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Bernard's Top 10: QE 4?; China's new US$101 bln lending spree; Peak globalisation?; Is Mr Market right about China; Clarke and Dawe; John Oliver
26th Aug 15, 12:34pm
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Bernard's Top 10: QE 4?; China's new US$101 bln lending spree; Peak globalisation?; Is Mr Market right about China; Clarke and Dawe; John Oliver
PM says house buyers expecting unending capital gains in Auckland may get a surprise, just as stock investors have; says RBNZ should have said interest rates won't be low forever
24th Aug 15, 7:10pm
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PM says house buyers expecting unending capital gains in Auckland may get a surprise, just as stock investors have; says RBNZ should have said interest rates won't be low forever
Gareth Morgan says the reasons for the Government owning a farming enterprise have passed and it needs to sell out - and concentrate on being an active, non-conflicted regulator
22nd Aug 15, 11:44am
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Gareth Morgan says the reasons for the Government owning a farming enterprise have passed and it needs to sell out - and concentrate on being an active, non-conflicted regulator
Bernard's Top 10: Jeremy Corbyn's idea of a 'People's Quantitative Easing'; Could TPP cut dairy access?; John Oliver on our flag debate
19th Aug 15, 1:36pm
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Bernard's Top 10: Jeremy Corbyn's idea of a 'People's Quantitative Easing'; Could TPP cut dairy access?; John Oliver on our flag debate
PM sees Govt moving to charging GST on services delivered online from overseas firms such as Apple and Netflix
17th Aug 15, 5:10pm
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PM sees Govt moving to charging GST on services delivered online from overseas firms such as Apple and Netflix
Benje Patterson on 10 reasons why you shouldn’t get your knickers in a twist over the sour outlook for the dairy sector
14th Aug 15, 10:02am
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Benje Patterson on 10 reasons why you shouldn’t get your knickers in a twist over the sour outlook for the dairy sector
Milk, coal & snowflakes; Michael Parker on why his Pine Tree Paradox thesis now extends to milk powder
13th Aug 15, 5:05am
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Milk, coal & snowflakes; Michael Parker on why his Pine Tree Paradox thesis now extends to milk powder
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
12th Aug 15, 4:55pm
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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
Finance Minister not worried by China's devaluation of yuan and talk of currency wars; also confident of good Chinese consumer demand; takes swipe at economists seeking to 'out-gloom' each other
12th Aug 15, 3:50pm
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Finance Minister not worried by China's devaluation of yuan and talk of currency wars; also confident of good Chinese consumer demand; takes swipe at economists seeking to 'out-gloom' each other
Bernard's Top 10: Just wait until the Chinese start printing too; How moral hazard has globalised too; The Mike Hosking effect; A beggar-thy-neighbour race to the bottom
12th Aug 15, 10:23am
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Bernard's Top 10: Just wait until the Chinese start printing too; How moral hazard has globalised too; The Mike Hosking effect; A beggar-thy-neighbour race to the bottom
Finance Minister rejects calls for fiscal stimulus in the face of latest dairy slump; says GDP growth softening to 2.0-2.5%, but says automatic stabilisers of lower OCR and NZ$ is best response for now
11th Aug 15, 11:29am
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Finance Minister rejects calls for fiscal stimulus in the face of latest dairy slump; says GDP growth softening to 2.0-2.5%, but says automatic stabilisers of lower OCR and NZ$ is best response for now
Jason Young says New Zealand tourist providers should pay attention to advancements in Chinese agritourism
10th Aug 15, 10:33am
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Jason Young says New Zealand tourist providers should pay attention to advancements in Chinese agritourism
PM John Key says non-Aucklanders tell him they would love more Chinese buyers; says Aucklanders like it when house prices are rising, but would prefer slower rises
6th Aug 15, 4:39pm
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PM John Key says non-Aucklanders tell him they would love more Chinese buyers; says Aucklanders like it when house prices are rising, but would prefer slower rises
Labour's David Shearer targets high bank profits; says they need to 'back off' dairy farmers in debt trouble; criticises high credit card margins; says banks "making a mint out of New Zealanders"
6th Aug 15, 3:06pm
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Labour's David Shearer targets high bank profits; says they need to 'back off' dairy farmers in debt trouble; criticises high credit card margins; says banks "making a mint out of New Zealanders"
Bernard's Top 10:The winners and the losers in the 'Gig' economy; Will the NZ$ hit 50 USc?; The link between US rates and mortgages rates
5th Aug 15, 2:12pm
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Bernard's Top 10:The winners and the losers in the 'Gig' economy; Will the NZ$ hit 50 USc?; The link between US rates and mortgages rates
Statistics NZ reports unemployment rate rose to 5.9% in June qtr from 5.8%; jobs growth of 0.3% weaker than 0.5% expected
5th Aug 15, 11:03am
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Statistics NZ reports unemployment rate rose to 5.9% in June qtr from 5.8%; jobs growth of 0.3% weaker than 0.5% expected
BERL Chief Economist Ganesh Nana says RBNZ should allow OCR to fall towards 1.5% given weakness of inflationary pressures and demand in economy; sees NZ$ falling to high US50c mark
4th Aug 15, 1:45pm
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BERL Chief Economist Ganesh Nana says RBNZ should allow OCR to fall towards 1.5% given weakness of inflationary pressures and demand in economy; sees NZ$ falling to high US50c mark
PM says decision on Solid Energy's future due from next week; banks in control
3rd Aug 15, 5:18pm
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PM says decision on Solid Energy's future due from next week; banks in control
Fonterra cuts product available in global auction ahead of key decisions on prices for farmers
3rd Aug 15, 2:17pm
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Fonterra cuts product available in global auction ahead of key decisions on prices for farmers
Bernard's Top 10: A star system for landlords and tenants; NZ's crazy-high migration; Moral hazard and the death of trust; Why some don't care about the price of assets
31st Jul 15, 12:54pm
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Bernard's Top 10: A star system for landlords and tenants; NZ's crazy-high migration; Moral hazard and the death of trust; Why some don't care about the price of assets
Andrew Little says Labour opposes TPP unless it allows future Governments to ban foreign buyers of land and houses
28th Jul 15, 1:22pm
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Andrew Little says Labour opposes TPP unless it allows future Governments to ban foreign buyers of land and houses
RBNZ cuts OCR 25 bps and says "some further easing seems likely"; says further fall in NZ$ still necessary; cuts GDP growth view to 2.5% from 3%
23rd Jul 15, 9:03am
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RBNZ cuts OCR 25 bps and says "some further easing seems likely"; says further fall in NZ$ still necessary; cuts GDP growth view to 2.5% from 3%
Ernst and Young and Chapman Tripp pick out the loopholes and unintended consequences in new law to collect foreign buyer and investor data; suggest all buyers submit data
22nd Jul 15, 2:26pm
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Ernst and Young and Chapman Tripp pick out the loopholes and unintended consequences in new law to collect foreign buyer and investor data; suggest all buyers submit data
Bernard's Top 10: Why Chinese families want to buy homes in NZ; How agents are marketing a Queen St apartment; The 'Nanjing Road' of Auckland; Hot money flows out of China surge in 2015
22nd Jul 15, 1:52pm
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Bernard's Top 10: Why Chinese families want to buy homes in NZ; How agents are marketing a Queen St apartment; The 'Nanjing Road' of Auckland; Hot money flows out of China surge in 2015
Labour proposes giving small businesses option of 'Pay As You Earn' tax instead of provisional tax; Greens, NZ First keen too; Joyce says Govt already looking at it
17th Jul 15, 11:32am
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Labour proposes giving small businesses option of 'Pay As You Earn' tax instead of provisional tax; Greens, NZ First keen too; Joyce says Govt already looking at it