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US data looks topped out; Canadian PPI rises; Taiwan export orders slip; Aussie workforce grows; container freight rates fall faster; UST 10yr at 4.50%; gold up and oil holds; NZ$1 = 57.6 USc; TWI = 67.2
21st Feb 25, 7:19am
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US data looks topped out; Canadian PPI rises; Taiwan export orders slip; Aussie workforce grows; container freight rates fall faster; UST 10yr at 4.50%; gold up and oil holds; NZ$1 = 57.6 USc; TWI = 67.2
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday: more find it tough to afford housing, child poverty progress ends, hot NZGB tender, Kiwibank gets ready to fundraise, swaps stable, NZD firmish, & more
20th Feb 25, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday: more find it tough to afford housing, child poverty progress ends, hot NZGB tender, Kiwibank gets ready to fundraise, swaps stable, NZD firmish, & more
Another quantum computing breakthrough is with us: the topoconducting Majorana 1 processor from Microsoft
20th Feb 25, 3:23pm
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Another quantum computing breakthrough is with us: the topoconducting Majorana 1 processor from Microsoft
NZ Govt Bond Tender #936; Tender Date 20 Feb 2025
20th Feb 25, 2:45pm
NZ Govt Bond Tender #936; Tender Date 20 Feb 2025
Statistics NZ says people have been spending a higher proportion of their money on housing costs than they did in the past
20th Feb 25, 12:03pm
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Statistics NZ says people have been spending a higher proportion of their money on housing costs than they did in the past
Auckland International Airport's profits take off but the airport says New Zealand’s aviation growth remains grounded
20th Feb 25, 11:19am
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Auckland International Airport's profits take off but the airport says New Zealand’s aviation growth remains grounded
Our national airline says it may have as many as 11 jets out of service between now and the end of June
20th Feb 25, 10:01am
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Our national airline says it may have as many as 11 jets out of service between now and the end of June
In a new Of Interest podcast, David Mahon suggests PM Christopher Luxon visiting India before China may be viewed in China 'almost as a statement of a diplomatic insult'
20th Feb 25, 10:00am
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In a new Of Interest podcast, David Mahon suggests PM Christopher Luxon visiting India before China may be viewed in China 'almost as a statement of a diplomatic insult'
Taking the ‘forever’ out of ‘forever chemicals’: we worked out how to destroy the PFAS in batteries
20th Feb 25, 9:29am
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Taking the ‘forever’ out of ‘forever chemicals’: we worked out how to destroy the PFAS in batteries
Collateral damage: Martien Lubberink on how the war on ‘woke banking’ could backfire on New Zealand
20th Feb 25, 9:25am
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Collateral damage: Martien Lubberink on how the war on ‘woke banking’ could backfire on New Zealand
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The ground is about to sink faster for savers. ANZ brings back a TD rate starting with a '3', and now only one bank offers a rate starting with a '5'
20th Feb 25, 9:12am
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The ground is about to sink faster for savers. ANZ brings back a TD rate starting with a '3', and now only one bank offers a rate starting with a '5'
The Reserve Bank will cut the Official Cash Rate more quickly than expected as it predicts a rapid return to economic equilibrium
20th Feb 25, 8:00am
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The Reserve Bank will cut the Official Cash Rate more quickly than expected as it predicts a rapid return to economic equilibrium
RBNZ delivers as expected, 3rd straight 50-bps cut; terminal rate brought forward. UK CPI runs hotter than expected. USD pullback appears to have halted as market awaits next key directional catalyst
20th Feb 25, 7:53am
RBNZ delivers as expected, 3rd straight 50-bps cut; terminal rate brought forward. UK CPI runs hotter than expected. USD pullback appears to have halted as market awaits next key directional catalyst
European equities retraced from record high after hawkish comments by an ECB official. European bond yields move higher. Trade tensions stay in focus. Trump said he would impose tariffs on cars, semi-conductors and pharmaceutical imports
20th Feb 25, 7:46am
European equities retraced from record high after hawkish comments by an ECB official. European bond yields move higher. Trade tensions stay in focus. Trump said he would impose tariffs on cars, semi-conductors and pharmaceutical imports
US data shaky as US policies grow increasingly unstable; Japan machinery orders fall; China house prices fall; UK inflation rises; UST 10yr at 4.56%; gold dips and oil firms; NZ$1 = 57.1 USc; TWI = 67.2
20th Feb 25, 7:19am
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US data shaky as US policies grow increasingly unstable; Japan machinery orders fall; China house prices fall; UK inflation rises; UST 10yr at 4.56%; gold dips and oil firms; NZ$1 = 57.1 USc; TWI = 67.2
Heartland’s $49.6m loan impairment raises concerns about its systems and policies, according to Forsyth Barr analysts who say market confidence in the bank will take time to rebuild
19th Feb 25, 5:16pm
Heartland’s $49.6m loan impairment raises concerns about its systems and policies, according to Forsyth Barr analysts who say market confidence in the bank will take time to rebuild
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; rush to drop floating rates, REINZ sees more sales at lower prices, farmers act like top dogs, PPI high, swaps stable, NZD lower, & more
19th Feb 25, 3:58pm
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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; rush to drop floating rates, REINZ sees more sales at lower prices, farmers act like top dogs, PPI high, swaps stable, NZD lower, & more
The Red Bank pulls away from its sub 5% rate offer, but ANZ then jumped in with a 4.99% two year fixed carded offer
19th Feb 25, 3:07pm
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The Red Bank pulls away from its sub 5% rate offer, but ANZ then jumped in with a 4.99% two year fixed carded offer
Live-streamed video from the February 2025 RBNZ Monetary Policy Statement press conference with Governor Adrian Orr
19th Feb 25, 2:55pm
Live-streamed video from the February 2025 RBNZ Monetary Policy Statement press conference with Governor Adrian Orr
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Reserve Bank cuts OCR to 3.75% and indicates room for more cuts than earlier forecast this year; economists say 'we are all on the same page now'
19th Feb 25, 2:14pm
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Reserve Bank cuts OCR to 3.75% and indicates room for more cuts than earlier forecast this year; economists say 'we are all on the same page now'
Banks quick out of the blocks with cuts to floating home loan rates - and they are also cutting savings account rates at the same time
19th Feb 25, 2:05pm
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Banks quick out of the blocks with cuts to floating home loan rates - and they are also cutting savings account rates at the same time
The hottest ticket in IT is graphics cards for AI, with ASI Solutions launching GPUaaS in NZ
19th Feb 25, 1:57pm
The hottest ticket in IT is graphics cards for AI, with ASI Solutions launching GPUaaS in NZ
Fonterra says if it decides to list its consumer brands on the share market, the spun-off company will be called Mainland Group
19th Feb 25, 12:11pm
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Fonterra says if it decides to list its consumer brands on the share market, the spun-off company will be called Mainland Group
Federated Farmers want Finance Minister Nicola Willis to force the Reserve Bank to loosen its capital requirement rules to make rural lending more affordable
19th Feb 25, 11:34am
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Federated Farmers want Finance Minister Nicola Willis to force the Reserve Bank to loosen its capital requirement rules to make rural lending more affordable
Federated Farmers survey shows 'a significant shift in the mood of rural New Zealand'
19th Feb 25, 11:14am
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Federated Farmers survey shows 'a significant shift in the mood of rural New Zealand'
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