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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; higher TD offers, insurers hit, business loan demand falls, yields turn up, eyes on inflation expectations, swaps turn higher, NZD holds, & more
8th Feb 22, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; higher TD offers, insurers hit, business loan demand falls, yields turn up, eyes on inflation expectations, swaps turn higher, NZD holds, & more
Kiwibank the latest to raise some key term deposit rate rates, following rivals, but it's Rabobank with most of the market-leading positions for savers
8th Feb 22, 10:30am
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Kiwibank the latest to raise some key term deposit rate rates, following rivals, but it's Rabobank with most of the market-leading positions for savers
China service sector loses momentum; EU retail slows; US jobs growth impresses, Canada's doesn't; Aussie service sector expands faster; RBA more upbeat; UST 10yr 1.93%; oil soft but gold up; NZ$1 = 66.2 USc; TWI-5 = 70.6
8th Feb 22, 7:19am
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China service sector loses momentum; EU retail slows; US jobs growth impresses, Canada's doesn't; Aussie service sector expands faster; RBA more upbeat; UST 10yr 1.93%; oil soft but gold up; NZ$1 = 66.2 USc; TWI-5 = 70.6
US payrolls rise strongly, participation rate rises; Canada's jobs report awful; EU retail sales shrink; RBA upgrades their growth forecasts; UST 10yr 1.93%; oil jumps but gold holds; NZ$1 = 66.3 USc; TWI-5 = 70.9
5th Feb 22, 8:51am
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US payrolls rise strongly, participation rate rises; Canada's jobs report awful; EU retail sales shrink; RBA upgrades their growth forecasts; UST 10yr 1.93%; oil jumps but gold holds; NZ$1 = 66.3 USc; TWI-5 = 70.9
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; residential building boom, job ads reveal fierce demand; hot demand for green electricity, swaps firm, NZD stable, & more
4th Feb 22, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; residential building boom, job ads reveal fierce demand; hot demand for green electricity, swaps firm, NZD stable, & more
US on tenterhooks awaiting non-farm payrolls report; other data positive; Canada warns on house price drop; EU and BofE turn hawksih; UST 10yr 1.83%; oil up but gold down; NZ$1 = 66.3 USc; TWI-5 = 70.9
4th Feb 22, 7:32am
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US on tenterhooks awaiting non-farm payrolls report; other data positive; Canada warns on house price drop; EU and BofE turn hawksih; UST 10yr 1.83%; oil up but gold down; NZ$1 = 66.3 USc; TWI-5 = 70.9
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; more retail rate changes, Barfoots activity fades, new car sales lower, border to open, swaps lower, NZD soft, & more
3rd Feb 22, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; more retail rate changes, Barfoots activity fades, new car sales lower, border to open, swaps lower, NZD soft, & more
The flat-lining of the two year wholesale swap rate has allowed a few banks to trim a mortgage rate for a competitive advantage in the meantime. TSB is the latest
3rd Feb 22, 10:43am
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The flat-lining of the two year wholesale swap rate has allowed a few banks to trim a mortgage rate for a competitive advantage in the meantime. TSB is the latest
US jolted by Omicron jobs shock; Canadian building permits drop; IMF sees unbalanced China; EU inflation at record high; Lowe concedes 2022 rate hike 'plausible'; UST 10yr 1.75%; oil stable but gold up; NZ$1 = 66.3 USc; TWI-5 = 70.8
3rd Feb 22, 7:29am
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US jolted by Omicron jobs shock; Canadian building permits drop; IMF sees unbalanced China; EU inflation at record high; Lowe concedes 2022 rate hike 'plausible'; UST 10yr 1.75%; oil stable but gold up; NZ$1 = 66.3 USc; TWI-5 = 70.8
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; a chunky rate rise, slow auction activity, mixed retail, very full employment, good dairy auction, swaps stable, NZD firm, & more
2nd Feb 22, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; a chunky rate rise, slow auction activity, mixed retail, very full employment, good dairy auction, swaps stable, NZD firm, & more
Dairy prices rise closer to all-time highs; warning on Omicron's impact on jobs; US factories slow; US retail holds but not so in Germany or Australia; UST 10yr 1.79%; oil stable but gold up; NZ$1 = 66.2 USc; TWI-5 = 70.9
2nd Feb 22, 7:19am
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Dairy prices rise closer to all-time highs; warning on Omicron's impact on jobs; US factories slow; US retail holds but not so in Germany or Australia; UST 10yr 1.79%; oil stable but gold up; NZ$1 = 66.2 USc; TWI-5 = 70.9
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; some retail rate changes; evidence extra listings are constraining house prices, big trade deficit. retirement village woes, swaps firm, NZD stable, & more
1st Feb 22, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; some retail rate changes; evidence extra listings are constraining house prices, big trade deficit. retirement village woes, swaps firm, NZD stable, & more
US expansion stays on track. But Japan, China and the EU are all losing momentum; eyes on the RBA and an expected policy change; UST 10yr 1.79%; oil stable but gold up; NZ$1 = 65.7 USc; TWI-5 = 70.6
1st Feb 22, 7:22am
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US expansion stays on track. But Japan, China and the EU are all losing momentum; eyes on the RBA and an expected policy change; UST 10yr 1.79%; oil stable but gold up; NZ$1 = 65.7 USc; TWI-5 = 70.6
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; jobs market tightens, housing debt rises faster, led by FHBs, swaps little-changed, NZD stable, & more
31st Jan 22, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; jobs market tightens, housing debt rises faster, led by FHBs, swaps little-changed, NZD stable, & more
China races to get Evergrande behind it; China PMIs slip; US PCE inflation up; rate hike expectations grow; eyes on RBA; UST 10yr 1.78%; oil stable but gold up; NZ$1 = 65.4 USc; TWI-5 = 70.6
31st Jan 22, 7:19am
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China races to get Evergrande behind it; China PMIs slip; US PCE inflation up; rate hike expectations grow; eyes on RBA; UST 10yr 1.78%; oil stable but gold up; NZ$1 = 65.4 USc; TWI-5 = 70.6
US hurts from inflation; China aggressive in Evergrande cleanup; German GDP retreats; Russian deaths surge; Aussie PPI rise modest; UST 10yr 1.79%; oil soft but gold drops; NZ$1 = 65.5 USc; TWI-5 = 70.6
29th Jan 22, 8:52am
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US hurts from inflation; China aggressive in Evergrande cleanup; German GDP retreats; Russian deaths surge; Aussie PPI rise modest; UST 10yr 1.79%; oil soft but gold drops; NZ$1 = 65.5 USc; TWI-5 = 70.6
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; Heartland raises TD rates, Westpac warns on new scam, tax take jumps again, consumer confidence holds, swaps slip, NZD falls, & more
28th Jan 22, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; Heartland raises TD rates, Westpac warns on new scam, tax take jumps again, consumer confidence holds, swaps slip, NZD falls, & more
The economic data seems to point clearly to higher policy rates soon, and financial markets are pricing them in. Home loan and TD rates are primed to follow
28th Jan 22, 9:19am
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The economic data seems to point clearly to higher policy rates soon, and financial markets are pricing them in. Home loan and TD rates are primed to follow
US Q4 expansion stellar; US durable goods orders strong; China's New Year travel plans fraught; China 'wins' at WTO vs the US, but faces EU bullying claim; UST 10yr 1.78%; oil soft but gold drops; NZ$1 = 65.9 USc; TWI-5 = 71
28th Jan 22, 7:42am
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US Q4 expansion stellar; US durable goods orders strong; China's New Year travel plans fraught; China 'wins' at WTO vs the US, but faces EU bullying claim; UST 10yr 1.78%; oil soft but gold drops; NZ$1 = 65.9 USc; TWI-5 = 71
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; inflation jumps to 31 yr high, RBNZ completes is management refresh, Manji at TOP, NZGB bond yields rise, swaps up, NZD down, & more
27th Jan 22, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; inflation jumps to 31 yr high, RBNZ completes is management refresh, Manji at TOP, NZGB bond yields rise, swaps up, NZD down, & more
Central banks are carrying heavily loaded balance sheets after coming to the rescue in the GFC and now the pandemic. Now they want to end the piling-on. We assess how much they are carrying and how the loads compare
27th Jan 22, 10:18am
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Central banks are carrying heavily loaded balance sheets after coming to the rescue in the GFC and now the pandemic. Now they want to end the piling-on. We assess how much they are carrying and how the loads compare
US Fed signals 'lift-off'; US new home sales struggle as mortgage rates rise; US trade risk on computer chips highlighted; China faces uncomfortable stumbles; UST 10yr 1.78%; oil up and gold down; NZ$1 = 66.9 USc; TWI-5 = 71.4
27th Jan 22, 7:23am
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US Fed signals 'lift-off'; US new home sales struggle as mortgage rates rise; US trade risk on computer chips highlighted; China faces uncomfortable stumbles; UST 10yr 1.78%; oil up and gold down; NZ$1 = 66.9 USc; TWI-5 = 71.4
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; TSB raises a TD rate, farm sales drying up, credit card use changes, eyes on CPI, Brown replaces McLeod, swaps firmish, NZD soft, & more
26th Jan 22, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; TSB raises a TD rate, farm sales drying up, credit card use changes, eyes on CPI, Brown replaces McLeod, swaps firmish, NZD soft, & more
Wall Street waits for Fed nervously; US data positive; South Korea posts good growth; some commodities in crazy runups; Aussie inflation up; UST 10yr 1.75%; oil and gold rise; NZ$1 = 66.7 USc; TWI-5 = 71.3
26th Jan 22, 7:21am
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Wall Street waits for Fed nervously; US data positive; South Korea posts good growth; some commodities in crazy runups; Aussie inflation up; UST 10yr 1.75%; oil and gold rise; NZ$1 = 66.7 USc; TWI-5 = 71.3
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; no retail rate changes, service sector struggles, carbon price higher, Aussie CPI beats estimate, swaps stable, NZD weaker, & more
25th Jan 22, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; no retail rate changes, service sector struggles, carbon price higher, Aussie CPI beats estimate, swaps stable, NZD weaker, & more