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A review of the things you need to know before you go home on Monday; more mortgage rate cuts, IRD and Dulux settle, PSI climbs, retail has minor rise
17th Feb 14, 4:00pm
A review of the things you need to know before you go home on Monday; more mortgage rate cuts, IRD and Dulux settle, PSI climbs, retail has minor rise
Monday's Top 10: Reform risk; China's loans; Germany's courts; a mega writeoff idea; corporate welfare fizzers; the drone race; Dilbert, and more
17th Feb 14, 12:32pm
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Monday's Top 10: Reform risk; China's loans; Germany's courts; a mega writeoff idea; corporate welfare fizzers; the drone race; Dilbert, and more
BNZ joins the rate cut party, trumping Westpac's Friday change; TSB raises its one year rate
17th Feb 14, 10:12am
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BNZ joins the rate cut party, trumping Westpac's Friday change; TSB raises its one year rate
90 seconds at 9 am: Weather slows US economy; China credit jumps with food prices; ASB cuts mortgage rate; Martin Jetpack readies for float; NZ$1 = US$0.837 TWI = 78.4
17th Feb 14, 7:23am
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90 seconds at 9 am: Weather slows US economy; China credit jumps with food prices; ASB cuts mortgage rate; Martin Jetpack readies for float; NZ$1 = US$0.837 TWI = 78.4
Selective home loan specials keep coming from the main banks as they fight for slightly softer housing demand
14th Feb 14, 6:00pm
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Selective home loan specials keep coming from the main banks as they fight for slightly softer housing demand
A review of the things you need to know before you go home on Friday; Westpac rate cut, House prices fall, dairy prices rise, wholesale rates fall
14th Feb 14, 4:27pm
A review of the things you need to know before you go home on Friday; Westpac rate cut, House prices fall, dairy prices rise, wholesale rates fall
90 seconds at 9 am: US retail sales sluggish; Aussie unemployment rises; dairy prices up; gold up strongly; NZ$1 = US$0.834 TWI = 78.4
14th Feb 14, 7:20am
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90 seconds at 9 am: US retail sales sluggish; Aussie unemployment rises; dairy prices up; gold up strongly; NZ$1 = US$0.834 TWI = 78.4
Rare Friday rate change as Westpac pitches its 3 year rate to match two main rivals
13th Feb 14, 7:18pm
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Rare Friday rate change as Westpac pitches its 3 year rate to match two main rivals
A review of the things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; factories still busy, inflation indexed bond popular, KiwiSaver comparisons, surprise Aussie jump in jobless
13th Feb 14, 4:00pm
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A review of the things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; factories still busy, inflation indexed bond popular, KiwiSaver comparisons, surprise Aussie jump in jobless
90 seconds at 9 am: Republicans capitulate; oil and gold higher; China trade grows; UK economy grows; IMF give Australia a tick; NZ$1 = US$0.832 TWI = 78.3
13th Feb 14, 7:26am
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90 seconds at 9 am: Republicans capitulate; oil and gold higher; China trade grows; UK economy grows; IMF give Australia a tick; NZ$1 = US$0.832 TWI = 78.3
Correction: Christchurch's recovery drives growth in ready-mix concrete production; national data shows a 10% annual rise
13th Feb 14, 5:24am
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Correction: Christchurch's recovery drives growth in ready-mix concrete production; national data shows a 10% annual rise
A review of the things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; tourism grows; January retail pause; mortgage approvals down; December KiwiSaver results; wholesale rates up
12th Feb 14, 4:00pm
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A review of the things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; tourism grows; January retail pause; mortgage approvals down; December KiwiSaver results; wholesale rates up
90 seconds at 9 am: Markets like what Yellen says; US Feds to crack down on foreign banks; US debt ceiling increase to pass easily; NZ$1 = US$0.834 TWI = 78.4
12th Feb 14, 7:28am
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90 seconds at 9 am: Markets like what Yellen says; US Feds to crack down on foreign banks; US debt ceiling increase to pass easily; NZ$1 = US$0.834 TWI = 78.4
A review of the things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; bank fees case expands, Kiwibank raises mortgage rates, Truckometer index rises, rents up, population grows faster
11th Feb 14, 4:00pm
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A review of the things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; bank fees case expands, Kiwibank raises mortgage rates, Truckometer index rises, rents up, population grows faster
Kiwibank adjusts home loan rates higher in the fixed 6 mth to 2 year terms; pressure builds ahead of March OCR review
11th Feb 14, 8:44am
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Kiwibank adjusts home loan rates higher in the fixed 6 mth to 2 year terms; pressure builds ahead of March OCR review
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