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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; all eyes on rate cuts after the OCR reduction, Kiwibank fined for serious breaches, swaps rise, NZD rises, & more
27th Nov 24, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; all eyes on rate cuts after the OCR reduction, Kiwibank fined for serious breaches, swaps rise, NZD rises, & more
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Co-operative Bank moves first and big, immediately followed by Kiwibank. Co-op cuts -70 bps. Kiwibank also cuts the full -50 bps for savers, but Cooperative Bank tempers some of its cuts to savers
27th Nov 24, 2:13pm
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Co-operative Bank moves first and big, immediately followed by Kiwibank. Co-op cuts -70 bps. Kiwibank also cuts the full -50 bps for savers, but Cooperative Bank tempers some of its cuts to savers
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; waiting for Orr, house buyers not confident of house price rises, vehicle loan stress rises, NIM discrepancies revealed, funds under management rise, swaps lower, NZD falls, & more
26th Nov 24, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; waiting for Orr, house buyers not confident of house price rises, vehicle loan stress rises, NIM discrepancies revealed, funds under management rise, swaps lower, NZD falls, & more
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; no significant retail interest rate changes, retail sales dip, trade deficit narrows, tractors shunned, NIM circus starts, swaps soft, NZD firms, & more
25th Nov 24, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; no significant retail interest rate changes, retail sales dip, trade deficit narrows, tractors shunned, NIM circus starts, swaps soft, NZD firms, & more
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; bitcoin approaches US$100K, NZX sparkles, Landcorp sees better results, NZOnAir releases $11.5 mln, swaps softish, NZD lower, & more
22nd Nov 24, 4:00pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; bitcoin approaches US$100K, NZX sparkles, Landcorp sees better results, NZOnAir releases $11.5 mln, swaps softish, NZD lower, & more
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
[updated]
With all the focus by home loan borrowers on short fixed rates (expecting rates to fall further soon), BNZ chops its six month fixed rate to under 6%, the lowest of any bank
21st Nov 24, 8:13am
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With all the focus by home loan borrowers on short fixed rates (expecting rates to fall further soon), BNZ chops its six month fixed rate to under 6%, the lowest of any bank
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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
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
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
Latest Reserve Bank figures show six-month fixed rate terms maintaining their new found popularity - although there are signs of more variety in strategies being employed by the mortgage holders
5th Nov 24, 3:51pm
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Latest Reserve Bank figures show six-month fixed rate terms maintaining their new found popularity - although there are signs of more variety in strategies being employed by the mortgage holders
TSB launches 5.69% 'special offer' for one year fixed home loan rate, lower than any main bank's carded rate for that term
5th Nov 24, 9:37am
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TSB launches 5.69% 'special offer' for one year fixed home loan rate, lower than any main bank's carded rate for that term
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
Latest Reserve Bank figures show over $70 billion worth of mortgages is due to be refixed before the end of 2024
4th Nov 24, 2:43pm
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Latest Reserve Bank figures show over $70 billion worth of mortgages is due to be refixed before the end of 2024
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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