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Monday's Top 10: Soros worries about China; the comparative advantage myth; bond pressures; an emotion map; Aussie productivity solution; Dilbert, and more
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Monday's Top 10: Soros worries about China; the comparative advantage myth; bond pressures; an emotion map; Aussie productivity solution; Dilbert, and more
NZ$ rises; gold up, crude oil down; UST yields higher; beef prices up; China looks at a Tobin Tax; Aust looks at state asset selloffs; NZ$1 = US$0.827 TWI = 78.4
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NZ$ rises; gold up, crude oil down; UST yields higher; beef prices up; China looks at a Tobin Tax; Aust looks at state asset selloffs; NZ$1 = US$0.827 TWI = 78.4
Strong US data; oil down, gold up; Dow hits record; Latvia joins eurozone; Aussie factories in doldrums; NZ$1 = US$0.820 TWI = 77.5
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Strong US data; oil down, gold up; Dow hits record; Latvia joins eurozone; Aussie factories in doldrums; NZ$1 = US$0.820 TWI = 77.5
We review our big stories of 2013 and seek readers opinions about what 2014 will bring
Chinese local govt debt grows fast; reinsurance costs fall; 'Kiwis getting uppity'; NZ$1 = US$0.821 TWI = 77.4
Chinese local govt debt grows fast; reinsurance costs fall; 'Kiwis getting uppity'; NZ$1 = US$0.821 TWI = 77.4
Monday's Top 10: Stimulus; hostility; Chinese miscalculation; the time bomb that isn't; climate predictions; search & destroy; Dilbert, and more
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Monday's Top 10: Stimulus; hostility; Chinese miscalculation; the time bomb that isn't; climate predictions; search & destroy; Dilbert, and more
Chinese ODI up strongly; France to tax millionaires 75%; US oil prices rise on shrinking inventories; inflation returns in Japan; NZ$1 = US$0.814 TWI = 77.1
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Chinese ODI up strongly; France to tax millionaires 75%; US oil prices rise on shrinking inventories; inflation returns in Japan; NZ$1 = US$0.814 TWI = 77.1
Retail sales strong worldwide, especially online; US jobless claims shrink; China cash issues linger; NZ$1 = US$0.815 TWI = 77.2
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Retail sales strong worldwide, especially online; US jobless claims shrink; China cash issues linger; NZ$1 = US$0.815 TWI = 77.2
Talley's tries to buy more of Open Country Dairy from the other sixteen shareholders; Olam says yes
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Talley's tries to buy more of Open Country Dairy from the other sixteen shareholders; Olam says yes
APRA threatens bank dividends; China's credit problem worsens; credit spreads ease; US, AU, NZ retail better; NZ$1 = US$0.821 TWI = 77.5
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APRA threatens bank dividends; China's credit problem worsens; credit spreads ease; US, AU, NZ retail better; NZ$1 = US$0.821 TWI = 77.5
Local mortgage rates rise; Blackrock sees RBNZ raising OCR +0.5% in January; US on a roll; China in another liquidity crunch; NZ$1 = US$0.819 TWI = 77.5
Local mortgage rates rise; Blackrock sees RBNZ raising OCR +0.5% in January; US on a roll; China in another liquidity crunch; NZ$1 = US$0.819 TWI = 77.5
Most big banks have now snuck rate hikes in before Christmas; BNZ only major to not have moved
90 seconds at 9 am: NZ:US fx rate lower; interest rates rising; equities hold at record levels; oil up, gold down; NZ$1 = US$0.816 TWI = 77.3
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90 seconds at 9 am: NZ:US fx rate lower; interest rates rising; equities hold at record levels; oil up, gold down; NZ$1 = US$0.816 TWI = 77.3
Financial and insurance sectors identified as a major drag on New Zealand's productivity; 'Professional, scientific and technical services' sector one of our better ones
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Financial and insurance sectors identified as a major drag on New Zealand's productivity; 'Professional, scientific and technical services' sector one of our better ones
US Fed decides to taper by US$10 bln per month; stocks rally; economists see green light for OCR hikes in NZ
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US Fed decides to taper by US$10 bln per month; stocks rally; economists see green light for OCR hikes in NZ
90 seconds at 9 am: US house building surge; bitcoins collapse in China; record Japan trade deficit; AU to end corporate welfare; NZ$1 = US$0.822 TWI = 77.5
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90 seconds at 9 am: US house building surge; bitcoins collapse in China; record Japan trade deficit; AU to end corporate welfare; NZ$1 = US$0.822 TWI = 77.5
2013 ends with evidence of lower bank switching activity even as we are borrowing more on our houses
2013 ends with evidence of lower bank switching activity even as we are borrowing more on our houses
More across the board home loan rate rises announced; the rate gap between banks widens to as much as 84 bps
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More across the board home loan rate rises announced; the rate gap between banks widens to as much as 84 bps
90 seconds at 9 am: Dairy prices hold; US CPI tame; EU sets limits on auditors; Australia's gas future; NZ$1 = US$0.825 TWI = 77.8
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90 seconds at 9 am: Dairy prices hold; US CPI tame; EU sets limits on auditors; Australia's gas future; NZ$1 = US$0.825 TWI = 77.8
ANZ increases interest rates on one to five year term deposits
ANZ removes mortgage specials, raises fixed home loan rates across the board higher than wholesale rate increases
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ANZ removes mortgage specials, raises fixed home loan rates across the board higher than wholesale rate increases
90 seconds at 9 am: Factory output expanding everywhere; equities higher; fewer banks fail; EU plan 'too complicated' for Draghi; NZ$1 = US$0.826 TWI = 77.8
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90 seconds at 9 am: Factory output expanding everywhere; equities higher; fewer banks fail; EU plan 'too complicated' for Draghi; NZ$1 = US$0.826 TWI = 77.8
176 farms were sold in November; prices per hectare rise for dairy, fall for all other types
Monday's Top 10: An actual Volker Rule; the Cooks' haven; China vs journalists; a small fry loss; referendum result yawn; holistic agriculture; Dilbert, and more
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Monday's Top 10: An actual Volker Rule; the Cooks' haven; China vs journalists; a small fry loss; referendum result yawn; holistic agriculture; Dilbert, and more
90 seconds at 9 am: Australia abandons surplus target; Fed expected to taper; China to focus on urbanisation drive; NZ$1 = US$0.826 TWI = 77.9
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90 seconds at 9 am: Australia abandons surplus target; Fed expected to taper; China to focus on urbanisation drive; NZ$1 = US$0.826 TWI = 77.9