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Budget Responsibility Rules: The thorn in Robertson’s side that won’t go away

19 Aug 18, 6:02am

Before the 2020 election, Finance Minister Grant Robertson must decide if Labour will stick with the Budget Responsibility Rules, or ditch them. Jason Walls says this will be a hugely significant decision
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A Top 10 for the weekend

18 Aug 18, 10:02am

Matt Nolan

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Matt Nolan on the top 10 freely available indicators to use to try and figure out what's going on with the New Zealand economic cycle
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Auction numbers dwindling at Bayleys Real estate

18 Aug 18, 9:31am

Greg Ninness

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Fewer properties to choose from at Bayleys' auction rooms but sales on just over a third of them
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Slumlord's ex fined after her 'ostrich inaction'

18 Aug 18, 9:06am

Jenée Tibshraeny

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Augustine Lau's ex-partner sentenced for ignoring enforcement orders issued over sewage and asbestos contamination at crowded rental properties
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Weekend Briefing: US re-engages China and NAFTA in trade talks

18 Aug 18, 8:53am

David Chaston

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US sentiment drops on stagflation concerns; Canada inflation jumps, EU inflation up; US & China talk trade again; US claims NAFTA progress imminent; UST 10yr 2.87%; oil and gold up; NZ$1 = 66.3 USc; TWI-5 = 70.2
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What happened Friday

17 Aug 18, 3:58pm

Suraj Varma

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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; state sector productivity; teacher's council; inflation expectations; producer price index; international visitor spending; KiwiSaver update; rates steeper; NZD firm
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Brilliance International fined $540k for claiming steel mesh met earthquake standards

17 Aug 18, 3:39pm

Greg Ninness

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Auckland company fined $540,000 for claiming steel reinforcing mesh met earthquake standards when it didn't
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Shane Jones 'opens NZ for business' with new infrastructure agency

17 Aug 18, 2:30pm

Jason Walls

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Minister of Infrastructure Shane Jones says a new independent body will help sort out some of NZ’s major infrastructure issues, as well as helping to attract local and foreign investment
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Kiwibank cuts one-year mortgage rate

17 Aug 18, 12:23pm

Gareth Vaughan

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Kiwibank drops one-year 'special' mortgage rate to equal lowest advertised rate for the term from a bank
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Fonterra needs breaking up

17 Aug 18, 12:01pm

David Hargreaves

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David Hargreaves argues the Government needs to concede that the creation of Fonterra was the wrong thing to do and start again
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Reasonably lively bidding at the latest Auckland apartment auctions

17 Aug 18, 10:59am

Greg Ninness

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Even an apartment in a building requiring remediation work received multiple bids and sold under the hammer
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This week's Top 10

17 Aug 18, 10:04am

Gareth Vaughan

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Gareth Vaughan on when climate change was almost stopped, the theft of the century, debt piled on your children's children, tech bubbles, easy debt and a declining ability to think long-term & more
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Westpac giveth to borrowers & taketh from savers

17 Aug 18, 9:46am

Gareth Vaughan

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Westpac NZ cuts five-year mortgage rate giving it the lowest advertised rate for that term from a bank, also cuts savings rates
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NZDUSD opens at higher at 0.6586

17 Aug 18, 8:18am

Dan Bell

The Opening Bell: Where currencies start on Friday, August 17, 2018
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90 seconds at 9 am: Turkish bank deposit withdrawals low, says Minister

17 Aug 18, 8:06am

Jenée Tibshraeny

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ANZ and AMP get grilling over super misconduct; US and China to hold trade talks; Turkey tries to avoid an IMF bailout; UST 10yr at 2.89%; oil stable, gold up; NZ$1 = 65.9 USc; TWI-5 = 70.0
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Risk appetite higher

17 Aug 18, 7:54am

Nick Smyth

US and China to resume trade talks; amidst a sharp rise in the offshore Chinese Renminbi, the NZD and AUD are amongst the better performing currencies; Turkish lira continued its recent recovery
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What happened Thursday

16 Aug 18, 3:58pm

Suraj Varma

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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; labour market scorecard; Bridges' expenses; cruise spending; bond tender; Australian unemployment; rates and NZD stable
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Twyford’s action plan to abate construction sector woes

16 Aug 18, 3:48pm

Jason Walls

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New data reveals construction sector bosses are pessimistic about the future, but Housing and Urban Development Minister Phil Twyford says he has an ‘action plan’
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'New Zealand will have no firmer ally than Great Britain'

16 Aug 18, 2:35pm

Jenée Tibshraeny

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UK Investment Minister says British infrastructure firms will 'literally help build NZ's future' with preparations for NZ/UK FTA negotiations underway
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