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Good question , rents are going up but dont appear to be in tandem with , or the same pace as selling...
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"stand-by unused plant costs $s but it's essential"   True that it costs money.  If...
Ms de Meanour Key sees haircuts for Solid Energy's banks
I can partly agree with the overall thrust of your concerns, David, but I think the crux of the matter lies...
waymad Special housing legislation flawed
The reason I laughed is: Firstly - this would encourage people to buy and then rent out their home. This...
notaneconomist 'Be brave & tackle home ownership tax status'
If by structural we mean the structure of the economy, then the answer to item 1 is Yes it is structural. The...
Plan B Tuesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint
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steven Tuesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint
Somebody on this site answered that question.  I think it was Stephen Hulme but I can't remember....
Patricia Kiwibank's capital buffers may prove 'too thin'
You were doing well till you got to the crabs on the bottom
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Ever been in a negotiations with an SOE? They want the best price because they are owned by the government....
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Tuesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint

Updated 21 May 13, 1:28pm, Bernard Hickey
Where are the jobs? It's the economy stupid; Helicopter money for Europe?;  'Don't pull away the punchbowl just yet';  Dilbert

Key sees haircuts for Solid Energy's banks

20 May 13, 4:47pm, Bernard Hickey
PM Key downbeat on 'broken' Solid Energy's future after KordaMentha report arrives; says it probably has no equity and he expects banks will have to take haircuts on NZ$389 mln of debt

Monday's Top 10 with NZ Mint

20 May 13, 9:53am, Bernard Hickey
OECD reckons NZ's GFC was as bad as Greece's; Drums beating for limits on non-resident purchases of NZ homes; NZ's scandalous workplace safety; Dilbert

Auckland's housing Hail Mary pass

19 May 13, 9:08am, Bernard Hickey
The Auckland Accord's plan to build 39,000 houses in 3 years isn't credible without massive changes for builders, financiers & home buyers

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

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 

Small budget surplus in 2014/15

16 May 13, 2:04pm, Bernard Hickey
NZ Govt forecasts NZ$75 mln surplus in 2014/15; Macro-prudential tools deal signed; NZSF contributions delayed 2 yrs; Central govt may directly issue housing consents

Thursday's Top 10 with NZ Mint

16 May 13, 10:42am, Bernard Hickey
Why doubling Japan's money supply won't fix its demographic drag on inflation and growth; How economies can grow old with dignity; Target 3% unemployment; Time-lapsed NZ; Dilbert

Purse strings loosened in Budget 2013

16 May 13, 8:24am, Bernard Hickey
Bill English set to deliver budget with around NZ$800 million of discretionary net new spending as firmer economy gives Govt more leeway 18 mths before election; Meridian float?

Wednesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint

15 May 13, 10:28am, Bernard Hickey
IMF gives NZ qualified tick; Cicada farming for protein?; Rounding up the herd with drones?; Did the Internet kill the Middle Class; Strolling along the Thames in China; Dilbert

Tuesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint

14 May 13, 10:08am, Bernard Hickey
Why the developed world will have to find new ways to employ people on high wages; Push your car dealer hard for lower prices; 'Australia's housing bubble the world's biggest'; Dilbert

Bernard's property buying tool kit

Updated 13 May 13, 10:46am, Bernard Hickey
Bernard Hickey lays out his internet tool kit for buying property, including useful links to mortgage and interest rate calculators, and property value sites 

Sky City Convention deal agreed

Updated 13 May 13, 7:44am, Bernard Hickey
Govt concedes 230 more pokie machines and license extention to 2048 to get Sky City to build NZ$402 mln convention centre; Key says 'it's a day of celebration for Auckland'

Forever blowing bubbles

12 May 13, 8:02am, Bernard Hickey
Bernard Hickey reckons rising house prices can push higher only as long as interest rates stay low, but the music will stop when interest rates rise

Friday's Top 10 with NZ Mint

10 May 13, 1:07pm, Bernard Hickey
 How China's growth could slow to 3%; Why is youth unemployment so high globally; 'It was a data regularity until it wasn't';  Clarke and Dawe on Joe Hockey's 'preventer'; Dilbert

Thursday's Top 10 with NZ Mint

09 May 13, 10:53am, Bernard Hickey
Why Europe's strategy requires exports to Mars; The heartbreaking detail behind China's one child policy; America's bee population slumps; How to kill Zombie banks; Dilbert

RBNZ says has intervened in NZ$

Updated 08 May 13, 1:29pm, Bernard Hickey
RBNZ Governor Wheeler lets slip in parliamentary committee meeting that RBNZ has intervened to 'take top off NZ$'; 1st time in 5 years; currency falls 60 bps; English downplays size of intervention

Wednesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint

08 May 13, 12:07pm, Bernard Hickey
'Markets are not stable, efficient or self-correcting'; The 'Great Gatsby' parties return; Krugman and Summers adopt MMT?; 7 myths about Keynesian economics; Dilbert

RBNZ forces banks to hold more capital

Updated 08 May 13, 9:10am, Bernard Hickey
RBNZ to force big 4 banks to hold more capital to back high LVR mortgages from Sept 30; says will result in average increase in capital for housing of 12%

Tuesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint

07 May 13, 10:08am, Bernard Hickey
France declares victory over Germany in austerity fight; Euro founder calls for currency breakup; The madness that is the 'Bernanke Put'; Jeremy Grantham's Hope for us all; Dilbert