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Interesting on how ppl seem to be voting for or against something depending on how  impacts them, how...
steven Poll shows opposition to LVR limits
I dont know if this would work, but I agree on the principle.....Im sure the offshore would whine however, as...
steven Thursday's Top 10 with NZ Mint
starfish1, there is no bubble. Landed property must find a price point high enough to make high rise...
kimy Auckland's housing Hail Mary pass
Clearly the ministry staff are not being paid enough and they must be overworked and in need of many new...
Wolly China meat delay resolved
And the margin of error was.....huge! By now the quantity and quality of the humbug generated on this issue...
Wolly Poll shows opposition to LVR limits
Nikkei down 1500 pts The YEN carry-trades are getting baumgartner'd everywhere Japanese FIFO guy who...
iconoclast Women tops in Auckland real estate
Great report there - at last someone who understands!! Thank you. My frustration is this - after visits from...
braveheartnz First blood battles with insurers
I think the tourism industry should pay attention to what the Chinese tourists are looking for, when they get...
marrisablack Nihao. Huan ying, huan ying!
Thanks Kate.  That link is amazing.  Explains a lot about the plight of the ratepayer in Dunedin.
KH Thursday's Top 10 with NZ Mint
Indeed also savior of the milk market and the honey market and the wineries and .... For sale For sale,...
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currency wars

The ramifications of Japan's money printing

08 Apr 13, 12:17pm, Christian Hawkesby
How the Bank of Japan has raised the stakes in 1) the currency wars, 2) the fight for a sustainable global economic recovery & 3) in navigating an exit from quantitative easing

Currency wars and the NZ economy

14 Feb 13, 4:25pm, Christian Hawkesby
Christian Hawkesby notes that everyone is talking about 'currency wars'; with more consumption and investment the NZ economy is 'accelerating' he notes. Your view?

RBNZ data reveals currency action

30 Jan 13, 2:53pm, David Chaston
The RBNZ has sold NZ$¼ billion in the currency markets recently. Is this an attempt to push the NZ$ down?

Never a dull moment for the NZ$

25 Jan 13, 2:58pm, Gareth Vaughan
HiFX's Dan Bell on currency wars, Japanese inflation targeting & money printing, and how the RBA may force the RBNZ's hand on the OCR this year

NZ money printing wouldn't cut NZ$-Key

23 Jan 13, 2:39pm, Bernard Hickey
PM Key says Japan money printing and currency wars a risk for NZ, but NZ unable to respond as money printing wouldn't devalue NZ$. Your view?

Yuan move will help NZ - English

Updated 16 Apr 12, 5:22pm, Alex Tarrant
English likes yuan move; 4th-ranked Chinese official visits NZ; 'We didn't discuss Crafar Farms; They understand foreign investment concerns'

RBNZ quizzed on quantitative easing

08 Mar 12, 2:07pm, Alex Tarrant
RBNZ tackles questions on quantitative easing, says wouldn't start until OCR at zero, and that it might lead to inflation as economy nears full capacity

PM wouldn't like another big US$ fall

Updated 15 Nov 10, 4:07pm, Alex Tarrant
PM Key wary of big US$ devaluation, but says QE2 cash could boost NZ; eyes Weldon's FMA concerns

NZ$ probably heading up, Key says

Updated 08 Nov 10, 7:11am, Alex Tarrant
PM John Key says thinks NZ$ probably going a little bit higher, but he's wary of intervention

Why NZ must fight the Currency Wars

02 Nov 10, 7:06am, Bernard Hickey
Bernard Hickey argues John Key was right to fight dirty for The Hobbit in a world of currency wars where it's every country for themselves