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English defends current account blowout

25 May 12, 11:03am, Alex Tarrant
Finance Minister English defends forecasts of worsening current account deficit; Says it's because investment intentions want more capital than NZ savings provide

Retail bank sought for SOE floats

25 May 12, 10:14am, Gareth Vaughan
Treasury seeking retail bank to help with up to 250,000 applications from retail investors for shares in each SOE

NZ$ slips further against US$

25 May 12, 9:02am, Dan Bell
Budget fails to shake fx markets - currency underpinned by relatively strong fiscal position

90 seconds at 9 am

25 May 12, 8:45am, David Chaston
Markets accept NZ budget; paralysis in the EU; China lending slump; US trudges on; dairy prices fall

Market holds steady after budget

25 May 12, 8:24am, bnzeconomists
BNZ not expecting NZ Govt Stock issuance to be ramped up given historically low yields

NZD holds after 'zero budget' delivered

25 May 12, 8:15am, bnzeconomists
Simmering European concerns keeps euro weaker against the majors

Economic prospects dim

25 May 12, 8:03am, BusinessDesk
Most of the bad news is already priced into equity markets; traders buying on weakness

Why Fonterra's TAF rebel should be heard

24 May 12, 5:31pm, Alex Tarrant
Alex Tarrant thinks Parliament's Primary Production Committee needs to urgently call back ex-Fonterra Shareholders' Council chair, who resigned over TAF concerns

BNZ's high LVR mortgages up again

24 May 12, 4:57pm, Gareth Vaughan
BNZ grows residential mortgages with loan-to-valuation ratios above 80% in March quarter

ASB cuts 6, 18 mth mortgage rates

24 May 12, 4:31pm, Gareth Vaughan
ASB cutting 6 and 18 month fixed-term mortgage rates with 6-month rate down to 5.25%

Fonterra farmer rep resigns over TAF

Updated 24 May 12, 4:09pm, Alex Tarrant
Fonterra Shareholders' Council chair resigns due to "lack of comfort" with parts of Trading Among Farmers; Council then announces TAF support

Brierley clings to GPG board seat

24 May 12, 3:41pm, BusinessDesk
Sir Ron Brierley takes GPG shareholders' down memory lane as he hangs on to board seat with 50.75% of votes cast; Says 'why wouldn't I want to carry on?'

Budget 2012 reactions

Updated 24 May 12, 3:25pm, Alex Tarrant
Budget 2012 reactions: Economic assumptions on the high side; Surprise at GST take forecasts; 'Departure lounge Budget'

Profitable power company sale to prop up loss-making railway

24 May 12, 2:48pm, BusinessDesk
KiwiRail the main beneficiary of Future Investment Fund proceeds from MightyRiverPower sell-down

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

Updated 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

Updated 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

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

24 May 12, 2:04pm Govt eyes NZ$1.4b revenue grab 39
24 May 12, 12:39pm AFFCO’s union dispute finally settled 1
24 May 12, 12:21pm April trade surplus shrinks on dairy exports 2
24 May 12, 12:13pm Livestock prices lift farmers capital values 4
24 May 12, 11:51am Higher result for property investor
24 May 12, 11:21am Amanda's Take Five for Thursday 7
24 May 12, 10:16am Property investor reports flat results after major adjustment
24 May 12, 9:48am Thursday's Top 10 with NZ Mint 34
24 May 12, 9:46am F&P Finance awaits key court ruling
24 May 12, 9:00am NZ$ slips further against US$ 1
24 May 12, 8:52am 90 seconds at 9 am 21
24 May 12, 8:49am EQC's wall of land claim confusion 3
24 May 12, 8:29am NZ swap yields fall further
24 May 12, 8:22am NZD/USD trades under 75 cents
24 May 12, 8:12am Euro contingency plans
23 May 12, 5:26pm Home loan easier to afford as house prices edge down: Roost 6
23 May 12, 4:53pm Door open for covered bonds from non-banks 22
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

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