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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; rents & demand weaker, trade balance back in deficit, few tractor sales, job ad momentum eases, NZGB demand solid with higher yields, swaps up, NZD up, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; rents & demand weaker, trade balance back in deficit, few tractor sales, job ad momentum eases, NZGB demand solid with higher yields, swaps up, NZD up, & more

Large moves higher in global bond yields led by shorter maturities. Investor risk appetite remains subdued - global equities under pressure. ECB leaves rates unchanged as markets reflect expectations of hikes ahead. Ditto Bank of England

Large moves higher in global bond yields led by shorter maturities. Investor risk appetite remains subdued - global equities under pressure. ECB leaves rates unchanged as markets reflect expectations of hikes ahead. Ditto Bank of England

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; more mortgage & TD rate rises, GDP rise less than expected, residential property returns vanish, swaps firm, NZX50 falls sharply, NZD lower, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; more mortgage & TD rate rises, GDP rise less than expected, residential property returns vanish, swaps firm, NZX50 falls sharply, NZD lower, & more

ANZ staff are reporting that customers are 'wary so far', but not panicking - however, some businesses are saying that the phones have stopped ringing

ANZ staff are reporting that customers are 'wary so far', but not panicking - however, some businesses are saying that the phones have stopped ringing

US Federal Reserve keeps rates steady and notes uncertainty from Iran. FOMC continues to signal one rate cut this year. Oil prices gained after an Iranian gas field was hit weighing on risk-sensitive assets

US Federal Reserve keeps rates steady and notes uncertainty from Iran. FOMC continues to signal one rate cut this year. Oil prices gained after an Iranian gas field was hit weighing on risk-sensitive assets

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; BNZ raises mortgage rates, QV finds flat market, current account deficit wider, dairy prices hold, monitoring fuel stocks, swaps lower, NZD holds, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; BNZ raises mortgage rates, QV finds flat market, current account deficit wider, dairy prices hold, monitoring fuel stocks, swaps lower, NZD holds, & more

Markets calm overnight, as prior day's lift in risk appetite is sustained. Oil prices range bound. RBA hikes 25bps to 4.1% and Governor Bullock gives a hawkish update

Markets calm overnight, as prior day's lift in risk appetite is sustained. Oil prices range bound. RBA hikes 25bps to 4.1% and Governor Bullock gives a hawkish update

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; retail rates start to rise, food inflation up, rents deflate, farm costs under threat, Mercury targets new bond, RBA hikes, swaps stable, NZD up, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; retail rates start to rise, food inflation up, rents deflate, farm costs under threat, Mercury targets new bond, RBA hikes, swaps stable, NZD up, & more

Risk appetite is higher on optimism that the worst is over in the Iran conflict, while the reality is that nothing much has changed on the battleground. Brent crude falls to just over US$100/bbl. IEA says more emergency oil stocks available if required

Risk appetite is higher on optimism that the worst is over in the Iran conflict, while the reality is that nothing much has changed on the battleground. Brent crude falls to just over US$100/bbl. IEA says more emergency oil stocks available if required

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; ASB customers to get class action refunds, REINZ data flat, retail card activity firmish, service sector slumps, Hurrell quits, swaps rise, NZD firms, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; ASB customers to get class action refunds, REINZ data flat, retail card activity firmish, service sector slumps, Hurrell quits, swaps rise, NZD firms, & more

'It’s nightmare time for the RBNZ. Supply shocks cannot be handled well by central banks. We have had plenty of recent evidence of this'

'It’s nightmare time for the RBNZ. Supply shocks cannot be handled well by central banks. We have had plenty of recent evidence of this'

Roger J Kerr says it will require a confirmation that the Iranian military and Government are on the brink of surrendering, to turn the markets around

Roger J Kerr says it will require a confirmation that the Iranian military and Government are on the brink of surrendering, to turn the markets around

Conflict in the Middle East continues to weigh on investor risk appetite. Brent crude closes the week above US$100 per barrel. US dollar makes broad based gains

Conflict in the Middle East continues to weigh on investor risk appetite. Brent crude closes the week above US$100 per barrel. US dollar makes broad based gains

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; cost pressure on home loan rates, immigration turns up, PMI stays quite positive, livestock prices hold, swap rates firmish, NZX50 falls, NZD weaker, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; cost pressure on home loan rates, immigration turns up, PMI stays quite positive, livestock prices hold, swap rates firmish, NZX50 falls, NZD weaker, & more

Weak investor sentiment amid ongoing conflict weighs on risk sensitive markets. Front end treasury yields higher. Market pricing indicates less than one Fed rate cut this year

Weak investor sentiment amid ongoing conflict weighs on risk sensitive markets. Front end treasury yields higher. Market pricing indicates less than one Fed rate cut this year