Westpac Banks says it's time to fix mortgages, ANZ says it's best to wait a bit.

Wall Street advanced overnight as a report indicated US consumers were more confident than anticipated.

Banks operate in several despicable ways, and one is the honour and dishonour fee rort.

Wall Street advanced as investors chose to focus on the good news-the number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits held at the lowest level in four years.

KiwiBank's first half profit at $37.9 million has rebounded strongly from $13.9 million in the same period a year ago.

Equities in Europe and on Wall St fell overnight as indicators in the euro zone and China tempered optimism about the pace of the global economic recovery.

Wall Street rallied overnight, but was inspired by US corporate earnings, not the prospect of a successful Greek bailout.