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Daily briefing for Friday, January 13, 2012; Spiritual snobbery, misleading ads; EU Tobin Tax; advisers squirm
13th Jan 12, 11:57am
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Daily briefing for Friday, January 13, 2012; Spiritual snobbery, misleading ads; EU Tobin Tax; advisers squirm
Daily briefing for Thursday, January 12, 2012; Crime pays; 'unhealthy correlation'; pension bomb; Volker rule; Chinese gold demand
12th Jan 12, 11:50am
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Daily briefing for Thursday, January 12, 2012; Crime pays; 'unhealthy correlation'; pension bomb; Volker rule; Chinese gold demand
Daily briefing for Thur, January 12, 2012; Big profits; best protection; unintended outcomes
11th Jan 12, 9:40am
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Daily briefing for Thur, January 12, 2012; Big profits; best protection; unintended outcomes
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: Kiwi dollar strengthens against most currencies; no growth in Europe; oil scramble raises pump prices
11th Jan 12, 8:33am
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90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: Kiwi dollar strengthens against most currencies; no growth in Europe; oil scramble raises pump prices
Total gold supply has been rising recently after a long stable period
Daily briefing for Tuesday, January 10, 2012; A real housing bust; a housing debt relief idea; the mighty Quinn
10th Jan 12, 12:16pm
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Daily briefing for Tuesday, January 10, 2012; A real housing bust; a housing debt relief idea; the mighty Quinn
Daily briefing for Monday, January 9, 2012; Unemployment degrees; paying off debt; demographic tsunami; competitive carbon taxes
9th Jan 12, 9:53am
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Daily briefing for Monday, January 9, 2012; Unemployment degrees; paying off debt; demographic tsunami; competitive carbon taxes
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: Strong US employment data; China readies more stimulus; now Hungary threatens the euro
9th Jan 12, 8:24am
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90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: Strong US employment data; China readies more stimulus; now Hungary threatens the euro
interest.co.nz needs a senior analyst based in Auckland
Daily briefing for Friday, January 6, 2012; Swiss mis-step; sub-prime auto loans; The end is nigh
6th Jan 12, 8:24am
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Daily briefing for Friday, January 6, 2012; Swiss mis-step; sub-prime auto loans; The end is nigh
Daily briefing for Thursday, January 5, 2012; Chinese get ready to pump; Fed opens up; Pimco loses
5th Jan 12, 8:40am
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Daily briefing for Thursday, January 5, 2012; Chinese get ready to pump; Fed opens up; Pimco loses
Daily briefing for Wednesday, January 4, 2012; 'Nobody understands debt'; James Frick; a banker speaks out
4th Jan 12, 8:27am
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Daily briefing for Wednesday, January 4, 2012; 'Nobody understands debt'; James Frick; a banker speaks out
Total gold demand has been stable for more than a decade. So why is the price rising?
30th Dec 11, 2:23pm
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Total gold demand has been stable for more than a decade. So why is the price rising?
Daily briefing for Friday, December 30, 2011; European disunion; cheap gold; Warren Buffett; ethical eating
30th Dec 11, 10:38am
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Daily briefing for Friday, December 30, 2011; European disunion; cheap gold; Warren Buffett; ethical eating
Daily briefing for Thursday, December 29, 2011; Trust evaporates in Europe; rebuilding cities; Chinese regulation; Gold sinks
29th Dec 11, 11:40am
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Daily briefing for Thursday, December 29, 2011; Trust evaporates in Europe; rebuilding cities; Chinese regulation; Gold sinks
Daily briefing for Wednesday, December 28, 2011; Moral capitalism; Peter Drucker; Preparing for Europe without the euro
28th Dec 11, 11:16am
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Daily briefing for Wednesday, December 28, 2011; Moral capitalism; Peter Drucker; Preparing for Europe without the euro
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: Massive ECB bond auction; "Cash-for-trash"; US house sales rise; NZ's overseas debt at records levels
22nd Dec 11, 8:16am
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90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: Massive ECB bond auction; "Cash-for-trash"; US house sales rise; NZ's overseas debt at records levels
Demand for imported dairy product slows in China, but Fonterra expects to sell more there anyway
20th Dec 11, 8:21am
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Demand for imported dairy product slows in China, but Fonterra expects to sell more there anyway
Treasury reduces rates on retail Kiwi Bonds across all terms; reductions range from 0.25% to 0.75% pa
19th Dec 11, 3:08pm
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Treasury reduces rates on retail Kiwi Bonds across all terms; reductions range from 0.25% to 0.75% pa
Bank leverage remains elevated, and the risk in this enables them to earn very high returns
17th Dec 11, 12:27pm
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Bank leverage remains elevated, and the risk in this enables them to earn very high returns
Our 'stable government' makes NZ a safe place to store gold
The Pine Tree Paradox, by Michael Parker
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: Aussie phantom rate cut; Aussie growth strong; huge fraud charges in Timaru
8th Dec 11, 8:16am
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90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: Aussie phantom rate cut; Aussie growth strong; huge fraud charges in Timaru
BNZ hikes Total Money variable mortgage rate to 5.74% from 5.59%, but cuts 6 mth to 2 yr fixed mortgage rates
1st Dec 11, 7:35am
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BNZ hikes Total Money variable mortgage rate to 5.74% from 5.59%, but cuts 6 mth to 2 yr fixed mortgage rates
The savings from buying groceries for six weeks in New Zealand gives you a free week, compared with buying them in Australia. Your view?
25th Nov 11, 3:29pm
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The savings from buying groceries for six weeks in New Zealand gives you a free week, compared with buying them in Australia. Your view?