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The hunt for yield

The European and global funding market woes heighten the appeal of covered bonds from Australasian banks

Thursday's Top 10 with NZ Mint

Cash in their Italian undies; The age of deleveraging; Money stuck in a liquidity-trap-mattress; How corporatism killed capitalism; Dilbert

What the RBNZ should do now

Rodney Dickens says the new RBNZ Governor shouldn't trust his forecasts, should aim for OCR stability and discipline the politicians. Your view?

Tax capital, not capital gains, says Gareth Morgan

A comprehensive tax on capital would put a lid on housing speculation, says Gareth Morgan. Your view?

Wednesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint

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Why the lights are going out in Athens; Britain's 100 mln pound house; Hong Kong house prices to fall 25%; The man who fired Greenspan for fudging his numbers; Dilbert

Tuesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint

The Baltic Dry slumps; A credit squeeze in Asia and Australia; Christchurch's revolt; Auckland's rental panic; America's manufactured malaise; Dilbert

Growth in 2012 to determine interest rate decisions

Roger J Kerr says an exchange rate above 80 US cents will hold back growth, and drive OCR decisions. Your view?

Meet the RBNZ Governor candidates

Bernard Hickey surveys the potential candidates to replace Reserve Bank Governor Alan Bollard and wonders if a new Governor might change things

Stage an intervention

When is someone going to stage an intervention to shake us out of our trance? asks Bernard Hickey. Your view?

Thursday's Top 10 with NZ Mint

Deep inside Apple's disturbing dealings with Foxconn; An Irishman builds a house from 1.4 bln euros of shredded currency; A European austerity debt/death spiral; Dilbert