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US consumer spending rises, house sales fall; post-Gross Pimco bleeds funds; Hong Kong on edge; UST 10yr 2.49%, NZD stabilises overnight; NZ$1 = US$0.777, TWI = 75.8
30th Sep 14, 7:36am
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US consumer spending rises, house sales fall; post-Gross Pimco bleeds funds; Hong Kong on edge; UST 10yr 2.49%, NZD stabilises overnight; NZ$1 = US$0.777, TWI = 75.8
NZ dollar and RBNZ watch; Police vs pro-democracy protesters in HK; Bill Gross leaves Pimco; Restrictions on UK banks' mortgage lending come into force
29th Sep 14, 8:44am
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NZ dollar and RBNZ watch; Police vs pro-democracy protesters in HK; Bill Gross leaves Pimco; Restrictions on UK banks' mortgage lending come into force
RBNZ's Wheeler sends NZ$ down; Mixed message from RBA's Stevens; US shares drop; China fradulent trade uncovered
26th Sep 14, 8:31am
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RBNZ's Wheeler sends NZ$ down; Mixed message from RBA's Stevens; US shares drop; China fradulent trade uncovered
Bernard's Top 10 at 10: Why the world faces endemic deflationary forces; How America's 'Dirty Politics' created 'Partyism'; China's balance sheet recession; John Oliver on Steven Joyce; Dilbert
25th Sep 14, 10:46am
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Bernard's Top 10 at 10: Why the world faces endemic deflationary forces; How America's 'Dirty Politics' created 'Partyism'; China's balance sheet recession; John Oliver on Steven Joyce; Dilbert
US new housing surge; Dudley worried; China consumer sentiment falls; RBA sees investors distorting housing markets; NZ$1 = US$0.807, TWI = 78.2
25th Sep 14, 7:27am
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US new housing surge; Dudley worried; China consumer sentiment falls; RBA sees investors distorting housing markets; NZ$1 = US$0.807, TWI = 78.2
US factories hum, China better, Eurozone struggling; US protects tax base; China acts on housing; commodity prices weaken; NZ$1 = US$0.806, TWI = 78.1
24th Sep 14, 7:31am
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US factories hum, China better, Eurozone struggling; US protects tax base; China acts on housing; commodity prices weaken; NZ$1 = US$0.806, TWI = 78.1
US housing in surprise fall; US stocks fall; UST 10yr yields down; oil falls further; silver at 4yr low, gold down; AU dollar slides; NZ$1 = US$0.811, TWI = 78.6
23rd Sep 14, 7:26am
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US housing in surprise fall; US stocks fall; UST 10yr yields down; oil falls further; silver at 4yr low, gold down; AU dollar slides; NZ$1 = US$0.811, TWI = 78.6
Growth concerns in the US, China and Europe; Australia grows ag jobs fast; UST 10yr 2.58%; oil and gold lower; NZ$1 = US$0.813, TWI = 78.6
22nd Sep 14, 7:16am
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Growth concerns in the US, China and Europe; Australia grows ag jobs fast; UST 10yr 2.58%; oil and gold lower; NZ$1 = US$0.813, TWI = 78.6
US households wealthier; US jobless claims in big drop; Irish economy grows fast; ECB plans falls flat; UST 10yr 2.63%; NZ$1 = US$0.814, TWI = 78.4
19th Sep 14, 7:22am
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US households wealthier; US jobless claims in big drop; Irish economy grows fast; ECB plans falls flat; UST 10yr 2.63%; NZ$1 = US$0.814, TWI = 78.4
Fed stays the course with unchanged signals; papers show US rates may rise 1% next year; focus shifts to UK and Scottish vote; UST 10yr 2.57%; NZ$1 = US$0.816, TWI = 78.3
18th Sep 14, 7:17am
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Fed stays the course with unchanged signals; papers show US rates may rise 1% next year; focus shifts to UK and Scottish vote; UST 10yr 2.57%; NZ$1 = US$0.816, TWI = 78.3
Export log prices in strong rebound in September on good China demand and cut-back shipments; NZ in good position for growing demand from India
17th Sep 14, 3:00pm
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Export log prices in strong rebound in September on good China demand and cut-back shipments; NZ in good position for growing demand from India
Bernard's Top 10 at 10: 'At some point this is going to snap'; Corporates stash the cash; The madness of share buy-backs; The flawed shareholder-driven model; Dilbert
17th Sep 14, 10:00am
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Bernard's Top 10 at 10: 'At some point this is going to snap'; Corporates stash the cash; The madness of share buy-backs; The flawed shareholder-driven model; Dilbert
Shadowy Chinese Communist party group investigating people and assets in NZ, the FT says
17th Sep 14, 8:19am
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Shadowy Chinese Communist party group investigating people and assets in NZ, the FT says
Dairy prices don't fall; China's latest QE; China FDI sinks; corruption enquiry targets NZ; UST 10yr 2.57%; NZ$1 = US$0.818, TWI = 78.5
17th Sep 14, 7:23am
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Dairy prices don't fall; China's latest QE; China FDI sinks; corruption enquiry targets NZ; UST 10yr 2.57%; NZ$1 = US$0.818, TWI = 78.5
China's move to a more transparent, rule-of-law business environment is driving the anti-corruption, anti-monopoly campaigns says Professor Ang. The process is not smooth but should yield better business opportunities
16th Sep 14, 8:55am
China's move to a more transparent, rule-of-law business environment is driving the anti-corruption, anti-monopoly campaigns says Professor Ang. The process is not smooth but should yield better business opportunities
Professor Ang looks at China’s campaign against anti-competitive behaviour and asks whether foreign firms are being targeted
9th Sep 14, 9:00am
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Professor Ang looks at China’s campaign against anti-competitive behaviour and asks whether foreign firms are being targeted
The motherhood penalty; Stevens hard to impress; US$2.5 tln not enough; Draghi creates a cash problem; household budgets; capital vs democracy; solar grunt; Dilbert & more
8th Sep 14, 10:30am
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The motherhood penalty; Stevens hard to impress; US$2.5 tln not enough; Draghi creates a cash problem; household budgets; capital vs democracy; solar grunt; Dilbert & more
Bernard's Top 10: NZ's new cash sniffing devices; Those amazing Dutch farmers; China's new securitisation boom; John Key talking about Mr Slater; Oily cartoons galore; Dilbert
4th Sep 14, 12:40pm
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Bernard's Top 10: NZ's new cash sniffing devices; Those amazing Dutch farmers; China's new securitisation boom; John Key talking about Mr Slater; Oily cartoons galore; Dilbert
Professor Ang shows how China's urbanisation process is creating an easier path for New Zealand companies to focus their marketing energies, avoiding being swallowed up in the mega-cities
2nd Sep 14, 9:34am
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Professor Ang shows how China's urbanisation process is creating an easier path for New Zealand companies to focus their marketing energies, avoiding being swallowed up in the mega-cities
A better carbon tax; cars as fat cells; Kiwi cows to China; spike in consumer credit demand; the world’s most lucrative shakedown operation; the less you know, the more you make; Dilbert & more
1st Sep 14, 11:02am
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A better carbon tax; cars as fat cells; Kiwi cows to China; spike in consumer credit demand; the world’s most lucrative shakedown operation; the less you know, the more you make; Dilbert & more
Fonterra to invest NZ$615 mln in buying 20% of Chinese infant formula group Beingmate and forming Australian j/v; Keeps milk payout forecast at NZ$6/kg
27th Aug 14, 1:20pm
Fonterra to invest NZ$615 mln in buying 20% of Chinese infant formula group Beingmate and forming Australian j/v; Keeps milk payout forecast at NZ$6/kg
Bernard's Top 10: China's concrete explosion; NZ's China risks; The problem with maximising shareholder value; Colin Craig and Kiss; The lucky and profligate country; Dilbert
27th Aug 14, 10:42am
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Bernard's Top 10: China's concrete explosion; NZ's China risks; The problem with maximising shareholder value; Colin Craig and Kiss; The lucky and profligate country; Dilbert
Janet Yellen opens door; new leverage trouble; by-passing bankers; inversions and deserters; the organic problem; on greed; Yogi Berra (again); Dilbert & more
25th Aug 14, 11:19am
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Janet Yellen opens door; new leverage trouble; by-passing bankers; inversions and deserters; the organic problem; on greed; Yogi Berra (again); Dilbert & more
Chinese/Australian venture launches United Forestry to become 'Fonterra of Forestry' so 14,000 smaller foresters can market NZ$30 bln 'wall of wood'
21st Aug 14, 8:04pm
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Chinese/Australian venture launches United Forestry to become 'Fonterra of Forestry' so 14,000 smaller foresters can market NZ$30 bln 'wall of wood'
Chinese buyers and corporate investors increasingly common on Canterbury farms
21st Aug 14, 10:26am
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Chinese buyers and corporate investors increasingly common on Canterbury farms