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Live-streamed video from the RBNZ press conference with Governor Graeme Wheeler
13th Jun 13, 8:47am
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Live-streamed video from the RBNZ press conference with Governor Graeme Wheeler
90 seconds at 9 am: CDS spreads jump; 3/4/5 yr swap rates rise; US stocks fall; US budget deficit falls; NZ$1 = US$0.798, TWI = 74.1
13th Jun 13, 8:36am
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90 seconds at 9 am: CDS spreads jump; 3/4/5 yr swap rates rise; US stocks fall; US budget deficit falls; NZ$1 = US$0.798, TWI = 74.1
90 seconds at 9 am: BofJ says 'April enough'; emerging markets struggle; Bundesbank vs ECB; US Treasury yields rise; big rise in gas reserves; NZ$1 = US$0.787, TWI = 73.3
12th Jun 13, 8:56am
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90 seconds at 9 am: BofJ says 'April enough'; emerging markets struggle; Bundesbank vs ECB; US Treasury yields rise; big rise in gas reserves; NZ$1 = US$0.787, TWI = 73.3
Small vineyard in perfect position on Waiheke to be sold with strong brand plus wine tourism potential
11th Jun 13, 1:02pm
Small vineyard in perfect position on Waiheke to be sold with strong brand plus wine tourism potential
90 seconds at 9 am: S&P raises US outlook; Japan grows faster; OECD indicators up; MPI sees bright rural future; NZ$1 = US$0.789, TWI = 73.9
11th Jun 13, 8:45am
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90 seconds at 9 am: S&P raises US outlook; Japan grows faster; OECD indicators up; MPI sees bright rural future; NZ$1 = US$0.789, TWI = 73.9
Monday's Top 10: Rejecting credit; Westpac vs London; a non problem; lessons from the GFC; Roubini; Bob Dylan; Dilbert, and more
10th Jun 13, 10:30am
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Monday's Top 10: Rejecting credit; Westpac vs London; a non problem; lessons from the GFC; Roubini; Bob Dylan; Dilbert, and more
90 seconds at 9 am: China slowdown; US uptick; German court case; desperate French declaration; bond bull run over; NZ$1 = US$0.787, TWI = 73.7
10th Jun 13, 8:44am
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90 seconds at 9 am: China slowdown; US uptick; German court case; desperate French declaration; bond bull run over; NZ$1 = US$0.787, TWI = 73.7
interest.co.nz now has the most comprehensive regional listings of working farms on the market
8th Jun 13, 12:17pm
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interest.co.nz now has the most comprehensive regional listings of working farms on the market
Kiwi dollar drops again at the end of the week, breaching four key levels and the TWI is now at its lowest in 2013
8th Jun 13, 8:59am
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Kiwi dollar drops again at the end of the week, breaching four key levels and the TWI is now at its lowest in 2013
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90 seconds at 9 am: US jobless claims fall, household net worth rises; ECB and BofE hold; French jobless rises; EU rejects IMF claim; NZ$1 = US$0.803, TWI = 74.7
7th Jun 13, 8:41am
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90 seconds at 9 am: US jobless claims fall, household net worth rises; ECB and BofE hold; French jobless rises; EU rejects IMF claim; NZ$1 = US$0.803, TWI = 74.7
90 seconds at 9 am: US regions grow, jobs and services better; IMF admits errors; EU and China in trade spat; Australia teeters; NZ$1 = US$0.793, TWI = 74.5
6th Jun 13, 8:49am
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90 seconds at 9 am: US regions grow, jobs and services better; IMF admits errors; EU and China in trade spat; Australia teeters; NZ$1 = US$0.793, TWI = 74.5
Readers of our fixed-interest bonds tables can now get a free daily email of key bonds and benchmark data and news
5th Jun 13, 9:07am
Readers of our fixed-interest bonds tables can now get a free daily email of key bonds and benchmark data and news
90 seconds at 9 am: Dairy prices drop; OECD says NZ has momentum; RBA threatens more cuts; US trade deficit grows; NZ$1 = US$0.799, TWI = 75.0
5th Jun 13, 8:47am
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90 seconds at 9 am: Dairy prices drop; OECD says NZ has momentum; RBA threatens more cuts; US trade deficit grows; NZ$1 = US$0.799, TWI = 75.0
David Chaston, a 64 year old, has a story for 30 year olds who really don't want to retire broke and in penury - learn how to save and invest
4th Jun 13, 12:39pm
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David Chaston, a 64 year old, has a story for 30 year olds who really don't want to retire broke and in penury - learn how to save and invest
90 seconds at 9 am: US and China factories slow; car sales rise; currency drama; RBA review today; NZ$1 = US$0.810, TWI = 75.7
4th Jun 13, 8:36am
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90 seconds at 9 am: US and China factories slow; car sales rise; currency drama; RBA review today; NZ$1 = US$0.810, TWI = 75.7
Kiwi dollar falls below 80 USc for the first time since Sept 2012, commodities hit hard
1st Jun 13, 9:57am
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Kiwi dollar falls below 80 USc for the first time since Sept 2012, commodities hit hard
90 seconds at 9 am: Consumers more confident in Europe; EU FTT is dead; US GDP growth confirmed; iron ore price slumps; gold rises; NZ$1 = US$0.808, TWI = 75.9
31st May 13, 8:53am
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90 seconds at 9 am: Consumers more confident in Europe; EU FTT is dead; US GDP growth confirmed; iron ore price slumps; gold rises; NZ$1 = US$0.808, TWI = 75.9
90 seconds at 9 am: Consumer spending buoys US, bond yields rise; ECB warns; EU eases; IMF cuts China growth forecast; land prices rise in Japan; no more RBA rate cuts; NZ$1 = US$0.813, TWI = 76.7
30th May 13, 8:47am
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90 seconds at 9 am: Consumer spending buoys US, bond yields rise; ECB warns; EU eases; IMF cuts China growth forecast; land prices rise in Japan; no more RBA rate cuts; NZ$1 = US$0.813, TWI = 76.7
Mortgage specials testing the limits of what is commercially sustainable; banks on back foot
30th May 13, 5:27am
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Mortgage specials testing the limits of what is commercially sustainable; banks on back foot
90 seconds at 9 am: US confidence, house prices at multi-year highs; OPEC rifts; Euro banks lending again; NZ$1 = US$0.810, TWI = 76.6
29th May 13, 8:52am
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90 seconds at 9 am: US confidence, house prices at multi-year highs; OPEC rifts; Euro banks lending again; NZ$1 = US$0.810, TWI = 76.6
ASB offers 4.95% 1-year mortgage rate; Westpac offers 4.94%; Both target borrowers with deposit/equity worth at least 20% of loan
28th May 13, 9:39am
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ASB offers 4.95% 1-year mortgage rate; Westpac offers 4.94%; Both target borrowers with deposit/equity worth at least 20% of loan
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