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Big increase in gold moving from Hong Kong into China, partly seasonal, partly responding to the lower prices
9th Jan 13, 8:54am
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Big increase in gold moving from Hong Kong into China, partly seasonal, partly responding to the lower prices
Big Aussie trade deficit; record EU jobless; markets nervous ahead of US earnings season; NZ data positive; NZ$1 = US$0.83.6, TWI = 75.2
9th Jan 13, 7:58am
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Big Aussie trade deficit; record EU jobless; markets nervous ahead of US earnings season; NZ data positive; NZ$1 = US$0.83.6, TWI = 75.2
Barfoots sell 920 houses in Auckland in December, average price $624,015 up 8.9% from a year earlier, a rise of $50,944
8th Jan 13, 10:29am
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Barfoots sell 920 houses in Auckland in December, average price $624,015 up 8.9% from a year earlier, a rise of $50,944
Tuesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Bill Gross; German housing demand; weak Aust. service sector; NZ$77.1 bln in debt; Chinese Madoffs; multiplier debate; Dilbert, and more
8th Jan 13, 10:05am
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Tuesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Bill Gross; German housing demand; weak Aust. service sector; NZ$77.1 bln in debt; Chinese Madoffs; multiplier debate; Dilbert, and more
Focus on earnings; US wages rise; huge banks settlements; Berlusconi deal; good dairy conditions; NZ$1 = US$0.83.6, TWI = 75.2
8th Jan 13, 7:17am
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Focus on earnings; US wages rise; huge banks settlements; Berlusconi deal; good dairy conditions; NZ$1 = US$0.83.6, TWI = 75.2
David Chaston reviews the dramatically different fortunes of bank shareholders and bank TD customers in 2012, and finds one group laughing, the other weeping
7th Jan 13, 12:16pm
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David Chaston reviews the dramatically different fortunes of bank shareholders and bank TD customers in 2012, and finds one group laughing, the other weeping
Monday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: An impending bond crash; QE raises interest rates; deficit denial; junk is back; the latest Japanese quake; addicted to crisis; Dilbert, and more
7th Jan 13, 9:37am
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Monday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: An impending bond crash; QE raises interest rates; deficit denial; junk is back; the latest Japanese quake; addicted to crisis; Dilbert, and more
Rate cut expected in Australia; US trade deficit shrinks; UK tackles late payments; Banks beat back tough Basel III rules; NZ$1 = US$0.832, yen at 4+ year low
7th Jan 13, 9:13am
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Rate cut expected in Australia; US trade deficit shrinks; UK tackles late payments; Banks beat back tough Basel III rules; NZ$1 = US$0.832, yen at 4+ year low
Strong sales of both new cars and new commercial vehicles pushes total to over 100,000 for year, third highest on record
4th Jan 13, 8:39pm
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Strong sales of both new cars and new commercial vehicles pushes total to over 100,000 for year, third highest on record
The tight housing market got even tighter in December, but average asking prices fell survey shows
4th Jan 13, 10:28am
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The tight housing market got even tighter in December, but average asking prices fell survey shows
Friday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Efficiency of services; Trojan Horse; suburban malls; Gerard Depardieu; housing stress; Fed minutes; P.J. O'Rourke; Dilbert, and more
4th Jan 13, 10:01am
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Friday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Efficiency of services; Trojan Horse; suburban malls; Gerard Depardieu; housing stress; Fed minutes; P.J. O'Rourke; Dilbert, and more
US economy in growth mode; some EU data stabilises; iron ore prices rise; CBA hits new high; NZ$1 = US$0.828
4th Jan 13, 8:06am
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US economy in growth mode; some EU data stabilises; iron ore prices rise; CBA hits new high; NZ$1 = US$0.828
Thursday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Stiglitz key lesson; mobile Chinese wealth; empty cities; busting HSBC; GM reactionaries; Great Rotation; cartoons; Dilbert, and more
3rd Jan 13, 10:00am
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Thursday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Stiglitz key lesson; mobile Chinese wealth; empty cities; busting HSBC; GM reactionaries; Great Rotation; cartoons; Dilbert, and more
Equity markets signal 'risk on'; NZ$ jumps to US$0.83 and the TWI = 74.5; China's factories humming; land boom in Beijing
3rd Jan 13, 8:15am
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Equity markets signal 'risk on'; NZ$ jumps to US$0.83 and the TWI = 74.5; China's factories humming; land boom in Beijing
The US deal will raise taxes and delay harsh spending cuts by two months. Debt ceiling battle now looms. NZ$ rises on news
1st Jan 13, 4:20pm
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The US deal will raise taxes and delay harsh spending cuts by two months. Debt ceiling battle now looms. NZ$ rises on news
Monday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Crystal ball; Olly Newland; Lockwood Smith; Pacific Fibre; rate cuts; Nicole Foss; Kim Dotcom; Steve Keen; Larry Kotikoff; Alistair Helm; Dilbert
31st Dec 12, 10:01am
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Monday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Crystal ball; Olly Newland; Lockwood Smith; Pacific Fibre; rate cuts; Nicole Foss; Kim Dotcom; Steve Keen; Larry Kotikoff; Alistair Helm; Dilbert
Friday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Gold; Wool; Bank bills; Dairy prices; Petrol; Swap rates; Mortgage rates; Term deposit rates; Dilbert
28th Dec 12, 10:03am
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Friday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Gold; Wool; Bank bills; Dairy prices; Petrol; Swap rates; Mortgage rates; Term deposit rates; Dilbert
Thursday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Reputation in ruins; dependency and house prices; exports; Siberian pipeline; household wealth; Dilbert, and more
27th Dec 12, 11:46am
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Thursday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Reputation in ruins; dependency and house prices; exports; Siberian pipeline; household wealth; Dilbert, and more
Monday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Hedge fund winners; liar economists; wild over-capacity; how to check your advisor; worries about gold; blaming the wrong people; Dilbert, and more
24th Dec 12, 10:19am
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Monday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Hedge fund winners; liar economists; wild over-capacity; how to check your advisor; worries about gold; blaming the wrong people; Dilbert, and more
Friday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: UBS's lies; Santa Inc.; peak farmland; Chinese rainy-day fund; QE explained; milk record; Somerset Maugham; Dilbert, and more
21st Dec 12, 9:59am
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Friday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: UBS's lies; Santa Inc.; peak farmland; Chinese rainy-day fund; QE explained; milk record; Somerset Maugham; Dilbert, and more
90 seconds at 9 am: Australia abandons surplus goal; NZ to follow?; US growth expands, manufacturing up, house sales rise; gold takes tumble; NZ$1 = US$0.833
21st Dec 12, 8:42am
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90 seconds at 9 am: Australia abandons surplus goal; NZ to follow?; US growth expands, manufacturing up, house sales rise; gold takes tumble; NZ$1 = US$0.833
Thursday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Matching workers with jobs; efficient public service?; RBNZ currency dealing; China's pension risk; Lana Turner; Dilbert, and more
20th Dec 12, 10:20am
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Thursday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Matching workers with jobs; efficient public service?; RBNZ currency dealing; China's pension risk; Lana Turner; Dilbert, and more
90 seconds at 9 am: UBS pays big fine over Libor manipulation, traders face criminal charges; Germany and China growing faster; US bulding permits rise; RBNZ in currency trades
20th Dec 12, 8:44am
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90 seconds at 9 am: UBS pays big fine over Libor manipulation, traders face criminal charges; Germany and China growing faster; US bulding permits rise; RBNZ in currency trades
Wednesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: 'You can quote me on this'; Junk bonds are for losers; A new reserve currency?; British Volker Rule action; down at the RBA; Dilbert
19th Dec 12, 10:00am
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Wednesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: 'You can quote me on this'; Junk bonds are for losers; A new reserve currency?; British Volker Rule action; down at the RBA; Dilbert
The Public Trust withdraws from the mortgage market, can't compete with incentives being offered by major banks
19th Dec 12, 8:43am
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The Public Trust withdraws from the mortgage market, can't compete with incentives being offered by major banks