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The battle to improve woeful local government election voter turnout
22 Jan 19, 4:53pm
Stephen Forbes
5 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
9 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
8 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
4 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
73 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
3 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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Why & how were bank capital regulations liberalised in 2008 of all years?
22 Jan 19, 5:00am
Gareth Vaughan
16 comments
Against the backdrop of the RBNZ's review of bank capital requirements, Gareth Vaughan explains how bank capital rules were liberalised for NZ's big 4 banks in 2008
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What happened Monday
21 Jan 19, 3:59pm
David Chaston
28 comments
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; no rate changes, Wellington day off, China in minor easing, investors positive, Kiwis expecting trouble, swaps firm, NZD soft, & more
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Average Auckland rents rose 3.28% last year says Barfoot & Thompson
21 Jan 19, 1:48pm
Greg Ninness
52 comments
Barfoot and Thompson says the rate of residential rent increases in Auckland declined steadily throughout 2018
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The value of capital stock & real estate in NZ
21 Jan 19, 12:47pm
Andrew Coleman
7 comments
Andrew Coleman looks at the value of capital stock & real estate in NZ as we continue coverage of his paper on an international perspective of taxing capital income in NZ
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What might Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's tax proposal mean in practice?
21 Jan 19, 12:01pm
Patrick Watson
44 comments
Mauldin Economics' Patrick Watson looks at what a tax proposal from a high profile new US Democrat could potentially mean for asset prices
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Big savings seen for banks in possible mortgage broker pay changes
21 Jan 19, 9:23am
Gareth Vaughan
Credit Suisse says potential for Royal Commission to recommend changes to mortgage broker remuneration could be lucrative for Aussie banks
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NZDUSD opens at 0.6751
21 Jan 19, 8:09am
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The Opening Bell: Where currencies start on Monday, January 21, 2019
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Global risks subside, but Kiwi gets no benefit
21 Jan 19, 7:50am
Roger J Kerr
2 comments
Roger J Kerr says the NZD isn't rising on improving global risk tolerance, and upcoming inflation figures will be key to the Kiwi's direction
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90 seconds at 9 am: 2019 dawns brighter
21 Jan 19, 7:13am
David Chaston
17 comments
Equities up; Fed resets normalisation;US sentiment drops; Vancouver housing taxes cause outrage; Hong Kong house prices fall; TPP wants to expand; UST 10yr at 2.79%; oil up, gold down; NZ$1 = 67.3 USc; TWI-5 = 71.7
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Disruption, concentration, and the New Economy
20 Jan 19, 10:35am
Guest
2 comments
Raghuram Rajan says a key question is whether central bankers can win back the public’s confidence, maintain economic stability, and now find ways to accommodate widespread technological disruptions
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The tax advantages of residential property relative to other asset classes
20 Jan 19, 8:47am
Andrew Coleman
91 comments
Andrew Coleman finds that rental property investors get a sizeable tax advantage because they can deduct the inflation component of interest payments
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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
25
17 Jan 19, 3:59pm
What happened Thursday
27
17 Jan 19, 2:11pm
NZ Govt Bond tender number 664 results
17 Jan 19, 12:45pm
Brexit can't see NZ left worse off - Jacinda Ardern to tell Theresa May
26
17 Jan 19, 11:11am
Auckland housing market softness could stretch on for several years
88
17 Jan 19, 9:33am
Brexit and the odour of imperial decay
59
17 Jan 19, 9:26am
December Auckland house sales volumes lowest in a decade
154
17 Jan 19, 7:54am
NZDUSD opens at 0.6786
17 Jan 19, 7:46am
Risk sentiment continues to gradually improve
17 Jan 19, 7:40am
Breakfast Briefing: The growth sag spreads
7
16 Jan 19, 4:49pm
Fitch predicts soft NZ house price growth
21
16 Jan 19, 4:48pm
Where will young farmers be trained?
14
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