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After the unwelcome 2023 run-up, mortgage rates eased back in 2024. We provide some perspective and look ahead to 2025
27th Dec 24, 9:01am
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After the unwelcome 2023 run-up, mortgage rates eased back in 2024. We provide some perspective and look ahead to 2025
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; consumer sentiment rises, Willis talks deregulation & competition, trade deficit shrinks, no credit card stress signs yet, swaps lower, NZD holds low, & more
20th Dec 24, 3:58pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; consumer sentiment rises, Willis talks deregulation & competition, trade deficit shrinks, no credit card stress signs yet, swaps lower, NZD holds low, & more
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After the welcome 2023 run-up, term deposit rates eased back in 2024. We provide some perspective and look ahead to 2025
20th Dec 24, 10:01am
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After the welcome 2023 run-up, term deposit rates eased back in 2024. We provide some perspective and look ahead to 2025
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; just a whimper of retail rate changes, GDP dives, rental sector under stress, business sentiment high, Fed's hawkish cut echoes, swaps stable, NZD dumped, & more
19th Dec 24, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; just a whimper of retail rate changes, GDP dives, rental sector under stress, business sentiment high, Fed's hawkish cut echoes, swaps stable, NZD dumped, & more
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; unsold properties choke housing market, current account and IIP stay poor, consumer sentiment firm, job ads stay weak, swaps and NZD stable, & much more
18th Dec 24, 4:00pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; unsold properties choke housing market, current account and IIP stay poor, consumer sentiment firm, job ads stay weak, swaps and NZD stable, & much more
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; EOY rate changes, housing market mixed; Govt. can't deliver a surplus but does deliver for business, dairy farms back in profit, swaps stable, NZD holds, & more
17th Dec 24, 4:00pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; EOY rate changes, housing market mixed; Govt. can't deliver a surplus but does deliver for business, dairy farms back in profit, swaps stable, NZD holds, & more
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; a few more small rate cuts, rents weak, PMI/PSI still contracting, tractor sales very low, deceptions punished, swap curves steepen, NZD holds, & more
16th Dec 24, 4:00pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; a few more small rate cuts, rents weak, PMI/PSI still contracting, tractor sales very low, deceptions punished, swap curves steepen, NZD holds, & more
Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister Andrew Bayly sees potential for KiwiSaver provider consolidation as new investment rules aim to boost local opportunities
14th Dec 24, 9:10am
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Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister Andrew Bayly sees potential for KiwiSaver provider consolidation as new investment rules aim to boost local opportunities
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; no retail rate changes, migration gains ease, construction inflation low, new GHG tool for farmers, new target to tackle child poverty, swaps soft, NZD soft, & more
13th Dec 24, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; no retail rate changes, migration gains ease, construction inflation low, new GHG tool for farmers, new target to tackle child poverty, swaps soft, NZD soft, & more
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; retail sales flat, ACC to get inspected, NZGB tender very popular, HFC smuggling busted, swaps and NZD little-changed, & more
12th Dec 24, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; retail sales flat, ACC to get inspected, NZGB tender very popular, HFC smuggling busted, swaps and NZD little-changed, & more
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; residence visas popular, economic data weak, Fed Farmers adopt US Republican Party climate playbook, life insurance consolidation, swaps flat, NZD falls, & more
11th Dec 24, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; residence visas popular, economic data weak, Fed Farmers adopt US Republican Party climate playbook, life insurance consolidation, swaps flat, NZD falls, & more
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; housing values stay flat, casino and supermarkets dragged to court, retail shows some good signs, farmers happier except with banks, swaps & NZD stable, & more
10th Dec 24, 4:00pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; housing values stay flat, casino and supermarkets dragged to court, retail shows some good signs, farmers happier except with banks, swaps & NZD stable, & more
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; more rate cuts & hikes, no rent growth, home loan rate strategies diverge, AT1 on way out, markets mark down ANZ transition, swaps stable, NZD on hold, & more
9th Dec 24, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; more rate cuts & hikes, no rent growth, home loan rate strategies diverge, AT1 on way out, markets mark down ANZ transition, swaps stable, NZD on hold, & more
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; BNZ exits another 5% TD rate, home ownership rises, Revolut wants banking license, more public debt, swaps and NZD stable, bitcoin slips back, & more
6th Dec 24, 4:00pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; BNZ exits another 5% TD rate, home ownership rises, Revolut wants banking license, more public debt, swaps and NZD stable, bitcoin slips back, & more
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; milk payout prices up, construction weak, housing 'holding', Crown accounts drag, NZGB tender get high demand, swaps stable, NZD holds, & more
5th Dec 24, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; milk payout prices up, construction weak, housing 'holding', Crown accounts drag, NZGB tender get high demand, swaps stable, NZD holds, & more
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; Fixed home loan rates get new low offers, house asking prices down, WMP shines in dairy auction, swaps and NZD stable, and much, much more
4th Dec 24, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; Fixed home loan rates get new low offers, house asking prices down, WMP shines in dairy auction, swaps and NZD stable, and much, much more
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; mortgage curve loses its inversion, Barfoots talk up November results, Centrix highlights hard-hit sectors, another milk payout rises, swaps & NZD little-changed, & more
3rd Dec 24, 3:58pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; mortgage curve loses its inversion, Barfoots talk up November results, Centrix highlights hard-hit sectors, another milk payout rises, swaps & NZD little-changed, & more
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; ASB cuts rates, building consents bottom out, car sales lower, bird flu arrives; floating rate mortgages return, retail gains modest, swaps & NZD on hold
2nd Dec 24, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; ASB cuts rates, building consents bottom out, car sales lower, bird flu arrives; floating rate mortgages return, retail gains modest, swaps & NZD on hold
Sheryl Sutherland is looking for investment opportunities in the projects to fight climate change. But if you can't track the money and the outcomes, you will lose money. That's a big problem for the big funders
30th Nov 24, 4:21pm
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Sheryl Sutherland is looking for investment opportunities in the projects to fight climate change. But if you can't track the money and the outcomes, you will lose money. That's a big problem for the big funders
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; more retail rate changes, rental investors suffer negative cashflows, consumers positive, bank lending inches up, TD savings rise, swaps and NZD on hold, & more
29th Nov 24, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; more retail rate changes, rental investors suffer negative cashflows, consumers positive, bank lending inches up, TD savings rise, swaps and NZD on hold, & more
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; more retail rate cuts, filled jobs shrink, housing market might be thawing, managers very optimistic, swaps soft, NZD firm, & more
28th Nov 24, 3:58pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; more retail rate cuts, filled jobs shrink, housing market might be thawing, managers very optimistic, swaps soft, NZD firm, & more
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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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