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90 seconds at 9 am: France risks another rating downgrade; Germany ponders QE; Japan markets fall; bond investors chase yield sans covenants; NZ$1 = US$0.808, TWI = 76.3
28th May 13, 8:47am
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90 seconds at 9 am: France risks another rating downgrade; Germany ponders QE; Japan markets fall; bond investors chase yield sans covenants; NZ$1 = US$0.808, TWI = 76.3
Home loan affordability shows seasonal improvement in April but trend still worries; toughest in major cities, easiest in provincial centres
27th May 13, 3:29pm
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Home loan affordability shows seasonal improvement in April but trend still worries; toughest in major cities, easiest in provincial centres
Monday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: New leverage worries; France in the dogbox; new China direction; US vs NZ corporate taxes; affordable denser housing?; Dilbert, and more
27th May 13, 10:31am
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Monday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: New leverage worries; France in the dogbox; new China direction; US vs NZ corporate taxes; affordable denser housing?; Dilbert, and more
90 seconds at 9 am: German growth low; NZ wants direct convertibility with yuan; ANZ sending 500 AU jobs to NZ; beef prices higher; NZ$1 = US$0.809, TWI = 76.3
27th May 13, 8:47am
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90 seconds at 9 am: German growth low; NZ wants direct convertibility with yuan; ANZ sending 500 AU jobs to NZ; beef prices higher; NZ$1 = US$0.809, TWI = 76.3
90 seconds at 9 am: Global stocks tumble, starting in Japan; China's factory output shrinks; US jobless claims fall, car sales rise; AU car makers in trouble; NZ$1 = US$0.814 TWI = 76.7
24th May 13, 8:48am
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90 seconds at 9 am: Global stocks tumble, starting in Japan; China's factory output shrinks; US jobless claims fall, car sales rise; AU car makers in trouble; NZ$1 = US$0.814 TWI = 76.7
90 seconds at 9 am: Bernanke testifies; Fed divided when to wind back QE; IMF chides Britain; big AU bond offer; NZ$1 = US$0.806 TWI = 76.4
23rd May 13, 8:55am
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90 seconds at 9 am: Bernanke testifies; Fed divided when to wind back QE; IMF chides Britain; big AU bond offer; NZ$1 = US$0.806 TWI = 76.4
90 seconds at 9 am: Fed signals watched closely; Dow at new record; OECD eeks out growth; AU coal in trouble; AU Govt hard choices; NZ$1 = US$0.816 TWI = 76.9
22nd May 13, 8:59am
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90 seconds at 9 am: Fed signals watched closely; Dow at new record; OECD eeks out growth; AU coal in trouble; AU Govt hard choices; NZ$1 = US$0.816 TWI = 76.9
90 seconds at 9 am: EU tackles China mobile companies, solar panel makers, oil traders; gold and silver recover; NZ$1 = US$0.818 TWI = 77.0
21st May 13, 8:43am
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90 seconds at 9 am: EU tackles China mobile companies, solar panel makers, oil traders; gold and silver recover; NZ$1 = US$0.818 TWI = 77.0
'Panicky' start to week as gold and silver open with big falls ahead of London and New York markets. WGC stats confirm ETF flight
20th May 13, 12:09pm
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'Panicky' start to week as gold and silver open with big falls ahead of London and New York markets. WGC stats confirm ETF flight
90 seconds at 9 am: Bernanke upbeat; US consumers confident; China's house prices rise; Aussie home loan war; China buying local electricity systems; NZ$1 = US$0.806 TWI = 76.3
20th May 13, 8:51am
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90 seconds at 9 am: Bernanke upbeat; US consumers confident; China's house prices rise; Aussie home loan war; China buying local electricity systems; NZ$1 = US$0.806 TWI = 76.3
The trend of rate reductions for savers now extends to on-call and savings accounts, more banks drop TD and PIE rates
17th May 13, 11:51am
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The trend of rate reductions for savers now extends to on-call and savings accounts, more banks drop TD and PIE rates
90 seconds at 9 am: S&P concerned about smaller NZ banks and housing risks; US economy slowing, inflation vanishes; Japan growth shines; NZ$1 = US$0.818 TWI = 76.9
17th May 13, 8:48am
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90 seconds at 9 am: S&P concerned about smaller NZ banks and housing risks; US economy slowing, inflation vanishes; Japan growth shines; NZ$1 = US$0.818 TWI = 76.9
Rural irrigation grows quickly off a low base, most expansion in Canterbury for dairy conversions
16th May 13, 1:50pm
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Rural irrigation grows quickly off a low base, most expansion in Canterbury for dairy conversions
90 seconds at 9 am: US factory prices and output sink; HSBC makes more cuts; EU deep in recession; China worried about jobless; NZ$1 = US$0.822 TWI = 77.3
16th May 13, 8:44am
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90 seconds at 9 am: US factory prices and output sink; HSBC makes more cuts; EU deep in recession; China worried about jobless; NZ$1 = US$0.822 TWI = 77.3
March milk production fell sharply as the drought bit harder
15th May 13, 8:24pm
March milk production fell sharply as the drought bit harder
Commercial property returns shine as bond yields fall and capital gains kick in; income returns stable
15th May 13, 11:19am
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Commercial property returns shine as bond yields fall and capital gains kick in; income returns stable
90 seconds at 9 am: Big AU budget deficit, with spending cuts and tax increases; 'immense' China risk; investors chase yield; equities at new highs; NZ$1 = US$0.819 TWI = 77.0
15th May 13, 8:47am
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90 seconds at 9 am: Big AU budget deficit, with spending cuts and tax increases; 'immense' China risk; investors chase yield; equities at new highs; NZ$1 = US$0.819 TWI = 77.0
90 seconds at 9 am: US retail sales better than expected; China's output stalls; Japan facing higher interest rates; Israel cuts to devalue its currency; NZ$1 = US$0.824 TWI = 77.2
14th May 13, 8:44am
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90 seconds at 9 am: US retail sales better than expected; China's output stalls; Japan facing higher interest rates; Israel cuts to devalue its currency; NZ$1 = US$0.824 TWI = 77.2
Monday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Shadow banking threat; delinking; WTO direction; Beijing LVRs; sinking CDSs; job gains; Dilbert, and more
13th May 13, 10:45am
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Monday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Shadow banking threat; delinking; WTO direction; Beijing LVRs; sinking CDSs; job gains; Dilbert, and more
The fight to recover from contamination issues turning into a long-term risk
Banks shift the fight for new mortgage business away from 'low rates' to up-front incentive offers
13th May 13, 8:58am
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Banks shift the fight for new mortgage business away from 'low rates' to up-front incentive offers
90 seconds at 9 am: China to attack serious structural flaws; Fed to wind back stimulus; US economy sags but budget deficit falls; NZ$1 = US$0.830 TWI = 77.6
13th May 13, 8:44am
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90 seconds at 9 am: China to attack serious structural flaws; Fed to wind back stimulus; US economy sags but budget deficit falls; NZ$1 = US$0.830 TWI = 77.6
Government issues paper released for comment on why it costs so much to build a house in New Zealand
11th May 13, 11:58am
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Government issues paper released for comment on why it costs so much to build a house in New Zealand
90 seconds at 9 am: US dollar gains; worries about Japan grow; BofE holds rates; dairy prices fall; Key and Brown focus on Auckland housing; NZ$1 = US$0.838 TWI = 78.0
10th May 13, 8:48am
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90 seconds at 9 am: US dollar gains; worries about Japan grow; BofE holds rates; dairy prices fall; Key and Brown focus on Auckland housing; NZ$1 = US$0.838 TWI = 78.0
Changes to term deposit rates this week continue the trend that started one year ago
9th May 13, 4:04pm
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Changes to term deposit rates this week continue the trend that started one year ago