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BNZ offers cut-rate credit card benefits to home owners with a BNZ mortgage and less than 80% LVR
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BNZ offers cut-rate credit card benefits to home owners with a BNZ mortgage and less than 80% LVR
90 seconds at 9 am: US job markets expand; France's credit rating cut; China's trade balance widens, lavishes aid on Pacific Islands nations; NZ$1 = US$0.824 TWI = 77.0
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90 seconds at 9 am: US job markets expand; France's credit rating cut; China's trade balance widens, lavishes aid on Pacific Islands nations; NZ$1 = US$0.824 TWI = 77.0
US jobs growth and positive prior revisions push NZ$ lower; France gets its credit rating cut
Treasury's NZDMO raises interest rates on its KiwiBond and Earthquake bonds as domestic wholesale rates rise
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Treasury's NZDMO raises interest rates on its KiwiBond and Earthquake bonds as domestic wholesale rates rise
90 seconds at 9 am: Twitter sparkles; ECB cuts rates to boost demand; US GDP surprises; AU jobs fall, deficit higher; NZ$1 = US$0.835 TWI = 77.7
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90 seconds at 9 am: Twitter sparkles; ECB cuts rates to boost demand; US GDP surprises; AU jobs fall, deficit higher; NZ$1 = US$0.835 TWI = 77.7
90 seconds at 9 am: Huge libor rigging fine; oil price manipulation case starts; China inflation worry; EU deflation worry; NZ$1 = US$0.838 TWI = 77.7
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90 seconds at 9 am: Huge libor rigging fine; oil price manipulation case starts; China inflation worry; EU deflation worry; NZ$1 = US$0.838 TWI = 77.7
90 seconds at 9 am: US services impress; RBA worried about its currency; Fonterra auction prices drift lower; oil and gold down; NZ$1 = US$0.830 TWI = 77.1
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90 seconds at 9 am: US services impress; RBA worried about its currency; Fonterra auction prices drift lower; oil and gold down; NZ$1 = US$0.830 TWI = 77.1
Eighteen month fixed mortgage term set at 5.40%, close to best in market; requires LVR of below 80%
Eighteen month fixed mortgage term set at 5.40%, close to best in market; requires LVR of below 80%
90 seconds at 9 am: Global factory activity strongest in 30 months, US misses mark; China reform review; RBA reasseses; NZ$1 = US$0.828 TWI = 76.9
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90 seconds at 9 am: Global factory activity strongest in 30 months, US misses mark; China reform review; RBA reasseses; NZ$1 = US$0.828 TWI = 76.9
New car sales reach a 24 year high in October; industry looking toward similar records on a full year basis
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New car sales reach a 24 year high in October; industry looking toward similar records on a full year basis
SBS Bank raises home loan rates for 6 mths, 1 yr; exits the sub 5% club
SBS Bank raises home loan rates for 6 mths, 1 yr; exits the sub 5% club
Monday's Top 10: A law with teeth; if it doesn't work, what then; men; Wong; collateralising redux; the size and cost of houses; Dilbert, and more
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Monday's Top 10: A law with teeth; if it doesn't work, what then; men; Wong; collateralising redux; the size and cost of houses; Dilbert, and more
Labour Party plans to expand state-owned trading into the insurance industry; ill-conceived says ICNZ
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Labour Party plans to expand state-owned trading into the insurance industry; ill-conceived says ICNZ
90 seconds at 9 am: Good US data but markets yawn; oil refiners slide; tide turns in Indonesia; end nigh for Aussie carmakers; Fonterra stalks AU dairy; NZ$1 = US$0.827 TWI = 76.6
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90 seconds at 9 am: Good US data but markets yawn; oil refiners slide; tide turns in Indonesia; end nigh for Aussie carmakers; Fonterra stalks AU dairy; NZ$1 = US$0.827 TWI = 76.6
90 seconds at 9 am: Fed delays tapering, repeats jobs goal; China bond yields rise; APRA clamps down on bank dividend plans; NZ$1 = US$0.824 TWI = 76.1
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90 seconds at 9 am: Fed delays tapering, repeats jobs goal; China bond yields rise; APRA clamps down on bank dividend plans; NZ$1 = US$0.824 TWI = 76.1
A2 partners with China SOE to sell its version of infant formula into the high end of Chinese markets
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A2 partners with China SOE to sell its version of infant formula into the high end of Chinese markets
90 seconds at 9 am: Rabobank gets big libor fine; US consumer confidence falls; India raises rates; RBA sees AUD falling, Fonterra in China push; NZ$1 = US$0.824 TWI = 76.1
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90 seconds at 9 am: Rabobank gets big libor fine; US consumer confidence falls; India raises rates; RBA sees AUD falling, Fonterra in China push; NZ$1 = US$0.824 TWI = 76.1
Kiwibank cuts 2yr <80% LVR mortgage rate to 5.65%, withdraws its market-leading 3yr special
Kiwibank cuts 2yr <80% LVR mortgage rate to 5.65%, withdraws its market-leading 3yr special
90 seconds at 9 am: US economic signals weaken; China eyes major reforms, plans to price carbon; AU budget under pressure; NZ$1 = US$0.829 TWI = 76.2
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90 seconds at 9 am: US economic signals weaken; China eyes major reforms, plans to price carbon; AU budget under pressure; NZ$1 = US$0.829 TWI = 76.2
Monday's Top 10: Treat banks like fast-food outlets; 'inflation is good'; KiwiSaver - what we're putting in, what we're getting back; rainfall; Dilbert, and more
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Monday's Top 10: Treat banks like fast-food outlets; 'inflation is good'; KiwiSaver - what we're putting in, what we're getting back; rainfall; Dilbert, and more
Risks rise of banks getting access to NAIT-type data when stock is sold at saleyards or to processors; Aussie farmers furious at proposal
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Risks rise of banks getting access to NAIT-type data when stock is sold at saleyards or to processors; Aussie farmers furious at proposal
We have changed our opinion about the rent-or-buy equation; market froth and regulatory intervention looms
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We have changed our opinion about the rent-or-buy equation; market froth and regulatory intervention looms
90 seconds at 9 am: UST 10yrs yields sink; US Fed targets big bank liquidity; China PMI shines; POBC tightens; EU PMIs weak; NZ$1 = US$0.835 TWI = 76.7
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90 seconds at 9 am: UST 10yrs yields sink; US Fed targets big bank liquidity; China PMI shines; POBC tightens; EU PMIs weak; NZ$1 = US$0.835 TWI = 76.7
90 seconds at 9 am: Spike in China interbank rates; US earnings worry; Dow and commodities fall; Australia replenishes RBA funds; NZ$1 = US$0.839 TWI = 77.0
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90 seconds at 9 am: Spike in China interbank rates; US earnings worry; Dow and commodities fall; Australia replenishes RBA funds; NZ$1 = US$0.839 TWI = 77.0
US Fed has now printed US$1 trillion in its bond buying program; no end in sight