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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; business sentiment holds, Vero warns on climate risks, NZ Post upbeat on retail, big centers grab population gains, progress on child poverty, swaps hold, NZD stays soft, & more
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; business sentiment holds, Vero warns on climate risks, NZ Post upbeat on retail, big centers grab population gains, progress on child poverty, swaps hold, NZD stays soft, & more
US Fed holds as expected; US trade deficit much worse; Canada hikes; UK doubles bank tax; Australia inflation rises more than expected; UST 10yr at 5.04%; gold and oil ease; NZ$1 = 56.2 USc; TWI-5 = 60
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US Fed holds as expected; US trade deficit much worse; Canada hikes; UK doubles bank tax; Australia inflation rises more than expected; UST 10yr at 5.04%; gold and oil ease; NZ$1 = 56.2 USc; TWI-5 = 60
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; RBNZ stuns by holding OCR unchanged, post-decision comments confuse, filled jobs rise modestly, Aussie inflation rises, swaps drop, NZD falls, & more
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; RBNZ stuns by holding OCR unchanged, post-decision comments confuse, filled jobs rise modestly, Aussie inflation rises, swaps drop, NZD falls, & more
US data reinforces diverging economic drivers; Chinese sentiment low; Beijing rushes out large-scale monetary support; airlines taxed much harder by card processors; UST 10yr at 4.99%; gold firm but oil eases; NZ$1 = 56.9 USc; TWI-5 = 60.7
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US data reinforces diverging economic drivers; Chinese sentiment low; Beijing rushes out large-scale monetary support; airlines taxed much harder by card processors; UST 10yr at 4.99%; gold firm but oil eases; NZ$1 = 56.9 USc; TWI-5 = 60.7
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; no rent inflation, mortgage interest load low & stable, borrowers maintain their buffers, another strike, swaps rise, NZX dips, NZD firm, & more
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; no rent inflation, mortgage interest load low & stable, borrowers maintain their buffers, another strike, swaps rise, NZX dips, NZD firm, & more
Some election results surprise; US data mixed; Taiwan retail and German sentiment improve; Aussie house buyers strike; Anthropic issues CYA IPO filing; UST 10yr at 4.98%; gold firms and oil holds high; NZ$1 = 56.8 USc; TWI-5 = 60.6
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Some election results surprise; US data mixed; Taiwan retail and German sentiment improve; Aussie house buyers strike; Anthropic issues CYA IPO filing; UST 10yr at 4.98%; gold firms and oil holds high; NZ$1 = 56.8 USc; TWI-5 = 60.6
A big week ahead of central bank decisions; inflation elevated, while PMIs positive; Canada retail positive; EU inflation expectations hold; war drums beat louder; UST 10yr at 4.99%; gold holds low and oil holds high; NZ$1 = 57 USc; TWI-5 = 60.7
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A big week ahead of central bank decisions; inflation elevated, while PMIs positive; Canada retail positive; EU inflation expectations hold; war drums beat louder; UST 10yr at 4.99%; gold holds low and oil holds high; NZ$1 = 57 USc; TWI-5 = 60.7
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We are calling on readers to help keep interest.co.nz free for everyone. If you know us, trust us and value what we do, can we ask you to support us?
US sentiment stays low but inflation expectations rise; US PMI's expanding; Japan, Taiwan, India & the EU all deliver expanding PMIs; Australia doesn't; election season starts; UST 10yr at 4.99%; gold falls and oil rises; NZ$1 = 57 USc; TWI-5 = 60.7
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US sentiment stays low but inflation expectations rise; US PMI's expanding; Japan, Taiwan, India & the EU all deliver expanding PMIs; Australia doesn't; election season starts; UST 10yr at 4.99%; gold falls and oil rises; NZ$1 = 57 USc; TWI-5 = 60.7
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; no retail rate changes but most other data lower, bracing for a hawksih hike, wool prices steady, new scam risks, oil rises, swaps down, equities drop, NZD soft, & more
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; no retail rate changes but most other data lower, bracing for a hawksih hike, wool prices steady, new scam risks, oil rises, swaps down, equities drop, NZD soft, & more
Big Tech takes hits as investors seek safety; US jobless claims fall; Canada PPI jumps; China FDI in doldrums; EU sentiment retreats; freight rates rise; UST 10yr at 4.95%; gold holds and oil rises; NZ$1 = 56.8 USc; TWI-5 = 60.6
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Big Tech takes hits as investors seek safety; US jobless claims fall; Canada PPI jumps; China FDI in doldrums; EU sentiment retreats; freight rates rise; UST 10yr at 4.95%; gold holds and oil rises; NZ$1 = 56.8 USc; TWI-5 = 60.6
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; inflation dips momentarily, housing off the boil, insurance stress reactions, NZGB bonds in demand, NZSA becomes IANZ, swaps stable, NZX dips, NZD firms, & more
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; inflation dips momentarily, housing off the boil, insurance stress reactions, NZGB bonds in demand, NZSA becomes IANZ, swaps stable, NZX dips, NZD firms, & more
US mortgage activity drops sharply as home loan rates stay high; AI bond funding to get more expensive; Japanese exports strong; RBA sees worse inflation outlook; UST 10yr at 5.11%; gold holds and oil eases; NZ$1 = 57 USc; TWI-5 = 60.7
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US mortgage activity drops sharply as home loan rates stay high; AI bond funding to get more expensive; Japanese exports strong; RBA sees worse inflation outlook; UST 10yr at 5.11%; gold holds and oil eases; NZ$1 = 57 USc; TWI-5 = 60.7
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; dairy prices rise, credit card use stable, GHG emissions dip, eyes on Q3 CPI, Japanese exports strong, swaps stable, NZD firmish, NZD holds, & more
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; dairy prices rise, credit card use stable, GHG emissions dip, eyes on Q3 CPI, Japanese exports strong, swaps stable, NZD firmish, NZD holds, & more
We compare how financial markets have priced the key 10-year bond yields for some countries having social stresses, and benchmarked them with NZ
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We compare how financial markets have priced the key 10-year bond yields for some countries having social stresses, and benchmarked them with NZ
US jobs & housing falter; Canada eyes rate hike; China LPRs unchanged; Taiwan export orders leap; eyes on Indonesian risks; Google Cloud fails in the UK; UST 10yr at 5.13%; gold down and oil eases; NZ$1 = 56.8 USc; TWI-5 = 60.6
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US jobs & housing falter; Canada eyes rate hike; China LPRs unchanged; Taiwan export orders leap; eyes on Indonesian risks; Google Cloud fails in the UK; UST 10yr at 5.13%; gold down and oil eases; NZ$1 = 56.8 USc; TWI-5 = 60.6
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; family friendly migrant mix, Kāinga Ora claims progress, NAB's cutbacks exclude NZ, India FTA effective, swaps firm, NZX dips again, NZD firm, & more
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; family friendly migrant mix, Kāinga Ora claims progress, NAB's cutbacks exclude NZ, India FTA effective, swaps firm, NZX dips again, NZD firm, & more
Saving through a PIE structure can give your after-tax earnings a boost. We have a calculator for that, and we show how to compare advertised PIE rates with standard term deposits
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Saving through a PIE structure can give your after-tax earnings a boost. We have a calculator for that, and we show how to compare advertised PIE rates with standard term deposits
Canadian inflation holds; China housing not improving, but GDP beats estimates; China retail weak but exports strong; global food prices & risks rise; UST 10yr at 5.14%; gold holds and oil stays well above US$100/bbl; NZ$1 = 56.6 USc; TWI-5 = 60.4
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Canadian inflation holds; China housing not improving, but GDP beats estimates; China retail weak but exports strong; global food prices & risks rise; UST 10yr at 5.14%; gold holds and oil stays well above US$100/bbl; NZ$1 = 56.6 USc; TWI-5 = 60.4
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; some fixed rate changes, service sector sags, trade deficit jumps, some Kiwibank workers strike, truckers get their wish list, big China data dump, swaps & NZD stable, & more
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; some fixed rate changes, service sector sags, trade deficit jumps, some Kiwibank workers strike, truckers get their wish list, big China data dump, swaps & NZD stable, & more
Singapore exports jump; US factories busy; US Govt finances a mess; major street protests in India & France; Australia new home sales retreat; UST 10yr at 5.10%; gold holds and oil stays above US$100/bbl; NZ$1 = 56.5 USc; TWI-5 = 60.4
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Singapore exports jump; US factories busy; US Govt finances a mess; major street protests in India & France; Australia new home sales retreat; UST 10yr at 5.10%; gold holds and oil stays above US$100/bbl; NZ$1 = 56.5 USc; TWI-5 = 60.4
Markets recoil on rising risks; US Govt deficit balloons; Warsh equivocates; Ueda clear; Singapore exports surge; India street protests spread; Scaramucci record broken; UST 10yr at 5.09%; gold holds and oil jumps; NZ$1 = 56.5 USc; TWI-5 = 60.3
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Markets recoil on rising risks; US Govt deficit balloons; Warsh equivocates; Ueda clear; Singapore exports surge; India street protests spread; Scaramucci record broken; UST 10yr at 5.09%; gold holds and oil jumps; NZ$1 = 56.5 USc; TWI-5 = 60.3
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; reduced r/e commissions, inflation's effects spotty, retail sales stunted, personal bankruptcies stay low, solar struggles, dour credit conditions, swaps stable, oil up, NZD firms, & more
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; reduced r/e commissions, inflation's effects spotty, retail sales stunted, personal bankruptcies stay low, solar struggles, dour credit conditions, swaps stable, oil up, NZD firms, & more
Global government bond yields fall and flatten; US PPI jumps more than expected as tariff missteps bite; China to cull excess airlines; Aussie jobs shrink; UST 10yr at 5.08%; gold firms slightly and oil rises; NZ$1 = 56.1 USc; TWI-5 = 60
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Global government bond yields fall and flatten; US PPI jumps more than expected as tariff missteps bite; China to cull excess airlines; Aussie jobs shrink; UST 10yr at 5.08%; gold firms slightly and oil rises; NZ$1 = 56.1 USc; TWI-5 = 60
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; AI market ructions, more job ads, gloomy housing outlook, few winners at NZGB or LGFA bond tenders, Aussie labour market surprise, swaps lower, NZD firms, & more
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; AI market ructions, more job ads, gloomy housing outlook, few winners at NZGB or LGFA bond tenders, Aussie labour market surprise, swaps lower, NZD firms, & more