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Why tax Kiwisaver at all?  Just don't do it. The Govt subsidises Kiwisaver now, but that should stop...
KH 'A push for a tax subsidy for KiwiSaver'
Jail is such a good thing.  So much more frightening to these thieves than fining or "settlements...
KH Petricevic denied parole
I understand that Shanghai Pengxin and or a subsidary is also applying to OIO to buy Bald Hills winery
Casual Observer Craig, Peters slam Lochinver sale to Pengxin
Updated with Key's denial of bugging and comments from Pengxin's Gary Romano on the Lochinver buy....
Bernard Hickey Craig, Peters slam Lochinver sale to Pengxin
If each and every one of them received the same income as the man in the street, then yes, they would be...
raegun Craig, Peters slam Lochinver sale to Pengxin
Re : Item 6. Democracy is Bunkum, not Fair Dinkum The US is the beacon of Democracy...No way. Democracy...
SmoKey Bernard's Top 10 at 10
Really? Perhaps he was the real face of communism. Which if these weren't 'real' communists...
David Chaston Craig, Peters slam Lochinver sale to Pengxin
Shanghai Pengxin are planning to purchase even MORE farmland http://www.sharechat.co.nz/article/0ea42296/...
raegun Craig, Peters slam Lochinver sale to Pengxin
However we just nationalise it....as long as we have a democratic Govn at all that is. Of course thn the...
steven Craig, Peters slam Lochinver sale to Pengxin
FYI Updated with NZ Herald report that NSA may have bugged the Southern Cross Cable. cheers Bernard
Bernard Hickey Craig, Peters slam Lochinver sale to Pengxin

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What happened today

01 Aug 14, 4:00pm, David Chaston
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; flurry of TD rate changes, Auckland and Christchurch look to Wellington for their projects, markets await US NFP result

NZD doesn't join selloff

01 Aug 14, 8:31am, bnzeconomists
Declines not a usual risk-off response; equity markets tumble along with commodities; US dollar stregthens

NZ yields push higher

01 Aug 14, 8:18am, bnzeconomists
The near-term bias is for further steepening, but longer term expect to see a flatter curve: BNZ

What happened Thursday

31 Jul 14, 4:00pm, David Chaston
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; crowd funding licensed, the rise and rise of fixed mortgages, National support slips, swap rates rise

Offshore data to allow NZD to settle

31 Jul 14, 8:18am, bnzeconomists
Markets looks to be running out of breath after selling the NZD heavily over the past two weeks

NZ swaps takes cues from offshore

31 Jul 14, 8:10am, bnzeconomists
US rates market moved sharply higher in reaction to their strong GDP; eyes on NFPs

What happened Wednesday

30 Jul 14, 4:00pm, David Chaston
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; non-housing consent record, SFO-FMA co-operation, busy roads, NZD breather, bank bills at 3.7%

NZD/USD below 85 USc

30 Jul 14, 9:08am, bnzeconomists
Markets watching for RBNZ currency intervention signals following falls pushed by payout cut; eyes on Fed rate hike signals

Higher NZ swap yields unsustained

30 Jul 14, 8:10am, bnzeconomists
Offshore investors remain sceptical about how much further the RBNZ’s hiking cycle can go in the near-term

Co-op Bank raises rates

29 Jul 14, 5:13pm, David Chaston
Both floating home loan rates and term deposit rates are increased by the Co-operative Bank, effective Wednesday