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Monday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Can the US survive longer than 60 months?; LIBOR corrupted; what the quants are doing now; Dilbert; Clarke and Dawe
2nd Apr 12, 10:05am
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Monday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Can the US survive longer than 60 months?; LIBOR corrupted; what the quants are doing now; Dilbert; Clarke and Dawe
90 seconds at 9 am: Hanover court action; US payrolls; EU austerity; Australian rates
2nd Apr 12, 8:39am
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90 seconds at 9 am: Hanover court action; US payrolls; EU austerity; Australian rates
Civil case launched by FMA against Hanover directors
David Chaston looks at the terms, conditions and rates of bonus savers and comes to the conclusion they're a good deal for those who stick to the savings plan
30th Mar 12, 5:26pm
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David Chaston looks at the terms, conditions and rates of bonus savers and comes to the conclusion they're a good deal for those who stick to the savings plan
90 seconds at 9 am: Crude prices lurch down; Strikes in Spain and UK; Spanish bonds in crosshairs; US growth; Fonterra shines
30th Mar 12, 8:39am
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90 seconds at 9 am: Crude prices lurch down; Strikes in Spain and UK; Spanish bonds in crosshairs; US growth; Fonterra shines
Banks are competing harder for term deposits with rising interest rates, despite little wholesale movement
29th Mar 12, 11:11am
Banks are competing harder for term deposits with rising interest rates, despite little wholesale movement
90 seconds at 9 am: Risk off as commodities weaken; oil inventories rise; gold falls; AUD falls; US durable goods orders rise
29th Mar 12, 8:44am
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90 seconds at 9 am: Risk off as commodities weaken; oil inventories rise; gold falls; AUD falls; US durable goods orders rise
Kiwibank has the largest mortgage market share percentage growth in 2011; ANZ NZ adds the most volume
28th Mar 12, 1:05pm
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Kiwibank has the largest mortgage market share percentage growth in 2011; ANZ NZ adds the most volume
90 seconds at 9 am: NZ$ at six-month high against AUD; yuan rising; US house prices at 2003 levels; OECD urges more European money printing
28th Mar 12, 8:39am
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90 seconds at 9 am: NZ$ at six-month high against AUD; yuan rising; US house prices at 2003 levels; OECD urges more European money printing
Households have paid back $21 bln more than they borrowed for housing in the past four years
10th Mar 12, 11:59am
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Households have paid back $21 bln more than they borrowed for housing in the past four years
Small signs of life showing in NZD Eurobond market
29th Feb 12, 6:00pm
Small signs of life showing in NZD Eurobond market
David Chaston reviews eleven useful tools that can help get you out from under a debt burden
25th Feb 12, 11:14am
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David Chaston reviews eleven useful tools that can help get you out from under a debt burden
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: Job growth strengthens in Aust, US; record GM profit; Oil up, gold down; China targets lower growth; Greeks resist delays
17th Feb 12, 8:51am
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90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: Job growth strengthens in Aust, US; record GM profit; Oil up, gold down; China targets lower growth; Greeks resist delays
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: Greek deal delay; northern EU ministers don't trust Greek voters; China investment rebounds; US factory output strong; NZ$ up
16th Feb 12, 8:29am
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90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: Greek deal delay; northern EU ministers don't trust Greek voters; China investment rebounds; US factory output strong; NZ$ up
Investors shrug off Europe worries and dig in for the long haul; TDs and property still popular
14th Feb 12, 8:01am
Investors shrug off Europe worries and dig in for the long haul; TDs and property still popular
BNZ reduces fixed mortgage rates for terms of 3 to seven years
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2011 the first year in more than a decade that New Zealand suffered a net migration outflow
3rd Feb 12, 11:37am
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2011 the first year in more than a decade that New Zealand suffered a net migration outflow
Kevin Mitchelson 1960-2011
2nd Feb 12, 10:06am
Kevin Mitchelson 1960-2011
Ballantynes ups its store card interest rate to 15% from 12%
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: Greece at the precipice; NZ$ strong; US employment rising; 'sale-of-the-century''
30th Jan 12, 8:52am
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90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: Greece at the precipice; NZ$ strong; US employment rising; 'sale-of-the-century''
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: QEIII coming; risk on; strong US manufacturing; Russia likes Australia
27th Jan 12, 8:55am
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90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: QEIII coming; risk on; strong US manufacturing; Russia likes Australia
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: Aussie inflation lower than expected; Fed holds rates as expected; gold and oil jump unexpectedly
26th Jan 12, 8:11am
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90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: Aussie inflation lower than expected; Fed holds rates as expected; gold and oil jump unexpectedly
David Chaston explains why gold prices are out of step with the fundamentals and why contrary to popular belief supply exceeds demand
24th Jan 12, 4:18pm
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David Chaston explains why gold prices are out of step with the fundamentals and why contrary to popular belief supply exceeds demand
S&P strips France of AAA rating, lowers ratings for eight other EU nations; Italy down by two notches, Portugal to 'junk'
14th Jan 12, 12:15pm
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S&P strips France of AAA rating, lowers ratings for eight other EU nations; Italy down by two notches, Portugal to 'junk'