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BNZ Weekly Overview, Feb 22 2007
Friday, 23 February 2007, 10:03 am | BNZ Weekly
Over the past week we have seen more positive data on the NZ economy and this has helped push the NZD above US 70.5 cents. There are two weeks to go to the Reserve Bank's review of the official cash rate and chances are high of an increase and warning ... More >>
BNZ Weekly Overview – 8 Feb 2007
Friday, 9 February 2007, 9:57 am | Bank of New Zealand
An overview of the economy and finance from the Bank of New Zealand. More >>
BNZ Monthly Confidence Survey Results
Wednesday, 7 February 2007, 9:29 am | BNZ
For the first time since our survey of Weekly Overview readers started in early 2005 the net percent of respondents feeling the economy will get better over the coming year is positive. Admittedly it is only just positive at 0.9% from -0.9% in the last ... More >>
BNZ Weekly Overview for Feb 1
Friday, 2 February 2007, 10:58 am | BNZ Weekly
This week we have seen data released showing improving imports of capital equipment, some easing in construction consents which we believe will reverse soon, continued firm growth in lending, and a rise in consumer confidence. None of the indicators ... More >>
The BNZ Weekly Overview
Friday, 26 January 2007, 11:17 am | BNZ Weekly
The BNZ Weekly overview for the week ending 26th January 2007 van be seen in pdf format here ENDS More >>
BNZ Weekly Overview - Jan 18 2007
Friday, 19 January 2007, 9:16 am | Bank of New Zealand
The New Zealand economy easily avoided the recession many were worried about this time a year ago and recent economic indicators suggest an improvement in activity over the second half of last year which may continue through the first half of 2007. ... More >>
Shopping Made Easier for Overseas Visitors
Thursday, 11 January 2007, 12:10 am | Bank of New Zealand
Bank of New Zealand today announced the launch of CurrencySelect EFTPOS, New Zealand’s first foreign currency conversion facility that converts New Zealand Dollar sale prices into overseas credit cardholders’ home currency at point of sale. More >>
Shopping Made Easier for Overseas Visitors
Thursday, 11 January 2007, 12:10 am | Bank of New Zealand
Bank of New Zealand today announced the launch of CurrencySelect EFTPOS, New Zealand’s first foreign currency conversion facility that converts New Zealand Dollar sale prices into overseas credit cardholders’ home currency at point of sale. More >>
NetGuard Service Extended to Business Customers
Friday, 29 December 2006, 3:52 pm | Bank of New Zealand
Bank of New Zealand announced today a new security measure for Internet business banking customers as an added precaution against online fraud. More >>
Confidence Survey Results Dec 12
Wednesday, 13 December 2006, 10:42 am | Bank of New Zealand
Attached please find the results of our latest Confidence Survey. The Survey has revealed that late last week only a net 0.9% of respondents felt the economy will deteriorate over the coming year. This is the fourth month in a row of improvement, ... More >>
Financial Prescription for a Happy New Year
Monday, 11 December 2006, 10:51 am | Bank of New Zealand
People tempted to spend too much over Christmas are urged to think about the January hangover that may follow. Traditionally retail spend lifts by about a billion dollars in December* - 27% more than other months, says Blair Vernon, Bank of New Zealand ... More >>
BNZ Weekly Overview 30 November 2006
Friday, 1 December 2006, 11:15 am | BNZ Weekly
This week we have seen the New Zealand dollar rise by one cent against the greenback mainly in response to weakness in the US currency on the back of increasing expectations of easing monetary policy in the United States over 2007. But the New Zealand dollar ... More >>
BNZ Weekly Overview November 16
Friday, 17 November 2006, 10:38 am | BNZ Weekly
There have been no truly significant developments on the economic front over the past week. But the new information received helps illustrate some of the key points we have been making over the past two or three years. These include shrinking business ... More >>
BNZ Monthly Confidence Survey
Friday, 10 November 2006, 9:37 am | BNZ Weekly
It's been a relatively quiet week with only small movements in wholesale interest rates and the exchange rate. The only major piece of economic data released in New Zealand this week was for the labour market this morning but because the range of ... More >>
Confidence Survey: Pessimism Declines Further
Tuesday, 7 November 2006, 10:02 am | Bank of New Zealand
As with many other economic indicators we have recorded a decrease in pessimism to a net 10% of respondents now being worried about the economy over the next 12 months compared with 19% in October and 65% a year ago. There is obvious pessimism in the ... More >>
Maori Farmers Encouraged To Enter Awards
Friday, 3 November 2006, 4:01 pm | BNZ
Maori sheep and beef farmers are being encouraged to demonstrate their business and farming acumen by entering the Bank of New Zealand Maori Excellence in Farming Award 2007 and competing for the prestigious, Ahuwhenua Trophy. More >>
Great Service and New Products Drive Result
Friday, 3 November 2006, 11:38 am | Bank of New Zealand
Decade-high levels of customer satisfaction, outstanding customer service and innovative new products combined with tight control of margins and costs to improve Bank of New Zealand’s profit performance for the year ending September 2006, announced ... More >>
BNZ Weekly Overview 2 November 2006
Friday, 3 November 2006, 11:11 am | BNZ Weekly
As this is the first Thursday of the month we are running our monthly confidence survey. The response rate has dipped down over the past few months so will see how this survey and the one in December goes and decide whether we want to continue with ... More >>
October 26 edition of the BNZ Weekly Overview
Friday, 27 October 2006, 1:13 pm | Bank of New Zealand
There was good news for exporters this morning with the Reserve Bank leaving the cash rate unchanged at 7.25% and the exchange rate falling to about US 65.6 cents compared with US 66.3 cents a week ago. Against the Australian currency the Kiwi ... More >>
October 19 edition of the BNZ Weekly Overview.
Friday, 20 October 2006, 10:38 am | BNZ Weekly
The Kiwi dollar has risen slightly against the greenback this week with the markets factoring in an increased expectation that the Reserve Bank will raise its official cash rate next Thursday morning. However we have lost about one cent against the ... More >>
