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Alan Bollard: Councils need to use their 'idle' balance sheets for infrastructure
Infrastructure Commission chair Alan Bollard says councils need to borrow more to invest in infrastructure, saying limited revenue sources isn't an excuse
7th Mar 21, 6:02am
by Jenée Tibshraeny
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Business
The Week in Tax: Help for startups
The Week in Tax - New loss continuity rule for businesses, hopes rise for a global agreement on digital taxation, and the implications for Kiwis of the British budget
7th Mar 21, 11:15am
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Terry Baucher
Property
Stand alone houses are as popular as ever and they aren't getting any smaller
More than half the new homes consented last year were stand alone houses, less than 10% were apartments
6th Mar 21, 9:16am
61
Greg Ninness
Opinion
Is peer-to-peer lending a flop in New Zealand?
Gareth Vaughan looks at the slow burn that is the New Zealand peer to peer lending sector and ponders whether the one time hot new thing in financial services can be considered a flop
6th Mar 21, 9:34am
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Gareth Vaughan
News
Weekend briefing: The US and China compete to issue the biggest stimulus
US non-farm payrolls rise faster; Biden stimulus close; US trade balance worse; China sets 6% growth target; South Korea targets hydrogen; UST 10yr at 1.56%; oil up and gold low; NZ$1 = 71.5 USc; TWI-5 = 73.7
6th Mar 21, 8:44am
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David Chaston
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Alan Bollard: Councils need to use their 'idle' balance sheets for infrastructure

Infrastructure Commission chair Alan Bollard says councils need to borrow more to invest in infrastructure, saying limited revenue sources isn't an excuse

7th Mar 21, 6:02am
by Jenée Tibshraeny
95
Business
The Week in Tax: Help for startups

The Week in Tax - New loss continuity rule for businesses, hopes rise for a global agreement on digital taxation, and the implications for Kiwis of the British budget

7th Mar 21, 11:15am
by Terry Baucher
1
Property
Stand alone houses are as popular as ever and they aren't getting any smaller

More than half the new homes consented last year were stand alone houses, less than 10% were apartments

6th Mar 21, 9:16am
by Greg Ninness
61
Opinion
Is peer-to-peer lending a flop in New Zealand?

Gareth Vaughan looks at the slow burn that is the New Zealand peer to peer lending sector and ponders whether the one time hot new thing in financial services can be considered a flop

6th Mar 21, 9:34am
by Gareth Vaughan
26
News
Weekend briefing: The US and China compete to issue the biggest stimulus

US non-farm payrolls rise faster; Biden stimulus close; US trade balance worse; China sets 6% growth target; South Korea targets hydrogen; UST 10yr at 1.56%; oil up and gold low; NZ$1 = 71.5 USc; TWI-5 = 73.7

6th Mar 21, 8:44am
by David Chaston
32
Property
Property
Auckland may be the first place to feel the cool winds of change expected to sweep over the housing market
Auckland may lead the housing market down as LVR restrictions, higher levels of residential construction and eventual higher interest rates start to kick in 
5th Mar 21, 9:29am
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by Greg Ninness
129
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Auckland to move to Level 2 and rest of NZ Level 1 at 6am Sunday
Auckland to move to Level 2 and rest of NZ Level 1 at 6am Sunday; Alert levels to be reviewed at the end of next week
5th Mar 21, 4:18pm
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by Jenée Tibshraeny
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Opinion
Opinion
Building a better SDR
As the International Monetary Fund prepares for its next large-scale issue of special drawing rights, its reserve asset, the time is ripe for reform. At the top of the list of priorities should be eliminating dual IMF accounting and implementing a more equitable system for determining SDR allocations
6th Mar 21, 10:18am
1
by Guest
1
Opinion
Opinion
The good news/bad news story that is rising dairy prices
David Hargreaves hopes that Fonterra's excellent recent work to recover its position won't be blown off course by the pressure higher milk costs will put on its margins
5th Mar 21, 1:23pm
4
by David Hargreaves
4
Bonds
Orr says it's too early to get worried about rising bond yields; Zollner warns a 1% mortgage rate rise would chew up 5% of disposable incomes

5th Mar 21, 9:28am
82
Jenée Tibshraeny
Rural News
Fonterra lifts its 2020/21 forecast Farmgate Milk Price range by +40c/kgMS

5th Mar 21, 9:03am
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admin
Currencies
Markets are betting on a 2021 economic upswing

6th Mar 21, 11:12am
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Guest
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Orr: 'Leverage is a significant risk'; LVRs might become permanent
[Updated]

4th Mar 21, 3:30pm
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Jenée Tibshraeny
Property
Auckland is driving most of the growth in new dwelling consents

4th Mar 21, 8:00am
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Greg Ninness
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Reforming the RMA: a delicate and tricky business

4th Mar 21, 9:58am
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Auckland may be the first place to feel the cool winds of change expected to sweep over the housing market
Auckland may lead the housing market down as LVR restrictions, higher levels of residential construction and eventual higher interest rates start to kick in 
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Orr: 'Leverage is a significant risk'; LVRs might become permanent
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Nearly 40% of bank lending to residential property investors is on interest-only arrangements - RBNZ tight-lipped on whether this is too high, but raises concerns over leverage
4th Mar 21, 3:30pm
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NZ's average dwelling value increased by $21,275 in February
Astonishing increases in housing values with average values in some places rising by more than $50,000 in a month
3rd Mar 21, 5:00am
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a2 Milk Company has a lot of work ahead to get the market's confidence back
One time glamour stock a2 Milk Company has seen its value more than halved in a little over six months and analysts believe the business has some way to go to get back on track
2nd Mar 21, 9:47am
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; a mortgage rate rise, GST tax take jumps, Synlait stutters, Xero buys, NZGB yields jump, swaps up, NZD soft, & more
4th Mar 21, 3:59pm
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Westpac report warns current boom in house prices may already be passed its peak
Westpac report says rising interest rates and increased housing supply with slower population growth will start to cool the housing market
3rd Mar 21, 9:44am
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Greg Ninness
Property
Westpac economists say financial markets are 'jumping the gun'
Westpac economists believe the latest inflation spike will prove temporary and won't require interest rate hikes, while they say the markets also over reacted to RBNZ remit changes from Grant Robertson
1st Mar 21, 2:08pm
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NZ's habit of locking down often holding back the NZD/AUD cross

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Dairy result underpins support for the NZD

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Bonds
NZ Govt Bond tender number 758 results

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