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What happened Thursday
24 Jan 19, 3:59pm
David Chaston
11 comments
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; no rate changes, low NZGB offers, farm sales rise, creditcard growth slows, hydro lakes normal, swaps flatten, NZD firms, & more
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Trump wants to run the US like a banana republic
24 Jan 19, 3:02pm
David Cay Johnston
26 comments
DCReport's David Cay Johnston says like a king or a tinhorn dictator, US President Donald Trump threatens to force his way into the House of Representatives
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NZ Govt Bond tender number 665 results
24 Jan 19, 2:08pm
Suraj Varma
NZ Govt Bond Tender #665; weighted average accepted yield was 2.70%; coverage ratio was 1.18x
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Investors to benefit from proposed clarification of bright-line test rules
24 Jan 19, 12:15pm
Jenée Tibshraeny
14 comments
IRD proposes tweaking the law to clarify when the bright-line test clock starts ticking for land bought off the plans and land converted from leasehold to freehold
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Dairy faces a trade war consequence
24 Jan 19, 9:50am
Guy Trafford
Guy Trafford assess the consequences of heightened American competition in the dairy export trade, and looks at their staying power. Westland Coop draws Saputo interest
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Extraordinarily favourable weather boosts rural property market
24 Jan 19, 9:47am
Greg Ninness
Farm sales ended last year on a high note with good weather lifting sales although prices were flat overall
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NZX & FMA launch capital markets review
24 Jan 19, 9:38am
Gareth Vaughan
1 comment
NZX & FMA seek industry input into a review of New Zealand's capital markets noting the NZ share market is 'underdeveloped relative to global peers'
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NZDUSD opens at 0.6789
24 Jan 19, 7:54am
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The Opening Bell: Where currencies start on Thursday, January 24, 2019
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90 seconds at 9 am: Rebound fizzles
24 Jan 19, 7:50am
David Chaston
49 comments
US markets stay down; shutdown consequences get complicated; Japan lowers inflation expectations; China tax flows slow; Australia struggles with integrity; UST 10yr at 2.76%; oil holds, gold up; NZ$1 = 67.9 USc; TWI-5 = 72.1
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NZD stronger, local rates higher
24 Jan 19, 7:43am
Jason Wong
NZD is stronger after yesterday’s CPI report while GBP is stronger on reducing risks for a no-deal Brexit; US equities are retreating after a positive open; NZ 2-year swap rate rose by “only” 1.5bps to 1.93%
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The nuts & bolts of the RBNZ's proposals to increase bank capital
24 Jan 19, 5:00am
Gareth Vaughan
22 comments
Against the backdrop of the RBNZ's review of bank capital requirements, Gareth Vaughan details the nitty-gritty of the RBNZ proposals & what they might mean for bank customers
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Finding a path for dairy
23 Jan 19, 4:30pm
Keith Woodford
33 comments
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
67 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 Wednesday
23 Jan 19, 3:59pm
David Chaston
6 comments
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
72 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
22 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
13 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
133 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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23 Jan 19, 7:32am
90 seconds at 9 am: American investors turn suddenly bearish
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23 Jan 19, 5:00am
Putting the bank capital genie back in the bottle
38
22 Jan 19, 4:53pm
The battle to improve woeful local government election voter turnout
11
22 Jan 19, 3:59pm
What happened Tuesday
16
22 Jan 19, 1:09pm
New deals buy time for NZ exporters to the UK
9
22 Jan 19, 1:02pm
The taxation of real interest income
6
22 Jan 19, 9:43am
Harcourts' average December selling price down 2.1% year-on-year
93
22 Jan 19, 9:28am
Decision time for the future of corporate taxation
7
22 Jan 19, 8:39am
NZDUSD opens at 0.6728
22 Jan 19, 8:21am
Markets are quiet
22 Jan 19, 7:23am
90 seconds at 9 am: IMF warns on growth
23
22 Jan 19, 5:00am
Why & how were bank capital regulations liberalised in 2008 of all years?
17
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?
48
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
26
19 Jan 19, 9:00am
KiwiBuild not costing us, yet...
59
19 Jan 19, 8:54am
What next for global trade?
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