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DMO flags inflation-indexed bonds

24 May 12, 2:38pm, BusinessDesk
$45.5 bln of new debt to include $4 bln inflation-indexed bonds; $3 bln lower than flagged in PREFU

Bill's ChCh CHA budget

24 May 12, 2:28pm, Bernard Hickey
Budget 2012 is a steady as she goes budget that relies on growth and a bit of tweaking to return to surplus, but doesn't shift NZ's growth track

Budget surplus target may slip

24 May 12, 2:25pm, Bernard Hickey
English acknowledges economic downside scenario would force NZ government to borrow more for longer and let surplus target slip "a bit"

Govt eyes Kiwibank injection

24 May 12, 2:14pm, Alex Tarrant
Govt positions itself for Kiwibank captial injection in next few years; plans to use partial asset sale proceeds

Treasury lowers interest rate track

24 May 12, 2:12pm, Alex Tarrant
Treasury lowers forecast interest rate track over next four years; Expects first OCR hike at start of 2013, and for OCR to rise higher than Reserve Bank thinks

Govt scraps KiwiSaver plan

24 May 12, 2:08pm, Alex Tarrant
Govt scraps 2014 KiwiSaver auto-enrolment plan in bid to reach surplus in 2014/15 year

Govt eyes NZ$1.4b revenue grab

24 May 12, 2:04pm, Alex Tarrant
Govt eyes NZ$1.4 bln extra revenue over next four years as tobacco excise hiked, mixed-use and livestock rules tightened, tax compliance increased

AFFCO’s union dispute finally settled

24 May 12, 12:39pm, Allan Barber
Allan Barber applauds the involvement of Iwi heavyweights in ending this meat industry dispute.  Your view?

April trade surplus shrinks on dairy exports

24 May 12, 12:21pm, BusinessDesk
Weak exports give a lower-than-expected trade surplus in April; down 70% from the same month last year

Livestock prices lift farmers capital values

24 May 12, 12:13pm, Tony Chaston
Lift in animal values not matched by todays product prices

Higher result for property investor

24 May 12, 11:51am, BusinessDesk
NPT lifts earnings on Christchurch insurance payout

Amanda's Take Five for Thursday

24 May 12, 11:21am, Amanda Morrall
Passion pursuits and money; Buddy up; Get it right grasshopper; Saving enough for retirement?; Hot BODs 

Property investor reports flat results after major adjustment

24 May 12, 10:16am, BusinessDesk
Argosy annual earnings flat, no change in forecast dividend for 2013

Thursday's Top 10 with NZ Mint

24 May 12, 9:48am, Bernard Hickey
Bond investors flee Southern Europe to invest in 0% interest German bunds; Germany has see vays of making zee Greece stay in zee euro; Chinese coal imports collapse; Dilbert

F&P Finance awaits key court ruling

Updated 24 May 12, 9:46am, Gareth Vaughan
Fisher & Paykel Finance posts drop in annual operating earnings after intellectual property court case; Delivers 19.4% return on equity

NZ$ slips further against US$

24 May 12, 9:00am, Dan Bell
Better than expected US housing data sends US equities higher in late trading

90 seconds at 9 am

24 May 12, 8:52am, David Chaston
Markets buffeted on sharpening Greek uncertainty; exit now being planned; commodities fall sharply; Australia to be affected; NZ Budget

EQC's wall of land claim confusion

24 May 12, 8:49am, Janine Starks
Janine Starks on the colour-coded land claim nightmare that is Christchurch. Your experience?

NZ swap yields fall further

24 May 12, 8:29am, bnzeconomists
Short end of yield curve pricing in 50 bps cut to OCR

NZD/USD trades under 75 cents

24 May 12, 8:22am, bnzeconomists
Hints of further quantitative easing in UK following recent weak economic data

24 May 12, 8:12am Euro contingency plans
23 May 12, 5:26pm Home loan easier to afford as house prices edge down 6
23 May 12, 4:53pm Door open for covered bonds from non-banks 11
23 May 12, 4:32pm Profit up at power network operator 1
23 May 12, 2:23pm Big new property syndicator born
23 May 12, 2:14pm How to do your own tax refunds 10
23 May 12, 1:48pm NZ$ falls below 75 US cents 6
23 May 12, 11:11am Why sheep farmers convert? 4
23 May 12, 10:42am Kiwis scaling back on private health insurance 6
23 May 12, 10:40am Amanda's Take Five for Wednesday 23
23 May 12, 10:23am Budget tax moves to target high income NZers 29
23 May 12, 10:05am Wednesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint 24
23 May 12, 9:02am NZ$ slammed again overnight 1
23 May 12, 9:01am 90 seconds at 9 am 43
23 May 12, 8:53am NZ 5-year swap rate back over 3% 1
23 May 12, 8:46am Fonterra to tighten TAF rules 15
23 May 12, 8:39am Rise in equities a technical bounce
23 May 12, 7:46am US housing provides lift
23 May 12, 7:38am BNZ cuts most fixed mortgage rates 48
22 May 12, 5:45pm HSBC, Co-op Bank latest to cut
22 May 12, 4:31pm Basel III moral hazards highlighted
22 May 12, 4:26pm Rabobank's NZ$19.6m quarterly profit
22 May 12, 1:50pm Tuesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint 13
22 May 12, 1:15pm English wants more house builds 30
22 May 12, 12:28pm Amanda's Take Five for Tuesday

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