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15th Jun 12, 5:22pm
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90 seconds at 9 am: US retail sales decline; oil price fall could accelerate; EU now in a 'scocial emergency'; Australian consumer confidence waning; focus on RBNZ and MPS
14th Jun 12, 8:15am
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90 seconds at 9 am: US retail sales decline; oil price fall could accelerate; EU now in a 'scocial emergency'; Australian consumer confidence waning; focus on RBNZ and MPS
Tuesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Big data; expiry date for humans; half time between two lost decades; back to the future; waste; Dilbert
12th Jun 12, 12:26pm
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Tuesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Big data; expiry date for humans; half time between two lost decades; back to the future; waste; Dilbert
90 seconds at 9 am: Elections in France and Greece; Spanish bank bailout; US fiscal cliff consequences; China and Australia improve
11th Jun 12, 8:50am
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90 seconds at 9 am: Elections in France and Greece; Spanish bank bailout; US fiscal cliff consequences; China and Australia improve
Spain to accept rescue from Europe as its bank crisis worsens
Wednesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: 220 year record; Brazil; Steve Jobs to give evidence; flaws of finance; trade to get hit; lawyers as moralists; slipping competitiveness; Dilbert
6th Jun 12, 10:07am
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Wednesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: 220 year record; Brazil; Steve Jobs to give evidence; flaws of finance; trade to get hit; lawyers as moralists; slipping competitiveness; Dilbert
Sharp jump higher in Fonterra's latest auction - prices up 13.5% from mid May led by skim milk powder
6th Jun 12, 8:16am
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Sharp jump higher in Fonterra's latest auction - prices up 13.5% from mid May led by skim milk powder
90 seconds at 9 am: India, China, US and the eurozone all seeing growth evaporate; China depreciating the yuan again; euro and Spanish situation worsens; local bond yields at record lows
1st Jun 12, 8:49am
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90 seconds at 9 am: India, China, US and the eurozone all seeing growth evaporate; China depreciating the yuan again; euro and Spanish situation worsens; local bond yields at record lows
Wednesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Own goal; a Tassie solution; too complex to manage?; Chinese savers; carbon capture; German pay rises; LVR limits; Dilbert
30th May 12, 10:05am
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Wednesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Own goal; a Tassie solution; too complex to manage?; Chinese savers; carbon capture; German pay rises; LVR limits; Dilbert
Major banks are still adjusting their rates down as wholesale rates continue their fall
26th May 12, 10:15am
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Major banks are still adjusting their rates down as wholesale rates continue their fall
90 seconds at 9 am: Markets accept NZ budget; paralysis in the EU; China lending slump; US trudges on; dairy prices fall
25th May 12, 8:45am
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90 seconds at 9 am: Markets accept NZ budget; paralysis in the EU; China lending slump; US trudges on; dairy prices fall
90 seconds at 9 am: Markets buffeted on sharpening Greek uncertainty; exit now being planned; commodities fall sharply; Australia to be affected; NZ Budget
24th May 12, 8:52am
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90 seconds at 9 am: Markets buffeted on sharpening Greek uncertainty; exit now being planned; commodities fall sharply; Australia to be affected; NZ Budget
Wednesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Analysing the Greens/BERL critique; Better Life Index; 'It's here and it's unclear'; Decline; Magic; bloopers; Dilbert
23rd May 12, 10:05am
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Wednesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Analysing the Greens/BERL critique; Better Life Index; 'It's here and it's unclear'; Decline; Magic; bloopers; Dilbert
David Chaston looks at the changing face of NZ where longer life expectancies and a desire (need?) to stay in work is ageing our workforce quickly
21st May 12, 1:56pm
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David Chaston looks at the changing face of NZ where longer life expectancies and a desire (need?) to stay in work is ageing our workforce quickly
The National Bank emails clients with fixed mortgage rates reductions, offers low 18 mth and 2 year rates
19th May 12, 9:27am
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The National Bank emails clients with fixed mortgage rates reductions, offers low 18 mth and 2 year rates
Why you should be planning for a 30 year retirement, with reduced NZ Super
Accounting body working to radically simplify tax returns for small businesses; aiming for tax returns that take one hour per month
16th May 12, 5:03pm
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Accounting body working to radically simplify tax returns for small businesses; aiming for tax returns that take one hour per month
Readymix concrete data shows most regions with weak construction sectors
Rate cutting by big banks continues for both mortgages and term deposits
90 seconds at 9 am: Australia cuts taxes and cuts spending; Greek political turmoil; stocks and commodities fall; NZD down; Sendak dead
9th May 12, 8:39am
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90 seconds at 9 am: Australia cuts taxes and cuts spending; Greek political turmoil; stocks and commodities fall; NZD down; Sendak dead
Roost Mortgage Brokers Home Loan Affordability report shows affordability slides in Auckland but flat elsewhere
7th May 12, 3:10pm
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Roost Mortgage Brokers Home Loan Affordability report shows affordability slides in Auckland but flat elsewhere
Wednesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Missing: 50 million jobs; Larry Summers; the Baltic Dry; Paul Hogan; Facts: an obituary; Dilbert
2nd May 12, 10:05am
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Wednesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Missing: 50 million jobs; Larry Summers; the Baltic Dry; Paul Hogan; Facts: an obituary; Dilbert
90 seconds at 9 am: Aussies cut rates 0.5%, bigger than expected; Dow surges to highest since 2007, Fonterra auction weak again
2nd May 12, 8:47am
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90 seconds at 9 am: Aussies cut rates 0.5%, bigger than expected; Dow surges to highest since 2007, Fonterra auction weak again
Tuesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: France asserts; Spain shudders; Britain declines; the tax wedge; concrete sinks; Dilbert
1st May 12, 10:05am
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Tuesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: France asserts; Spain shudders; Britain declines; the tax wedge; concrete sinks; Dilbert