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Finding a path for dairy
23 Jan 19, 4:30pm
Keith Woodford
Keith Woodford explains how transforming dairy to be environmentally friendly is possible, but existing debt will be a big constraint
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Shared equity housing - a dream or reality?
23 Jan 19, 4:12pm
Stephen Forbes
4 comments
The Labour-Greens confidence & supply agreement promotes 'progressive' housing ownership models. So will the Government roll out a shared equity scheme?
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What happened today
23 Jan 19, 3:59pm
David Chaston
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; Coop Bank raises a rate, underlying inflation turn up, rental yields change course, swaps rise, NZD rises, & more
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Rental Yield Indicator suggests the housing market is slowly changing course
23 Jan 19, 11:41am
Greg Ninness
34 comments
Cooling house prices and rising yields in many areas are slowly changing the landscape for residential property investors
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Inflation rises in line with most economists' expectations in December
23 Jan 19, 11:00am
Jenée Tibshraeny
21 comments
No major surprises as inflation rises 0.1% in Dec quarter and 1.9% in year to Dec; Economists' OCR outlooks differ but remain unchanged
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Getting too old to thrive?
23 Jan 19, 9:12am
Guy Trafford
8 comments
Guy Trafford takes another look at a growing problem that never seems to get resolved, notes a full effort to protect 'old world' markets, and assesses changes to farm gate prices
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Hydro and gas shortages cause 'coal to the rescue' conundrum
23 Jan 19, 9:04am
Jenée Tibshraeny
74 comments
Make-up of NZ's future energy supply called into question as 'unprecedented' gas and hydro shortages see Genesis Energy's coal use hit a 5-year high
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NZDUSD opens at 0.6726
23 Jan 19, 8:52am
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The Opening Bell: Where currencies start on Wednesday, January 23, 2019
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Market sentiment has deteriorated
23 Jan 19, 7:44am
Jason Wong
1 comment
Global equities and bond yields lower; most major currencies haven’t showed a lot of movement; commodity currencies are slightly weaker, except the NZD which has managed to hold its ground, while GBP is the strongest of the majors
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90 seconds at 9 am: American investors turn suddenly bearish
23 Jan 19, 7:32am
David Chaston
25 comments
Wall Street grumpy; US home sales dive; new-NAFTA ratification uncertain; Canada data weak; Mastercard fined; China births slump; eyes on Hayne; UST 10yr at 2.73%; oil drops, gold up; NZ$1 = 67.2 USc; TWI-5 = 71.5
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Putting the bank capital genie back in the bottle
23 Jan 19, 5:00am
Gareth Vaughan
29 comments
Against the backdrop of the RBNZ's bank capital review, Gareth Vaughan details the advantageous position NZ's Aussie owned banks have over their rivals & how this may change
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The battle to improve woeful local government election voter turnout
22 Jan 19, 4:53pm
Stephen Forbes
10 comments
The local body election cycle has rolled around again with elections due later this year. So what's happening with the push to increase voter turnout by enabling online voting?
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What happened Tuesday
22 Jan 19, 3:59pm
David Chaston
15 comments
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; no rate changes, PSI patchy, NZ does trade deal with the UK, tractor demand strong, EV demand tiny, swaps stable, NZD holds, & more
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New deals buy time for NZ exporters to the UK
22 Jan 19, 1:09pm
Jenée Tibshraeny
9 comments
'Very positive' agreements to see NZ products treated the same in the UK, as they are in the EU, in the immediate aftermath of Brexit
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The taxation of real interest income
22 Jan 19, 1:02pm
Andrew Coleman
6 comments
Andrew Coleman concludes that on balance, there are few good reasons for taxing the inflation component of interest income and receipts
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Harcourts' average December selling price down 2.1% year-on-year
22 Jan 19, 9:43am
Greg Ninness
93 comments
The country's largest real estate agency had a quieter December, with sales down 5.4% and the average selling price down 2.1% compared to December 2017
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Decision time for the future of corporate taxation
22 Jan 19, 9:28am
Guest
6 comments
'The world needs a corporate tax system that is fit for the digital economy and benefits developing and developed countries alike'
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NZDUSD opens at 0.6728
22 Jan 19, 8:39am
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The Opening Bell: Where currencies start on Tuesday, January 22, 2019
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Markets are quiet
22 Jan 19, 8:21am
Jason Wong
NZD has tracked sideways overnight after drifting lower during the Wellington public holiday; IMF downgraded its growth forecasts for 2019 to 3.5%; GBP has been the strongest major overnight
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90 seconds at 9 am: IMF warns on growth
22 Jan 19, 7:23am
David Chaston
23 comments
Equities in remarkable about-turn; China growth sags; IMF trims 2019 world growth forecasts; iron ore prices rally; UST 10yr at 2.79%; oil unchanged, gold down; NZ$1 = 67.3 USc; TWI-5 = 71.6
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22 Jan 19, 5:00am
Why & how were bank capital regulations liberalised in 2008 of all years?
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21 Jan 19, 3:59pm
What happened Monday
28
21 Jan 19, 1:48pm
Average Auckland rents rose 3.28% last year says Barfoot & Thompson
54
21 Jan 19, 12:47pm
The value of capital stock & real estate in NZ
7
21 Jan 19, 12:01pm
What might Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's tax proposal mean in practice?
47
21 Jan 19, 9:23am
Big savings seen for banks in possible mortgage broker pay changes
21 Jan 19, 8:09am
NZDUSD opens at 0.6751
21 Jan 19, 7:50am
Global risks subside, but Kiwi gets no benefit
2
21 Jan 19, 7:13am
90 seconds at 9 am: 2019 dawns brighter
17
20 Jan 19, 10:35am
Disruption, concentration, and the New Economy
2
20 Jan 19, 8:47am
The tax advantages of residential property relative to other asset classes
91
20 Jan 19, 6:02am
Engineers of the soul
25
19 Jan 19, 9:00am
KiwiBuild not costing us, yet...
59
19 Jan 19, 8:54am
What next for global trade?
19 Jan 19, 8:27am
'America must face reality on China'
15
19 Jan 19, 8:01am
Weekend Briefing: Markets upbeat, consumers gloomy
4
18 Jan 19, 3:59pm
What happened Friday
6
18 Jan 19, 1:57pm
KiwiBuild boss resigns; No comment from Twyford
46
18 Jan 19, 1:26pm
Transport’s dirty little secret: The truckers breaking the law just to survive
45
18 Jan 19, 12:59pm
Taxing capital income in New Zealand: An international perspective
36
18 Jan 19, 9:10am
NZDUSD opens at 0.6786
18 Jan 19, 8:10am
NZD underperforms, local rates slightly higher
18 Jan 19, 7:57am
Breakfast Briefing: Doubts, cuts, falls, plus a few rises
28
17 Jan 19, 5:53pm
'May you live in interesting times'
1
17 Jan 19, 4:07pm
Westpac cuts one-year mortgage rate to equal market low
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