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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
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
90 seconds at 9 am: Oil and gold fall; NASDAQ at 13 yr high; WTO fails again; China coal use grows; RBA talk down currency; NZ$1 = US$0.819 TWI = 77.0
26th Nov 13, 8:00am
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90 seconds at 9 am: Oil and gold fall; NASDAQ at 13 yr high; WTO fails again; China coal use grows; RBA talk down currency; NZ$1 = US$0.819 TWI = 77.0
Kiwi online retailers holding a 60% market share, holding off the challenge from the gigantic international online retailers
25th Nov 13, 4:12pm
Kiwi online retailers holding a 60% market share, holding off the challenge from the gigantic international online retailers
Monday's Top 10: Larry Summers challenges Asiaphoria; youth unemployment; another GFC movie; better KiwiSaver returns; intended consequences; Dilbert, and more
25th Nov 13, 10:30am
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Monday's Top 10: Larry Summers challenges Asiaphoria; youth unemployment; another GFC movie; better KiwiSaver returns; intended consequences; Dilbert, and more
90 seconds at 9 am: Swiss reject banker pay limits; UST benchmark rates rise; new equities records; gold falls; China allows consumer finance; NZ$1 = US$0.818 TWI = 76.9
25th Nov 13, 7:18am
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90 seconds at 9 am: Swiss reject banker pay limits; UST benchmark rates rise; new equities records; gold falls; China allows consumer finance; NZ$1 = US$0.818 TWI = 76.9
ASB cuts rates for one and three year <80% LVR mortgages, matching rivals with market leading lows
22nd Nov 13, 5:06pm
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ASB cuts rates for one and three year <80% LVR mortgages, matching rivals with market leading lows
Dairy land prices are not following commodity prices higher; rising dairy debt not from bidding up the price of land
22nd Nov 13, 1:13pm
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Dairy land prices are not following commodity prices higher; rising dairy debt not from bidding up the price of land
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90 seconds at 9 am: Yellen gets approved; Japan ready for more QE; flash PMIs mixed; gold falls again; NZ$1 = US$0.821 TWI = 76.9
22nd Nov 13, 7:30am
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90 seconds at 9 am: Yellen gets approved; Japan ready for more QE; flash PMIs mixed; gold falls again; NZ$1 = US$0.821 TWI = 76.9
90 seconds at 9 am: Bernanke says rate rises not on horizon; ECB mulls negative rates; US data positive; low currency hurts Japan; NZ$1 = US$0.830 TWI = 77.5
21st Nov 13, 7:21am
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90 seconds at 9 am: Bernanke says rate rises not on horizon; ECB mulls negative rates; US data positive; low currency hurts Japan; NZ$1 = US$0.830 TWI = 77.5
HSBC offers New Zealand home loans in any one of six international currencies, provided your main income is in that as well
20th Nov 13, 5:07pm
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HSBC offers New Zealand home loans in any one of six international currencies, provided your main income is in that as well
David Chaston looks at the recent trends in world gold demand and supply and finds a clear reason prices have been declining
20th Nov 13, 11:29am
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David Chaston looks at the recent trends in world gold demand and supply and finds a clear reason prices have been declining
Competition heats up for sub 80% LVR loans with more rate reductions, this time by Westpac
20th Nov 13, 8:00am
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Competition heats up for sub 80% LVR loans with more rate reductions, this time by Westpac
90 seconds at 9 am: OECD sees NZ growth expanding; JPMorgan settlement imminent; China to end currency support; NZ$1 = US$0.834 TWI = 77.8
20th Nov 13, 7:22am
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90 seconds at 9 am: OECD sees NZ growth expanding; JPMorgan settlement imminent; China to end currency support; NZ$1 = US$0.834 TWI = 77.8
New Westpac mobile banking report opens the window on how fast we are adopting it, the risks, and the opportunities for banks
19th Nov 13, 3:08pm
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New Westpac mobile banking report opens the window on how fast we are adopting it, the risks, and the opportunities for banks
New one and three year fixed mortgage rates for less than 80% LVR now lowest in market, best of main banks
19th Nov 13, 8:20am
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New one and three year fixed mortgage rates for less than 80% LVR now lowest in market, best of main banks
90 seconds at 9 am: Yellen says no asset bubble; US stocks hit all-time highs; China euphoric on reform plans; Indonesia de-friends Australia; NZ$1 = US$0.837 TWI = 78.0
19th Nov 13, 7:26am
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90 seconds at 9 am: Yellen says no asset bubble; US stocks hit all-time highs; China euphoric on reform plans; Indonesia de-friends Australia; NZ$1 = US$0.837 TWI = 78.0
Andrew Patterson talks to Ben Northrop whose company delivers 200 mln text messages a year for enterprises via multiple channels
18th Nov 13, 3:20pm
Andrew Patterson talks to Ben Northrop whose company delivers 200 mln text messages a year for enterprises via multiple channels
Rising rural confidence reflected in rapidly rising farm sales transactions, and booming dairy prices/ha, especially for irrigated land
18th Nov 13, 1:43pm
Rising rural confidence reflected in rapidly rising farm sales transactions, and booming dairy prices/ha, especially for irrigated land