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HSBC, Co-op Bank latest to cut

22 May 12, 5:45pm, Gareth Vaughan
HSBC and the Co-operative Bank both cut some advertised fixed-term mortgage rates and some term deposit rates

Basel III moral hazards highlighted

22 May 12, 4:31pm, Gareth Vaughan
Fitch sees potential for worse deals for customers, riskier activities & regulatory arbitrage from 'too big to fail banks' needing US$566b to meet Basel III rules

Rabobank's NZ$19.6m quarterly profit

22 May 12, 4:26pm, Gareth Vaughan
Rural lender Rabobank records 48% rise in March quarter profit despite increase in impairments on loans

Tuesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint

22 May 12, 1:50pm, Bernard Hickey
Why rocket scientists are now algo traders; Is Facebook 2012's Lastminute.com?; European bank stress; Capitalism on trial; Dilbert

English wants more house builds

Updated 22 May 12, 1:15pm, Alex Tarrant
Finance Minister English welcomes jump in investor confidence for rental property if it means more house building; Doesn't see bubble

Amanda's Take Five for Tuesday

22 May 12, 12:28pm, Amanda Morrall
Facebook's IPO flop of a non-pop; Obsession with Treasury bonds; Short-term noise; Roam at your own risk; Tax sharks

Fonterra cuts payout forecast

Updated 22 May 12, 11:00am, Alex Tarrant
Fonterra cuts 2011/12 payout forecast 30 cents to NZ$6.45-6.55 per kg milksolids; announces 2012/13 initial forecast of NZ$5.95-6.05

Key and Parker's solutions to private debt

22 May 12, 9:39am, Alex Tarrant
PM Key, Labour's Parker both wary of NZ's private debt; Key says controlling public debt will keep mortgage rates down, Parker eyes private savings, CGT

Risk rally due to profit taking

22 May 12, 9:19am, Dan Bell
France and Germany agree to keep Greece in the eurozone

SBS Bank introduces 4.99% mortgage

Updated 22 May 12, 9:06am, Gareth Vaughan
SBS Bank introduces 4.99% 6-month 'special' home loan rate, cuts 2-year mortgage rate and 18-month term deposit rates too

90 seconds at 9 am: China stimulus?

22 May 12, 8:53am, Bernard Hickey
US stocks up and NZ$ back over 76 USc on talk of Chinese economic stimulus and hope Europe can save Greece

Pro-risk currencies outperform

22 May 12, 8:14am, bnzeconomists
Speculative trading rather than fundamentals driving NZ$ higher

Relief rebound

22 May 12, 7:59am, BusinessDesk
Sentiment rebounds as G8 commits to bolster growth in the eurozone - 'not all fear realised'

Why China won't save NZ again

21 May 12, 7:59pm, Bernard Hickey
Peter Redward looks at China's deepening economic slowdown and explains why a 2008/09-style miracle rebound is unlikely this time around

Never a dull moment for the NZ$

21 May 12, 6:41pm, Bernard Hickey
HiFX's Dan Bell reviews the NZ$ slide to six month lows in line with fear about a gathering European crisis and slowing Chinese growth

Euro-mess won't change Key on Super

Updated 21 May 12, 5:57pm, Alex Tarrant
Key won't budge on Super at 65 stance even if European situation deteriorates to point where govt needs to look at policy changes

US$ in strong demand

21 May 12, 5:38pm, Sam Coxhead
Wider market risk aversion leads to NZ$ being worst performing currency

'There's only so much ratepayers can afford to pay'

21 May 12, 5:34pm, BusinessDesk
Key urges 'grown-up conversation' on Christchurch asset sales - 'Mums and Dads do it every day'

'Too much focus on domestic productivity'

21 May 12, 4:59pm, BusinessDesk
'Introspective' NZ policy debate has shades of Muldoon, MFAT adviser says

NZ to borrow more if crisis worsens-Key

Updated 21 May 12, 4:56pm, Alex Tarrant
PM Key says NZ Government would delay move to surplus beyond 2014/15 and borrow more if Euro crisis worsens considerably

21 May 12, 4:22pm The raid that shocked a Cabinet Minister 6
21 May 12, 2:10pm Kiwi dollar over-shoots on the downside 2
21 May 12, 1:56pm Our workforce is ageing faster than expected 4
21 May 12, 1:18pm 'Aggressive bank lending rates won't last long' 6
21 May 12, 12:23pm BNZ to call $350m of bonds in June 1
21 May 12, 12:11pm 'Don't sell SOE shares; Borrow from Kiwis' 105
21 May 12, 12:07pm What are you risking? 2
21 May 12, 11:48am Record exodus to Australia in last year 75
21 May 12, 11:41am Amanda's Take Five for Monday 3
21 May 12, 11:16am Term deposit rates head south 1
21 May 12, 11:05am Monday's Top 10 with NZ Mint 18
21 May 12, 10:08am Investors continue to bail out of risky assets
21 May 12, 9:45am Beware of the creeping taxman 19
21 May 12, 9:37am Pastoral Dairy Investments cans public offer 9
21 May 12, 9:20am KiwiSaver a retirement "reality check" 14
21 May 12, 9:00am 90 seconds at 9 am: No G8 deal 20
21 May 12, 8:49am Fear index at 6 month highs
21 May 12, 7:59am 'Councils should look at asset sales' 34
21 May 12, 7:17am EU rattles the globe 1
20 May 12, 11:05am Thousands get lower rates; what now? 17
19 May 12, 9:27am ANZ National launches hot 2yr mortgage rate 2
18 May 12, 9:03pm Friday's Top 10 with NZ Mint 119
18 May 12, 4:48pm Studholme dairy plant ready for sale 1
18 May 12, 4:06pm 'Sovereign indebtedness isn't being solved' 4
18 May 12, 3:07pm Searching for durable policy on water management

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