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90 seconds at 9 am: Toyota to quit Australia, end of car making there; up to 100,000 jobs affected; demand for gold rises; NZ$1 = US$0.827 TWI = 77.9
11th Feb 14, 7:20am
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90 seconds at 9 am: Toyota to quit Australia, end of car making there; up to 100,000 jobs affected; demand for gold rises; NZ$1 = US$0.827 TWI = 77.9
A review of the things you need to know before you go home on Monday; QV reports LVRs working; Paymark shows where and how we are spending; FMA and Hanover talking
10th Feb 14, 5:37pm
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A review of the things you need to know before you go home on Monday; QV reports LVRs working; Paymark shows where and how we are spending; FMA and Hanover talking
Monday's Top 10: Bad bipartisanship; China credit addiction; Swiss bunker mentality; easy solar; a BRICs wall; Italy's assets problem; Milton Friedman; Dilbert, and more
10th Feb 14, 10:30am
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Monday's Top 10: Bad bipartisanship; China credit addiction; Swiss bunker mentality; easy solar; a BRICs wall; Italy's assets problem; Milton Friedman; Dilbert, and more
90 seconds at 9 am: US payrolls disappoint; Germans doubt ECB plans; Swiss close borders; equities, gold, oil all higher; NZ$1 = US$0.829 TWI = 78.1
10th Feb 14, 7:35am
90 seconds at 9 am: US payrolls disappoint; Germans doubt ECB plans; Swiss close borders; equities, gold, oil all higher; NZ$1 = US$0.829 TWI = 78.1
A review of the things you need to know before you go home on Friday; Len talks up Auckland consent levels, NZD down, swap rates up; used imports boom
7th Feb 14, 4:00pm
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A review of the things you need to know before you go home on Friday; Len talks up Auckland consent levels, NZD down, swap rates up; used imports boom
90 seconds at 9 am: US productivity rises as does trade deficit; ECB and BofE hold; food prices fall; good Aussie data; NZ$1 = US$0.827 TWI = 77.9
7th Feb 14, 7:30am
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90 seconds at 9 am: US productivity rises as does trade deficit; ECB and BofE hold; food prices fall; good Aussie data; NZ$1 = US$0.827 TWI = 77.9
A review of the things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; More houses under $500k sell; jobless rate falls; mortgage approvals up
5th Feb 14, 4:00pm
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A review of the things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; More houses under $500k sell; jobless rate falls; mortgage approvals up
90 seconds at 9 am: RBA holds, tones down fears, AUD rises; Aussie budget cuts soon; Fonterra auction rises 0.5%; NZ$1 = US$0.819 TWI = 77.4
5th Feb 14, 7:11am
90 seconds at 9 am: RBA holds, tones down fears, AUD rises; Aussie budget cuts soon; Fonterra auction rises 0.5%; NZ$1 = US$0.819 TWI = 77.4
A review of the things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; SBS raises TD rates, grocery prices unchanged, commodity prices rise, house listings rise
4th Feb 14, 4:00pm
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A review of the things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; SBS raises TD rates, grocery prices unchanged, commodity prices rise, house listings rise
90 seconds at 9 am: American ISM survey surprises in January, follows China with lower growth; NZ car sales zoom; UST yields fall; NZ$1 = US$0.810 TWI = 76.7
4th Feb 14, 7:24am
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90 seconds at 9 am: American ISM survey surprises in January, follows China with lower growth; NZ car sales zoom; UST yields fall; NZ$1 = US$0.810 TWI = 76.7
A review of the things you need to know before you go home on Monday; Treasury assesses Abenomics; Key in Australia; English quits (Conor that is); Auckland worried
3rd Feb 14, 4:00pm
A review of the things you need to know before you go home on Monday; Treasury assesses Abenomics; Key in Australia; English quits (Conor that is); Auckland worried
Monday's Top 10: Bursting Aussie land price bubble; unsafe disruption; forget growth, target efficiency; is Marx back?; twins; Jim Rogers; Dilbert, and more
3rd Feb 14, 10:30am
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Monday's Top 10: Bursting Aussie land price bubble; unsafe disruption; forget growth, target efficiency; is Marx back?; twins; Jim Rogers; Dilbert, and more
90 seconds at 9 am: Japan's inflation rises, Europe faces deflation; USD gets haven support, IMF chides EMs; NZ$1 = US$0.808 TWI = 76.7
3rd Feb 14, 7:25am
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90 seconds at 9 am: Japan's inflation rises, Europe faces deflation; USD gets haven support, IMF chides EMs; NZ$1 = US$0.808 TWI = 76.7
We have tightened our Commenting Policy guidelines around the discussion of immigration issues
31st Jan 14, 4:51pm
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We have tightened our Commenting Policy guidelines around the discussion of immigration issues
A review of the things you need to know before you go home on Friday; positive trade balance, lending growth modest, strong household deposit growth, Wheeler speaks
31st Jan 14, 4:00pm
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A review of the things you need to know before you go home on Friday; positive trade balance, lending growth modest, strong household deposit growth, Wheeler speaks
The first home loan rate changes since the OCR review see selected rates rise; wholesale markets still absorbing RBNZ views
31st Jan 14, 10:03am
The first home loan rate changes since the OCR review see selected rates rise; wholesale markets still absorbing RBNZ views
90 seconds at 9 am: US grows strongly in Q4, banks easing standards; US TPP stand hits a snag; dairy prices rise, swap rates and NZD falls; NZ$1 = US$0.813 TWI = 77.1
31st Jan 14, 7:28am
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90 seconds at 9 am: US grows strongly in Q4, banks easing standards; US TPP stand hits a snag; dairy prices rise, swap rates and NZD falls; NZ$1 = US$0.813 TWI = 77.1
A review of the things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; the OCR decision and the fallout; building consents up, migration up, mortage approvals weak
30th Jan 14, 4:00pm
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A review of the things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; the OCR decision and the fallout; building consents up, migration up, mortage approvals weak
90 seconds at 9 am: Aggressive EM rate raises; Fed tapers as expected; US bond yields fall, investors like inflation-protected debt; ANZ stumbles; NZ$1 = US$0.827 TWI = 78.2
30th Jan 14, 7:26am
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90 seconds at 9 am: Aggressive EM rate raises; Fed tapers as expected; US bond yields fall, investors like inflation-protected debt; ANZ stumbles; NZ$1 = US$0.827 TWI = 78.2
Competition heats up in the credit card market with BNZ reducing most of its balance transfer rates to 1%
29th Jan 14, 4:09pm
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Competition heats up in the credit card market with BNZ reducing most of its balance transfer rates to 1%
A review of the things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; Budget day announced, no tax cuts; LVR restrictions bite hard; affordability poor but stable
29th Jan 14, 4:00pm
A review of the things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; Budget day announced, no tax cuts; LVR restrictions bite hard; affordability poor but stable
90 seconds at 9 am: India raises rates, Turkey to follow; shipping gets cheaper; UK expands; US confidence rises; NZ$1 = US$0.826 TWI = 78.1
29th Jan 14, 7:36am
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90 seconds at 9 am: India raises rates, Turkey to follow; shipping gets cheaper; UK expands; US confidence rises; NZ$1 = US$0.826 TWI = 78.1
A review of the things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; Westpac cuts a home loan rate, Synlait raises payout, consumers more confident
28th Jan 14, 4:00pm
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A review of the things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; Westpac cuts a home loan rate, Synlait raises payout, consumers more confident
Bank follows up a cut to its one year rate with a new reduction to its 18 month mortgage rate
28th Jan 14, 9:51am
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Bank follows up a cut to its one year rate with a new reduction to its 18 month mortgage rate
90 seconds at 9 am: US housing builds falter but services positive; Turkey crisis; Sony junk; China travels; oil prices fall; NZ$1 = US$0.822 TWI = 77.7
28th Jan 14, 7:31am
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90 seconds at 9 am: US housing builds falter but services positive; Turkey crisis; Sony junk; China travels; oil prices fall; NZ$1 = US$0.822 TWI = 77.7