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Weekly Overview 20 July 2017
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Thursday July 20th 2017
This week we take a look at low inflation and the fairly obvious interest rate implications, the relatively unsurprising scaling back of earlier optimistic expectations that the greenback will soar and we will decline rapidly against it, and some thoughts on retirement saving.
Weekly Overview 6 July 2017
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Thursday July 6th 2017
We start this week’s Overview with a look at the NZIER’s quarterly survey results, then look at how construction activity may be plateauing, give a forecast of annual dwelling sales falling to 65,000 or so come 2021 from 83,000 in the past year, and give some more thoughts on driverless cars.
Weekly Overview 29 June 2017
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Thursday June 29th 2017
This week’s Overview is very short with nothing much new to add so worth bypassing if there is anything on TV to watch instead.
Weekly Overview 22 June 2017
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Thursday June 22nd 2017
In this week’s Overview we take a quick look at last week’s numbers on GDP and the current account, note the RB leaving the cash rate unchanged at 1.75% this morning but bank funding costs drifting upward, and look at when turnover and house price inflation peaked in each of the country’s regions.
Weekly Overview 15 June 2017
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Thursday June 15th 2017
This week’s Overview runs to just under 8 pages. We start by discussing National Farm Fieldays and the topic of this year’s 11.00am and 2.00pm talks to farmers in the BNZ tent – the new world of credit rationing in New Zealand. We then discuss the Reserve Bank’s recent paper seeking consultation on a debt to income ratio tool – it will probably be eventually introduced but government are unlikely to be in a hurry to do so as the immediate impact will sap growth by up to 0.5% in the Reserve Bank’s estimation.