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money printing

Greens drop money printing plan

Updated 19 Jun 13, 10:22am, Bernard Hickey
Greens drop plan to print money to buy infrastructure bonds; say policy change makes Labour coalition easier; change came after feedback from exporters

The threat of inflation or deflation

08 May 13, 6:10am, Christian Hawkesby
With inflation expectations 'anchored', major central banks err on the side of providing too much stimulus rather than too little

'The great bank bubble of 2013'

07 May 13, 12:11pm, Gareth Vaughan
UBS analysts question the sharemarket valuations on the Aussie parents of NZ's big four banks; Warn 'buyer beware'

Never a dull moment for the NZ$

03 May 13, 7:41am, Gareth Vaughan
HiFX's Dan Bell looks at the US Fed's latest FOMC statement, US 'fiscal drag', the big fall in the gold price & next week's Australian interest rate review

Exporters have to 'ride out' strong NZ$

02 May 13, 10:01am, Gareth Vaughan
PM John Key says neither currency intervention nor money printing would successfully weaken the NZ$ & exporters have to 'ride through' this strong dollar cycle

90 seconds at 9 am: Voters shun incumbents

15 Apr 13, 8:45am, David Chaston
Voters shun ALP; new anti-euro party rises in Germany; costs fall for AU banks; gold tumbles; NZ$1 = US$0.858, TWI = 78.8

90 seconds at 9 am: Huge dairy price gain

12 Apr 13, 8:28am, David Chaston
China credit surge; Cyprus bailout blowout; Aust employment soft; skim milk powder prices rocket higher; NZ$1 = US$0.86.3, TWI = 78.9

90 seconds at 9 am: 'More dangerous than ever'

11 Apr 13, 8:39am, David Chaston
IMF says recapitalise, restructure or shutdown banks; France on credit watch; new US budget proposal; Fed minutes tip QE reduction; NZ$1 = US$0.857, TWI = 78.9

90 seconds at 9 am: The dog that didn't bark

10 Apr 13, 8:42am, David Chaston
EU probes card company fees; Greece prepares secret reparation claim on Germany; Inflation low worldwide; Fitch downgrades China; another TWI record; NZ$1 = US$0.852, TWI = 78.4

90 seconds at 9 am: Another TWI high

09 Apr 13, 8:43am, David Chaston
Thatcher dead, foresaw euro problems; AU in currency deal with China; Holden cutsback; Nikkei surges; NZ$1 = US$0.846, TWI = 78.1