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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; retail flurry, tractor dip, Nowcast hesitation, Fonterra drops Fitch, Fletcher deal with Vinci unconditional, swaps ease, NZX50 firm NZD firm, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; retail flurry, tractor dip, Nowcast hesitation, Fonterra drops Fitch, Fletcher deal with Vinci unconditional, swaps ease, NZX50 firm NZD firm, & more

Large swings in oil prices amid conflicting reports on US-Iran negotiations. Major equity markets little changed. Weak labour market data in Australia

Large swings in oil prices amid conflicting reports on US-Iran negotiations. Major equity markets little changed. Weak labour market data in Australia

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; Westpac increases rates, record trade surplus, AI job ads drive growth, livestock buy prices rise, FMA's Barrass nears end, swaps up, NZD down, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; Westpac increases rates, record trade surplus, AI job ads drive growth, livestock buy prices rise, FMA's Barrass nears end, swaps up, NZD down, & more

Risk sentiment improved on hopes that the Middle East conflict is nearing an end, supported by signs of increased traffic through the Strait of Hormuz. Strong rally across bond markets with US 10-year rate down

Risk sentiment improved on hopes that the Middle East conflict is nearing an end, supported by signs of increased traffic through the Strait of Hormuz. Strong rally across bond markets with US 10-year rate down

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; housing confidence eases, dairy prices hold, households see higher inflation, fuel stocks stable, swaps up, long term bond yields up, NZX down, NZD down, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; housing confidence eases, dairy prices hold, households see higher inflation, fuel stocks stable, swaps up, long term bond yields up, NZX down, NZD down, & more

Global bond selloff returns after a one-day pause; US 30-year rate hits highest level since 2007, joining other countries seeing multi-decade highs in long-term rates

Global bond selloff returns after a one-day pause; US 30-year rate hits highest level since 2007, joining other countries seeing multi-decade highs in long-term rates

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; some TD rate increases, retail spending softer, PPI hit less than expected, record KiwiSaver funds flows, carbon price firm, swaps fall, NZD firm, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; some TD rate increases, retail spending softer, PPI hit less than expected, record KiwiSaver funds flows, carbon price firm, swaps fall, NZD firm, & more

Risk off with higher oil prices, higher global rates and weaker equity markets. US and Japan rates reach fresh milestone highs before moves fade. No developments to resolve the Mid East conflict

Risk off with higher oil prices, higher global rates and weaker equity markets. US and Japan rates reach fresh milestone highs before moves fade. No developments to resolve the Mid East conflict

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; TSB tweaks mortgage rates up, population gain rises, service sector struggles, commercial property for lease topping, swaps rise, NZX falls, NZD stable, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; TSB tweaks mortgage rates up, population gain rises, service sector struggles, commercial property for lease topping, swaps rise, NZX falls, NZD stable, & more

Roger J Kerr is watching global financial markets starting to capitulate as they see rising downsides from Trump's policies & actions. Locally he thinks the negative views of our economy are overblown

Roger J Kerr is watching global financial markets starting to capitulate as they see rising downsides from Trump's policies & actions. Locally he thinks the negative views of our economy are overblown

Global bond yields extend higher on inflation concerns. 10-year US treasury yield reaches 4.60%. Higher rates undermine equities. S&P falls more than 1%. Brent crude trades above US$109 per barrel

Global bond yields extend higher on inflation concerns. 10-year US treasury yield reaches 4.60%. Higher rates undermine equities. S&P falls more than 1%. Brent crude trades above US$109 per barrel

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; Kiwibank tweaks rates, factory orders dive, investors less bullish, April inflation up but less than expected, wool & livestock prices firm, swaps flat, NZD down, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; Kiwibank tweaks rates, factory orders dive, investors less bullish, April inflation up but less than expected, wool & livestock prices firm, swaps flat, NZD down, & more

US equities continue their record-breaking run, supported by retail sales data. There were no immediate market implications from the first day of the Trump-Xi summit. Oil prices are relatively steady

US equities continue their record-breaking run, supported by retail sales data. There were no immediate market implications from the first day of the Trump-Xi summit. Oil prices are relatively steady

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; tourism sector rising, house prices sag, migration picks up, gas reserves dive, eyes on supermarket 'specials', swaps dip, NZX dips, NZD dips, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; tourism sector rising, house prices sag, migration picks up, gas reserves dive, eyes on supermarket 'specials', swaps dip, NZX dips, NZD dips, & more

S&P advances to another record high underpinned by technology stocks. US producer prices stronger than expected but has limited impact on rates markets

S&P advances to another record high underpinned by technology stocks. US producer prices stronger than expected but has limited impact on rates markets