Rural News
RBNZ holds OCR at 2.75%; says "further reduction seems likely"; warns may need even lower rates if NZ$ rebounds further
29th Oct 15, 9:04am
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RBNZ holds OCR at 2.75%; says "further reduction seems likely"; warns may need even lower rates if NZ$ rebounds further
Bernard's Top 10; How Greenland is melting; NZ among the OECD's worst on environment; The global savings glut and (real) investment drought; Why NZ monetary policy is actually tightening; Clarke and Dawe
28th Oct 15, 2:28pm
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Bernard's Top 10; How Greenland is melting; NZ among the OECD's worst on environment; The global savings glut and (real) investment drought; Why NZ monetary policy is actually tightening; Clarke and Dawe
BNZ annual net profit after tax rises 22% to record high north of $1 billion
Finance Minister says Govt will come under pressure to provide more big Working For Family subsidies if housing become more unaffordable and if interest rates rise
23rd Oct 15, 9:19pm
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Finance Minister says Govt will come under pressure to provide more big Working For Family subsidies if housing become more unaffordable and if interest rates rise
Bernard's Top 10: Inside the mind of Kweku Adoboli; Why robots aren't the reason middle incomes are stagnating; 2015 the hottest year -- again; Clarke and Dawe
23rd Oct 15, 3:57pm
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Bernard's Top 10: Inside the mind of Kweku Adoboli; Why robots aren't the reason middle incomes are stagnating; 2015 the hottest year -- again; Clarke and Dawe
Infometrics sees looming large construction projects shielding the economy from drought and weaker global demand for our commodities
20th Oct 15, 11:20am
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Infometrics sees looming large construction projects shielding the economy from drought and weaker global demand for our commodities
Statistics NZ reports CPI inflation of 0.3% in Sept qtr as higher housing related costs more than offset lower ACC levies; Annual inflation 0.4%; Economists had expected 0.2% for qtr and 0.3 for year
16th Oct 15, 11:04am
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Statistics NZ reports CPI inflation of 0.3% in Sept qtr as higher housing related costs more than offset lower ACC levies; Annual inflation 0.4%; Economists had expected 0.2% for qtr and 0.3 for year
Bernard's Top 10: ; Australia's big money laundering through real estate problem; Inside America's plutocracy; All-cash buyers in America triple in a decade; Why rates are falling; Clarke and Dawe
15th Oct 15, 11:48am
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Bernard's Top 10: ; Australia's big money laundering through real estate problem; Inside America's plutocracy; All-cash buyers in America triple in a decade; Why rates are falling; Clarke and Dawe
Bernard's Top 10: Here comes the deflation from Emerging Asia; Why money printing could make deflation worse; Why abolishing cash could solve the 0% problem; Maine's amazing lobster boom; A glorious disco mashup; Clarke and Dawe
7th Oct 15, 1:31pm
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Bernard's Top 10: Here comes the deflation from Emerging Asia; Why money printing could make deflation worse; Why abolishing cash could solve the 0% problem; Maine's amazing lobster boom; A glorious disco mashup; Clarke and Dawe
MFAT says TPP effectively prevents future ban on foreign buying of property; TPP rules also apply to non-TPP countries such as China; TPP also doubles threshold for Overseas Investment Act rules; Labour worried
7th Oct 15, 11:03am
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MFAT says TPP effectively prevents future ban on foreign buying of property; TPP rules also apply to non-TPP countries such as China; TPP also doubles threshold for Overseas Investment Act rules; Labour worried
NZIER's John Ballingall says it is the long term impacts from the TPP that will matter more than the short-term gains
6th Oct 15, 6:51pm
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NZIER's John Ballingall says it is the long term impacts from the TPP that will matter more than the short-term gains
Bernard Hickey looks at whether to fix or float and how long to fix when the Reserve Bank is cutting interest rates and targeting Auckland property investors
6th Oct 15, 5:04pm
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Bernard Hickey looks at whether to fix or float and how long to fix when the Reserve Bank is cutting interest rates and targeting Auckland property investors
Bernard's Top 10: Will ageing populations rekindle wage inflation and solve inequality?; China's massive money supply growth and the potential for capital flight to global property; Clarke and Dawe
30th Sep 15, 12:29pm
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Bernard's Top 10: Will ageing populations rekindle wage inflation and solve inequality?; China's massive money supply growth and the potential for capital flight to global property; Clarke and Dawe
Property Institute CEO says English's Auckland housing crash warning 'unhelpful' and equivalent to 'reading chicken entrails'; says Auckland nothing like US market; Auckland prices go up, but don't slump, he says
30th Sep 15, 9:59am
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Property Institute CEO says English's Auckland housing crash warning 'unhelpful' and equivalent to 'reading chicken entrails'; says Auckland nothing like US market; Auckland prices go up, but don't slump, he says
Accountants and tax experts warn investors forced to sell early will be 'collateral' damage in new two year 'bright line' test aimed at speculators; Parents buying homes for kids via trusts will get caught too
23rd Sep 15, 7:01pm
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Accountants and tax experts warn investors forced to sell early will be 'collateral' damage in new two year 'bright line' test aimed at speculators; Parents buying homes for kids via trusts will get caught too
Bernard's Top 10: China fires up its real estate bubble machine again; Have Sydney and Auckland's housing markets peaked?; Who makes the most from a can of infant formula? Clarke and Dawe; John Oliver
23rd Sep 15, 12:55pm
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Bernard's Top 10: China fires up its real estate bubble machine again; Have Sydney and Auckland's housing markets peaked?; Who makes the most from a can of infant formula? Clarke and Dawe; John Oliver
NZIER's Kirdan Lees & Geoff Parr say the impact of the expected El Niño may differ from the past due to changed farming practices
22nd Sep 15, 1:56pm
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NZIER's Kirdan Lees & Geoff Parr say the impact of the expected El Niño may differ from the past due to changed farming practices
Smith looking at extending exemptions for registered builders to self-certify some types of building work; also looking at new building guarantee scheme to deal with liability on self-certified work
22nd Sep 15, 1:48pm
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Smith looking at extending exemptions for registered builders to self-certify some types of building work; also looking at new building guarantee scheme to deal with liability on self-certified work
PM says record high net migration a "vote of confidence" in NZ; says housing issues "can take care of themselves"; effect on unemployment and wages "debateable."
21st Sep 15, 7:28pm
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PM says record high net migration a "vote of confidence" in NZ; says housing issues "can take care of themselves"; effect on unemployment and wages "debateable."
S&P warns global inequality is set to increase as more climate change-induced natural disasters will see poorer countries, with less insurance cover, become more vulnerable to credit rating downgrades
21st Sep 15, 5:00am
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S&P warns global inequality is set to increase as more climate change-induced natural disasters will see poorer countries, with less insurance cover, become more vulnerable to credit rating downgrades
Statistics NZ reports GDP rose 0.4% in June qtr from March qtr; less than consensus and RBNZ forecast for 0.6% growth; weak exports drag; transport and warehousing also softest since 2009
17th Sep 15, 11:11am
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Statistics NZ reports GDP rose 0.4% in June qtr from March qtr; less than consensus and RBNZ forecast for 0.6% growth; weak exports drag; transport and warehousing also softest since 2009
Bernard's Top 10: The real sharing economy is dead; How Tony Abbott imploded; What a Fed rate hike would mean; Keating vs Hewson (rap duet style); Clarke and Dawe; John Oliver
16th Sep 15, 1:55pm
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Bernard's Top 10: The real sharing economy is dead; How Tony Abbott imploded; What a Fed rate hike would mean; Keating vs Hewson (rap duet style); Clarke and Dawe; John Oliver
RBNZ cuts OCR by 0.25% to 2.75%; says some further easing likely; says further fall in NZ$ appropriate; 90 day forecast implies 1 more cut to 2.5%
10th Sep 15, 9:05am
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RBNZ cuts OCR by 0.25% to 2.75%; says some further easing likely; says further fall in NZ$ appropriate; 90 day forecast implies 1 more cut to 2.5%
Bernard's Top 10: Why do some investors accept such low yields?; Earning US$2.2 mln a day; The slumlords of Queenstown; India's dirty tea leaves; The 'Chairman's flight' Clarke and Dawe; John Oliver
9th Sep 15, 1:05pm
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Bernard's Top 10: Why do some investors accept such low yields?; Earning US$2.2 mln a day; The slumlords of Queenstown; India's dirty tea leaves; The 'Chairman's flight' Clarke and Dawe; John Oliver
Bernard's Top 10: The problem with driverless cars is cars with drivers; The problem with NZ's low-skilled migrant policy; Clarke and Dawe; John Oliver
4th Sep 15, 4:31pm
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Bernard's Top 10: The problem with driverless cars is cars with drivers; The problem with NZ's low-skilled migrant policy; Clarke and Dawe; John Oliver