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"Analyst Owen McShane " Oooh an expert wrote it, so it MUST be TRUE.  If he's that good (...
mist42nz It's time to take the risks in China seriously
"Maybe our economy and the global economy will never get back to "normal". Bernard in the...
Wolly 'Next 5-10 years make or break for NZ'
Aye, that's the kind of thing I'm talking about.  I can see those things happening. But....
mist42nz Budget 2012 reactions
If 40story turbines are in a res zone. Then the problem is not with the generation company. It's with...
mist42nz 'Next 5-10 years make or break for NZ'
CHRISTCHURCH COUNCIL NEEDS BIG SORT OUT - FAST   The Press article "Council rules out need for sell...
Hugh Pavletich Friday's Top 10 with NZ Mint
Yes...unless it is rental income given how rental receipts are defined in the Act. As an aside this is why...
speckles 'Next 5-10 years make or break for NZ'
Well mist42nz, Glaxo didn't plan to stick 40 story turbines right over residential property and for those...
OMG 'Next 5-10 years make or break for NZ'
I only have the specifics for the ones setup by myself (as assistant) and the guy in charge (Chris, who did...
mist42nz 'Next 5-10 years make or break for NZ'
IRD say so. and the law backs them up. It's illegal to set up a company with a constant loss projection...
mist42nz 'Next 5-10 years make or break for NZ'
And that is precisely the reason we need Gareth and co, or anyone else in the media industry to speak up,...
ctnz What covered bonds mean for ma and pa

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Bernard Hickey

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StoryFriday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: America's US$7 trln growth gap; NZ's Companies Office system used yet again to commit fraud; A bond exodus from Southern Europe; Adult nappy sales surpass kids' nappy sales in Japan; Clarke and Dawe; Dilbert Bernard Hickey442 hours 24 min ago
StoryBudget 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 Bernard Hickey131 day 8 hours ago
StoryThursday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Bond investors flee Southern Europe to invest in 0% interest German bunds; Germany as vays of making Greece stay in zee euro; Chinese coal imports collapse; Dilbert Bernard Hickey381 day 19 hours ago
StoryEnglish acknowledges economic downside scenario would force NZ government to borrow more for longer and let surplus target slip "a bit" Bernard Hickey51 day 22 hours ago
StoryHome loan affordability improves in April, and the competitive mortgage market improves the outlook the latest Roost report shows Bernard Hickey62 days 12 hours ago
StoryBNZ cuts most fixed mortgage rates as price war heats up, powered by falling wholesale rates and high profit margins Bernard Hickey482 days 19 hours ago
StoryFonterra cuts 2011/12 payout forecast 30 cents to NZ$6.45-6.55 per kg milksolids; announces 2012/13 initial forecast of NZ$5.95-6.05 Alex Tarrant302 days 19 hours ago
PageNZ trading bank leverage David Chaston32 days 21 hours ago
Story90 seconds at 9 am: US stocks and NZ$ slide as former Greek PM reveals 'Grexit' preparations and bailouts for Greek banks suffering bank runs; Facebook hits US$31 Bernard Hickey433 days 15 hours ago
StoryTuesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Why rocket scientists are now algo traders; Is Facebook 2012's Lastminute.com?; European bank stress; Capitalism on trial; Dilbert Bernard Hickey133 days 16 hours ago
StoryMonthly Emerging Asia Report: Peter Redward looks at China's hardening economic slowdown and explains why a 2008-style miracle rebound is unlikely this time around Bernard Hickey103 days 17 hours ago
StoryBernard Hickey says you should use the 'savings' from lower mortgage interest rates to repay your loan faster. Your view? Bernard Hickey174 days 16 hours ago
Story90 seconds at 9 am: US stocks up and NZ$ back over 76 USc on talk of Chinese economic stimulus and hope Europe can save Greece Bernard Hickey84 days 18 hours ago
StoryMonday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Stockpiles mount in slowing Chinese economy; China's Red Nobility of wealthy 'Princelings'; The amazing Bill Yan; CEOs trust communists most; Dilbert Bernard Hickey184 days 21 hours ago
StoryRoost Mortgage Brokers Home Loan Affordability report shows slight improvement in February; 1st home buyers dipping into KiwiSaver Bernard Hickey105 days 1 hour ago
StoryBusinessDesk: Dairy product prices drop to new 3-year low in Fonterra’s GDT auction BusinessDesk1595 days 10 hours ago
StoryHiFX's Dan Bell reviews the NZ$ slide to six month lows in line with fear about a gathering European crisis and slowing US and Chinese growth Bernard Hickey15 days 13 hours ago
Story90 seconds at 9 am: No sign of end to Euro crisis as no breakthrough at G8 summit and Merkel unmoved; Facebook's IPO faceplant; China to ease?; NZ$ under 76 USc Bernard Hickey205 days 17 hours ago
StoryFriday's Top 10 with NZ Mint:Markets expecting 'large scale intervention' to ward off 'Grexit' meltdown; 'Apocalypse fairly soon'; A 'Grexit would doom the euro'; Blue Men drum Donna Summer's 'I feel love'; Clarke and Dawe; Dilbert Bernard Hickey1195 days 23 hours ago
StoryBernard Hickey says to mortgage borrowers: Don't pay the asking rate. Go straight to your banker and demand a lower rate Bernard Hickey256 days 22 hours ago
StoryOpinion: Bernard Hickey looks at whether to fix your mortgage or go floating and what the experts are saying Bernard Hickey551 week 8 hours ago
StoryQV reports house values up 0.4% in last 3 months and 3.1% up from a year ago. Your view? Bernard Hickey691 week 12 hours ago
Story90 seconds at 9 am: Wholesale flight to safety on global markets underway on fears about 'Grexit' and slowing US economy; Gold up AND US Treasury yields down; Spanish banks downgraded as depositors flee Bernard Hickey421 week 12 hours ago
StoryThursday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: NZ judged too easy on money launderers by EU; China's housing market in full reverse; Chinese state bank lending collapsed in April; 'Grexit' seen as 'unthinkable, apocalyptic, Armadeddon-like'; Dilbert Bernard Hickey781 week 16 hours ago
Multiple-choice pollShould you fix your mortgage now or stay floating? Bernard Hickey01 week 1 day ago