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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; Westpac next to cut some rates, but raise one TD rate, PMI better but not good, job ads retreat, swaps stable, NZD holds, & more
10th May 24, 3:58pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; Westpac next to cut some rates, but raise one TD rate, PMI better but not good, job ads retreat, swaps stable, NZD holds, & more
Westpac follows two rivals with some matching rate cuts, but goes lower with a three year home loan rate. And it offers savers a higher nine month term deposit rate
10th May 24, 12:04pm
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Westpac follows two rivals with some matching rate cuts, but goes lower with a three year home loan rate. And it offers savers a higher nine month term deposit rate
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; a sharp concrete slowdown, NZGB yields fall, 2024 milk price locks in, Transpower issues warning, swaps up, NZD stable, & more
9th May 24, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; a sharp concrete slowdown, NZGB yields fall, 2024 milk price locks in, Transpower issues warning, swaps up, NZD stable, & more
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; ASB trims rates, dairy prices rise, insurance survey results released, Stats NZ rethinks census approach, swaps soft, NZD stable, & more
8th May 24, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; ASB trims rates, dairy prices rise, insurance survey results released, Stats NZ rethinks census approach, swaps soft, NZD stable, & more
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ASB adjusts its home loan rate card lower as wholesale rates ease, keeping its short fixed rates competitive, but not undercutting is main rival. ASB has trimmed TD rates too
8th May 24, 8:06am
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ASB adjusts its home loan rate card lower as wholesale rates ease, keeping its short fixed rates competitive, but not undercutting is main rival. ASB has trimmed TD rates too
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; tax take softens, ANZ cautious, mortgage borrowers go short, KiwiSavers who take risk doing best, Wayve makes the big-time, swaps stable, NZD unchanged, & more
7th May 24, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; tax take softens, ANZ cautious, mortgage borrowers go short, KiwiSavers who take risk doing best, Wayve makes the big-time, swaps stable, NZD unchanged, & more
Latest Reserve Bank figures show over half the mortgage money taken up in March was for either a one-year or shorter fixed rate term
7th May 24, 3:57pm
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Latest Reserve Bank figures show over half the mortgage money taken up in March was for either a one-year or shorter fixed rate term
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; Auckland auction results gruesome, migrant remittances rise, commodity prices rise, swaps unchanged, NZD on hold, & more
6th May 24, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; Auckland auction results gruesome, migrant remittances rise, commodity prices rise, swaps unchanged, NZD on hold, & more
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; ANZ & others changed retail rates, various reports of decline, RBNZ worried about cash, swaps soft, NZD holds, & more
3rd May 24, 4:00pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; ANZ & others changed retail rates, various reports of decline, RBNZ worried about cash, swaps soft, NZD holds, & more
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ANZ takes -10 bps off some key home loan and term deposit rates. In fact, ANZ has all but one of its TD rate in this rate cycle below 6%. It is a clear signal that retail interest rates are passing their peak
2nd May 24, 7:39pm
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ANZ takes -10 bps off some key home loan and term deposit rates. In fact, ANZ has all but one of its TD rate in this rate cycle below 6%. It is a clear signal that retail interest rates are passing their peak
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; soft building consent issuance, soft house sales, soft profits, popular NZGBs, mixed customer service, swaps and NZD stable, & more
2nd May 24, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; soft building consent issuance, soft house sales, soft profits, popular NZGBs, mixed customer service, swaps and NZD stable, & more
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; jobless rate ticks up, financial stress still very low; housing market languishes, LGFA offers popular, swaps stable, NZD weaker, & more
1st May 24, 4:00pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; jobless rate ticks up, financial stress still very low; housing market languishes, LGFA offers popular, swaps stable, NZD weaker, & more
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; a 6.25% TD for 6 months, migrant house buyers scarce, business sentiment sags but still positive, cash balances build, swaps steady, NZD holds, & more
30th Apr 24, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; a 6.25% TD for 6 months, migrant house buyers scarce, business sentiment sags but still positive, cash balances build, swaps steady, NZD holds, & more
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; TSB launches low mortgage rate, auction activity resilient, labour market data resilient too, swaps steady, NZD holds but yen falls, & more
29th Apr 24, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; TSB launches low mortgage rate, auction activity resilient, labour market data resilient too, swaps steady, NZD holds but yen falls, & more
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; consumer confidence slides, prioritising the mortgage (less), our taxes are low, our R&D spending is 'high' (?), swaps up, NZD stable, & more
26th Apr 24, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; consumer confidence slides, prioritising the mortgage (less), our taxes are low, our R&D spending is 'high' (?), swaps up, NZD stable, & more
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; a tweak up in home loan rates, a huge trade balance improvement, NZGBs popular at a price; swaps firm, NZD on hold, & more
24th Apr 24, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; a tweak up in home loan rates, a huge trade balance improvement, NZGBs popular at a price; swaps firm, NZD on hold, & more
Heartland Bank's latest rise in its carded fixed home loan rates still leaves it with some of the lowest rates in the market. The approaching May selling period is the last main chance for banks to meet their lending targets this budget year
24th Apr 24, 10:25am
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Heartland Bank's latest rise in its carded fixed home loan rates still leaves it with some of the lowest rates in the market. The approaching May selling period is the last main chance for banks to meet their lending targets this budget year
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; no retail rate changes, FHB affordability stabilises, RBNZ squares off against ComCom, cruel retail summer, swaps ease, NZD holds, & more
23rd Apr 24, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; no retail rate changes, FHB affordability stabilises, RBNZ squares off against ComCom, cruel retail summer, swaps ease, NZD holds, & more
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; business leaders 'optimistic', AirNZ profits retreat fast, banks told to police climate risks, hard to get out, swaps up, NZD up, & more
22nd Apr 24, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; business leaders 'optimistic', AirNZ profits retreat fast, banks told to police climate risks, hard to get out, swaps up, NZD up, & more
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; SBS Bank's mortgage rate cut grabs attention, Fitch sees local big banks positively, Aussie business bankruptcies jump, swaps stable, NZD devalues, & more
19th Apr 24, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; SBS Bank's mortgage rate cut grabs attention, Fitch sees local big banks positively, Aussie business bankruptcies jump, swaps stable, NZD devalues, & more
Challenger bank SBS jumps into the mortgage market with a big splash, aiming to snare an outsized share of deals as the real estate market winds down for the summer/autumn season
19th Apr 24, 3:18pm
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Challenger bank SBS jumps into the mortgage market with a big splash, aiming to snare an outsized share of deals as the real estate market winds down for the summer/autumn season
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; a main bank trims TD rates, agent commissions stable, tractor sales very low, Tower's prospects improve, swaps hold, NZD firmish, & more
18th Apr 24, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; a main bank trims TD rates, agent commissions stable, tractor sales very low, Tower's prospects improve, swaps hold, NZD firmish, & more
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; house sales weaker than realtors want; inflation stickier than RBNZ wants, dairy prices hold; lakes fill up; swaps up, NZD recovers, & more
17th Apr 24, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; house sales weaker than realtors want; inflation stickier than RBNZ wants, dairy prices hold; lakes fill up; swaps up, NZD recovers, & more
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; house buyers elusive, productivity retreats, eyes on CPI, Auckland bribery prosecuted, swaps up, NZD down, & more
16th Apr 24, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; house buyers elusive, productivity retreats, eyes on CPI, Auckland bribery prosecuted, swaps up, NZD down, & more
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; net migration settles in high, service sector now contracting, strong tourism, swaps slip, NZD holds, & more
15th Apr 24, 4:00pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; net migration settles in high, service sector now contracting, strong tourism, swaps slip, NZD holds, & more