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'It's hard to find any negatives'

20 Jun 13, 2:31pm, Gareth Vaughan
Roger J Kerr on today's GDP surprise, the Fed's potential QE tapering, the OCR outlook, NZ$ outlook & why borrowers should fix their mortgages

Thursday's Top 10

Updated 20 Jun 13, 12:21pm, Bernard Hickey
Bernanke comes out 'all guns blazing'; Gareth Morgan on NZ's speculative property investment craze and the 'great Auckland sucking machine'; How to inhale alcohol; Dilbert

NZ GDP weaker than forecast in Q1

Updated 20 Jun 13, 11:01am, Bernard Hickey
NZ GDP grew just 0.3% in Q1, weaker than the 0.5% growth economists and RBNZ had forecast; drought effects offset rebuild boost; NZ$ slides to near 1 year low

Taking the profit out of crime

20 Jun 13, 10:40am, David Hargreaves
RBNZ says new anti-money laundering regime will enhance New Zealand's reputation on the global stage

NZ$ slammed after Fed announcement

20 Jun 13, 9:19am, Dan Bell
Fed confirmation of maintaining current bond purchase program sends NZ$ sharply lower against US$; global equities and commodities fall

90 seconds at 9 am: Bernanke speaks

20 Jun 13, 8:43am, David Chaston
Fed signals no change until unemployment below 7%; markets fall; China's credit crunch worsens; Swiss say no; NZ$1 = US$0.787, TWI = 73.7

US$ surges on US Fed announcement

20 Jun 13, 8:31am, bnzeconomists
Bernanke outlined that ‘tapering’ would start later this year and asset purchases could cease mid next year if central forecasts pan out

Wednesday Top 10

Updated 19 Jun 13, 1:44pm, Bernard Hickey
To Taper or not to Taper, that is the question; Why economic planners should embrace doubt and failure; Mile high skyscrapers?;'Eating baloney and burping caviar'; Shhhhh about Shibor; Dilbert

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

Markets want clarity from Fed

19 Jun 13, 9:37am, Dan Bell
Global financial markets on edge leading into Fed announcement; market wants certainty around timeline for scaling back Fed's US$85 bln per month bond purchases
19 Jun 13, 8:50am 90 seconds at 9 am: Dairy prices up
19 Jun 13, 7:54am US$ volatility after US CPI and housing data
18 Jun 13, 4:22pm All eyes on the US Fed
18 Jun 13, 1:15pm Tuesday's Top 10
18 Jun 13, 8:54am Wheeler’s calculated gamble
18 Jun 13, 8:53am Nervous investors exit NZ$ and A$
18 Jun 13, 8:42am 90 seconds at 9 am: Waiting for the FOMC
18 Jun 13, 8:28am NZ economy remains on solid footing
18 Jun 13, 8:08am Short-term NZD gains not sustainable in the medium term
17 Jun 13, 10:56am Opposition eyes new monetary policy
17 Jun 13, 10:12am Monday's Top 10 at 10
17 Jun 13, 9:11am NZ$ starts at Friday's lows
17 Jun 13, 8:42am 90 seconds at 9 am: Rate fixing
17 Jun 13, 7:59am BoJ Minutes ease market concerns
14 Jun 13, 10:19am Friday's Top 10 at 10
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