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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; Kiwibank & ANZ make retail rate changes, 'mountain' of houses for sale, a shift back to longer home loan fixed rates, new car sales weak, swaps hold, NZD drops, & more
1st Apr 25, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; Kiwibank & ANZ make retail rate changes, 'mountain' of houses for sale, a shift back to longer home loan fixed rates, new car sales weak, swaps hold, NZD drops, & more
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; new loan option for seniors, another power price spike, AIA shamed, RBNZ to have capital rules reviewed, ASB rated 'positive', swaps stable, NZD stable, & more
31st Mar 25, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; new loan option for seniors, another power price spike, AIA shamed, RBNZ to have capital rules reviewed, ASB rated 'positive', swaps stable, NZD stable, & more
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; little retail rate activity, FHBs restrained, consumers don't see recovery, neither does labour market, NZ mapped in 3D, gold at record high, swaps stable, NZD soft, & more
28th Mar 25, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; little retail rate activity, FHBs restrained, consumers don't see recovery, neither does labour market, NZ mapped in 3D, gold at record high, swaps stable, NZD soft, & more
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; BNZ trims short TD rates, NZX dips, Ryman pays down debt, Aussie wealth rises, AGBs struggle for demand, US sets car tariffs, swaps hold, NZD holds, & more
27th Mar 25, 4:01pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; BNZ trims short TD rates, NZX dips, Ryman pays down debt, Aussie wealth rises, AGBs struggle for demand, US sets car tariffs, swaps hold, NZD holds, & more
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; Liberty drops mortgage rates, FHBs fade, eyes on broker churn, NZX50 rises above peers, Aussie inflation eases, swaps stable, NZD on hold, & more
26th Mar 25, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; Liberty drops mortgage rates, FHBs fade, eyes on broker churn, NZX50 rises above peers, Aussie inflation eases, swaps stable, NZD on hold, & more
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; employment confidence and job ad levels sag, eyes on milk powder prices, commercial lease listings rise, swaps steepen, NZD softish, & more
25th Mar 25, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; employment confidence and job ad levels sag, eyes on milk powder prices, commercial lease listings rise, swaps steepen, NZD softish, & more
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; quiet on the retail rate front; Synlait rises, DuVal mess exposed, Aussie PMIs rise, eyes on Aussie election budget, swaps stable, NZD holds, & more
24th Mar 25, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; quiet on the retail rate front; Synlait rises, DuVal mess exposed, Aussie PMIs rise, eyes on Aussie election budget, swaps stable, NZD holds, & more
Martin Hawes has written a new book, a personal account about how he planned for his own retirement. There are lessons for everyone here
22nd Mar 25, 9:15am
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Martin Hawes has written a new book, a personal account about how he planned for his own retirement. There are lessons for everyone here
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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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
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A serious chunk of household deposits are sitting idly in household bank accounts. As much as $1 bln extra could be earned just by paying attention and 'doing something'
11th Mar 25, 9:37am
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A serious chunk of household deposits are sitting idly in household bank accounts. As much as $1 bln extra could be earned just by paying attention and 'doing something'
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
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
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