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90 seconds at 9 am: Spike in China interbank rates; US earnings worry; Dow and commodities fall; Australia replenishes RBA funds; NZ$1 = US$0.839 TWI = 77.0
24th Oct 13, 7:38am
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90 seconds at 9 am: Spike in China interbank rates; US earnings worry; Dow and commodities fall; Australia replenishes RBA funds; NZ$1 = US$0.839 TWI = 77.0
US Fed has now printed US$1 trillion in its bond buying program; no end in sight
23rd Oct 13, 9:45am
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US Fed has now printed US$1 trillion in its bond buying program; no end in sight
90 seconds at 9 am: US job gains modest; oil below US$97/bbl; China house prices zoom up; AU to raise debt ceiling; SFO looking at Zespri; NZ$1 = US$0.852 TWI = 78.2
23rd Oct 13, 7:35am
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90 seconds at 9 am: US job gains modest; oil below US$97/bbl; China house prices zoom up; AU to raise debt ceiling; SFO looking at Zespri; NZ$1 = US$0.852 TWI = 78.2
New Zealand's population growth remains below 1%, held up by Auckland and Canterbury
22nd Oct 13, 3:03pm
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New Zealand's population growth remains below 1%, held up by Auckland and Canterbury
Monday's Top 10: The non-problem; avoiding Aussie banks; affordability; AU dairy stress; Ministry of Truth; news anchor losing it; Dilbert, and more
21st Oct 13, 10:32am
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Monday's Top 10: The non-problem; avoiding Aussie banks; affordability; AU dairy stress; Ministry of Truth; news anchor losing it; Dilbert, and more
90 seconds at 9 am: Record penalty for JPMorgan Chase; China reorganises dairy industry; Fed tapering delayed; rates fall; NZ$1 = US$0.850 TWI = 78.2
21st Oct 13, 7:14am
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90 seconds at 9 am: Record penalty for JPMorgan Chase; China reorganises dairy industry; Fed tapering delayed; rates fall; NZ$1 = US$0.850 TWI = 78.2
Higher rates will apply for low equity housing loans, plus low equity margins remain as well
18th Oct 13, 3:17pm
Higher rates will apply for low equity housing loans, plus low equity margins remain as well
September farm prices rise on modest volumes, pushed up by dairy and arable sales; urban pressures spark Auckland and Waikato prices
18th Oct 13, 12:46pm
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September farm prices rise on modest volumes, pushed up by dairy and arable sales; urban pressures spark Auckland and Waikato prices
90 seconds at 9 am: Relief debt-limit resolved; S&P500 at record; US$ falls with oil, yields; Chinese seek alternatives; Aussie fires start; NZ$1 = US$0.851 TWI = 78.3
18th Oct 13, 7:53am
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90 seconds at 9 am: Relief debt-limit resolved; S&P500 at record; US$ falls with oil, yields; Chinese seek alternatives; Aussie fires start; NZ$1 = US$0.851 TWI = 78.3
New online retail index reveals the extent of our purchases outside the GST borders
17th Oct 13, 3:45pm
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New online retail index reveals the extent of our purchases outside the GST borders
Danone 'able to measure fallout' from Fonterra's false safety alert; makes no mention of impact of China bribery investigations
17th Oct 13, 7:16am
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Danone 'able to measure fallout' from Fonterra's false safety alert; makes no mention of impact of China bribery investigations
The gold price today is the same as it was in November 2008 in NZ dollar terms
16th Oct 13, 12:31pm
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The gold price today is the same as it was in November 2008 in NZ dollar terms
90 seconds at 9 am: No US deal; impacts starting in jobs, sales; no-one prepared; China moves against over-capacity; Fonterra auction lower; NZ$1 = US$0.837 TWI = 77.7
16th Oct 13, 7:30am
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90 seconds at 9 am: No US deal; impacts starting in jobs, sales; no-one prepared; China moves against over-capacity; Fonterra auction lower; NZ$1 = US$0.837 TWI = 77.7
90 seconds at 9 am: China pays more for food, uses more electricity, sees rise in reserves; India also faces higher food costs; no US debt-limit deal; NZ$1 = US$0.836 TWI = 77.6
15th Oct 13, 7:27am
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90 seconds at 9 am: China pays more for food, uses more electricity, sees rise in reserves; India also faces higher food costs; no US debt-limit deal; NZ$1 = US$0.836 TWI = 77.6
Rising wholesale rates in October sees RaboDirect adjust most term deposit rates up by 10 bps
14th Oct 13, 3:33pm
Rising wholesale rates in October sees RaboDirect adjust most term deposit rates up by 10 bps
Monday's Top 10: The gated globe; China's water problem; changing facts; E. coli fuel; austerity's benefits?; JPMorgan's litigation provision; Dilbert, and more
14th Oct 13, 10:31am
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Monday's Top 10: The gated globe; China's water problem; changing facts; E. coli fuel; austerity's benefits?; JPMorgan's litigation provision; Dilbert, and more
90 seconds at 9 am: US budget compromise fades; EU bank shortfalls; China exports fall; gold near 4 year low in NZ$; NZ$1 = US$0.831 TWI = 77.2
14th Oct 13, 7:30am
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90 seconds at 9 am: US budget compromise fades; EU bank shortfalls; China exports fall; gold near 4 year low in NZ$; NZ$1 = US$0.831 TWI = 77.2
RESIMAC changes policy and pricing for its high LVR business; requires its brokers to deliver 'quality' loans
11th Oct 13, 9:00am
RESIMAC changes policy and pricing for its high LVR business; requires its brokers to deliver 'quality' loans
Westpac comes back with a new one year 'special' mortgage rate, matching ASB
90 seconds at 9 am: Short-term Congress deal; US jobless claims rise; ECB signals new moves; China's currency ascends; markets rally; NZ$1 = US$0.829 TWI = 77.0
11th Oct 13, 7:38am
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90 seconds at 9 am: Short-term Congress deal; US jobless claims rise; ECB signals new moves; China's currency ascends; markets rally; NZ$1 = US$0.829 TWI = 77.0
90 seconds at 9 am: Janet Yellen to replace Bernanke; IMF warns on early taper; UST 10yr bond sale; gold, oil decline; Holden trapped; NZ$1 = US$0.830 TWI = 76.9
10th Oct 13, 8:16am
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90 seconds at 9 am: Janet Yellen to replace Bernanke; IMF warns on early taper; UST 10yr bond sale; gold, oil decline; Holden trapped; NZ$1 = US$0.830 TWI = 76.9
The country's largest home loan lender adds 50 bps for 'new' low equity loans
90 seconds at 9 am: German factories slow; US market signals fail; IMF cuts growth forecast; China housing frenzy; ANZ warning; NZ$1 = US$0.830 TWI = 76.9
9th Oct 13, 7:40am
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90 seconds at 9 am: German factories slow; US market signals fail; IMF cuts growth forecast; China housing frenzy; ANZ warning; NZ$1 = US$0.830 TWI = 76.9
Opinion: David Chaston says no-one understands gold; those that say they do, understand it the least
8th Oct 13, 4:45pm
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Opinion: David Chaston says no-one understands gold; those that say they do, understand it the least
90 seconds at 9 am: US debt crisis drags on; China and Japan concerned; Greece says growth near; growth forecasts cut for East Asia; NZ$1 = US$0.833 TWI = 77.1
8th Oct 13, 7:35am
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90 seconds at 9 am: US debt crisis drags on; China and Japan concerned; Greece says growth near; growth forecasts cut for East Asia; NZ$1 = US$0.833 TWI = 77.1