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90 seconds at 9 am: Dairy crisis; US jobs growth disappoints; China still tightening; Aussie debt ceiling woes; NZ$1 = US$0.770 TWI = 73.1
5th Aug 13, 8:34am
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90 seconds at 9 am: Dairy crisis; US jobs growth disappoints; China still tightening; Aussie debt ceiling woes; NZ$1 = US$0.770 TWI = 73.1
China and Russia block imports of Fonterra milk powder after weekend disclosure of botulism-causing bacteria in some batches of whey
5th Aug 13, 7:17am
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China and Russia block imports of Fonterra milk powder after weekend disclosure of botulism-causing bacteria in some batches of whey
Friday's Top 10: Why NZ should adopt Australia's new deposit insurance levy; The 'revenge of the mistresses'; Larry Summers' failed campaign; Clarke and Dawe on what Glenn Stevens does; Dilbert
2nd Aug 13, 10:58am
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Friday's Top 10: Why NZ should adopt Australia's new deposit insurance levy; The 'revenge of the mistresses'; Larry Summers' failed campaign; Clarke and Dawe on what Glenn Stevens does; Dilbert
90 seconds at 9 am: PMI surveys strong in EU, US and China; Dow at record high; Gold down, oil up; new AU bank deposit tax; NZ$1 = US$0.789 TWI = 75.0
2nd Aug 13, 8:38am
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90 seconds at 9 am: PMI surveys strong in EU, US and China; Dow at record high; Gold down, oil up; new AU bank deposit tax; NZ$1 = US$0.789 TWI = 75.0
Thursday's Top 10: NZ's own debt-fueled rebound; Anatole Kaletsky and the global return to debt-fueled consumption; China's contracting workforce; Dunkin 'Cronut'; Dilbert and 'Weasleable doubt'
1st Aug 13, 11:56am
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Thursday's Top 10: NZ's own debt-fueled rebound; Anatole Kaletsky and the global return to debt-fueled consumption; China's contracting workforce; Dunkin 'Cronut'; Dilbert and 'Weasleable doubt'
90 seconds at 9 am: Fed holds its fire; Don Kohn a Fed chairman candidate; US GDP rose 1.7% in Q2; McEwan wins RBS role; NZ$1 = US$0.796 TWI = 75.4
1st Aug 13, 8:45am
90 seconds at 9 am: Fed holds its fire; Don Kohn a Fed chairman candidate; US GDP rose 1.7% in Q2; McEwan wins RBS role; NZ$1 = US$0.796 TWI = 75.4
Wednesday's Top 10: China's 'advantage of backwardness'; The US$14 trln cost of the GFC; Mt Eden manager Serco in deep UK doodoo; 'The naked officials are coming'; Dilbert
31st Jul 13, 12:55pm
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Wednesday's Top 10: China's 'advantage of backwardness'; The US$14 trln cost of the GFC; Mt Eden manager Serco in deep UK doodoo; 'The naked officials are coming'; Dilbert
90 seconds at 9 am: RBA growth worries trump inflation; fertiliser cartel collapses; China injects more cash; JPMorgan gets huge fine; NZ$1 = US$0.798 TWI = 75.4
31st Jul 13, 8:44am
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90 seconds at 9 am: RBA growth worries trump inflation; fertiliser cartel collapses; China injects more cash; JPMorgan gets huge fine; NZ$1 = US$0.798 TWI = 75.4
Tuesday's Top 10: Could Fletcher become a mega-builder of affordable homes?; Jason Box and the Dark Snow project; What a 3% Chinese growth rate would look like; MOOC madness; Dilbert
30th Jul 13, 12:12pm
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Tuesday's Top 10: Could Fletcher become a mega-builder of affordable homes?; Jason Box and the Dark Snow project; What a 3% Chinese growth rate would look like; MOOC madness; Dilbert
90 seconds at 9 am: PwC and Deloitte face major claims; Greece on drip-feed; China's regions under-perform; dairy payout review; NZ$1 = US$0.802 TWI = 75.5
30th Jul 13, 8:44am
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90 seconds at 9 am: PwC and Deloitte face major claims; Greece on drip-feed; China's regions under-perform; dairy payout review; NZ$1 = US$0.802 TWI = 75.5
Roger J Kerr wonders why Chinese buying houses causes a political reaction, unlike Swedes buying dairy land
29th Jul 13, 12:30pm
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Roger J Kerr wonders why Chinese buying houses causes a political reaction, unlike Swedes buying dairy land
90 seconds at 9 am: Labour Party wants foreign buyers banned; China to review public debt; Kiwi tipped to head RBS; NZ$1 = US$0.808 TWI = 76.0
29th Jul 13, 8:47am
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90 seconds at 9 am: Labour Party wants foreign buyers banned; China to review public debt; Kiwi tipped to head RBS; NZ$1 = US$0.808 TWI = 76.0
Why regional towns and cities are hit much harder by ageing and what it means for councils, ratepayers and house prices
28th Jul 13, 9:05am
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Why regional towns and cities are hit much harder by ageing and what it means for councils, ratepayers and house prices
Friday's Top 10 at 12: Why US profits and investment have diverged; Electric bikes and peak oil; Larry Summers and money printing; John Oliver and the Wiener; Clarke and Dawe and Kevin the bully; Dilbert
26th Jul 13, 12:14pm
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Friday's Top 10 at 12: Why US profits and investment have diverged; Electric bikes and peak oil; Larry Summers and money printing; John Oliver and the Wiener; Clarke and Dawe and Kevin the bully; Dilbert
90 seconds at 9 am: Dow unchanged; US factory orders rise as do jobless claims; UK growing again; Australia facing big deficit; NZ$1 = US$0.806 TWI = 76.1
26th Jul 13, 8:43am
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90 seconds at 9 am: Dow unchanged; US factory orders rise as do jobless claims; UK growing again; Australia facing big deficit; NZ$1 = US$0.806 TWI = 76.1
Thursday's Top 10:Why Inflation is as dead as a Dodo; China bans new official buildings; Rage against the machines; Capitalism, Marx and the B-Corp; How 'Middle out' economics can dethrone 'trickle down' economics; Dilbert
25th Jul 13, 1:39pm
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Thursday's Top 10:Why Inflation is as dead as a Dodo; China bans new official buildings; Rage against the machines; Capitalism, Marx and the B-Corp; How 'Middle out' economics can dethrone 'trickle down' economics; Dilbert
Bernard Hickey looks at what the Reserve Bank's OCR decision and statement might mean for interest rates and house prices
25th Jul 13, 10:53am
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Bernard Hickey looks at what the Reserve Bank's OCR decision and statement might mean for interest rates and house prices
90 seconds at 9 am: Factory growth in US and EU; US new home sales strong; Caterpillar disappoints; RBNZ announcement soon; NZ$1 = US$0.793 TWI = 75.1
25th Jul 13, 8:20am
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90 seconds at 9 am: Factory growth in US and EU; US new home sales strong; Caterpillar disappoints; RBNZ announcement soon; NZ$1 = US$0.793 TWI = 75.1
Treasury Secretary says financial crisis teaches NZ to be wary of asset bubbles; says NZ household debt is too high
24th Jul 13, 3:43pm
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Treasury Secretary says financial crisis teaches NZ to be wary of asset bubbles; says NZ household debt is too high
Wednesday's Top 10 at 10: UK to encourage 95% mortgages (seriously);A 'Wage-mark' for good employers?; Goldman's aluminium shuffling lark; A real European money printing plan; Dilbert's mining for bertcoins
24th Jul 13, 10:29am
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Wednesday's Top 10 at 10: UK to encourage 95% mortgages (seriously);A 'Wage-mark' for good employers?; Goldman's aluminium shuffling lark; A real European money printing plan; Dilbert's mining for bertcoins
90 seconds at 9 am: China targets waste, says 7% lowest growth it will tolerate; Dow and gold higher; NZ$1 = US$0.800, TWI = 75.4
24th Jul 13, 8:44am
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90 seconds at 9 am: China targets waste, says 7% lowest growth it will tolerate; Dow and gold higher; NZ$1 = US$0.800, TWI = 75.4
Key says RBNZ's high LVR speed limit needed to slow future rise in interest rates and take 'steam' out of unsustainable Auckland house prices
23rd Jul 13, 9:28am
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Key says RBNZ's high LVR speed limit needed to slow future rise in interest rates and take 'steam' out of unsustainable Auckland house prices
90 seconds at 9 am: US home sales volumes fall; foreign capital flows out of China; Hong Kong struggles with macroprudential tools; NZ$1 = US$0.796, TWI = 75.1
23rd Jul 13, 8:44am
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90 seconds at 9 am: US home sales volumes fall; foreign capital flows out of China; Hong Kong struggles with macroprudential tools; NZ$1 = US$0.796, TWI = 75.1
Monday's Top 10: Fed looks at new banker restrictions; wealth taxes; more big fines; eco-conservatives anti-science?; money easy to hide; Dilbert, and more
22nd Jul 13, 1:06pm
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Monday's Top 10: Fed looks at new banker restrictions; wealth taxes; more big fines; eco-conservatives anti-science?; money easy to hide; Dilbert, and more
Roger J Kerr says the longer Wheeler leaves raising the OCR, the more difficult the adjustment becomes
22nd Jul 13, 10:16am
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Roger J Kerr says the longer Wheeler leaves raising the OCR, the more difficult the adjustment becomes