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A review of things you need to know before you go home; mortgage approvals pick up, term deposits rise, BOPs improve, exchange rates jump
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A review of things you need to know before you go home; mortgage approvals pick up, term deposits rise, BOPs improve, exchange rates jump
New Zealand's largest mortgage lender pushes its fixed home loan rates up across all terms 1 to 5 years; term deposits also raised
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New Zealand's largest mortgage lender pushes its fixed home loan rates up across all terms 1 to 5 years; term deposits also raised
US inflation low but real earnings rise; Wall Street near record; gold falls, oil rises; NZD gains direct convertibility with the Yuan; NZ$1 = US$0.863 TWI = 80.4
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US inflation low but real earnings rise; Wall Street near record; gold falls, oil rises; NZD gains direct convertibility with the Yuan; NZ$1 = US$0.863 TWI = 80.4
A review of things you need to know before you go home; mortgage rates rise, home ownership rates slip, households richer, benefits up, swap rates higher
A review of things you need to know before you go home; mortgage rates rise, home ownership rates slip, households richer, benefits up, swap rates higher
SBS raises all its mortgage rates but manages to hold on to its market leading position for most of them
SBS raises all its mortgage rates but manages to hold on to its market leading position for most of them
BNZ raises key home loan rates less than OCR rise, cuts three year fixed rate below rivals
US factory output surges; foreign UST holdings plummet; SA in big train order; AU to probe Chinese house buying; NZ$1 = US$0.857 TWI = 79.9
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US factory output surges; foreign UST holdings plummet; SA in big train order; AU to probe Chinese house buying; NZ$1 = US$0.857 TWI = 79.9
A review of things you need to know before you go home; No retail rate changes today, farms sell well but prices unchanged, no rain, NZIER sees a real purple patch, wholesale rates rise
A review of things you need to know before you go home; No retail rate changes today, farms sell well but prices unchanged, no rain, NZIER sees a real purple patch, wholesale rates rise
Monday's Top 10: Time to attack rentiers; more China distortions; keeping economists out of the inequality debate; the fear of wage rises; Dilbert, and more
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Monday's Top 10: Time to attack rentiers; more China distortions; keeping economists out of the inequality debate; the fear of wage rises; Dilbert, and more
China stimulus focused on urbanisation; Yuan bands widened; Russians repatriate funds; Australia goes Liberal; markets fall 2%; NZ$1 = US$0.853 TWI = 79.7
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China stimulus focused on urbanisation; Yuan bands widened; Russians repatriate funds; Australia goes Liberal; markets fall 2%; NZ$1 = US$0.853 TWI = 79.7
A review of things you need to know before you go home; just a few rate rises so far, TD and savings rises very tame, dairy prices sag, bond yields stable
A review of things you need to know before you go home; just a few rate rises so far, TD and savings rises very tame, dairy prices sag, bond yields stable
Second IIB tender for 2014 sees new 2030 linkers receive a successful weighted average yield of 2.9257%
Second IIB tender for 2014 sees new 2030 linkers receive a successful weighted average yield of 2.9257%
China considers stimulus; US retail up in Feb; Aussie jobs growth; Japanese get raises; British want banker bonus clawback; NZ$1 = US$0.855 TWI = 79.9
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China considers stimulus; US retail up in Feb; Aussie jobs growth; Japanese get raises; British want banker bonus clawback; NZ$1 = US$0.855 TWI = 79.9
ASB not only raises variable mortgage rates, it raises a key fixed rate too while ending its fixed rate 'specials'
ASB not only raises variable mortgage rates, it raises a key fixed rate too while ending its fixed rate 'specials'
A review of things you need to know before you go home; NZD and swap rates follow Wheeler up; ANZ only bank to hike so far; Aussie job growth impresses; looking for Luci
A review of things you need to know before you go home; NZD and swap rates follow Wheeler up; ANZ only bank to hike so far; Aussie job growth impresses; looking for Luci
Live-streamed video from the RBNZ press conference with Governor Graeme Wheeler
US oil price down on easing Crimea tension, higher stocks, more China shale; Thailand raises rates; gold higher; NZ$1 = US$0.849 TWI = 79.5
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US oil price down on easing Crimea tension, higher stocks, more China shale; Thailand raises rates; gold higher; NZ$1 = US$0.849 TWI = 79.5
A review of things you need to know before you go home; mortgage approvals slow, TSB raised TD rates, NZSF backs fuel cell tech; short rates up
A review of things you need to know before you go home; mortgage approvals slow, TSB raised TD rates, NZSF backs fuel cell tech; short rates up
90 seconds at 9 am: US inventories rise; China signals rate reforms; calls for ECB to act; AU business conditions slump; oil down; NZ$1 = US$0.847 TWI = 79.4
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90 seconds at 9 am: US inventories rise; China signals rate reforms; calls for ECB to act; AU business conditions slump; oil down; NZ$1 = US$0.847 TWI = 79.4
A review of things you need to know before you go home; house prices higher, Govt accounts show shortfall, card spending up, more milk collected, markets wait for Wheeler
A review of things you need to know before you go home; house prices higher, Govt accounts show shortfall, card spending up, more milk collected, markets wait for Wheeler
90 seconds at 9 am: China wobbles as exports slump, iron ore prices in bear market, big interest rate and exchange rate drops; Japan cools; Oil falls; NZ$1 = US$0.846 TWI = 79.3
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90 seconds at 9 am: China wobbles as exports slump, iron ore prices in bear market, big interest rate and exchange rate drops; Japan cools; Oil falls; NZ$1 = US$0.846 TWI = 79.3
A review of things you need to know before you go home; No more two-tier BNZ, manufacturing sales surge, a golden age for Maori business, election date
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A review of things you need to know before you go home; No more two-tier BNZ, manufacturing sales surge, a golden age for Maori business, election date
90 seconds at 9 am: US jobs growth underwhelms; BofE knew of fx manipulation in 2006; IMF calls for ECB rate cut; another China rate jump; AU growth surprises; NZ$1 = US$0.842 TWI = 79.0
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90 seconds at 9 am: US jobs growth underwhelms; BofE knew of fx manipulation in 2006; IMF calls for ECB rate cut; another China rate jump; AU growth surprises; NZ$1 = US$0.842 TWI = 79.0
A review of things you need to know before you go home; Building activity underwhelms, as do mortgage approvals, used car imports very strong, bank bills hit 3%
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A review of things you need to know before you go home; Building activity underwhelms, as do mortgage approvals, used car imports very strong, bank bills hit 3%
90 seconds at 9 am: Putin wins?; tensions ease; China rates rise; Spanish jobless falls; new US budget; warning on risk weightings; NZ$1 = US$0.838 TWI = 78.8
90 seconds at 9 am: Putin wins?; tensions ease; China rates rise; Spanish jobless falls; new US budget; warning on risk weightings; NZ$1 = US$0.838 TWI = 78.8