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Credit rating downgrades take centre stage in Parliament's last week as Opposition parties lay blame with govt, National blames Labour
4th Oct 11, 6:52pm
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Credit rating downgrades take centre stage in Parliament's last week as Opposition parties lay blame with govt, National blames Labour
Finance Minister English says US Fed chairman Ben Bernanke asked if he wanted to swap jobs; If they did, English would have to take a pay cut
4th Oct 11, 4:49pm
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Finance Minister English says US Fed chairman Ben Bernanke asked if he wanted to swap jobs; If they did, English would have to take a pay cut
Key watching Aussie bank credit ratings as NZ govt downgrade showed how worried ratings agencies were about wholesale money markets
4th Oct 11, 12:49pm
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Key watching Aussie bank credit ratings as NZ govt downgrade showed how worried ratings agencies were about wholesale money markets
Soft compulsion for KiwiSaver would cost govt NZ$300 mln upfront, as only a third of those made to join would stay, Key says
4th Oct 11, 11:38am
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Soft compulsion for KiwiSaver would cost govt NZ$300 mln upfront, as only a third of those made to join would stay, Key says
English says PM's 2009 comment that a credit rating downgrade would push rates up 1-2% was right at the time, but it's different now
3rd Oct 11, 9:19am
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English says PM's 2009 comment that a credit rating downgrade would push rates up 1-2% was right at the time, but it's different now
Opinion: Bernard Hickey says the government can't just brush off the Double-Downgrade of NZ's sovereign credit rating as an accidental or irrelevant mistake
30th Sep 11, 10:56pm
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Opinion: Bernard Hickey says the government can't just brush off the Double-Downgrade of NZ's sovereign credit rating as an accidental or irrelevant mistake
Finance Minister Bill English says S&P and Fitch downgrades of NZ "reflect global concerns about foreign debt"
30th Sep 11, 3:11pm
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Finance Minister Bill English says S&P and Fitch downgrades of NZ "reflect global concerns about foreign debt"
Finance Minister Bill English touts Reserve Bank's 'living wills' policy to ratings agencies, says OBR will be properly ready middle of 2012
29th Sep 11, 4:08pm
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Finance Minister Bill English touts Reserve Bank's 'living wills' policy to ratings agencies, says OBR will be properly ready middle of 2012
English returns from "ugly" New York meetings with confidence US Fed can't devalue its currency with further QE and China will let Renminbi rise
28th Sep 11, 10:35am
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English returns from "ugly" New York meetings with confidence US Fed can't devalue its currency with further QE and China will let Renminbi rise
Key says falling exchange rate generally good for exporters, but not a one-way story as NZ$ closely linked with commodity prices, which may be easing
27th Sep 11, 7:49am
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Key says falling exchange rate generally good for exporters, but not a one-way story as NZ$ closely linked with commodity prices, which may be easing
English tells Key mood among global economic policy makers "very dark," but PM still expects 2014/15 return to govt surplus
26th Sep 11, 5:14pm
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English tells Key mood among global economic policy makers "very dark," but PM still expects 2014/15 return to govt surplus
Labour's Goff says 12 month Christchurch insurance impasse would be too long; Labour govt would step in as insurer of last resort sooner than that
26th Sep 11, 2:03pm
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Labour's Goff says 12 month Christchurch insurance impasse would be too long; Labour govt would step in as insurer of last resort sooner than that
PM Key says NZ govt will stay on track for 2014/15 surplus given Asian economies stay de-coupled from global turmoil; Lower NZ$ to help
26th Sep 11, 7:45am
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PM Key says NZ govt will stay on track for 2014/15 surplus given Asian economies stay de-coupled from global turmoil; Lower NZ$ to help
ACT Parliamentary leader John Boscawen announces he is not standing at November 26 election; ACT leader Don Brash loses number two
24th Sep 11, 5:18pm
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ACT Parliamentary leader John Boscawen announces he is not standing at November 26 election; ACT leader Don Brash loses number two
Alex's politico-economic blogroll: Why Cunliffe won't be the next Finance Minister (and Brash will); Nolan rips Greens' jobs policy to shreds, and what others think; NZ economically free; Cartoons
23rd Sep 11, 10:21am
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Alex's politico-economic blogroll: Why Cunliffe won't be the next Finance Minister (and Brash will); Nolan rips Greens' jobs policy to shreds, and what others think; NZ economically free; Cartoons
Opinion: John Key's contention that he has too much on his plate to look at the retirement age makes him the Minister for Short-Term Thinking
20th Sep 11, 3:16pm
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Opinion: John Key's contention that he has too much on his plate to look at the retirement age makes him the Minister for Short-Term Thinking
AMI says cost of Canterbury earthquake claims to be about NZ$531 mln; Also taking an extra NZ$229 mln contingency; Annual loss NZ$705 mln
20th Sep 11, 10:23am
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AMI says cost of Canterbury earthquake claims to be about NZ$531 mln; Also taking an extra NZ$229 mln contingency; Annual loss NZ$705 mln
Key confident on private solution to Chch insurance impasse; Won't rule out concerns of 6 mth wait. Your experience?
20th Sep 11, 9:06am
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Key confident on private solution to Chch insurance impasse; Won't rule out concerns of 6 mth wait. Your experience?
AMI financial statements to be released Tuesday morning to show plenty of cash to meet current claims, update on future and recapitalisation
19th Sep 11, 5:59pm
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AMI financial statements to be released Tuesday morning to show plenty of cash to meet current claims, update on future and recapitalisation
Growth in year to March 2013 won't be as good as previously thought due to higher NZ$ and weak exports, NZIER consensus forecasts show
19th Sep 11, 12:04pm
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Growth in year to March 2013 won't be as good as previously thought due to higher NZ$ and weak exports, NZIER consensus forecasts show
Labour says it would intervene in insurance market to get reconstruction moving in Christchurch as last resort, although subject to fiscal risks
19th Sep 11, 11:21am
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Labour says it would intervene in insurance market to get reconstruction moving in Christchurch as last resort, although subject to fiscal risks
PM Key says insurers will return to Christchurch "more rapidly than you think" as Earthquake Minister Brownlee returns from reinsurance conference
19th Sep 11, 9:30am
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PM Key says insurers will return to Christchurch "more rapidly than you think" as Earthquake Minister Brownlee returns from reinsurance conference
PM Key says raising the retirement age not straightforward, as 65 a legitimate age for manual workers, while desk workers could go further
19th Sep 11, 7:55am
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PM Key says raising the retirement age not straightforward, as 65 a legitimate age for manual workers, while desk workers could go further
Alex's politico-economic blogroll: Will the rebuild really create that much pressure? It's not the RBNZ's fault; Apathetic youth (non) voters; Peter Cook on job creation; Cartoons
16th Sep 11, 2:06pm
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Alex's politico-economic blogroll: Will the rebuild really create that much pressure? It's not the RBNZ's fault; Apathetic youth (non) voters; Peter Cook on job creation; Cartoons
Govt looks set to slow down introduction of Emissions Trading Scheme following report to Environment Minister Nick Smith
15th Sep 11, 12:58pm
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Govt looks set to slow down introduction of Emissions Trading Scheme following report to Environment Minister Nick Smith