Economy / News
Economy / News
15th Jan 25, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; employment confidence rises, milk powder prices hold, overseas workers & students back at pre-pandemic levels, eyes on swap rate, NZD stable, & more
Economy / News
Economy / News
15th Jan 25, 10:53am
12
by Greg Ninness
12
There were almost 190,000 overseas workers and 59,000 overseas students in this country at the end of last year
Personal Finance / Opinion
Personal Finance / Opinion
15th Jan 25, 9:19am
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by Lynda Moore
2
January is when many call an end to a long-term personal relationship. Lynda Moore has seven things to consider if you too are contemplating this major change
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Property / Analysis
Property / Analysis
14th Jan 25, 11:37am
30
by Greg Ninness
30
Fewer homes are being built and they are taking longer on average to be completed
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Personal Finance / Opinion
12th Jan 25, 6:30am
99
Expectations are being built for big home loan rate cuts leading up to the February OCR review and beyond. But there is more going on in the world than weak NZ housing sales. What are the chances that mortgage rates will follow the OCR down?
Economy / News
15th Jan 25, 9:34am
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Economists see latest NZIER Quarterly Survey of Business Opinion as clearing the way for a further substantial cut to the Official Cash Rate next month
Property / News
10th Jan 25, 5:00am
147
Asking prices of homes for sale on Realestate.co.nz fell again in December taking them -17.6% below their January 2022 peak
Personal Finance / Analysis
14th Jan 25, 10:26am
5
Term deposit savers are facing lower interest rates in 2025 from a number of factors, not the least of which is that banks face depressed lending opportunities. The DCS is also a factor
Economy / News
11th Jan 25, 8:16am
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US jobs market stronger than expected; US consumers fear impending inflation; financial markets fear rate cut delays; insurers fear climate impacts; China fears bond pressures; UST 10yr at 4.76%; gold and oil up; NZ$1 = 55.6 USc; TWI = 66.6 (really)
Economy / News
9th Jan 25, 7:29am
139
US data positive; rates for long-dated bonds rise; China expands its consumer subsidies; EU sentiment slips; Aussie inflation stable but more job vacancies; UST 10yr at 4.68%; gold up and oil down; NZ$1 = 56.1 USc; TWI = 66.9
Property / News
14th Jan 25, 3:10pm
51
The home ownership rate has dropped from 74% of total housing stock in Q1 1991, to 67% in Q4 2024.
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