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Tracking the best currency rates

08 Feb 12, 4:16pm, David Chaston
New daily currency rate comparisons and news now available in a free daily newsletter - sign up here

Possible UK exit for BNZ's parent

08 Feb 12, 4:12pm, Gareth Vaughan
BNZ's parent reviewing its UK business which has drained £1.5bln in 3 yrs v BNZ's NZ$1.1 bln of dividends

Govt lifts minimum wage 50 cts to $13.50 an hour

08 Feb 12, 2:23pm, BusinessDesk
New minimum wage to be 40% of average public sector pay, 55% of average private sector pay

US investor makes 15% in first year on NZ farm purchases

08 Feb 12, 2:16pm, BusinessDesk
Harvard’s NZ dairy farm unit, DF1, posts FY profit after buying Big Sky

Lower co. tax rate 'no silver bullet'

08 Feb 12, 1:35pm, BusinessDesk
IRD Commissioner Bob Russell pours cold water on idea low company tax rate would boost foreign investment

Amanda's Take Five for Wednesday

08 Feb 12, 1:15pm, Amanda Morrall
The upside of being fat, 40 and getting fired; Bear market recovery calculator; Why traffic violations are bad for your credit record; loan stress helplines; Coffee crutch 

Wednesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint

08 Feb 12, 11:11am, Bernard Hickey
Finally an RBA board member hates a high A$; Latin America fights back in currency wars; Afghanistan's hopelessness; What Germans really think; Dilbert

ASB sets 2nd covered bond issue

08 Feb 12, 9:35am, Gareth Vaughan
ASB issues NZ$200 million worth of seven-year covered bonds in private placement

Greek decision paralysis

08 Feb 12, 9:22am, Dan Bell
Greek resolution drags on and on - RBA surprises markets

90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ

08 Feb 12, 8:42am, Bernard Hickey
 NZ$ and US stocks firm on hopes for Greek rescue deal; Fitch warns of China hard landing; A$ up after surprise RBA decision to hold rates

Long yields feel upward pressure

08 Feb 12, 8:34am, bnzeconomists
Swap spreads widen; 10-year swap spreads now at 33bps

Greece chatter lights rocket under EUR

08 Feb 12, 8:27am, bnzeconomists
NZD/AUD 'fair value' falls 1c on RBA no-rate-cut decision

Markets pause on Greece

08 Feb 12, 7:54am, BusinessDesk
Markets pause on Greece; meanwhile, China warns on output, the US warns on employment

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

07 Feb 12, 2:03pm Bank results swing into focus 1
07 Feb 12, 12:39pm Amanda's Take Five for Tuesday 12
07 Feb 12, 11:32am NZ economic growth still underestimated 11
07 Feb 12, 11:24am Forget the euro woes; China is more important for us 3
07 Feb 12, 11:11am Tuesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint 47
07 Feb 12, 10:24am BNZ's Q1 'a solid performance'
07 Feb 12, 9:11am Curve steepening expected
07 Feb 12, 9:00am Greek foot-dragging
07 Feb 12, 8:52am Investor knee-jerk response; buy the USD
07 Feb 12, 8:42am The never a dull moment report
07 Feb 12, 8:22am 90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ 21
07 Feb 12, 7:44am Greece frustrates
06 Feb 12, 12:47pm Policy makers centre stage 8
06 Feb 12, 12:25pm A $72K losing position? 32
05 Feb 12, 12:05pm Beggared by our neighbours 87
03 Feb 12, 3:58pm BNZ's JB Were eyes SOE floats
03 Feb 12, 2:45pm Have you confidence in our biosecurity controls? 2
03 Feb 12, 2:38pm How to minimise insurance costs 5
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

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