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National loses 2% support in poll as Ross saga unravels

23 Oct 18, 7:07pm

One News/Colmar Brunton poll puts support for Labour ahead of National and Ardern way ahead of Bridges, despite respondents' pessimism on the economy
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What happened Tuesday

23 Oct 18, 3:59pm

David Chaston

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No rate changes, Auckland's housing pressures ease, population growth detail, RBNZ eyes watered down disclosure of bank rego breaches, swaps firm, NZD unchanged
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Licensing all consumer credit providers 'worse than the status quo'

23 Oct 18, 2:51pm

Gareth Vaughan

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MBIE strongly opposed to the introduction of a comprehensive creditor licensing regime as part of government's loan shark crackdown
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Questions swirl over MP Ross being admitted to mental health facility

23 Oct 18, 1:45pm

Jenée Tibshraeny

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National Party leader Simon Bridges and president Peter Goodfellow say they heard second and third hand of dissident MP Jami-Lee Ross being taken by police to a mental health facility
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Auckland's new housing supply now almost keeping up with population growth

23 Oct 18, 12:44pm

Greg Ninness

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Falls in migration & rising building consents mean Auckland's housing shortage could be on the verge of receding, but there's still a big backlog of pent up demand to overcome
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Door-to-door scams

23 Oct 18, 10:44am

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The Little Black Book of Scams: Aggressive face-to-face pitches at your front door are often scams, pitching charity donations, investments or home services
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Cumulative 3.4%pa growth in resource use to add to worldwide stress

23 Oct 18, 10:42am

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Raw materials use to double by 2060 with severe environmental consequences, says OECD
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Court rubber-stamps Heartland Bank restructure

23 Oct 18, 10:39am

Gareth Vaughan

Heartland Bank restructure clears final hurdle, dual listing on ASX to take place on November 1
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America's inflation risks

23 Oct 18, 9:50am

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Stephen Roach points to global and domestic factors aligning to push up US prices faster than the Fed may expect, vexing everyone in an interconnected world
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NZDUSD opens at 0.6553

23 Oct 18, 8:23am

Dan Bell

The Opening Bell: Where currencies start on Tuesday, October 23, 2018
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Weaker risk sentiment prevails

23 Oct 18, 8:18am

Jason Wong

Commodity currencies are underperforming and US equities in are negative territory; NZD had run up through 0.66 over the weekend, supported by a more positive vibe around China; UST yields remain tightly range-bound
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Kiwi dollar displays its resilience

23 Oct 18, 8:00am

Roger J Kerr

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Roger J Kerr says the strong performance of the Kiwi dollar recently underlines how oversold it had become. Its rise against the AUD deserves special mention
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90 seconds at 9 am: China sets off some economic fireworks

23 Oct 18, 7:29am

David Chaston

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China goes all out but is ignored elsewhere; US data weaker; China GDP growth slows, house prices stable, retail sales rise; Italy rating cut; UST 10yr at 3.19%; oil and gold slip; NZ$1 = 65.5 USc; TWI-5 = 69.9
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Labour economists - all you need is love?

22 Oct 18, 10:58am

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Fathom Consulting's Andrew Harris channels Beatles songs to explain why understanding the Beveridge Curve is key what labour economics is all about
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Tax scams

22 Oct 18, 10:54am

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The Little Black Book of Scams: Always check to make sure calls, texts or emails from the IRD are real. Tax scams are on the rise
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Key gold market statistics

22 Oct 18, 9:46am

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The World Gold Council puts gold's position in the global financial system into perspective among all financial assets
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Milk, melamine and China Mengniu

22 Oct 18, 9:16am

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Nikko's Peter Monson takes a look at China's milk powder scandal through an ESG lens to see what it takes to find investment opportuniity in these types of scandals
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The big blockchain lie

22 Oct 18, 8:02am

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Nouriel Roubini says the mystique of distributed-ledger technologies through 'decentralization' just a ruse to separate retail investors from their hard-earned real money
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Holiday briefing: China data takes centre stage

22 Oct 18, 7:02am

David Chaston

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China stocks jump; US homes sales slip; Canada inflation lower; China grows slower; China retail sales star, home prices stable; Moody's downgrades Italy; UST 10yr at 3.20%; oil up, gold unchanged; NZ$1 = 65.9 USc; TWI-5 = 70.1
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Making fixing child poverty an economic priority

21 Oct 18, 7:41am

David Chaston

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Unlike the worsening average OECD situation, New Zealand is making small progress with child poverty. But it's not enough by miles. We need to rid ourselves of vanity projects and focus on this core, urgent problem
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21 Oct 18, 6:02am

Stadium vs university, or something else? What's best for Auckland's waterfront?

20 Oct 18, 9:59am

Real estate industry commission revenue up 8.9% in third quarter

20 Oct 18, 9:29am

Phishing and smishing scams

20 Oct 18, 9:06am

WGC investment update: IMF report highlights gold's relevance

20 Oct 18, 8:42am

Weekend Briefing: NZ wealth in spotlight

20 Oct 18, 7:11am

The cockroach that won't die