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Is hindsight the right view?

08 Feb 12, 12:05am, Andrew Gawith
Andrew Gawith takes a look at whether shares or bonds are likely to deliver better returns in the future. Your view?

'Green city' rules constrain Christchurch rebuild

07 Feb 12, 5:42pm, BusinessDesk
"There is insufficient incentive for property owners to rebuild or reinvest in the [Christchurch] CBD"

No change to official rates in Aussie

07 Feb 12, 5:28pm, BusinessDesk
RBA surprises by holding interest rates steady

Crafar Farms OIO approval justified

07 Feb 12, 5:17pm, Allan Barber
Opinion: Allan Barber looks at the sale of the Crafar farms to Pengxin/Landcorp from a rural point-of-view

WSI finding it hard going

07 Feb 12, 4:41pm, BusinessDesk
Scour target profit sinks 41% on weak demand, strong kiwi

Home loan affordability better in Dec

07 Feb 12, 4:04pm, Bernard Hickey
Roost Home Loan Affordability report shows improvement in December as prices dip; first home buyers keen and dipping into KiwiSaver funds

Govt urged to release SOE sale advice

Updated 07 Feb 12, 3:45pm, Alex Tarrant
Greens push govt to release advice that it can favour NZ investors over foreigners in SOE share sales, after request for advice under OIA withheld

Bank results swing into focus

07 Feb 12, 2:03pm, Gareth Vaughan
Eyes on the big Australasian banks' profits; RBA leaves cash rate at 4.25%

Amanda's Take Five for Tuesday

07 Feb 12, 12:39pm, Amanda Morrall
The meaning of work; Overcoming fear; Spousal liabilities; Diamonds are a bad and bloody investment; Cruel to be kind financial advice

NZ economic growth still underestimated

07 Feb 12, 11:32am, Roger J Kerr
Roger J Kerr says outside of two irritations the economic fundamentals for New Zealand are in very good shape. Your view?

Forget the euro woes; China is more important for us

07 Feb 12, 11:24am, Roger J Kerr
Roger J Kerr thinks the Kiwi dollar strength justified on a relative price comparison basis. You agree?

Tuesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint

07 Feb 12, 11:11am, Bernard Hickey
An Australian casino's drug and sex scandal; The pain (of austerity) in Spain; Thai floods worsen reinsurer losses; Inequality and poverty in Auckland; Dilbert; Clarke and Dawe

BNZ's Q1 'a solid performance'

Updated 07 Feb 12, 10:24am, Gareth Vaughan
National Australia Bank says NZ subsidiary BNZ's first quarter bolstered by higher fee income & business banking; NAB reviewing UK business

Curve steepening expected

07 Feb 12, 9:11am, bnzeconomists
US payroll data saw global long yields surge. NZ will play catch-up today

Greek foot-dragging

07 Feb 12, 9:00am, Dan Bell
NZD sets new record against the euro, firm against other majors

Investor knee-jerk response; buy the USD

07 Feb 12, 8:52am, bnzeconomists
NZD/USD fundamentals have improved, but the extent of recent gains means the currency is looking overstretched

The never a dull moment report

07 Feb 12, 8:42am, Bernard Hickey
HiFX's Dan Bell reviews the week's global currencies action, including fears of a Greek default, talk of US and European money printing and an Australian rate cut

90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ

07 Feb 12, 8:22am, Bernard Hickey
Greeks fail to meet deadline for new austerity plan; Germans warn of Greek bankruptcy; NZ$ down after US jobs bounce; RBA set to cut

Greece frustrates

07 Feb 12, 7:44am, BusinessDesk
"I honestly can't understand how additional days will help. Time is of the essence. A lot is at stake for the entire euro zone": Merkel

Policy makers centre stage

06 Feb 12, 12:47pm, BusinessDesk
The jobs data “was a very encouraging report. It should silence a lot of the skeptics out there"

06 Feb 12, 12:25pm A $72K losing position? 27
05 Feb 12, 12:05pm Beggared by our neighbours 85
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03 Feb 12, 2:45pm Have you confidence in our biosecurity controls? 2
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03 Feb 12, 1:32pm Govt courts Chinese investment 12
03 Feb 12, 1:19pm 'Pengxin just a property developer'
03 Feb 12, 12:08pm Amanda's Take Five for Friday 5
03 Feb 12, 11:37am Record annual departures to Australia 11
03 Feb 12, 10:52am Victory for Armers at Dairy Holdings 7
03 Feb 12, 10:31am Barfoots says strongest Jan in 4 yrs 29
03 Feb 12, 10:12am Warehouse profit outlook darkens
03 Feb 12, 9:45am A plan for Auckland's housing crisis 160
03 Feb 12, 9:24am ANZ eyes retail bond issue
03 Feb 12, 9:06am 90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ 43
03 Feb 12, 8:49am Global stocks edge higher; commodities weaker
03 Feb 12, 8:36am Demand at latest DMO auction 'tepid' 1
03 Feb 12, 8:29am NZD/USD touched 0.8370 before retreating
03 Feb 12, 8:16am Resting on January laurels
02 Feb 12, 5:31pm Strong grass growth, benign weather drives big returns
02 Feb 12, 4:09pm Bank CEO defends bank profits 45
02 Feb 12, 3:52pm RaboDirect hikes deposit rates 3
02 Feb 12, 3:06pm The hunt for yield
02 Feb 12, 2:43pm Thursday's Top 10 with NZ Mint 65
02 Feb 12, 2:42pm Treasury wants big policy reform 2

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