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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; frantic currency trading, house sale volumes tepid, inbound tourism booms, virtually no-one thinks things will get worse
11th Apr 14, 4:00pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; frantic currency trading, house sale volumes tepid, inbound tourism booms, virtually no-one thinks things will get worse
US deficit shrinks to 14 year low, jobless claims at 7 year low; Aussie jobs grow; Greek debt popular; markets fall; dairy prices tank; NZ$1 = US$0.870 TWI = 80.5
11th Apr 14, 7:37am
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US deficit shrinks to 14 year low, jobless claims at 7 year low; Aussie jobs grow; Greek debt popular; markets fall; dairy prices tank; NZ$1 = US$0.870 TWI = 80.5
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; Auckland under migration pressure, PMI strong, Truckometer cruising, winter beef premiums, NZD well over 87 USc
10th Apr 14, 4:00pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; Auckland under migration pressure, PMI strong, Truckometer cruising, winter beef premiums, NZD well over 87 USc
Fed drops Bernanke targets; Greece back with a bond sale; China taps private economist for reform push; IMF rates NZ public finances; NZ$1 = US$0.868 TWI = 80.5
10th Apr 14, 7:17am
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Fed drops Bernanke targets; Greece back with a bond sale; China taps private economist for reform push; IMF rates NZ public finances; NZ$1 = US$0.868 TWI = 80.5
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; NZD in sudden jump, retail flat, irrigation investment starts, Fonterra, mortgage approvals flat
9th Apr 14, 4:00pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; NZD in sudden jump, retail flat, irrigation investment starts, Fonterra, mortgage approvals flat
IMF sees Western growth returning; 6 year high for US new jobs; BofJ averts more stimulus; Aussies encourage FDI; NZ$1 = US$0.868 TWI = 80.5
9th Apr 14, 7:17am
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IMF sees Western growth returning; 6 year high for US new jobs; BofJ averts more stimulus; Aussies encourage FDI; NZ$1 = US$0.868 TWI = 80.5
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; QSBO impresses, Crown a/cs don't, Auckland debt grows, Xero thumped, bank bills rise
8th Apr 14, 4:00pm
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; QSBO impresses, Crown a/cs don't, Auckland debt grows, Xero thumped, bank bills rise
ASB drops its MasterCard product range and launches a low rate Visa card with no account fees for early adopters
8th Apr 14, 9:25am
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ASB drops its MasterCard product range and launches a low rate Visa card with no account fees for early adopters
China growth lower; Japan and Australia in big trade deal; renewables need more subsidy; bond yields fall; NZ$1 = US$0.860 TWI = 80.3
8th Apr 14, 7:14am
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China growth lower; Japan and Australia in big trade deal; renewables need more subsidy; bond yields fall; NZ$1 = US$0.860 TWI = 80.3
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; house price growth slowing, consumer spending high but slowing, auditors audited, swap rates fall
7th Apr 14, 4:00pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; house price growth slowing, consumer spending high but slowing, auditors audited, swap rates fall
Monday's Top 10: Doom for China; corruption fight dents investment; Warren Buffett; Andrew Thorburn; Michael Lewis; big data; Karl Pilkington; Dilbert, and more
7th Apr 14, 10:31am
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Monday's Top 10: Doom for China; corruption fight dents investment; Warren Buffett; Andrew Thorburn; Michael Lewis; big data; Karl Pilkington; Dilbert, and more
Why revolving credit might be a smarter home loan arrangement than switching to a fixed rate mortgage
7th Apr 14, 8:43am
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Why revolving credit might be a smarter home loan arrangement than switching to a fixed rate mortgage
US jobs growth recovery; low Euro bond yields; sharp drop in US stocks; Nigeria grows; NZ$1 = US$0.860 TWI = 80.3
7th Apr 14, 7:11am
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US jobs growth recovery; low Euro bond yields; sharp drop in US stocks; Nigeria grows; NZ$1 = US$0.860 TWI = 80.3
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; Even small businesses are confident; Barfoot data confuses; BNZ hikes, but doesn't; wholesale rates go nowhere
4th Apr 14, 4:00pm
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; Even small businesses are confident; Barfoot data confuses; BNZ hikes, but doesn't; wholesale rates go nowhere
BNZ raises five fixed mortgage rates as wholesale money costs creep steadily higher, but holds the line on 2 and 3 year offers
4th Apr 14, 8:05am
BNZ raises five fixed mortgage rates as wholesale money costs creep steadily higher, but holds the line on 2 and 3 year offers
US trade slows, jobless rise; ECB ready to print; Brazil rates rise to 11%; Aussie trade grows; NZ gets social crown; NZ$1 = US$0.854 TWI = 80.0
4th Apr 14, 7:21am
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US trade slows, jobless rise; ECB ready to print; Brazil rates rise to 11%; Aussie trade grows; NZ gets social crown; NZ$1 = US$0.854 TWI = 80.0
Sales of SUVs dominate the New Zealand vehicle market as buyers abandon 'large' cars, but not for small or light cars
3rd Apr 14, 6:32pm
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Sales of SUVs dominate the New Zealand vehicle market as buyers abandon 'large' cars, but not for small or light cars
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; a Kiwi takes top NAB job, RaboDirect raises td rates, Fonterra wins big milk contract; 90 day bill rates 3.18%
3rd Apr 14, 4:00pm
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; a Kiwi takes top NAB job, RaboDirect raises td rates, Fonterra wins big milk contract; 90 day bill rates 3.18%
Solid US jobs growth; China adds stimulus; France warned; RBA seeks bank levy; Aussies float higher GST, lower income tax; NZ$1 = US$0.856 TWI = 80.0
3rd Apr 14, 7:21am
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Solid US jobs growth; China adds stimulus; France warned; RBA seeks bank levy; Aussies float higher GST, lower income tax; NZ$1 = US$0.856 TWI = 80.0
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; commodity prices top out, mortgage approvals up and down, huge oil & gas tender release, big avo goals
2nd Apr 14, 4:00pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; commodity prices top out, mortgage approvals up and down, huge oil & gas tender release, big avo goals
Latest Tender Results - LGFA Bond Tender Number 19
2nd Apr 14, 2:59pm
Latest Tender Results - LGFA Bond Tender Number 19
New Zealand's biggest home loan lender gives itself a competitive mortgage rate; wholesale rates rise; Co-op raises two rates
2nd Apr 14, 8:51am
New Zealand's biggest home loan lender gives itself a competitive mortgage rate; wholesale rates rise; Co-op raises two rates
Dairy prices in major price drop; US factories expand; China factories struggle; RBA holds rates; NZ$1 = US$0.865 TWI = 80.8
2nd Apr 14, 7:22am
Dairy prices in major price drop; US factories expand; China factories struggle; RBA holds rates; NZ$1 = US$0.865 TWI = 80.8
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; 90 day bank bill rates jump, IMF ticks NZ debt management, Fonterra offers GMP
1st Apr 14, 4:00pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; 90 day bank bill rates jump, IMF ticks NZ debt management, Fonterra offers GMP
Yellen says easy-money needed for jobs support; IMF quantifies bank subsidies; eurozone inflation falls; Japan factory slowdown; NZ$1 = US$0.867 TWI = 80.9
1st Apr 14, 7:01am
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Yellen says easy-money needed for jobs support; IMF quantifies bank subsidies; eurozone inflation falls; Japan factory slowdown; NZ$1 = US$0.867 TWI = 80.9