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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; weather costs hit Crown Accounts, QSBO cools, big insurance payouts, GHG emissions fall, swaps on hold, NZD firm, & more
4th Apr 23, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; weather costs hit Crown Accounts, QSBO cools, big insurance payouts, GHG emissions fall, swaps on hold, NZD firm, & more
Strong car sales continued into March, bolstered by Government incentives, with electric car sales taking nearly half of NEV sales, and NEV sales are nearing half of all new car sales
4th Apr 23, 10:54am
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Strong car sales continued into March, bolstered by Government incentives, with electric car sales taking nearly half of NEV sales, and NEV sales are nearing half of all new car sales
Global PMIs stay weakish; US PMIs weak with inflation fading; China can't sustain factory expansion; India rises; EU contracts, eyes on RBA; UST 10yr 3.43%; gold and oil up; NZ$1 = 62.8 USc; TWI-5 = 70.5
4th Apr 23, 7:20am
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Global PMIs stay weakish; US PMIs weak with inflation fading; China can't sustain factory expansion; India rises; EU contracts, eyes on RBA; UST 10yr 3.43%; gold and oil up; NZ$1 = 62.8 USc; TWI-5 = 70.5
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; ASB juices its bonus saver rate, Fonterra cuts its payout forecast, Govt likes Productivity Commission work on immigration, swaps stable, NZD soft, & more
3rd Apr 23, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; ASB juices its bonus saver rate, Fonterra cuts its payout forecast, Govt likes Productivity Commission work on immigration, swaps stable, NZD soft, & more
OPEC surprises with a 1 mln barrel/day supply cut; China expands; Japan in uncertain territory; US incomes rise and inflation falls; UST 10yr 3.47%; gold down but oil prices sure to jump; NZ$1 = 62.5 USc; TWI-5 = 70.6
3rd Apr 23, 7:19am
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OPEC surprises with a 1 mln barrel/day supply cut; China expands; Japan in uncertain territory; US incomes rise and inflation falls; UST 10yr 3.47%; gold down but oil prices sure to jump; NZ$1 = 62.5 USc; TWI-5 = 70.6
The combination of very fast rising balances (now $48.5 bln) and a fast rising OCR (now 4.75%) has turbocharged the interest payments by the RBNZ to its depositors
1st Apr 23, 10:08am
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The combination of very fast rising balances (now $48.5 bln) and a fast rising OCR (now 4.75%) has turbocharged the interest payments by the RBNZ to its depositors
US incomes rise, inflation falls; industry still struggles; stress levels moderate; China's rebound holds questions; Japan up; EU inflation down; UST 10yr 3.48%; gold down and oil up; NZ$1 = 62.5 USc; TWI-5 = 70.5
1st Apr 23, 9:06am
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US incomes rise, inflation falls; industry still struggles; stress levels moderate; China's rebound holds questions; Japan up; EU inflation down; UST 10yr 3.48%; gold down and oil up; NZ$1 = 62.5 USc; TWI-5 = 70.5
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday: consumer sentiment poor, fast-tracking green consents, households signal borrowing stress, swaps hold, NZD rises, & more
31st Mar 23, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday: consumer sentiment poor, fast-tracking green consents, households signal borrowing stress, swaps hold, NZD rises, & more
US jobless claims rise; US Q4 GDP revised lower; German CPI lower; EU sentiment eases; Aussie job vacancies slip; fright rates slip again; UST 10yr 3.56%; gold and oil up; NZ$1 = 62.6 USc; TWI-5 = 70.4
31st Mar 23, 7:19am
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US jobless claims rise; US Q4 GDP revised lower; German CPI lower; EU sentiment eases; Aussie job vacancies slip; fright rates slip again; UST 10yr 3.56%; gold and oil up; NZ$1 = 62.6 USc; TWI-5 = 70.4
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; building consents dive, business confidence stays low; bond offers successful, swaps up, NZD soft, & more
30th Mar 23, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; building consents dive, business confidence stays low; bond offers successful, swaps up, NZD soft, & more
US housing markets rise; Singapore PPI drops; Thailand normalises; Russia struggles; Australian inflation moderates but wage-push threat rises; UST 10yr 3.56%; gold down and oil unchanged; NZ$1 = 62.2 USc; TWI-5 = 70.2
30th Mar 23, 7:26am
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US housing markets rise; Singapore PPI drops; Thailand normalises; Russia struggles; Australian inflation moderates but wage-push threat rises; UST 10yr 3.56%; gold down and oil unchanged; NZ$1 = 62.2 USc; TWI-5 = 70.2
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; employment confidence still positive, labour productivity up, insurers post sharply lower profits, Aussie inflation eases, swaps up, NZD firm, & more
29th Mar 23, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; employment confidence still positive, labour productivity up, insurers post sharply lower profits, Aussie inflation eases, swaps up, NZD firm, & more
US retail loses impetus; US trade deficit shrinks; US sentiment improves; Chinese construction exports recover; France raids banks; Aussie retail weak; UST 10yr 3.54%; gold and oil up; NZ$1 = 62.5 USc; TWI-5 = 70.3
29th Mar 23, 7:22am
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US retail loses impetus; US trade deficit shrinks; US sentiment improves; Chinese construction exports recover; France raids banks; Aussie retail weak; UST 10yr 3.54%; gold and oil up; NZ$1 = 62.5 USc; TWI-5 = 70.3
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; more TD rate rises, local labour market still strong, CER celebrated but trade turns against us, swaps stop falling, NZD stable, & more
28th Mar 23, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; more TD rate rises, local labour market still strong, CER celebrated but trade turns against us, swaps stop falling, NZD stable, & more
The best bits of SVB sold off; CFTC sues Binance; Texas factories slow; China's factories in tough price war; World Bank sees lost decade coming; UST 10yr 3.52%; gold down and oil up; NZ$1 = 61.9 USc; TWI-5 = 70
28th Mar 23, 7:23am
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The best bits of SVB sold off; CFTC sues Binance; Texas factories slow; China's factories in tough price war; World Bank sees lost decade coming; UST 10yr 3.52%; gold down and oil up; NZ$1 = 61.9 USc; TWI-5 = 70
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; household deposit review, mortgage risk from floods, more green bonds, China starts 2023 on dour note, swaps lower, NZD stable, & more
27th Mar 23, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; household deposit review, mortgage risk from floods, more green bonds, China starts 2023 on dour note, swaps lower, NZD stable, & more
Savers moved their deposits aggressively during the pandemic. Now the pandemic has passed and they remember how to do it, does that risk other more destabilising shifts out of the banking system?
27th Mar 23, 11:26am
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Savers moved their deposits aggressively during the pandemic. Now the pandemic has passed and they remember how to do it, does that risk other more destabilising shifts out of the banking system?
ALP gets another big win in Aussie politics; Europe worried about Deutsche Bank; US data mixed but banking turmoil runs on; IMF notes global risks rising; UST 10yr 3.37%; gold and oil unchanged; NZ$1 = 62 USc; TWI-5 = 70.1
27th Mar 23, 7:19am
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ALP gets another big win in Aussie politics; Europe worried about Deutsche Bank; US data mixed but banking turmoil runs on; IMF notes global risks rising; UST 10yr 3.37%; gold and oil unchanged; NZ$1 = 62 USc; TWI-5 = 70.1
US expansion points to more rate hikes; Japanese inflation eases as economy expands; Singapore struggles; EU up but worries about banks grow; UST 10yr 3.37%; gold and oil down; NZ$1 = 62 USc; TWI-5 = 70.1
25th Mar 23, 8:27am
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US expansion points to more rate hikes; Japanese inflation eases as economy expands; Singapore struggles; EU up but worries about banks grow; UST 10yr 3.37%; gold and oil down; NZ$1 = 62 USc; TWI-5 = 70.1
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; TSB raises rates, student apartment market rises, more milk payout forecasts cut, mortgage lending stunted, swaps hold, NZD holds, & more
24th Mar 23, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; TSB raises rates, student apartment market rises, more milk payout forecasts cut, mortgage lending stunted, swaps hold, NZD holds, & more
US labour market stays strong; US new home sales up; Canada's population grows fast; Europe banks follow the Fed; freight rates fall again; UST 10yr 3.44%; gold up and oil down; NZ$1 = 62.9 USc; TWI-5 = 70.6
24th Mar 23, 7:27am
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US labour market stays strong; US new home sales up; Canada's population grows fast; Europe banks follow the Fed; freight rates fall again; UST 10yr 3.44%; gold up and oil down; NZ$1 = 62.9 USc; TWI-5 = 70.6
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; many retail rate changes, Truckometer spinning, rental affordability worse than home loan affordability, ETS under review, swaps stay down, NZD firm, & more
23rd Mar 23, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; many retail rate changes, Truckometer spinning, rental affordability worse than home loan affordability, ETS under review, swaps stay down, NZD firm, & more
Fed stays focused on inflation-fighting; US landlords wavering; Hong Kong gets liquidity stress; UK inflation stays high; ASIC warns fund managers to keep valuations current; UST 10yr 3.55%; gold and oil up; NZ$1 = 62.5 USc; TWI-5 = 70.4
23rd Mar 23, 7:21am
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Fed stays focused on inflation-fighting; US landlords wavering; Hong Kong gets liquidity stress; UK inflation stays high; ASIC warns fund managers to keep valuations current; UST 10yr 3.55%; gold and oil up; NZ$1 = 62.5 USc; TWI-5 = 70.4
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; ANZ & Kiwibank raise savings & borrowing rates, dairy prices slip, consumer sentiment stays very low, jail for corruption, swaps up, NZD down, & more
22nd Mar 23, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; ANZ & Kiwibank raise savings & borrowing rates, dairy prices slip, consumer sentiment stays very low, jail for corruption, swaps up, NZD down, & more
Risk back on in global markets; dairy prices fall again; US home sales in unexpected spurt; China gets flu surge; APRA looks for crypto exposures at banks; UST 10yr 3.59%; gold down and oil up; NZ$1 = 61.7 USc; TWI-5 = 69.9
22nd Mar 23, 7:18am
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Risk back on in global markets; dairy prices fall again; US home sales in unexpected spurt; China gets flu surge; APRA looks for crypto exposures at banks; UST 10yr 3.59%; gold down and oil up; NZ$1 = 61.7 USc; TWI-5 = 69.9
