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News

To the NZ media: an F

19 May 13, 10:37am, Guest
Murray Grimwood serves up his best shots at the media on the way they report 'growth' - does he convince you?

Auckland's housing Hail Mary pass

19 May 13, 9:08am, Bernard Hickey
Bernard Hickey doesn't believe the plan set out in the housing Accord between Auckland and the Government has any chance of success. Your view?

Auckland's Unitary Plan will make housing less affordable

18 May 13, 9:09am, Guest
By choosing the wrong definition of 'affordability', Auckland Council's Unitary Plan ends up focused on the wrong goals says Dale Smith. You agree?

Kiwibank avoids 'peripheral offers', for now

17 May 13, 4:19pm, Gareth Vaughan
Kiwibank says 'peripheral' gifts given by banks to entice borrowers don't work, but won't rule out joining the give-away party

NZ Govt Bond tender number 494 results

17 May 13, 2:58pm, Craig Simpson
Latest bond tender of NZ$120 mln received bids for NZ$480 mln with 10 year bonds yielding an average of 3.3583%

Friday's Top 10 with NZ Mint

17 May 13, 2:12pm, Bernard Hickey
Canada's housing bubble beginning to leak after high LVR limits imposed; How Canadians avoid those rules; Low interest rates keep zombies alive; Peter Thiel and Bitcoin; Clarke and Dawe; Dilbert

Down, down - more rate cuts for savers

17 May 13, 11:51am, David Chaston
The trend of rate reductions for savers now extends to on-call and savings accounts, more banks drop TD and PIE rates

'Let's plonk houses in paddocks'

17 May 13, 11:27am, David Hargreaves
Auckland Council at odds with Government over housing plan; Deputy Mayor says Housing Accord is 'definitely in danger'

NZ$/US$ at 6-month lows

17 May 13, 10:10am, Dan Bell
Market remains more upbeat towards US$ as investors continue to anticipate a ‘tapering’ in US monetary stimulus

Lifestyle block prices still soaring

17 May 13, 9:50am, David Hargreaves
REINZ says national median lifestyle block rose by more than NZ$10,000 in past month to new record high of NZ$518,5000

Big inflation-indexed bond issuance

17 May 13, 8:53am, Guest
Government borrowing program will be $3 bln lower over next the five years: NZDMO

90 seconds at 9 am: Downgrades coming ?

17 May 13, 8:48am, David Chaston
S&P concerned about smaller NZ banks and housing risks; US economy slowing, inflation vanishes; Japan growth shines; NZ$1 = US$0.818 TWI = 76.9

Net $10 bln of bonds to be issued

17 May 13, 8:10am, bnzeconomists
Budget confirms bond issuance for next 12 months; DMO's desire is for inflation-indexed bonds to reach up to 20% of outstanding bonds

S&P may cut TSB, Co-op, Heartland ratings

Updated 17 May 13, 8:03am, Bernard Hickey
S&P warns it may cut credit ratings of TSB Bank, Co-op Bank, Heartland Bank and 5 credit unions by 1 or 2 notches; cites NZ's 'economic vulnerabilities' and risk of housing slump 

NZ economy in enviable position

17 May 13, 7:58am, bnzeconomists
NZ in pretty good shape compared to many peers where severe austerity programmes exist; NZ sovereign rating affirmed by agencies (S&P, AA, Fitch, AA, Moody’s, Aaa)

ASB's high LVR lending jumps

16 May 13, 9:24pm, Gareth Vaughan
ASB grows home loans by $1.7b over two quarters with $1.4b, or 84%, coming in lending where the borrower has deposit/equity worth less than 20% of the loan

Govt looks at moving on state house tenants

16 May 13, 5:13pm, David Hargreaves
Govt to 'review' 53,000 state house tenancies; people will be 'given support' to move to alternative housing

Govt policy doesn't wash

16 May 13, 4:19pm, David Hargreaves
Greens slug Government's plan to subsidise purchase of new whitegoods for beneficiaries

IRD to target property investors

16 May 13, 3:44pm, David Hargreaves
Government to give Inland Revenue an extra NZ$6.65 mln a year in order to get an extra NZ$45 mln out of property investors

'Budget highlights reliance on foreign savings'

Updated 16 May 13, 3:36pm, Gareth Vaughan
Fitch says Budget encouraging; Moody's says it highlights NZ's main vulnerability being reliance on external saving to fund investment;  Labour labels it a ‘blackjack’ Budget

16 May 13, 3:07pm Govt may over-ride councils on housing 15
16 May 13, 3:01pm RBNZ gets new tools to combat credit booms 1
16 May 13, 2:04pm Small budget surplus in 2014/15 30
16 May 13, 1:50pm Just add water 55
16 May 13, 11:38am Amanda's Take Five for Thursday 6
16 May 13, 10:42am Thursday's Top 10 with NZ Mint 12
16 May 13, 9:05am EUR/US$ at 6-week low
16 May 13, 8:44am 90 seconds at 9 am: Sinking data 2
16 May 13, 8:43am Contraction in Eurozone GDP
16 May 13, 8:24am Purse strings loosened in Budget 2013 3
15 May 13, 8:24pm Lowest since 2008
15 May 13, 3:50pm Main parties neck-and-neck 26
15 May 13, 2:23pm LGFA Bond tender number 12 results
15 May 13, 1:22pm Policy is at the root of our housing problems 52
15 May 13, 12:19pm NZ debt among world's safest 5
15 May 13, 12:08pm Kiwibank's new 4.99% offer 2
15 May 13, 12:03pm Big is not always better in KiwiSaver
15 May 13, 11:19am 'Consistently higher' 1
15 May 13, 11:01am 'NZ economy recovering' - CBA
15 May 13, 10:55am IMF pats NZ on the back 5
15 May 13, 10:28am Wednesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint 64
15 May 13, 9:49am Auckland's Unitary Plan to be softened 35
15 May 13, 9:12am US$ keeps on trucking
15 May 13, 8:47am 90 seconds at 9 am: Market jungle juice 16
15 May 13, 8:30am Foreigners own more NZ bonds 2

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