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90 seconds at 9 am: US jobs growth underwhelms; BofE knew of fx manipulation in 2006; IMF calls for ECB rate cut; another China rate jump; AU growth surprises; NZ$1 = US$0.842 TWI = 79.0
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90 seconds at 9 am: US jobs growth underwhelms; BofE knew of fx manipulation in 2006; IMF calls for ECB rate cut; another China rate jump; AU growth surprises; NZ$1 = US$0.842 TWI = 79.0
A review of things you need to know before you go home; Building activity underwhelms, as do mortgage approvals, used car imports very strong, bank bills hit 3%
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A review of things you need to know before you go home; Building activity underwhelms, as do mortgage approvals, used car imports very strong, bank bills hit 3%
90 seconds at 9 am: Putin wins?; tensions ease; China rates rise; Spanish jobless falls; new US budget; warning on risk weightings; NZ$1 = US$0.838 TWI = 78.8
90 seconds at 9 am: Putin wins?; tensions ease; China rates rise; Spanish jobless falls; new US budget; warning on risk weightings; NZ$1 = US$0.838 TWI = 78.8
A review of the things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; RBA rates on hold; the listing drought grows, strong car sales, employee share offers, record commodity prices
A review of the things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; RBA rates on hold; the listing drought grows, strong car sales, employee share offers, record commodity prices
90 seconds at 9 am: US factories expand, incomes and spending higher, car sales up; Europe rocked by Russia; gold and oil up, stocks and yields down; NZ$1 = US$0.837 TWI = 78.6
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90 seconds at 9 am: US factories expand, incomes and spending higher, car sales up; Europe rocked by Russia; gold and oil up, stocks and yields down; NZ$1 = US$0.837 TWI = 78.6
A review of the things you need to know before you go home on Monday; stunning terms of trade, kiwifruit comeback; 90day bill rates at 3 yr high, Property Council vs NIMBYs
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A review of the things you need to know before you go home on Monday; stunning terms of trade, kiwifruit comeback; 90day bill rates at 3 yr high, Property Council vs NIMBYs
Monday's Top 10: Tax war; banker pay; Luddite redux; ethics and GMO food; tourism and the exchange rate; digital dairy; Will Rogers; John Clarke; Dilbert, and more
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Monday's Top 10: Tax war; banker pay; Luddite redux; ethics and GMO food; tourism and the exchange rate; digital dairy; Will Rogers; John Clarke; Dilbert, and more
90 seconds at 9 am: US growth lower, stocks higher; China PMI barely positive; Warren Buffett with record result; NZ$1 = US$0.839 TWI = 78.7
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90 seconds at 9 am: US growth lower, stocks higher; China PMI barely positive; Warren Buffett with record result; NZ$1 = US$0.839 TWI = 78.7
A review of the things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; Fonterra raises payout, more migrants, bigger trade surplus, popular Govt bonds
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A review of the things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; Fonterra raises payout, more migrants, bigger trade surplus, popular Govt bonds
The latest trade data reveals some dramatic changes in trade patterns; exports growing much faster than imports, trade surplus expanding
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The latest trade data reveals some dramatic changes in trade patterns; exports growing much faster than imports, trade surplus expanding
How cheap money and expensive Councils have affected affordability in Auckland and Wellington housing zones
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How cheap money and expensive Councils have affected affordability in Auckland and Wellington housing zones
90 seconds at 9 am: Sales of new US houses surge; Bond yields fall; Yuan falls as settings change; British tighten up on foreign banks; NZ$1 = US$0.829 TWI = 78.0
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90 seconds at 9 am: Sales of new US houses surge; Bond yields fall; Yuan falls as settings change; British tighten up on foreign banks; NZ$1 = US$0.829 TWI = 78.0
A review of the things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; Power politics, power stress, ANZ ups mortgage rates, mortgage approvals soft, currency stable
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A review of the things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; Power politics, power stress, ANZ ups mortgage rates, mortgage approvals soft, currency stable
90 seconds at 9 am: America losing steam; China cooling; Australia retrenching; EU feeling better; NZ$1 = US$0.83.3 TWI = 78.1
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90 seconds at 9 am: America losing steam; China cooling; Australia retrenching; EU feeling better; NZ$1 = US$0.83.3 TWI = 78.1
A review of the things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; inflation expectations low and unchanged, homeloan affordability improves; term deposit rates rise; cheap farm loan deal
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A review of the things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; inflation expectations low and unchanged, homeloan affordability improves; term deposit rates rise; cheap farm loan deal
ANZ pushes its term deposit rates up a notch, now has best main bank rate for 18 months
ANZ pushes its term deposit rates up a notch, now has best main bank rate for 18 months
90 seconds at 9 am: Beijing gripped by smog; US services stutter; EU inflation low; global dividends exceed US$1 tln; NZ$1 = US$0.83.4 TWI = 78.2
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90 seconds at 9 am: Beijing gripped by smog; US services stutter; EU inflation low; global dividends exceed US$1 tln; NZ$1 = US$0.83.4 TWI = 78.2
A review of the things you need to know before you go home on Monday; Minimum wage up 50c/hr; credit card use growing, NZSuper Fund slips; F&P Finance raises rates
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A review of the things you need to know before you go home on Monday; Minimum wage up 50c/hr; credit card use growing, NZSuper Fund slips; F&P Finance raises rates
90 seconds at 9 am: G20 want 2% more growth; bankers told to stop whinging; English frets over currency risk; Spain upgraded; gold at 100 day high; NZ$1 = US$0.827 TWI = 77.7
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90 seconds at 9 am: G20 want 2% more growth; bankers told to stop whinging; English frets over currency risk; Spain upgraded; gold at 100 day high; NZ$1 = US$0.827 TWI = 77.7
ASB matches rival Westpac with equivalent 18 month rate, still trails SBS for that term
ASB matches rival Westpac with equivalent 18 month rate, still trails SBS for that term
A review of the things you need to know before you go home on Friday; It's still raining bonds, but not the real stuff; BNZ changes mortgage 'specials'; Aorangi investors may get it all back
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A review of the things you need to know before you go home on Friday; It's still raining bonds, but not the real stuff; BNZ changes mortgage 'specials'; Aorangi investors may get it all back
High pay comes with low taxes in the international league table of banker compensation; you just have to shift to get it
High pay comes with low taxes in the international league table of banker compensation; you just have to shift to get it
Bank bill rates reach their highest in 28 months as markets assume the OCR is about to be hiked
90 seconds at 9 am: US and German PMIs strong, China's weak; big Japan trade deficit; Nigeria fires central bank boss; NZ$1 = US$0.828 TWI = 77.9
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90 seconds at 9 am: US and German PMIs strong, China's weak; big Japan trade deficit; Nigeria fires central bank boss; NZ$1 = US$0.828 TWI = 77.9
Westpac finally adjusts its term deposit rates up to market levels, adds a 4 month 'special'
Westpac finally adjusts its term deposit rates up to market levels, adds a 4 month 'special'