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Just heard my man Russell Norman is retiring.  That's going to be a big blow to the greens. Edit...
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skudiv Luxurious Sebel waterfront apartment sells for half price
I suspect that somebody is feeding you a line of excuses David. Aggregate cost of a meter of concrete is...
Chris-M RBNZ 'pouring petrol on housing fire'
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Annual migration growth tops 50k for 1st time

30 Jan 15, 11:09am, Greg Ninness
Net migration dipped slightly in December month but still set an annual record in 2014

Friday's guest Top 10

30 Jan 15, 10:15am, Elizabeth Davies
Elizabeth Davies on rich kids & $1500 shoes, political bikies, marijuana dining, becoming a giver, the cost of learning, Dilbert & more

The housing crisis has nothing to do with the RMA

30 Jan 15, 10:12am, Gareth Morgan
'While the politicans go chasing ghosts, you should do as I do – buy lots of houses and farms', says Gareth Morgan

NZ dollar plunges

30 Jan 15, 9:13am, Dan Bell
NZD/USD trading at levels last seen in March 2011; RBNZ future moves dependent on economic data; gold price tumbles as US stocks rise

Accelerated decline for NZ dollar

30 Jan 15, 8:29am, bnzeconomists
RBNZ unceremoniously dumps tightening bias and NZD sold off immediately; steady-as-she-goes approach from US Fed; only game in town is to be long USD

A direct neutral position

30 Jan 15, 8:20am, bnzeconomists
Yields plunge and chances of a rate cut rise as the RBNZ revises its market signals. US Fed's tame statement did not stop US yield falls too

90 seconds at 9 am: Sharp falls everywhere

30 Jan 15, 7:33am, David Chaston
US jobless claims fall; Denmark struggles with peg; Germany gets deflation; China milk industry doubts; NZ swaps and fx fall sharply; NZ$1 = 72.5 USc, TWI = 76.1

What the RBNZ decision means

29 Jan 15, 5:08pm, Bernard Hickey
Bernard Hickey looks at what the RBNZ's countenancing of a possible rate cut means for mortgage rates and property prices

Luxurious Sebel waterfront apartment sells for half price

29 Jan 15, 4:15pm, Greg Ninness
A leasehold apartment in the luxurious Sebel complex at Viaduct Harbour sells for less than half its 2001 purchase price

What happened Thursday

29 Jan 15, 4:00pm, David Chaston
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; a day of lower everything - less milk, bigger trade deficit, cheaper debt, lower interest rates, a lower currency

Banks get serve for treatment of remitters

29 Jan 15, 4:00pm, Gareth Vaughan
RBNZ says banks must have good reason to deprive money remitters of access to financial services, says 'blanket de-risking' not acceptable

EQC 'ready for another disaster'

29 Jan 15, 2:17pm, Jenée Tibshraeny
EQC at 70, a great asset for NZ or an aggressive muddler? Gerry Brownlee, EQC CEO Ian Simpson and lawyer Andrew Hooker have their say. Your view?

RBNZ 'pouring petrol on housing fire'

29 Jan 15, 12:59pm, Gareth Vaughan
RBNZ 'taking a premature gamble with the housing market,' BNZ's Stephen Toplis argues, saying its own actions encourage the behaviour it doesn't want to see

Wholesale interest rates fall

29 Jan 15, 12:05pm, David Chaston
Markets bid down wholesale interest rate swaps along with the NZD following RBNZ decision; sets up lower fixed home loan rates and lower term deposit rates

BNZ unveils 'Mission Zero'

29 Jan 15, 9:35am, Gareth Vaughan
BNZ offers borrowers incentive to pay off more than the minimum monthly credit card repayment; Aiming to help reduce the amount of money borrowers pay in credit card interest

Oil and gold prices tumble

29 Jan 15, 9:17am, Dan Bell
Investor's remain short on expectation of shift in stance from RBNZ; oil and gold prices hammered, while global equity markets mixed

Markets now see OCR cut in 2015

Updated 29 Jan 15, 9:07am, Bernard Hickey
RBNZ holds OCR at 3.5%; says will hold rate "for some time" and OCR "adjustments up or down" will depend on data; NZ$ drops below 74 USc; Swap rates fall; Markets price in rate cut

90 seconds at 9 am: Yellen's 'patient' message

29 Jan 15, 8:07am, David Chaston
Fed signals rate rises coming; China cuts growth targets, Singapore trims peg; Australia wary of inflation; NZ$1 = 74.6 USc, TWI = 77.5

Pockets of explosions

29 Jan 15, 7:49am, bnzeconomists
Markets and policy makers get the jitters ahead of US Fed announcements. Greek hardball may backfire

Strong Kauri issues

29 Jan 15, 7:44am, bnzeconomists
Strong demand for NZD rate products. Swap markest await signals from RBNZ

28 Jan 15, 4:30pm Banks reduce advertising spending
28 Jan 15, 4:00pm What happened Wednesday 5
28 Jan 15, 3:06pm The problem with lifestyle blocks 34
28 Jan 15, 12:42pm Govt to sell up to 2,000 houses 42
28 Jan 15, 12:20pm How many govt departments does it take to build a counter? 6
28 Jan 15, 12:00pm KiwiAssure still on cards for Labour 5
28 Jan 15, 11:56am Bernard's Top 10 19
28 Jan 15, 10:51am The Weekly Dairy Report 13
28 Jan 15, 10:00am Defining your big dream 1
28 Jan 15, 9:47am Oyster syndicate offers 8.25% return 2
28 Jan 15, 9:45am Little focuses on small business jobs 31
28 Jan 15, 9:26am Heartland lifts annual profit forecast
28 Jan 15, 9:20am USD gives back some gains
28 Jan 15, 8:20am Weak US data hits USD
28 Jan 15, 8:06am Central bank watch
28 Jan 15, 7:25am 90 seconds at 9 am: On the move 13
28 Jan 15, 1:00am Calls for OCR to remain at 3.5% 22
27 Jan 15, 5:11pm Australasian duo trade to fresh cycle lows
27 Jan 15, 4:00pm What happened Tuesday 1
27 Jan 15, 4:00pm NZ banks' growth opportunities
27 Jan 15, 2:46pm Is the NZ$ over-sold at US74c? 4
27 Jan 15, 2:36pm 'A social housing state of the nation' 6
27 Jan 15, 2:28pm Rush of listings for new sharemarket not apparent
27 Jan 15, 2:24pm No expectation of dramatic change from RBNZ 3
27 Jan 15, 12:12pm The Sheep Deer and Cattle Report

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