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90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: S&P 500 down 6.6%, Dow falls 634 pts as panic grips global markets after US credit rating downgrade
9th Aug 11, 7:49am
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90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: S&P 500 down 6.6%, Dow falls 634 pts as panic grips global markets after US credit rating downgrade
Heartland NZ says more than half its NZ$1.6 billion worth of retail deposits aren't covered by the Crown guarantee
8th Aug 11, 5:28pm
Heartland NZ says more than half its NZ$1.6 billion worth of retail deposits aren't covered by the Crown guarantee
PM Key still optimistic NZ economy can grow in line with Treasury forecasts, following global market turmoil, US rating downgrade
8th Aug 11, 5:06pm
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PM Key still optimistic NZ economy can grow in line with Treasury forecasts, following global market turmoil, US rating downgrade
Five days after hiking fixed-term home loan rates, 'nimble' ASB cuts them to reflect 'wholesale funding market movements'
8th Aug 11, 4:33pm
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Five days after hiking fixed-term home loan rates, 'nimble' ASB cuts them to reflect 'wholesale funding market movements'
Labour's Goff unfazed about need to borrow more than National in short-term, says ratings agencies would look at better long-term debt track
8th Aug 11, 3:49pm
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Labour's Goff unfazed about need to borrow more than National in short-term, says ratings agencies would look at better long-term debt track
Monday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: What Bernanke's QE III helicopter might look like; A rag tag bag of China short sellers; Why the ECB is wasting its time; Dilberts
8th Aug 11, 3:27pm
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Monday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: What Bernanke's QE III helicopter might look like; A rag tag bag of China short sellers; Why the ECB is wasting its time; Dilberts
How the NZD/USD exchange rate will react to recent global seismic shifts
8th Aug 11, 2:59pm
How the NZD/USD exchange rate will react to recent global seismic shifts
Moneymarkets no longer pricing-in OCR increases in the next six months
8th Aug 11, 2:46pm
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Moneymarkets no longer pricing-in OCR increases in the next six months
Standard and Poor's warns NZ could face export driven slowdown through weaker demand and/or lower export prices due to US and European debt woes
8th Aug 11, 2:11pm
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Standard and Poor's warns NZ could face export driven slowdown through weaker demand and/or lower export prices due to US and European debt woes
Opinion: The RBNZ shouldn’t be panicked into early OCR hikes unless it wants to impose unnecessary pain
8th Aug 11, 1:55pm
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Opinion: The RBNZ shouldn’t be panicked into early OCR hikes unless it wants to impose unnecessary pain
Goldman Sachs revises up NZ$ track to US90c in a year's time, even though NZ economic growth to be lower than first thought
8th Aug 11, 1:51pm
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Goldman Sachs revises up NZ$ track to US90c in a year's time, even though NZ economic growth to be lower than first thought
NZIER warns on NZ's rotting fiscal core; Says NZ could end up like Greece, US in 10-15 years as deficit & debt balloons as population ages
8th Aug 11, 1:16pm
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NZIER warns on NZ's rotting fiscal core; Says NZ could end up like Greece, US in 10-15 years as deficit & debt balloons as population ages
Quotable Value says NZ house values steady overall in July. Auckland, ChCh firmer, while Wellington weaker and Hamilton, Dunedin stable
8th Aug 11, 12:30pm
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Quotable Value says NZ house values steady overall in July. Auckland, ChCh firmer, while Wellington weaker and Hamilton, Dunedin stable
Janine Starks looks at some recourse for Canterbury homeowners caught in a debate with their insurer over claim amounts.
8th Aug 11, 11:24am
Janine Starks looks at some recourse for Canterbury homeowners caught in a debate with their insurer over claim amounts.
Opinion: NZ's conservatives don't like GST exemptions, so where are their principles in other debates like over the ETS?
8th Aug 11, 11:13am
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Opinion: NZ's conservatives don't like GST exemptions, so where are their principles in other debates like over the ETS?
Terry Baucher shows why NZ's foreign investment fund regime is schizophrenic, overly-complex, and ripe for reform.
8th Aug 11, 10:41am
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Terry Baucher shows why NZ's foreign investment fund regime is schizophrenic, overly-complex, and ripe for reform.
Revised performance rankings for KiwiSaver funds. OnePath SIL and SuperLife well represented in the top five across all camps
8th Aug 11, 10:09am
by Amanda Morrall
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Revised performance rankings for KiwiSaver funds. OnePath SIL and SuperLife well represented in the top five across all camps
NZ investors told to hold the course in wake of US credit rating downgrade and on-going worries about sovereign debt crises in EU and America
8th Aug 11, 9:31am
by Amanda Morrall
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NZ investors told to hold the course in wake of US credit rating downgrade and on-going worries about sovereign debt crises in EU and America
US dollar unlikely to have its usual strong 'safe haven' appeal; Kiwi may not suffer as harshly as normal in times of risk aversion
8th Aug 11, 9:16am
US dollar unlikely to have its usual strong 'safe haven' appeal; Kiwi may not suffer as harshly as normal in times of risk aversion
90 seconds at 9 am: ECB intervenes massively to stop PIGS contagion spreading to Italy, Spain; Markets brace for American downgrade fallout; NZ$ firm
8th Aug 11, 8:52am
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90 seconds at 9 am: ECB intervenes massively to stop PIGS contagion spreading to Italy, Spain; Markets brace for American downgrade fallout; NZ$ firm
NZ well placed to deal with global market fallout having met S&P demands, although outcome unclear if US falls back into recession, PM Key says
8th Aug 11, 8:12am
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NZ well placed to deal with global market fallout having met S&P demands, although outcome unclear if US falls back into recession, PM Key says
NZ bank funding costs to rise as a result of latest market turmoil, BNZ CEO Thorburn says; Supports move towards compulsory savings
8th Aug 11, 7:36am
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NZ bank funding costs to rise as a result of latest market turmoil, BNZ CEO Thorburn says; Supports move towards compulsory savings
Opinion: Bernard Hickey warns the developed economies have begun a Japanese-style Great Repression of interest rates to protect borrowers and bankers at the expense of savers
7th Aug 11, 11:46am
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Opinion: Bernard Hickey warns the developed economies have begun a Japanese-style Great Repression of interest rates to protect borrowers and bankers at the expense of savers
Standard & Poor's downgrades US Treasury debt to AA+ from AAA and says the outlook is negative
6th Aug 11, 1:24pm
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Standard & Poor's downgrades US Treasury debt to AA+ from AAA and says the outlook is negative
Reserve Bank Governor Alan Bollard warns Aussie banks to accept lower profits from New Zealand subsidiaries
6th Aug 11, 10:35am
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Reserve Bank Governor Alan Bollard warns Aussie banks to accept lower profits from New Zealand subsidiaries