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American retail soft, eyes on CPI; China inflation vanishes, deflation looms now; Taiwan exports slump; EU retail weak; IMF sees dour future; UST 10yr 3.43%; gold and oil firm; NZ$1 = 61.9 USc; TWI-5 = 69.9
12th Apr 23, 7:19am
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American retail soft, eyes on CPI; China inflation vanishes, deflation looms now; Taiwan exports slump; EU retail weak; IMF sees dour future; UST 10yr 3.43%; gold and oil firm; NZ$1 = 61.9 USc; TWI-5 = 69.9
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; no OCR echoes in retail rates, the high cost of carbon offsets, bank bond costs rise, house numbers rise, swaps firm, NZD soft, & more
11th Apr 23, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; no OCR echoes in retail rates, the high cost of carbon offsets, bank bond costs rise, house numbers rise, swaps firm, NZD soft, & more
American inflation expectations rise; Wall Street braces for tough earnings reports; Japanese consumer sentiment improves; UST 10yr 3.42%; gold and oil soft; NZ$1 = 62.1 USc; TWI-5 = 70.3
11th Apr 23, 7:21am
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American inflation expectations rise; Wall Street braces for tough earnings reports; Japanese consumer sentiment improves; UST 10yr 3.42%; gold and oil soft; NZ$1 = 62.1 USc; TWI-5 = 70.3
Chinese car industry in parlous state, but Chinese service sector expands faster; US jobs growth stays strong; commercial property faces huge risks; UST 10yr 3.41%; gold and oil unchanged; NZ$1 = 62.5 USc; TWI-5 = 70.4
10th Apr 23, 7:19am
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Chinese car industry in parlous state, but Chinese service sector expands faster; US jobs growth stays strong; commercial property faces huge risks; UST 10yr 3.41%; gold and oil unchanged; NZ$1 = 62.5 USc; TWI-5 = 70.4
US labour market strength extends; China services sector strong; India holds rate unexpectedly; another huge Aussie trade surplus; IMF nervous; UST 10yr 3.41%; gold down and oil unchanged; NZ$1 = 62.5 USc; TWI-5 = 70.4
8th Apr 23, 8:27am
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US labour market strength extends; China services sector strong; India holds rate unexpectedly; another huge Aussie trade surplus; IMF nervous; UST 10yr 3.41%; gold down and oil unchanged; NZ$1 = 62.5 USc; TWI-5 = 70.4
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; net worth down, savings rate up, commodity prices rise, farmer confidence stays low, swaps fall, NZD retreats, & more
6th Apr 23, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; net worth down, savings rate up, commodity prices rise, farmer confidence stays low, swaps fall, NZD retreats, & more
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6th Apr 23, 9:39am
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Global service sector expanding although less so in the US; eyes on US jobs growth; German factory orders rise; UST 10yr 3.29%; gold and oil unchanged; NZ$1 = 63.1 USc; TWI-5 = 70.9
6th Apr 23, 7:21am
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Global service sector expanding although less so in the US; eyes on US jobs growth; German factory orders rise; UST 10yr 3.29%; gold and oil unchanged; NZ$1 = 63.1 USc; TWI-5 = 70.9
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; RBNZ surprises with another +50 bps, Barfoots March tough, consumers spent freely in March, swaps up, NZD up, & more
5th Apr 23, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; RBNZ surprises with another +50 bps, Barfoots March tough, consumers spent freely in March, swaps up, NZD up, & more
Dairy prices drop hard; US data weak; China's job market tough; EU PPI drops sharply; RBA in a hawkish hold; air cargo volumes fall; UST 10yr 3.34%; gold and oil up; NZ$1 = 63 USc; TWI-5 = 70.6
5th Apr 23, 7:21am
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Dairy prices drop hard; US data weak; China's job market tough; EU PPI drops sharply; RBA in a hawkish hold; air cargo volumes fall; UST 10yr 3.34%; gold and oil up; NZ$1 = 63 USc; TWI-5 = 70.6
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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