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ECB meeting offers nothing which leads to heavy falls across European stock markets
ECB meeting offers nothing which leads to heavy falls across European stock markets
Modest reaction by bond and equity markets as Fed fails to deliver further easing
Modest reaction by bond and equity markets as Fed fails to deliver further easing
Fed statement highlights loss of economic momentum; market disappointed at no QE III
Fed statement highlights loss of economic momentum; market disappointed at no QE III
Wave of market optimism halts as German's dampen prospects for ESM banking license
Wave of market optimism halts as German's dampen prospects for ESM banking license
Business confidence survey results shows NZ economy remarkably resilient
Business confidence survey results shows NZ economy remarkably resilient
Weak Italian bond auction and dismal Eurozone confidence figures tempers demand for EUR
Weak Italian bond auction and dismal Eurozone confidence figures tempers demand for EUR
Backdrop of rapidly rising yields proved a challenge for the latest auction of NZ government bonds
Backdrop of rapidly rising yields proved a challenge for the latest auction of NZ government bonds
NZ$/US$ climbs above 81 cents as ECB and Fed expected to announce further quantitative easing
NZ$/US$ climbs above 81 cents as ECB and Fed expected to announce further quantitative easing
Yield on NZ Govt 10-year bonds at new lows on back of institutional buying
Yield on NZ Govt 10-year bonds at new lows on back of institutional buying
ECB to do whatever it takes to preserve the euro
Comments from ECB helped calm a market exhausted with bad news
Comments from ECB helped calm a market exhausted with bad news
UK in doldrums; worst quarterly GDP result since 2009
UK in doldrums; worst quarterly GDP result since 2009
Ratings agency Moody’s downgrades outlook for Germany, Netherlands and Luxembourg on increased risk of EU break up.
Ratings agency Moody’s downgrades outlook for Germany, Netherlands and Luxembourg on increased risk of EU break up.
Issues in Spain go from bad to worse sending markets into a nosedive
Spanish-German 10-year bond spreads rise to new highs of 610 bps
Spanish-German 10-year bond spreads rise to new highs of 610 bps
Spanish debt worries whip markets into a frenzy; NZ$/US$ trades below 80 cents
Spanish debt worries whip markets into a frenzy; NZ$/US$ trades below 80 cents
Heaps of grass has helped agriculture grow three times as fast as the overall economy. Doug Steel wonders if this may even understate how well the rural sector is doing, given how the numbers were analysed in 2007/08
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Heaps of grass has helped agriculture grow three times as fast as the overall economy. Doug Steel wonders if this may even understate how well the rural sector is doing, given how the numbers were analysed in 2007/08
BNZ economist Craig Ebert says our housing market is over-valued by 25% because of artificially low interest rates and to ignore this imbalance 'would be irresponsible'
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BNZ economist Craig Ebert says our housing market is over-valued by 25% because of artificially low interest rates and to ignore this imbalance 'would be irresponsible'
Spain successfully auctions almost €3bln of bonds, but at a price.
Widespread selling of EUR saw many of the majors notch up multi-year highs
Widespread selling of EUR saw many of the majors notch up multi-year highs
Bernanke focusing on negatives of US economy and the "unsustainable" fiscal situation
Bernanke focusing on negatives of US economy and the "unsustainable" fiscal situation
BoE minutes surprise as vote for extension of QE at last meeting was not unanimous
BoE minutes surprise as vote for extension of QE at last meeting was not unanimous
US bond yields rise as Bernanke reiterates Fed ready to take action if necessary
US bond yields rise as Bernanke reiterates Fed ready to take action if necessary
Punters scroll through Bernanke's testimony for hints of further QE
Punters scroll through Bernanke's testimony for hints of further QE
US 10-year yields fall to all time low of 1.44% on release of US retail sales data
US 10-year yields fall to all time low of 1.44% on release of US retail sales data