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90 seconds at 9 am: UK downgraded; Italians voting - deadlock predicted; US manufacturing expands; Australia won't intervene on currency; floods costly; NZ$1 = US$0.837, TWI = 76.5
25th Feb 13, 8:51am
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90 seconds at 9 am: UK downgraded; Italians voting - deadlock predicted; US manufacturing expands; Australia won't intervene on currency; floods costly; NZ$1 = US$0.837, TWI = 76.5
90 seconds at 9 am: Global stock markets fall; poor EU data; France at risk; Libor 'made up'; China tackles housing, credit growth; NZ$1 = US$0.836, TWI = 76.3
22nd Feb 13, 8:44am
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90 seconds at 9 am: Global stock markets fall; poor EU data; France at risk; Libor 'made up'; China tackles housing, credit growth; NZ$1 = US$0.836, TWI = 76.3
Aggressive mortgage pricing to end as wholesale rates climb; market shifting rapidly to fixed rate deals
21st Feb 13, 8:37pm
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Aggressive mortgage pricing to end as wholesale rates climb; market shifting rapidly to fixed rate deals
90 seconds at 9 am: Equity markets falter; oil down sharply; gold lower; King outvoted; big Japan deficit; Foxconn freezes hiring; NZ$1 = US$0.837, TWI = 76.5
21st Feb 13, 8:45am
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90 seconds at 9 am: Equity markets falter; oil down sharply; gold lower; King outvoted; big Japan deficit; Foxconn freezes hiring; NZ$1 = US$0.837, TWI = 76.5
Dairy farms to be 'asked' to sign up to new water quality commitments after industry bodies agree updated details
20th Feb 13, 10:55am
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Dairy farms to be 'asked' to sign up to new water quality commitments after industry bodies agree updated details
90 seconds at 9 am: Dairy prices rise; Dow up; German investors confident; new US budget plan; US Fed worries about image; PPP failure; NZ$1 = US$0.847, TWI = 77.0
20th Feb 13, 8:52am
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90 seconds at 9 am: Dairy prices rise; Dow up; German investors confident; new US budget plan; US Fed worries about image; PPP failure; NZ$1 = US$0.847, TWI = 77.0
We look at how long it might take you to save a proper deposit to buy your first house; and find it depends on where you live as much as your income
19th Feb 13, 12:33pm
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We look at how long it might take you to save a proper deposit to buy your first house; and find it depends on where you live as much as your income
90 seconds at 9 am: Germans securitising SME debt as 'covered bonds'; TD rates to fall; Draghi worries about USD:EUR; NZ$1 = US$0.845, TWI = 77.0
19th Feb 13, 8:46am
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90 seconds at 9 am: Germans securitising SME debt as 'covered bonds'; TD rates to fall; Draghi worries about USD:EUR; NZ$1 = US$0.845, TWI = 77.0
Monday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Positive-sum currency wars; youth minimum wage; Texan success; a history lesson; shale oil to boost growth?; farm robots; Clarke & Dawe; Dilbert, and more
18th Feb 13, 10:00am
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Monday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Positive-sum currency wars; youth minimum wage; Texan success; a history lesson; shale oil to boost growth?; farm robots; Clarke & Dawe; Dilbert, and more
You can now control the arrows on our mortgage and term deposit pages to see when rates last changed
18th Feb 13, 9:17am
You can now control the arrows on our mortgage and term deposit pages to see when rates last changed
90 seconds at 9 am: Oil and gold fall; dairy up; G20 talks tough on currencies but does nothing; NZ$1 = US$0.844, TWI = 76.8
18th Feb 13, 8:43am
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90 seconds at 9 am: Oil and gold fall; dairy up; G20 talks tough on currencies but does nothing; NZ$1 = US$0.844, TWI = 76.8
With gold prices soft during the Chinese Lunar New Year holiday, is now a good time to stock up? Your view?
16th Feb 13, 11:39am
With gold prices soft during the Chinese Lunar New Year holiday, is now a good time to stock up? Your view?
With gold supply trending down slightly and most categories of gold demand falling, it is central bank demand that is holding the gold price up
15th Feb 13, 3:34pm
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With gold supply trending down slightly and most categories of gold demand falling, it is central bank demand that is holding the gold price up
In the first of our new regular series on Microsoft Excel tips, we look at the various ways you can add up things on a spreadsheet
15th Feb 13, 12:46pm
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In the first of our new regular series on Microsoft Excel tips, we look at the various ways you can add up things on a spreadsheet
Auckland's new waterfront innovation hub takes shape with development starting on first building
15th Feb 13, 9:27am
Auckland's new waterfront innovation hub takes shape with development starting on first building
90 seconds at 9 am: Record TWI; Buffett bids for Watties; EU economy shrank, to adopt FTT; Japan's economy shrank too; CBA rejects outsourcing; NZ$1 = US$0.847, TWI = 76.9
15th Feb 13, 8:38am
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90 seconds at 9 am: Record TWI; Buffett bids for Watties; EU economy shrank, to adopt FTT; Japan's economy shrank too; CBA rejects outsourcing; NZ$1 = US$0.847, TWI = 76.9
NZD opens today at record post-float high; TWI = 76.94 exceeding July-07 high of 76.88
15th Feb 13, 6:43am
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NZD opens today at record post-float high; TWI = 76.94 exceeding July-07 high of 76.88
Is our economy heading into a new series of job losses, or is that just part of the transitioning of our economy? We are collecting the evidence
14th Feb 13, 4:36pm
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Is our economy heading into a new series of job losses, or is that just part of the transitioning of our economy? We are collecting the evidence
90 seconds at 9 am: US retail sales stuck; 'bullish for growth'; ING fires staff; UK facing inflation; Swiss fight house price rises with higher capital requirements; NZ$1 = US$0.841, TWI = 76.3
14th Feb 13, 8:44am
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90 seconds at 9 am: US retail sales stuck; 'bullish for growth'; ING fires staff; UK facing inflation; Swiss fight house price rises with higher capital requirements; NZ$1 = US$0.841, TWI = 76.3
Local gold miner overcomes production issues to record a strong finish to 2012, reducing production costs and raising output
13th Feb 13, 11:10am
Local gold miner overcomes production issues to record a strong finish to 2012, reducing production costs and raising output
90 seconds at 9 am: G7 currency wars confusion; Dow above 14,000; Mixed signals from Barclays; Aussie mortgage market stalls; NZ$1 = US$0.843, TWI = 76.4
13th Feb 13, 8:44am
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90 seconds at 9 am: G7 currency wars confusion; Dow above 14,000; Mixed signals from Barclays; Aussie mortgage market stalls; NZ$1 = US$0.843, TWI = 76.4
90 seconds at 9 am: Irish push Basel III early for EU banks; Germans say no to devaluation; US ready for cliff; Aussie mortgage approvals fall; NZ$1 = US$0.837, TWI = 76.1
12th Feb 13, 8:45am
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90 seconds at 9 am: Irish push Basel III early for EU banks; Germans say no to devaluation; US ready for cliff; Aussie mortgage approvals fall; NZ$1 = US$0.837, TWI = 76.1
Monday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Bretton Woods III; who's got the jobs; Ralph Norris; helicopter money; rural subsidies; fenceless farms; Jerry Seinfeld; Dilbert, and more
11th Feb 13, 10:00am
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Monday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Bretton Woods III; who's got the jobs; Ralph Norris; helicopter money; rural subsidies; fenceless farms; Jerry Seinfeld; Dilbert, and more
90 seconds at 9 am: China biggest trading nation; EU adopts reduced budget; BofE pessimistic; devaluation trouble; NZ$1 = US$0.836
11th Feb 13, 8:44am
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90 seconds at 9 am: China biggest trading nation; EU adopts reduced budget; BofE pessimistic; devaluation trouble; NZ$1 = US$0.836
New aggressive mortgage pricing from Westpac signals a clear goal to win market share off rivals; big reductions require existing clients to borrow more
11th Feb 13, 7:09am
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New aggressive mortgage pricing from Westpac signals a clear goal to win market share off rivals; big reductions require existing clients to borrow more