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The economics of Love Island — it’s not you, it’s the ratio

23 Jun 18, 1:58pm

Guest

Under-supply and over-supply - the things that drive most markets also drive the online dating 'market', says Joanna Davies. Basic economics, she suggests
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Benefits for both the Govt & developers in buying off the plans scheme

23 Jun 18, 10:01am

Greg Ninness

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Offering guarantees to private developers probably carries less risk for the Government than developing affordable homes itself, Greg Ninness says
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American infrastructure lessons

23 Jun 18, 9:46am

Eric Crampton

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If New Zealand is to crack the problems of unaffordable housing, government here must look seriously at how the better parts of America finance infrastructure, Eric Crampton argues
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Fresh approach needed to tackle inequality and low-productivity

23 Jun 18, 9:11am

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A fresh approach to personal savings is the only way to stop our slide into inequality and low productivity, argues Robert MacCulloch
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Weekend Briefing: GSIBS show their resilience

23 Jun 18, 8:47am

David Chaston

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US threatens EU cars with new tariffs; US bank stress tests succeed; PMIs improve, Canada data weaker than expected, Greece gets its debt relief; UST 10yr 2.90%; oil leaps, gold holds; NZ$1 = 69.2 USc; TWI-5 = 72.5
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What happened Friday

22 Jun 18, 3:59pm

Suraj Varma

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; mortgage rate changes; migration; international travel; government consultants; Mycoplasma Bovis response; pay equity; rates lower; NZD firm
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Disingenuous information from an insurer or ignorant media?

22 Jun 18, 3:43pm

Jenée Tibshraeny

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Public wrongly lead to believe that 97% of Tower's customers will receive home insurance premium decreases due to new quake risk-based pricing changes, Jenée Tibshraeny says
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'The banks have been very open'

22 Jun 18, 2:34pm

Gareth Vaughan

Governor Adrian Orr says RBNZ & FMA team to conduct on-site bank visits with life insurers' submissions due Friday, as probe into conduct & culture of financial services sector continues
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Falling global supply growth sets tone for strong 18/19 dairy season

22 Jun 18, 1:00pm

Guest

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Rabobank says New Zealand's dairy exports are facing brighter export prospects as prices rally on unfavourable weather in other countries, and trade frictions damage supply
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UDC's lending book hits $3 billion for the first time

22 Jun 18, 12:00pm

David Hargreaves

ANZ's for-sale NZ finance arm lifts half-year profit 8% to $32.7 million but gives no indication of when its protracted sales process may be completed
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Decade long hiring cap on Government workers to go

22 Jun 18, 11:50am

Jason Walls

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Government removing cap on public servant numbers put in place by previous National-led government, says this will reduce spending on contractors and consultants
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Net migration gain in May down 25.5% compared to a year ago

22 Jun 18, 11:36am

Greg Ninness

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Population growth from migration continues slowing with big drops in gains from China, India and the UK, Statistics NZ says
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Westpac matches most ANZ and ASB mortgage rate cuts

22 Jun 18, 10:41am

Jenée Tibshraeny

Westpac cuts 1, 2 and 3-year mortgage rates by up to 10 basis points, making similar changes to those already made by ASB and ANZ
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Data protection; What's happening overseas & what are the implications for NZ?

22 Jun 18, 10:00am

Guest

Tom Maasland and Richard Wells of MinterEllisonRuddWatts delve into the impacts and influence of the EU's General Data Protection Regulation for banks
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This week's guest Top 10

22 Jun 18, 10:00am

Tom Coupe

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Canterbury University's Tom Coupé looks at the economics and finance of the FIFA World Cup, including how big the audience is, bank analysts turning their sights on game prediction, workers throwing sickies, money and more
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Tax cheating is as American as apple pie

22 Jun 18, 9:36am

David Cay Johnston

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New research reveals that the US has become the tax haven of choice for the super-rich, writes David Cay Johnston
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NZD finds some support

22 Jun 18, 8:50am

Dan Bell

The Opening Bell: Where currencies start on Friday, June 22, 2018
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Risk-off tone

22 Jun 18, 8:02am

Nick Smyth

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Equity markets and global bond yields have fallen modestly overnight; GBP is stronger on the day; NZD made a new year-to-date low yesterday; NZ 10 year bond yield up 7bps
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90 seconds at 9 am: Immigration tensions heighten

22 Jun 18, 8:00am

Jenée Tibshraeny

22 comments

BoE holds interest rates but turns hawkish; Italy rocks the boat on immigration ahead of talks over the weekend; Shanghai Composite closes at 2-year low; Ardern in the spotlight; UST 10yr at 2.91%; oil and gold down; NZ$1 = 68.9 USc; TWI-5 = 72.2
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