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90 seconds at 9 am: China's currency soars, inflation rate dips; US CDS spreads fall to 6 year low, houshold net worth rises to record; QBE hits trouble; NZ$1 = US$0.827 TWI = 77.7
10th Dec 13, 7:50am
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90 seconds at 9 am: China's currency soars, inflation rate dips; US CDS spreads fall to 6 year low, houshold net worth rises to record; QBE hits trouble; NZ$1 = US$0.827 TWI = 77.7
Margins between banks' carded fixed-term mortgage rates and swap rates drop to five-year low
9th Dec 13, 4:04pm
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Margins between banks' carded fixed-term mortgage rates and swap rates drop to five-year low
Monday's Top 10: Too big to regulate?; The Volker Rule; 'global collapse'?; economists agreeing; deflation; Clarke & Dawe; Dilbert, and more
9th Dec 13, 10:15am
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Monday's Top 10: Too big to regulate?; The Volker Rule; 'global collapse'?; economists agreeing; deflation; Clarke & Dawe; Dilbert, and more
Westpac cuts standard floating mortgage rate to 5.64% for borrowers with less than 80% LVR
9th Dec 13, 9:58am
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Westpac cuts standard floating mortgage rate to 5.64% for borrowers with less than 80% LVR
90 seconds at 9 am: US jobs grow strongly; WTO agrees finally; China exports rise, as do their interest rates; UST 10yr 2.86%; NZ$1 = US$0.827 TWI = 77.8
9th Dec 13, 6:59am
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90 seconds at 9 am: US jobs grow strongly; WTO agrees finally; China exports rise, as do their interest rates; UST 10yr 2.86%; NZ$1 = US$0.827 TWI = 77.8
90 seconds at 9 am: US growth revised up; ECB holds rates; UK raises retirement age; Japan to boost spending; China curbs bitcoin; Qantas hits rough patch; NZ$1 = US$0.821 TWI = 77.1
6th Dec 13, 7:18am
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90 seconds at 9 am: US growth revised up; ECB holds rates; UK raises retirement age; Japan to boost spending; China curbs bitcoin; Qantas hits rough patch; NZ$1 = US$0.821 TWI = 77.1
90 seconds at 9 am: Good US data has markets expecting Fed tapering soon; big EU libor fines; yuan surpasses euro in world trade; NZ$1 = US$0.817 TWI = 77.0
5th Dec 13, 7:33am
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90 seconds at 9 am: Good US data has markets expecting Fed tapering soon; big EU libor fines; yuan surpasses euro in world trade; NZ$1 = US$0.817 TWI = 77.0
The price of gold hits its lowest price in NZ dollars since November 2009; falls in US dollars accentuated by rise in currency
4th Dec 13, 9:49am
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The price of gold hits its lowest price in NZ dollars since November 2009; falls in US dollars accentuated by rise in currency
90 seconds at 9 am: Dairy prices jump, near record average prices; NZ 'least corrupt'; Brazil stumbles; gold down, oil up, AUD sinks; NZ$1 = US$0.825 TWI = 77.5
4th Dec 13, 7:51am
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90 seconds at 9 am: Dairy prices jump, near record average prices; NZ 'least corrupt'; Brazil stumbles; gold down, oil up, AUD sinks; NZ$1 = US$0.825 TWI = 77.5
Monday's Top 10: Krugman; WFMDs; new Roubini warning; don't work from home; face reading, Rio closes alumina plant; Clarke & Dawe; Dilbert, and more
2nd Dec 13, 10:30am
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Monday's Top 10: Krugman; WFMDs; new Roubini warning; don't work from home; face reading, Rio closes alumina plant; Clarke & Dawe; Dilbert, and more
90 seconds at 9 am: American holiday retail up 2.3%, China PMI 51.4, Japan CPI up 0.9%, Aust high LVR lending juices house prices; NZ$1 = US$0.813 TWI = 76.5
2nd Dec 13, 7:41am
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90 seconds at 9 am: American holiday retail up 2.3%, China PMI 51.4, Japan CPI up 0.9%, Aust high LVR lending juices house prices; NZ$1 = US$0.813 TWI = 76.5
Friday's Top 10: A whisky bubble? the Scrooge McDuck problem; new slicing & dicing; parabolic gains; business overdrafts; Dilbert & more
29th Nov 13, 10:38am
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Friday's Top 10: A whisky bubble? the Scrooge McDuck problem; new slicing & dicing; parabolic gains; business overdrafts; Dilbert & more
Our new calculator reveals the true costs of a business overdraft, and shows the level of potential savings
29th Nov 13, 9:39am
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Our new calculator reveals the true costs of a business overdraft, and shows the level of potential savings
90 seconds at 9 am: US holiday retail season underway; BofE kills off housing support program; Germany has new govt; NZ$1 = US$0.812 TWI = 76.3
29th Nov 13, 7:49am
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90 seconds at 9 am: US holiday retail season underway; BofE kills off housing support program; Germany has new govt; NZ$1 = US$0.812 TWI = 76.3
Insurers and CERA team up to clear Red Zone houses, Crown-owned ones to be gone by the end of next year
28th Nov 13, 10:58am
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Insurers and CERA team up to clear Red Zone houses, Crown-owned ones to be gone by the end of next year
90 seconds at 9 am: US jobless claims fall; German confidence rises; Berlusconi booted out; ECB and IMF worried; Bitcoin record; NZ$1 = US$0.813 TWI = 76.5
28th Nov 13, 7:28am
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90 seconds at 9 am: US jobless claims fall; German confidence rises; Berlusconi booted out; ECB and IMF worried; Bitcoin record; NZ$1 = US$0.813 TWI = 76.5
90 seconds at 9 am: US data very positive; Australia with productivity problems; China about to be our biggest trade partner; NZ$1 = US$0.818 TWI = 76.9
27th Nov 13, 7:28am
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90 seconds at 9 am: US data very positive; Australia with productivity problems; China about to be our biggest trade partner; NZ$1 = US$0.818 TWI = 76.9
90 seconds at 9 am: Oil and gold fall; NASDAQ at 13 yr high; WTO fails again; China coal use grows; RBA talk down currency; NZ$1 = US$0.819 TWI = 77.0
26th Nov 13, 8:00am
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90 seconds at 9 am: Oil and gold fall; NASDAQ at 13 yr high; WTO fails again; China coal use grows; RBA talk down currency; NZ$1 = US$0.819 TWI = 77.0
Kiwi online retailers holding a 60% market share, holding off the challenge from the gigantic international online retailers
25th Nov 13, 4:12pm
Kiwi online retailers holding a 60% market share, holding off the challenge from the gigantic international online retailers
Monday's Top 10: Larry Summers challenges Asiaphoria; youth unemployment; another GFC movie; better KiwiSaver returns; intended consequences; Dilbert, and more
25th Nov 13, 10:30am
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Monday's Top 10: Larry Summers challenges Asiaphoria; youth unemployment; another GFC movie; better KiwiSaver returns; intended consequences; Dilbert, and more
90 seconds at 9 am: Swiss reject banker pay limits; UST benchmark rates rise; new equities records; gold falls; China allows consumer finance; NZ$1 = US$0.818 TWI = 76.9
25th Nov 13, 7:18am
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90 seconds at 9 am: Swiss reject banker pay limits; UST benchmark rates rise; new equities records; gold falls; China allows consumer finance; NZ$1 = US$0.818 TWI = 76.9
ASB cuts rates for one and three year <80% LVR mortgages, matching rivals with market leading lows
22nd Nov 13, 5:06pm
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ASB cuts rates for one and three year <80% LVR mortgages, matching rivals with market leading lows
Dairy land prices are not following commodity prices higher; rising dairy debt not from bidding up the price of land
22nd Nov 13, 1:13pm
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Dairy land prices are not following commodity prices higher; rising dairy debt not from bidding up the price of land
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90 seconds at 9 am: Yellen gets approved; Japan ready for more QE; flash PMIs mixed; gold falls again; NZ$1 = US$0.821 TWI = 76.9
22nd Nov 13, 7:30am
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90 seconds at 9 am: Yellen gets approved; Japan ready for more QE; flash PMIs mixed; gold falls again; NZ$1 = US$0.821 TWI = 76.9
90 seconds at 9 am: Bernanke says rate rises not on horizon; ECB mulls negative rates; US data positive; low currency hurts Japan; NZ$1 = US$0.830 TWI = 77.5
21st Nov 13, 7:21am
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90 seconds at 9 am: Bernanke says rate rises not on horizon; ECB mulls negative rates; US data positive; low currency hurts Japan; NZ$1 = US$0.830 TWI = 77.5