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GDP up 0.9% in Sept qtr and up 2.3% from year ago as services, cow culling surge; Real Gross National Disposable Income per capita down 0.4% for year after 1.8% rise in population and weaker terms of trade
17th Dec 15, 10:52am
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GDP up 0.9% in Sept qtr and up 2.3% from year ago as services, cow culling surge; Real Gross National Disposable Income per capita down 0.4% for year after 1.8% rise in population and weaker terms of trade
Bernard's Top 10: How QE doesn't work; 100% tax on British landlords; China's 'faked' economic growth; Finland's Universal Basic Income experiment; Switzerland's debate over who creates money; Clarke and Dawe interview Copernicus
16th Dec 15, 12:20pm
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Bernard's Top 10: How QE doesn't work; 100% tax on British landlords; China's 'faked' economic growth; Finland's Universal Basic Income experiment; Switzerland's debate over who creates money; Clarke and Dawe interview Copernicus
Budget forecast to dip back into deficit in 2015/16; Govt increases capital spending by NZ$1 bln; English drops hard surplus target & more
15th Dec 15, 1:07pm
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Budget forecast to dip back into deficit in 2015/16; Govt increases capital spending by NZ$1 bln; English drops hard surplus target & more
Bernard Hickey looks at whether to fix or float and how long to fix after the Reserve Bank says it has stopped cutting interest rates
14th Dec 15, 12:04pm
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Bernard Hickey looks at whether to fix or float and how long to fix after the Reserve Bank says it has stopped cutting interest rates
RBNZ Governor suggests Government could help boost productive capacity of economy, lift economic activity and inflation pressures by spending more on infrastructure in Auckland
10th Dec 15, 12:59pm
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RBNZ Governor suggests Government could help boost productive capacity of economy, lift economic activity and inflation pressures by spending more on infrastructure in Auckland
RBNZ cuts to 2.5% as most expected; leaves interest rate track forecast unchanged; lowers inflation track forecast; cites clause in targets agreement on financial stability in arguing why it won't cut again
10th Dec 15, 9:08am
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RBNZ cuts to 2.5% as most expected; leaves interest rate track forecast unchanged; lowers inflation track forecast; cites clause in targets agreement on financial stability in arguing why it won't cut again
Bernard's Top 10: The rise and rise of the robots; Will jobs be created faster than they're destroyed?; Is this time different?; 'Bibbity bobbity bots to care for the elderly; Clarke and Dawe
9th Dec 15, 10:33am
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Bernard's Top 10: The rise and rise of the robots; Will jobs be created faster than they're destroyed?; Is this time different?; 'Bibbity bobbity bots to care for the elderly; Clarke and Dawe
PM unveils 'surgical' cabinet reshuffle with Judith Collins back in and Tim Groser off to the US
7th Dec 15, 10:04am
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PM unveils 'surgical' cabinet reshuffle with Judith Collins back in and Tim Groser off to the US
English sees little advantage in changing Reserve Bank's Policy Targets Agreement from pure inflation targeting to targeting nominal GDP, as proposed in NZIER paper
3rd Dec 15, 6:34pm
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English sees little advantage in changing Reserve Bank's Policy Targets Agreement from pure inflation targeting to targeting nominal GDP, as proposed in NZIER paper
CEO Ben Russell leaves Rabobank NZ for 'various personal and professional reasons,' takes up new role as head of rural banking at Heartland
2nd Dec 15, 5:02pm
CEO Ben Russell leaves Rabobank NZ for 'various personal and professional reasons,' takes up new role as head of rural banking at Heartland
Smith finally tables RMA reform after doing deal with Maori Party; National fails to get section 6 & 7 reform to focus on economic development
26th Nov 15, 12:54pm
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Smith finally tables RMA reform after doing deal with Maori Party; National fails to get section 6 & 7 reform to focus on economic development
English says Environment Commissioner's report on rising sea levels "speculative"; rejects call for study of fiscal costs; Govt non-committal on need for National Policy Statement; Smith criticised over coastal housing areas
20th Nov 15, 11:34am
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English says Environment Commissioner's report on rising sea levels "speculative"; rejects call for study of fiscal costs; Govt non-committal on need for National Policy Statement; Smith criticised over coastal housing areas
Bernard's Top 10: Ready for another taper tantrum?; Why steel prices are slumping; The strange decline of global trade; Will wages and jobs recover as the robots take over?; Techno-delfation may keep rates low; Clarke and Dawe
19th Nov 15, 9:41am
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Bernard's Top 10: Ready for another taper tantrum?; Why steel prices are slumping; The strange decline of global trade; Will wages and jobs recover as the robots take over?; Techno-delfation may keep rates low; Clarke and Dawe
Rising sentiment from both consumers & business signals a strengthening phase in 2016, says ANZ. Other sectors brush off dairy weakness
12th Nov 15, 1:35pm
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Rising sentiment from both consumers & business signals a strengthening phase in 2016, says ANZ. Other sectors brush off dairy weakness
Bernard's Top 10: How climate change could reduce NZ GDP by 9% and Australian GDP by 53%; The problem with polls, politics and democracy; Mexico's sugar tax lobbying miracle; China's swiping consumers; Clarke and Dawe
12th Nov 15, 12:04pm
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Bernard's Top 10: How climate change could reduce NZ GDP by 9% and Australian GDP by 53%; The problem with polls, politics and democracy; Mexico's sugar tax lobbying miracle; China's swiping consumers; Clarke and Dawe
Reserve Bank Governor says won't be hiking OCR to 'lean against' over-valued Auckland housing market; says house building not keeping up with migration
11th Nov 15, 3:25pm
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Reserve Bank Governor says won't be hiking OCR to 'lean against' over-valued Auckland housing market; says house building not keeping up with migration
RBNZ warns of growing risk of sharp correction in Auckland house prices; says now watching Hamilton, Tauranga too; says dairy debt manageable, but wants banks to do dairy stress tests; RBNZ collecting loan to income multiple data
11th Nov 15, 9:06am
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RBNZ warns of growing risk of sharp correction in Auckland house prices; says now watching Hamilton, Tauranga too; says dairy debt manageable, but wants banks to do dairy stress tests; RBNZ collecting loan to income multiple data
PM defends decision to block sale of Lochinver to Shanghai Pengxin; says decision not political; ministers made independent decisions; says public debate over foreign land sales not hurting National in polls
9th Nov 15, 3:58pm
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PM defends decision to block sale of Lochinver to Shanghai Pengxin; says decision not political; ministers made independent decisions; says public debate over foreign land sales not hurting National in polls
Labour says won't introduce Capital Gains Tax in first term; shelves NZ Power plan; Twyford eyes easier rules for medium density housing; targeted rates linked to Council bonds for infractructure
8th Nov 15, 11:56am
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Labour says won't introduce Capital Gains Tax in first term; shelves NZ Power plan; Twyford eyes easier rules for medium density housing; targeted rates linked to Council bonds for infractructure
Bernard's Top 10: How China uses 'soft' power in NZ; The real meaning of China's new 2 child policy; The case for Bernie Sanders; The birth of neuropolitics; Why middle-aged white Americans are dying much faster; Clarke and Dawe
4th Nov 15, 1:13pm
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Bernard's Top 10: How China uses 'soft' power in NZ; The real meaning of China's new 2 child policy; The case for Bernie Sanders; The birth of neuropolitics; Why middle-aged white Americans are dying much faster; Clarke and Dawe
Statistics NZ reports jobs fell 0.4% in Sept qtr and unemployment rate rose to 6.0% from 5.9% as participation rate also fell; jobs growth weaker than expected
4th Nov 15, 10:53am
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Statistics NZ reports jobs fell 0.4% in Sept qtr and unemployment rate rose to 6.0% from 5.9% as participation rate also fell; jobs growth weaker than expected
PM says Govt doing everything it can on Auckland prices as average value hits $918,153; says buyers can find houses under $400,000 on TradeMe; says Auckland lot like Vancouver and Sydney
3rd Nov 15, 5:03pm
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PM says Govt doing everything it can on Auckland prices as average value hits $918,153; says buyers can find houses under $400,000 on TradeMe; says Auckland lot like Vancouver and Sydney
Siah Hwee Ang says food and food services markets in China are expanding, but keep a look out for changes
3rd Nov 15, 5:05am
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Siah Hwee Ang says food and food services markets in China are expanding, but keep a look out for changes
English launches 'blue skies' Productivity Commission review into Resource Management, Local Government and Land Transport Management Acts to transform urban planning and tackle housing affordability
2nd Nov 15, 3:51pm
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English launches 'blue skies' Productivity Commission review into Resource Management, Local Government and Land Transport Management Acts to transform urban planning and tackle housing affordability
Agriculture debt and housing debt rise at fastest annual pace in 6 and 7 years, respectively
30th Oct 15, 4:19pm
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Agriculture debt and housing debt rise at fastest annual pace in 6 and 7 years, respectively