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Winston Peters channels ‘make New Zealand first again’, wants NZ out of the Paris Agreement
23rd Mar 25, 7:28pm
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Winston Peters channels ‘make New Zealand first again’, wants NZ out of the Paris Agreement
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; a few retail TD rate changes, good trade surplus, FedFarmers twists ComCom into pointless effort, low-spending tourists, India vs China, swaps stable, NZD dips, & more
21st Mar 25, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; a few retail TD rate changes, good trade surplus, FedFarmers twists ComCom into pointless effort, low-spending tourists, India vs China, swaps stable, NZD dips, & more
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; ASB & SBS cut TD rates, GDP rises more than expected, job ads fall, Fonterra bullish, Aussie labour market stumbles, swaps up, NZD stable, & more
20th Mar 25, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; ASB & SBS cut TD rates, GDP rises more than expected, job ads fall, Fonterra bullish, Aussie labour market stumbles, swaps up, NZD stable, & more
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; consumer sentiment slips, C/A deficit smaller; dairy prices hold up; fewer foreign trusts; LGFA ratings affirmed, swaps firm, NZD holds, & more
19th Mar 25, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; consumer sentiment slips, C/A deficit smaller; dairy prices hold up; fewer foreign trusts; LGFA ratings affirmed, swaps firm, NZD holds, & more
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; Heartland disengages from home loan offers, Moody's affirms big bank ratings, farmer sentiment nears all-time highs, swaps firm, NZD jumps, & more
18th Mar 25, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; Heartland disengages from home loan offers, Moody's affirms big bank ratings, farmer sentiment nears all-time highs, swaps firm, NZD jumps, & more
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; up signs for housing market, but unsold stock stays high, gender retirement gap unmoved, financial crime assessed, services back shrinking, swaps & NZD firm, & more
17th Mar 25, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; up signs for housing market, but unsold stock stays high, gender retirement gap unmoved, financial crime assessed, services back shrinking, swaps & NZD firm, & more
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; Food prices fall, retail in slow recovery; factories in faster recovery, Auckland Harbour bridge/tunnel 'progress', swaps stable, NZD soft, & more
14th Mar 25, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; Food prices fall, retail in slow recovery; factories in faster recovery, Auckland Harbour bridge/tunnel 'progress', swaps stable, NZD soft, & more
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; ANZ trims TD rates, TradeMe & QV describe a strong buyers market, immigration stays low, tourism recovers, electricity demand low, swaps and NZD stable, & more
13th Mar 25, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; ANZ trims TD rates, TradeMe & QV describe a strong buyers market, immigration stays low, tourism recovers, electricity demand low, swaps and NZD stable, & more
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; Coop Bank cuts, median rents move up, retail still soft, large scam losses surge, rates-fees-fines rise fast, swaps stable, NZD stable, & more
12th Mar 25, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; Coop Bank cuts, median rents move up, retail still soft, large scam losses surge, rates-fees-fines rise fast, swaps stable, NZD stable, & more
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Antonia Watson says ANZ NZ doesn't try to hold back interest rate cuts from borrowers via slow post-OCR cut rate changes
11th Mar 25, 4:52pm
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Antonia Watson says ANZ NZ doesn't try to hold back interest rate cuts from borrowers via slow post-OCR cut rate changes
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; ANZ trims business rates, agri-business production delivers factory growth, filled jobs fell but earnings rise, swaps soft, NZD soft, NZX falls, & more
11th Mar 25, 4:00pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; ANZ trims business rates, agri-business production delivers factory growth, filled jobs fell but earnings rise, swaps soft, NZD soft, NZX falls, & more
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; retail rate market quiet, Fonterra positive, grocery price rises slow; swaps stable, NZD holds, & more
10th Mar 25, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; retail rate market quiet, Fonterra positive, grocery price rises slow; swaps stable, NZD holds, & more
Some economists think the departure of Adrian Orr from the Governorship of the RBNZ may signal that New Zealand’s Official Cash Rate now has 'less downside' than would otherwise be the case
10th Mar 25, 1:57pm
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Some economists think the departure of Adrian Orr from the Governorship of the RBNZ may signal that New Zealand’s Official Cash Rate now has 'less downside' than would otherwise be the case
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; only minor retail rates changes, office vacancy rates high & rising, grocery prices unchanged & compare well with Australia, swaps hold, NZD holds, & more
7th Mar 25, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; only minor retail rates changes, office vacancy rates high & rising, grocery prices unchanged & compare well with Australia, swaps hold, NZD holds, & more
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; no retail rate changes, weak building sector, high demand for NZGBs, more bosses depart, swaps firmish, long yields rise, NZD firm, & more
6th Mar 25, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; no retail rate changes, weak building sector, high demand for NZGBs, more bosses depart, swaps firmish, long yields rise, NZD firm, & more
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; ICBC launches hot mortgage rate with cashback incentive, Orr resigns, retail stays weak, commodity prices stay high, car sales weak, swaps little-changed, NZD firms, & more
5th Mar 25, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; ICBC launches hot mortgage rate with cashback incentive, Orr resigns, retail stays weak, commodity prices stay high, car sales weak, swaps little-changed, NZD firms, & more
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Adrian Orr departs as Reserve Bank Governor, Deputy Governor Christian Hawkesby to be Acting Governor as work continues on new 5-year funding deal
5th Mar 25, 1:43pm
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Adrian Orr departs as Reserve Bank Governor, Deputy Governor Christian Hawkesby to be Acting Governor as work continues on new 5-year funding deal
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; Auckland house sales sag, fewer houses built, loan arrears rise, other building consents soft too, swaps down, NZD slips, & more
4th Mar 25, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; Auckland house sales sag, fewer houses built, loan arrears rise, other building consents soft too, swaps down, NZD slips, & more
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; more retail rate cuts, terms of trade surges, house buyers market stronger, non-performing housing loans rise, good KiwiSaver returns, swaps soft, NZX50 soft, & more
3rd Mar 25, 4:00pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; more retail rate cuts, terms of trade surges, house buyers market stronger, non-performing housing loans rise, good KiwiSaver returns, swaps soft, NZX50 soft, & more
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; rate cut flurry runs out of steam, jobs & consumer sentiment stable but still negative, insurers get survey results they want (and paid for), swaps stable, NZD soft, & more
28th Feb 25, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; rate cut flurry runs out of steam, jobs & consumer sentiment stable but still negative, insurers get survey results they want (and paid for), swaps stable, NZD soft, & more
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; BNZ & Kiwi Bond rates trimmed, business sentiment stays elevated, one in 6 disabled, bank profit problems, electricity market problems, swaps stable, NZD softish, & more
27th Feb 25, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; BNZ & Kiwi Bond rates trimmed, business sentiment stays elevated, one in 6 disabled, bank profit problems, electricity market problems, swaps stable, NZD softish, & more
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; focus on test rates, PIEs get global attention, house build costs rise, S&P looking at local authority credit ratings, swaps stable again, NZD softish, & more
26th Feb 25, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; focus on test rates, PIEs get global attention, house build costs rise, S&P looking at local authority credit ratings, swaps stable again, NZD softish, & more
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; more retail rate cuts, fewer Auckland houses built, fears over winter power, NZX hurt by Ryman, swaps stable, NZD stable, & more
25th Feb 25, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; more retail rate cuts, fewer Auckland houses built, fears over winter power, NZX hurt by Ryman, swaps stable, NZD stable, & more
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; many rate changes, all cuts, housing market sentiment firms, retail shows green shoots, NZX drops hard, swaps on hold, NZD little-changed, & more
24th Feb 25, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; many rate changes, all cuts, housing market sentiment firms, retail shows green shoots, NZX drops hard, swaps on hold, NZD little-changed, & more
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; Kiwibank & Co-op cut rates, house buyer choice at decade high, Spark dumped, Fonterra bullish, exports shine, swaps on hold, NZD firms, & more
21st Feb 25, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; Kiwibank & Co-op cut rates, house buyer choice at decade high, Spark dumped, Fonterra bullish, exports shine, swaps on hold, NZD firms, & more