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Latest RBNZ figures show NZ's housing lending stock increased by over $1.3 billion in May, while the annual growth rate was the highest for over a year
29th Jun 24, 6:31am
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Latest RBNZ figures show NZ's housing lending stock increased by over $1.3 billion in May, while the annual growth rate was the highest for over a year
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; Westpac nudges home loan rates, consumer & business sentiment low, progress on inflation, home loan borrowers switch more, swaps firm, NZD soft, & more
27th Jun 24, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; Westpac nudges home loan rates, consumer & business sentiment low, progress on inflation, home loan borrowers switch more, swaps firm, NZD soft, & more
Westpac's latest mortgage rate adjustments bring their higher rates down into line with their main rivals. We ask readers to record the below-card offers they get on their banking apps so others can know where real savings can be won
26th Jun 24, 6:00pm
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Westpac's latest mortgage rate adjustments bring their higher rates down into line with their main rivals. We ask readers to record the below-card offers they get on their banking apps so others can know where real savings can be won
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; retail rate-change drought extends, power consumers do it tough, Parliament eyes banking inquiry, Aussie CPI surprises, swaps up, NZD stable, & more
26th Jun 24, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; retail rate-change drought extends, power consumers do it tough, Parliament eyes banking inquiry, Aussie CPI surprises, swaps up, NZD stable, & more
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; job market confidence drops hard, surge in older migrants getting residency, job ads fall, power price concerns rise, swaps & NZD unchanged
25th Jun 24, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; job market confidence drops hard, surge in older migrants getting residency, job ads fall, power price concerns rise, swaps & NZD unchanged
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; no retail rate changes, home loan (un)affordability stable, record-high exports, eyes on grocery prices, swaps and NZD on hold, & more
24th Jun 24, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; no retail rate changes, home loan (un)affordability stable, record-high exports, eyes on grocery prices, swaps and NZD on hold, & more
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; Foodstuff merger decision delayed again, directors banned, personal loans securitised, thoughts on our foreign loans, swaps firm, NZD unchanged, & more
21st Jun 24, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; Foodstuff merger decision delayed again, directors banned, personal loans securitised, thoughts on our foreign loans, swaps firm, NZD unchanged, & more
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; no retail rate changes, no growth, slowing house building, modest NZGB demand, all about RCS, swaps firm, NZD unchanged, & more
20th Jun 24, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; no retail rate changes, no growth, slowing house building, modest NZGB demand, all about RCS, swaps firm, NZD unchanged, & more
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; a key TD rate change, dairy prices slip, carbon auction shunned, current account deficit fell, farmers happy yes/no, swaps unchanged, NZD slips
19th Jun 24, 4:00pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; a key TD rate change, dairy prices slip, carbon auction shunned, current account deficit fell, farmers happy yes/no, swaps unchanged, NZD slips
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; consumer sentiment dives, Mercury planning 30yr bond, tractor sales very low, eyes on RBA, swaps firm, NZD soft, & more
18th Jun 24, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; consumer sentiment dives, Mercury planning 30yr bond, tractor sales very low, eyes on RBA, swaps firm, NZD soft, & more
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; Kiwibank ends TD special rate, REINZ data shows buyers in command, service sector in dire shape, Laybuy in receivership, swaps and NZD stable, & more
17th Jun 24, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; Kiwibank ends TD special rate, REINZ data shows buyers in command, service sector in dire shape, Laybuy in receivership, swaps and NZD stable, & more
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; one retail rate change, QV sees values teetering, inflation pressure less, PMI grim, eyes on Laybuy, swaps hold, NZD holds, & more
14th Jun 24, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; one retail rate change, QV sees values teetering, inflation pressure less, PMI grim, eyes on Laybuy, swaps hold, NZD holds, & more
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; rate-change drought extends, retail sales fall, Retirement Commission wants KiwiSaver shakeup, work visas in decline, swaps ease, NZD holds
13th Jun 24, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; rate-change drought extends, retail sales fall, Retirement Commission wants KiwiSaver shakeup, work visas in decline, swaps ease, NZD holds
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; immigration impulse eases sharply, asking prices too, FMA tackles Booster but Booster hits back, tourism recovery weakens, swaps stable NZD firms, & more
12th Jun 24, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; immigration impulse eases sharply, asking prices too, FMA tackles Booster but Booster hits back, tourism recovery weakens, swaps stable NZD firms, & more
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; no retail rate changes, ComCom's different responses, Tower on the up, residential investors watch cash leak away, swaps stable, NZD firm, & more
11th Jun 24, 4:00pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; no retail rate changes, ComCom's different responses, Tower on the up, residential investors watch cash leak away, swaps stable, NZD firm, & more
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; total wages up strongly as workforce swells; ANZ card data weak, bird flu risk gets closer, swaps on move, NZD stable, & more
10th Jun 24, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; total wages up strongly as workforce swells; ANZ card data weak, bird flu risk gets closer, swaps on move, NZD stable, & more
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; real economy signals get tougher, butter at ATH, election accusations and bribery resolutions, swaps stable, NZD stable, & more
7th Jun 24, 3:58pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; real economy signals get tougher, butter at ATH, election accusations and bribery resolutions, swaps stable, NZD stable, & more
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; house value growth peters out, construction activity wanes, commodity prices up, huge NZGB demand, swaps stable, NZD firmer, & more
6th Jun 24, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; house value growth peters out, construction activity wanes, commodity prices up, huge NZGB demand, swaps stable, NZD firmer, & more
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; Barfoots positive, dairy prices hold up, tax take 'improves', better trade data, more reinsurance, car sales drag, swaps flat, NZD rises, & more
5th Jun 24, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; Barfoots positive, dairy prices hold up, tax take 'improves', better trade data, more reinsurance, car sales drag, swaps flat, NZD rises, & more
Latest Reserve Bank figures show nearly three-quarters of the new mortgage money taken up by owner-occupiers in April was for at rates fixed for a year or less
5th Jun 24, 3:46pm
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Latest Reserve Bank figures show nearly three-quarters of the new mortgage money taken up by owner-occupiers in April was for at rates fixed for a year or less
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; winter housing slump, non-performing loans surge, Census investigation, swaps on hold, NZD firm, & more
4th Jun 24, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; winter housing slump, non-performing loans surge, Census investigation, swaps on hold, NZD firm, & more
Latest RBNZ figures show non-performing housing loans increased $136 million in April to over $1.9 billion and are up 72% in the past 12 months
4th Jun 24, 2:54pm
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Latest RBNZ figures show non-performing housing loans increased $136 million in April to over $1.9 billion and are up 72% in the past 12 months
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; regional banking hubs fail, Rio pays up finally, lending growth limp, savers prioritise TDs, swaps ease back, NZD unchanged, & more
31st May 24, 3:58pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; regional banking hubs fail, Rio pays up finally, lending growth limp, savers prioritise TDs, swaps ease back, NZD unchanged, & more
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; building consents retreat, farm sales fall, bank deleveraging continues, MTF warns, meat sales to US top those to China; swaps up, NZD holds, & more
30th May 24, 3:58pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; building consents retreat, farm sales fall, bank deleveraging continues, MTF warns, meat sales to US top those to China; swaps up, NZD holds, & more
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; infrastructure funding catch-up, housing confidence 'complicated', business confidence 'grim', swap rates rise again, NZD eases, & more
29th May 24, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; infrastructure funding catch-up, housing confidence 'complicated', business confidence 'grim', swap rates rise again, NZD eases, & more