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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; BNZ goes low, home loan affordability for FHBs, Treasury has gloomy outlook, NZGB demand strong, swap curve steepens, NZD eases, & more
21st Nov 24, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; BNZ goes low, home loan affordability for FHBs, Treasury has gloomy outlook, NZGB demand strong, swap curve steepens, NZD eases, & more
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; population growth slows, dairy prices rise, payout forecasts rise, debt stress eases slightly, swaps softish again, NZD firms, & more
20th Nov 24, 4:00pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; population growth slows, dairy prices rise, payout forecasts rise, debt stress eases slightly, swaps softish again, NZD firms, & more
Independent global economic researchers Capital Economics say despite their expectation the RBNZ will slash the OCR to just 2.25% in 2025 the housing market price recovery will be 'muted'
20th Nov 24, 8:45am
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Independent global economic researchers Capital Economics say despite their expectation the RBNZ will slash the OCR to just 2.25% in 2025 the housing market price recovery will be 'muted'
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; fewer job ads, odd inflation survey result, eyes on dairy prices, Foodstuffs to appeal, swaps & NZD little-changed, & more
19th Nov 24, 4:00pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; fewer job ads, odd inflation survey result, eyes on dairy prices, Foodstuffs to appeal, swaps & NZD little-changed, & more
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; services struggling still, eyes on housing market turn, producer costs under up pressure, scam coordination coming, swaps & NZD stable, & more
18th Nov 24, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; services struggling still, eyes on housing market turn, producer costs under up pressure, scam coordination coming, swaps & NZD stable, & more
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; no retail rate changes, PMI orders suggest a turn, IRD active chasing offshore non-payers, company liquidations jump, swaps stable, NZD soft, & more
15th Nov 24, 4:00pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; no retail rate changes, PMI orders suggest a turn, IRD active chasing offshore non-payers, company liquidations jump, swaps stable, NZD soft, & more
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; REINZ data mixed, inflation pressures ease, Kookmin to quit NZ, Rennie gets top Treasury job, Bank of China here 10 years, swaps stable, NZD weaker, & more
14th Nov 24, 4:00pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; REINZ data mixed, inflation pressures ease, Kookmin to quit NZ, Rennie gets top Treasury job, Bank of China here 10 years, swaps stable, NZD weaker, & more
Latest quarterly Reserve Bank figures show the levels of new high debt-to-income borrowing are still well below the official limits that came into force in July this year
14th Nov 24, 10:35am
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Latest quarterly Reserve Bank figures show the levels of new high debt-to-income borrowing are still well below the official limits that came into force in July this year
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; BNZ ends 5% 1yr TD rate, migration rate slows, visitor arrivals stay lackluster, key dairy prices jump, swaps hold but long bonds rise, NZD soft, & more
13th Nov 24, 4:00pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; BNZ ends 5% 1yr TD rate, migration rate slows, visitor arrivals stay lackluster, key dairy prices jump, swaps hold but long bonds rise, NZD soft, & more
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; truckometer and concrete data lackluster, retail sees a small lift, 20,000 new work visas in October, fines & jail time, realtors warned, swaps stable, NZD lifts, & more
12th Nov 24, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; truckometer and concrete data lackluster, retail sees a small lift, 20,000 new work visas in October, fines & jail time, realtors warned, swaps stable, NZD lifts, & more
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; Kiwibank launches a short TD special, Fonterra delivers good news, grocery price pressures ease, BNZ eyes huge funding, swaps & NZD stable, & more
11th Nov 24, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; Kiwibank launches a short TD special, Fonterra delivers good news, grocery price pressures ease, BNZ eyes huge funding, swaps & NZD stable, & more
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; DCS levies to be solely risk-based; building permit falls bottom out, businesses don't see inflation returning, NZX50 rises on global trends, swaps stable, NZD rises, & more
8th Nov 24, 4:00pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; DCS levies to be solely risk-based; building permit falls bottom out, businesses don't see inflation returning, NZX50 rises on global trends, swaps stable, NZD rises, & more
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; Crown accounts show some wavering, crowding stats released, NZGB yields rise, swaps shifting, NZD soft, & more
7th Nov 24, 3:58pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; Crown accounts show some wavering, crowding stats released, NZGB yields rise, swaps shifting, NZD soft, & more
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; no retail rate changes, rents stable, jobless rate rises, pay trimmed, dairy prices rise, Govt subsidises meat marketing campaign, swaps stable, NZD soft, & more
6th Nov 24, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; no retail rate changes, rents stable, jobless rate rises, pay trimmed, dairy prices rise, Govt subsidises meat marketing campaign, swaps stable, NZD soft, & more
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; TSB goes low, household living costs still above CPI, retail card activity limps, mortgage borrowers bet on more rate cuts, swaps stable, NZD little-changed, & more
5th Nov 24, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; TSB goes low, household living costs still above CPI, retail card activity limps, mortgage borrowers bet on more rate cuts, swaps stable, NZD little-changed, & more
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; few retail rate changes, B&T's listings surge, auctions go regional, Westpac profit rises, livestock prices firm, car sales hang in, swaps flat, NZD firmish, & more
4th Nov 24, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; few retail rate changes, B&T's listings surge, auctions go regional, Westpac profit rises, livestock prices firm, car sales hang in, swaps flat, NZD firmish, & more
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; housing market flooded by sellers, values ease, many more auctions, building permits weak, IRD on the warpath, swaps low & stable, NZD eases, & more
1st Nov 24, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; housing market flooded by sellers, values ease, many more auctions, building permits weak, IRD on the warpath, swaps low & stable, NZD eases, & more
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; more rate cuts for savers, surprise rise in business sentiment, more people work at big businesses, more milk, swaps & NZD stable, & more
31st Oct 24, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; more rate cuts for savers, surprise rise in business sentiment, more people work at big businesses, more milk, swaps & NZD stable, & more
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; some more floating rate cuts, Woolworths misfires, Fonterra in favour, hydro lakes back to normal, swaps asleep, NZD holds, & more
30th Oct 24, 4:00pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; some more floating rate cuts, Woolworths misfires, Fonterra in favour, hydro lakes back to normal, swaps asleep, NZD holds, & more
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; Kiwibank cuts a key rate, jobs market stable, NZ Post eyes reduced service, Fonterra to tap bond market, swaps little-changed, NZD stays low, & more
29th Oct 24, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; Kiwibank cuts a key rate, jobs market stable, NZ Post eyes reduced service, Fonterra to tap bond market, swaps little-changed, NZD stays low, & more
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; consumer sentiment stops improving, FHBs active, JobSeeker numbers fall, early KiwiSaver withdrawals stay very low, swaps dip, NZD holds, & more
25th Oct 24, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; consumer sentiment stops improving, FHBs active, JobSeeker numbers fall, early KiwiSaver withdrawals stay very low, swaps dip, NZD holds, & more
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; Heartland cuts TD rates, fewer new homes in Auckland, Orr eyes smaller cuts, high mortgage interest burden, swaps stable, NZD soft, & more
24th Oct 24, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; Heartland cuts TD rates, fewer new homes in Auckland, Orr eyes smaller cuts, high mortgage interest burden, swaps stable, NZD soft, & more
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; Kiwibank cuts TD rates, real estate agent commissions rise, Govt moves on some key issues, Public Trust reports, swaps soft, NZD stable, & more
23rd Oct 24, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; Kiwibank cuts TD rates, real estate agent commissions rise, Govt moves on some key issues, Public Trust reports, swaps soft, NZD stable, & more
BNZ chief economist Mike Jones says longer term mortgage rates are already reflecting anticipated cuts to the Official Cash Rate, but shorter term mortgage rates have more 'downside'
23rd Oct 24, 9:23am
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BNZ chief economist Mike Jones says longer term mortgage rates are already reflecting anticipated cuts to the Official Cash Rate, but shorter term mortgage rates have more 'downside'
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; home loans affordable for many FHBs, big trade deficit, emissions fall except for power generation, gigantic NZGB demand, swaps stable, NZD soft, & more
22nd Oct 24, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; home loans affordable for many FHBs, big trade deficit, emissions fall except for power generation, gigantic NZGB demand, swaps stable, NZD soft, & more