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22 Jul 18, 9:02am

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Paola Subacchi thinks China has no good options if it tries to use a strategic currency devaluation in its fight against the Trump tariffs
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Winston was right about the economy

22 Jul 18, 7:02am

Jason Walls

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Acting PM Winston Peters warned NZ that an economic slowdown was looming, Jason Walls says the NZ First leader now has the right to tell the country ‘I told you so’
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Saying yes to bonds when equities are so enticing

21 Jul 18, 10:16am

Jenée Tibshraeny

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Should you invest in an asset class at a bad time in the market cycle just to achieve diversification? Jenée Tibshraeny asks Martin Hawes
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Can we really be headed to negative rates?

21 Jul 18, 10:02am

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BNZ's Craig Ebert can't shake the niggle that there is a fundamental inconsistency in RBNZ policy positions. But he suspects it may be our exchange rate, rather than interest rates that will sort it out
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Leaving the data Dark Ages

21 Jul 18, 9:46am

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Gaspard Koenig advocates the right to personal ownership of the digital information we generate
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A rocky start for the year

21 Jul 18, 9:31am

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The World Gold Council says three key macro trends will influence gold’s behaviour, and combined with attractive entry levels, will increase gold’s relevance for investors
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Weekend Briefing: The consequences of bad policy

21 Jul 18, 9:01am

David Chaston

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Trump threatens tariffs on all US-China imports; markets react; Fitch warns; G20 seethes; shadow banks rush for Aussie opportunities; UST 10yr 2.89%; oil up, gold up; NZ$1 = 68.2 USc; TWI-5 = 71.5
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Harcourts' sales decline in June, Auckland prices particularly weak

21 Jul 18, 7:35am

Greg Ninness

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Harcourts' sales were down in Auckland and Wellington in June but held up around the rest of the country
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What happened Friday

20 Jul 18, 3:59pm

David Chaston

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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; a meaningless fee reduction, migration attraction diminishes, tourism flow settles, credit card convenience hooks us, swaps slip, NZD lower
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'A 60% higher return than bank deposits'

20 Jul 18, 2:05pm

Gareth Vaughan

First Mortgage Trust - and its manager - enjoy another stellar year, predicting a 'continuation of consistent returns' for investors
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June migration gain down 31% compared to June last year

20 Jul 18, 11:43am

Greg Ninness

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Lowest migration gain for month of June since 2014 as population loss to Australia starts to trickle up
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This week's guest Top 10

20 Jul 18, 10:00am

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Liz Kendall and Miles Workman look at the Top 10 things keeping ANZ economists up at night, which include expensive houses, underwhelming productivity, the cost of an ageing population, anxious businesses and more
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Sales rate drops to a third overall at latest Auckland apartment auctions

20 Jul 18, 9:52am

Greg Ninness

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Good bidding on some apartments, not much interest in others
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No surprise returns for KiwiSaver default funds are sagging

20 Jul 18, 9:43am

David Chaston

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David Chaston joins the call for KiwiSavers to move investments in default funds elsewhere, unless they're nearing retirement
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NZDUSD opens down at 0.6744

20 Jul 18, 8:30am

Dan Bell

The Opening Bell: Where currencies start on Friday, July 20, 2018
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USD stronger, UST yields lower

20 Jul 18, 8:09am

Nick Smyth

US dollar index made a fresh year-to-date high overnight; CNY made a new low for the year; NZD moved lower overnight, in sympathy with the moves in the CNY; US Treasury yields are 2 to 3bps lower on the day
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90 seconds at 9 am: Copper's ominous fall

20 Jul 18, 7:43am

David Chaston

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TPP gets new momentum; US jobless claims fall, Trump criticises the Fed; Canada jobs slip, China loosens; UST 10yr at 2.85%; oil up and gold down; copper slumps; NZ$1 = 67.6 USc; TWI-5 = 71.2
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Government finally moving against NZ's building society exports

20 Jul 18, 5:00am

Gareth Vaughan

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MBIE proposing that New Zealand registered building societies will only be allowed to provide services to New Zealanders
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What happened Thursday

19 Jul 18, 3:59pm

David Chaston

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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; farm sales weak, KiwiBuild demand rising, regions to the fore, benefit levels turn up, NZGB tender popular, swaps slip, NZD holds
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