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China's exports soar while US exports shrink; India inflation falls below target; Nobel Prize in economics 'proves' creative destruction long term benefits; UST 10yr at 4.07%; gold leaps again, oil little-changed; NZ$1 = 57.4 USc; TWI-5 = 61.9
14th Oct 25, 7:19am
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China's exports soar while US exports shrink; India inflation falls below target; Nobel Prize in economics 'proves' creative destruction long term benefits; UST 10yr at 4.07%; gold leaps again, oil little-changed; NZ$1 = 57.4 USc; TWI-5 = 61.9
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; service sector stuck, migration low, tourism improves slowly, truckometer tame at best, farm listings low, for lease listings high, swaps hostage, NZD a bit firmer, & more
13th Oct 25, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; service sector stuck, migration low, tourism improves slowly, truckometer tame at best, farm listings low, for lease listings high, swaps hostage, NZD a bit firmer, & more
US policy unnerves markets, tensions with China renewed; Canada grows more jobs than the US; Japanese politics stumbles; Aussie business soft ahead of jobs data; UST 10yr at 4.05%; gold recovers, oil lower; NZ$1 = 57.2 USc; TWI-5 = 61.8
13th Oct 25, 7:19am
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US policy unnerves markets, tensions with China renewed; Canada grows more jobs than the US; Japanese politics stumbles; Aussie business soft ahead of jobs data; UST 10yr at 4.05%; gold recovers, oil lower; NZ$1 = 57.2 USc; TWI-5 = 61.8
Financial markets dive on latest Trump brain explosion; US federal layoffs start; Canada jobs jump; Japan politics gets messy; China fragile; UST 10yr at 4.06%; gold & silver fall back, oil dives; NZ$1 = 57.2 USc; TWI-5 = 65.1
11th Oct 25, 8:33am
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Financial markets dive on latest Trump brain explosion; US federal layoffs start; Canada jobs jump; Japan politics gets messy; China fragile; UST 10yr at 4.06%; gold & silver fall back, oil dives; NZ$1 = 57.2 USc; TWI-5 = 65.1
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; Auckland rents soft on lower demand, PMI dull, housing stock values limp, asset sales on radar, livestock prices soar, Fonterra shares too, swaps hold, NZD weak, & more
10th Oct 25, 4:02pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; Auckland rents soft on lower demand, PMI dull, housing stock values limp, asset sales on radar, livestock prices soar, Fonterra shares too, swaps hold, NZD weak, & more
Update advisory: we explain why we are changing the way we track our currency's movements based on trade-weights. Our own TWI-5 is a different measure to the RBNZ's TWI-17. Both are approximations
10th Oct 25, 3:55pm
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Update advisory: we explain why we are changing the way we track our currency's movements based on trade-weights. Our own TWI-5 is a different measure to the RBNZ's TWI-17. Both are approximations
America kneecapping itself; Japan machine tool orders impress; ditto Taiwan exports; China reports solid holiday activity; Aussie inflation expectations stay high; UST 10yr at 4.15%; gold and oil down; NZ$1 = 57.4 USc; TWI-5 = 65.2
10th Oct 25, 7:19am
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America kneecapping itself; Japan machine tool orders impress; ditto Taiwan exports; China reports solid holiday activity; Aussie inflation expectations stay high; UST 10yr at 4.15%; gold and oil down; NZ$1 = 57.4 USc; TWI-5 = 65.2
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; OCR pass-through distorted, spring listing rush, hopeful glimmers in card activity, more savings, lower share of GDP, weak tax-take mirrors economy, swaps on hold, NZD recovers, & more
9th Oct 25, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; OCR pass-through distorted, spring listing rush, hopeful glimmers in card activity, more savings, lower share of GDP, weak tax-take mirrors economy, swaps on hold, NZD recovers, & more
American data weakens quite quickly but it is not holding back financial markets; Japan business sentiment up; Taiwan inflation down; China back from holiday; UST 10yr at 4.14%; gold and oil up; NZ$1 = 57.8 USc; TWI-5 = 65.4
9th Oct 25, 7:22am
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American data weakens quite quickly but it is not holding back financial markets; Japan business sentiment up; Taiwan inflation down; China back from holiday; UST 10yr at 4.14%; gold and oil up; NZ$1 = 57.8 USc; TWI-5 = 65.4
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Tracking the changes to savings accounts after the OCR rate cut, including the Notice Savers
8th Oct 25, 4:52pm
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Tracking the changes to savings accounts after the OCR rate cut, including the Notice Savers
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ANZ is the first mover after the -50 bps OCR cut, passing on -40 bps to floating rate borrowers, Westpac only passes on -30 bps, ASB & BNZ go -30 bps too. By Kiwibank it is -35 bps
8th Oct 25, 4:42pm
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ANZ is the first mover after the -50 bps OCR cut, passing on -40 bps to floating rate borrowers, Westpac only passes on -30 bps, ASB & BNZ go -30 bps too. By Kiwibank it is -35 bps
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; Jumbo OCR cut has banks reassessing rate cut size, rents slip but investors more active, dairy prices slip, NZX50 rises, swaps drop, gold up, NZD falls hard, & more
8th Oct 25, 4:00pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; Jumbo OCR cut has banks reassessing rate cut size, rents slip but investors more active, dairy prices slip, NZX50 rises, swaps drop, gold up, NZD falls hard, & more
US data weakens; Canada PMI leaps; Japanese spending firm; Australian sentiment dips as do job ad levels; Airbus A320 trumps Boeing 737; UST 10yr at 4.12%; gold up as oil eases; NZ$1 = 58.1 USc; TWI-5 = 65.6
8th Oct 25, 7:26am
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US data weakens; Canada PMI leaps; Japanese spending firm; Australian sentiment dips as do job ad levels; Airbus A320 trumps Boeing 737; UST 10yr at 4.12%; gold up as oil eases; NZ$1 = 58.1 USc; TWI-5 = 65.6
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; BNZ & TSB keep the rate cuts coming, no optimism in business opinion, ASB waves white flag, home ownership slips again, Gen Z meateaters, swaps down, NZD holds, & more
7th Oct 25, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; BNZ & TSB keep the rate cuts coming, no optimism in business opinion, ASB waves white flag, home ownership slips again, Gen Z meateaters, swaps down, NZD holds, & more
China holiday activity looks strong; Japanese markets love Takaichi; France in another political jam; Aussie inflation stays high; many metals prices jump; UST 10yr at 4.16%; precious metals & oil rise; NZ$1 = 58.4 USc; TWI-5 = 65.7
7th Oct 25, 7:19am
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China holiday activity looks strong; Japanese markets love Takaichi; France in another political jam; Aussie inflation stays high; many metals prices jump; UST 10yr at 4.16%; precious metals & oil rise; NZ$1 = 58.4 USc; TWI-5 = 65.7
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; Kiwibank & BNZ cut retail rates, retail trade tough, IAG docked, commodity prices hold high, pump-and-dump warning, swaps firmish, NZD holds, & more
6th Oct 25, 4:00pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; Kiwibank & BNZ cut retail rates, retail trade tough, IAG docked, commodity prices hold high, pump-and-dump warning, swaps firmish, NZD holds, & more
Japan to get a new PM; China holiday flows massive; US data weaker; eyes on the RBNZ; EU carbon prices surge; UST 10yr at 4.12%; gold & silver rise again, oil holds; NZ$1 = 58.3 USc; TWI-5 = 65.5
6th Oct 25, 7:20am
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Japan to get a new PM; China holiday flows massive; US data weaker; eyes on the RBNZ; EU carbon prices surge; UST 10yr at 4.12%; gold & silver rise again, oil holds; NZ$1 = 58.3 USc; TWI-5 = 65.5
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State-owned Kiwibank is the last major to move its fixed home loan rates down ahead of Wednesday's OCR review, and these shifts give it a market-leading six month rate, and a matching one year rate
6th Oct 25, 6:12am
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State-owned Kiwibank is the last major to move its fixed home loan rates down ahead of Wednesday's OCR review, and these shifts give it a market-leading six month rate, and a matching one year rate
US services sector loses expansion impulse; Canadian minimum pay rises; Toronto real estate sales rise but prices fall; record China travel; plenty of nickel; UST 10yr at 4.12%; gold & silver rise again, oil holds; NZ$1 = 58.3 USc; TWI-5 = 65.5
4th Oct 25, 8:35am
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US services sector loses expansion impulse; Canadian minimum pay rises; Toronto real estate sales rise but prices fall; record China travel; plenty of nickel; UST 10yr at 4.12%; gold & silver rise again, oil holds; NZ$1 = 58.3 USc; TWI-5 = 65.5
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; more big-bank rate cuts, KiwiSaver hardship signals high but not rising, data points to meat processing overcapacity, swaps & NZD stable, & more
3rd Oct 25, 4:27pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; more big-bank rate cuts, KiwiSaver hardship signals high but not rising, data points to meat processing overcapacity, swaps & NZD stable, & more
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Term deposit rates are falling, and as low as they are, the chances of them falling further is high. So locking in some current rates may avoid rate-drop pain that is yet to happen
3rd Oct 25, 11:03am
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Term deposit rates are falling, and as low as they are, the chances of them falling further is high. So locking in some current rates may avoid rate-drop pain that is yet to happen
ASB is the latest follower to cut fixed mortgage rates, but not to any level that beats the earlier movers
3rd Oct 25, 9:22am
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ASB is the latest follower to cut fixed mortgage rates, but not to any level that beats the earlier movers
US public policy descends into farce; US job cuts at five year high; Japanese sentiment rises; Aussie spending up, exports down; AU FHB scheme launches to strong demand; UST 10yr at 4.09%; gold and oil retreat; NZ$1 = 58.2 USc; TWI-5 = 65.4
3rd Oct 25, 7:24am
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US public policy descends into farce; US job cuts at five year high; Japanese sentiment rises; Aussie spending up, exports down; AU FHB scheme launches to strong demand; UST 10yr at 4.09%; gold and oil retreat; NZ$1 = 58.2 USc; TWI-5 = 65.4
Westpac cuts and claims market-leading rate levels for fixed rate home loans for almost all its terms. It has cut term deposit rates too
2nd Oct 25, 4:30pm
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Westpac cuts and claims market-leading rate levels for fixed rate home loans for almost all its terms. It has cut term deposit rates too
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; ANZ cuts everything, Barfoots sells more, log prices hold, DIA tackles AML/CFT compliance, Cotality sees prices stable, swaps soft, NZD strong, & more
2nd Oct 25, 4:00pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; ANZ cuts everything, Barfoots sells more, log prices hold, DIA tackles AML/CFT compliance, Cotality sees prices stable, swaps soft, NZD strong, & more