaver 'loss', rise and rise of swap rates
15th Sep 14, 4:00pm
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; mortgage rate cuts, new fair dealing rules, service sector humming, $400 mln KiwiSaver 'loss', rise and rise of swap rates
David Chaston on irrigation, Alibaba, a 15 year aberration, more education equals higher incomes, the benefits of fracking; Dilbert & more
15th Sep 14, 10:34am
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David Chaston on irrigation, Alibaba, a 15 year aberration, more education equals higher incomes, the benefits of fracking; Dilbert & more
US retail strong, consumers bullish; China industry slows; markets expect early US rate rises; oil and gold fall; UST 10yr at 2.61%, US; NZ$1 = US$0.815, TWI = 78.2
15th Sep 14, 7:21am
US retail strong, consumers bullish; China industry slows; markets expect early US rate rises; oil and gold fall; UST 10yr at 2.61%, US; NZ$1 = US$0.815, TWI = 78.2