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90 seconds at 9 am: Factory output expanding everywhere; equities higher; fewer banks fail; EU plan 'too complicated' for Draghi; NZ$1 = US$0.826 TWI = 77.8
17th Dec 13, 7:20am
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90 seconds at 9 am: Factory output expanding everywhere; equities higher; fewer banks fail; EU plan 'too complicated' for Draghi; NZ$1 = US$0.826 TWI = 77.8
176 farms were sold in November; prices per hectare rise for dairy, fall for all other types
16th Dec 13, 3:57pm
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176 farms were sold in November; prices per hectare rise for dairy, fall for all other types
Monday's Top 10: An actual Volker Rule; the Cooks' haven; China vs journalists; a small fry loss; referendum result yawn; holistic agriculture; Dilbert, and more
16th Dec 13, 10:00am
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Monday's Top 10: An actual Volker Rule; the Cooks' haven; China vs journalists; a small fry loss; referendum result yawn; holistic agriculture; Dilbert, and more
90 seconds at 9 am: Australia abandons surplus target; Fed expected to taper; China to focus on urbanisation drive; NZ$1 = US$0.826 TWI = 77.9
16th Dec 13, 6:55am
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90 seconds at 9 am: Australia abandons surplus target; Fed expected to taper; China to focus on urbanisation drive; NZ$1 = US$0.826 TWI = 77.9
Post peak milk season faces ideal pasture conditions nationwide; milk flows high
14th Dec 13, 8:44am
Post peak milk season faces ideal pasture conditions nationwide; milk flows high
Latest bond tender of NZ$200 mln received bids for NZ$488 mln with an average weighted yield of 4.6236% (previously 4.5469%)
13th Dec 13, 2:17pm
Latest bond tender of NZ$200 mln received bids for NZ$488 mln with an average weighted yield of 4.6236% (previously 4.5469%)
90 seconds at 9 am: Aussie slumps; RBA calls for cuts and reform, warns on 'rent-seeking'; US retail up; China worries about dairy prices; NZ$1 = US$0.824 TWI = 77.6
13th Dec 13, 7:43am
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90 seconds at 9 am: Aussie slumps; RBA calls for cuts and reform, warns on 'rent-seeking'; US retail up; China worries about dairy prices; NZ$1 = US$0.824 TWI = 77.6
Live-streamed video from the RBNZ press conference with Governor Graeme Wheeler
12th Dec 13, 9:01am
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Live-streamed video from the RBNZ press conference with Governor Graeme Wheeler
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