Sorry, but there will be no 90@9 today. I am not well and it is too late to organise a replacement.
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Back tomorrow.
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Best Wishes and get well soon, David.
Look after yourself, David.
As above
US inflation data released overnight, indicating that December continued the upwards trend over the last 6 months (http://www.tradingeconomics.com/united-states/inflation-cpi). Inflation was 2.1%, the highest monthly figure in 2016.
Hope to see you back soon ......... Get well Mate
China's Liaoning Province caught falsifying provincial economic data between 2011 and 2014, Global Times admits (https://investinginchinesestocks.blogspot.com/2017/01/when-it-becomes-s…).
So what else has been overreported, then? Makes you wonder.
The rainfall chart for Northland and most of the Waikato is becoming ever more ominous. And Winston Peters appears to be among the very few pundits taking notice. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/the-country/news/article.cfm?c_id=16&objectid…
This Labour move is intended to take away some of Winston's voters, I think:
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/politics/news/article.cfm?c_id=280&objectid=1…
More nat-light politics from Little
Stephen Poloz , Governor of the Canadian Central Bank , said overnight that interest rates could be lowered from 0.5 %. Being neighbours and intimate trading partners with the US in a time of uncertainty, is an issue. However Canada , along with a few others has seen its banks gorge on residential mortgage lending. With a number of regional housing markets faltering what options does a CB have , but to offer a carrot. Could not happen in Australia or New Zealand.
Reuters reported a slide in oil prices on the back of reports the US plans to increase production
Markets awaiting US inflation figures and signals from US Fed chairwoman Janet Yellen on interest rates (Reuters)
UK Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit pronouncement has breathed life back into the currency — but not everyone is buying it yet (Reuters)
New Nafta a priority for Trump, says commerce nominee Wilbur Ross
Donald Trump plans to send formal notification letters to Canada and Mexico within days of the inauguration, says report (Bloomberg)
Donald Trump’s nominee for UN ambassador echoed his condemnation of the world body and pledged to push for reforms ( Reuters)
Live weather bomb updates: Damaging winds pummel Wellington, flights delayed and South Island roads blocked (NZ Herald)
Kiwis could lose homes if rates rise (NZ Herald)
NZ dollar falls as US data points to improving economic prospects ( NZ Herald)
Earth breaks heat record in 2016 for third year in a row (AFP)
China goes against Trump on free trade (Sydney Morning Herald)
Trump effect hits Australia :- A disillusioned public that believes the system is rigged against ordinary people wants a strong leader to break the rules, wrest power back from the elites and close the doors to the rest of the world. ( IPSOS Survey Australia)
The system surely not rigged!.. Why would some nice, honest people (8 of whom worth more then half of earth population) do such a thing?!..
Perhaps a spot prize could be offered to anyone who can find a positive news story in the mainstream media on Trump.
Firstly check nzherald, stuff, Sydney morning herald, radionz, just local yet reflect a continuous stream.
Of course, this is why Trump won the election - the more negative the media, the better for him.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/brettedkins/2016/12/13/trump-benefited-from…
The world also discovered that the UK did not implode after Brexit, despite the fake news from the Bank of England and the media. Maybe the world will survive ok after the 20th?
Brexit hasn't happened yet, will be a few years before we see the outcome.
Googled "latest positive trump news"
Found: No results found for "latest positive trump news".
Just found this: Trump : "We have the greatest farmers in the world. They are really great. They are so efficient .They have great productivity.(Millions voted for me)They are so great they will not need any taxpayer subsidies in 2 days time"
and " We are going to make America Green again!!"
and "To avoid any perception of conflicts of interest all my assets have been sold and the proceeds directed to vaccine research and production"
From "fakenews.com."
Perhaps the Trump news will improve after his inauguration, although that could be a bit of a revolving door for him.
BBC article: Trump inauguration boycott escalates
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-38656271
Democrats not attending the inauguration will only make Trump more popular. Everything they have tried only makes him more popular. 2017 is going to be a great year.
But not for Estate Agents ;)
Oh this is a really interesting article BBC: Trump Tweet by Tweet
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p04p2r98
Great add on is Make Kittens Great Again. Substitutes kitten photo whenever the vulgar conman appears:
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/make-america-kittens-agai/klc…
Australia deports more criminals back to New Zealand. It is time we did more of the same to our overseas born criminals. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11784858
what's with the "more" of the same touch - reckon we'd be lucky if any deported in any 1 year
Those Aussies are so mean! We give our foreign born crims a bit of counselling and a free house for life.
Any idea what will happen to those asian drug dealers/smugglers once they've finished their sentences?
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