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90 seconds at 9 am: Yields up; Dow rises above 15,000; Gold tumbles; central bankers jawbone; Basel triggers bank hunt for new capital; NZ$1 = US$0.778, TWI = 73.5
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90 seconds at 9 am: Yields up; Dow rises above 15,000; Gold tumbles; central bankers jawbone; Basel triggers bank hunt for new capital; NZ$1 = US$0.778, TWI = 73.5
Mike Petersen takes on the Special Agriculture Trade Envoy role
Mike Petersen takes on the Special Agriculture Trade Envoy role
90 seconds at 9 am: Q1 US GDP revised down; QE for longer; Pimco loses on higher rates; PBOC calms markets; IT shift to NZ; NZ$1 = US$0.778, TWI = 73.5
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90 seconds at 9 am: Q1 US GDP revised down; QE for longer; Pimco loses on higher rates; PBOC calms markets; IT shift to NZ; NZ$1 = US$0.778, TWI = 73.5
90 seconds at 9 am: PBOC tries to calm markets; US house prices rise, durable orders up; natural gas prices tank; bank bond losses; NZ$1 = US$0.774, TWI = 73.0
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90 seconds at 9 am: PBOC tries to calm markets; US house prices rise, durable orders up; natural gas prices tank; bank bond losses; NZ$1 = US$0.774, TWI = 73.0
David Chaston crunches the numbers on the Auckland transport system and finds rail will be a net burden - forever
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David Chaston crunches the numbers on the Auckland transport system and finds rail will be a net burden - forever
90 seconds at 9 am: China in bear market, US Treasury prices slump; yields rising everywhere; huge gold mine writedowns; NZ$1 = US$0.779, TWI = 73.3
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90 seconds at 9 am: China in bear market, US Treasury prices slump; yields rising everywhere; huge gold mine writedowns; NZ$1 = US$0.779, TWI = 73.3
Monday's Top 10: Matt Tabbai on ratings agencies; threepeat; rising credit spreads; low-cost supplier; Bernanke's replacement; Pascal Bruckner; Dilbert, and more
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Monday's Top 10: Matt Tabbai on ratings agencies; threepeat; rising credit spreads; low-cost supplier; Bernanke's replacement; Pascal Bruckner; Dilbert, and more
90 seconds at 9 am: BIS issues warnings on inflation and rising interest rates; window-dressing; bond sale failures; NZ$1 = US$0.774, TWI = 73.2
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90 seconds at 9 am: BIS issues warnings on inflation and rising interest rates; window-dressing; bond sale failures; NZ$1 = US$0.774, TWI = 73.2
More institutions succumb to rising money costs and raise mortgage rates
Another bank signals that fixed mortgage rates are about to rise following hikes in wholesale costs
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Another bank signals that fixed mortgage rates are about to rise following hikes in wholesale costs
Home loan affordability worst in nearly 3 years in May as rules are tightened for high LVR lending; mortgage brokers can help negotiating with banks
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Home loan affordability worst in nearly 3 years in May as rules are tightened for high LVR lending; mortgage brokers can help negotiating with banks
90 seconds at 9 am: Gold tumbles; equities fall; credit spreads up sharply; China credit squeeze worsens; oil down 4%; NZ$1 = US$0.773, TWI = 72.8
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90 seconds at 9 am: Gold tumbles; equities fall; credit spreads up sharply; China credit squeeze worsens; oil down 4%; NZ$1 = US$0.773, TWI = 72.8
90 seconds at 9 am: Fed signals no change until unemployment below 7%; markets fall; China's credit crunch worsens; Swiss say no; NZ$1 = US$0.787, TWI = 73.7
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90 seconds at 9 am: Fed signals no change until unemployment below 7%; markets fall; China's credit crunch worsens; Swiss say no; NZ$1 = US$0.787, TWI = 73.7
90 seconds at 9 am: Signs Bernanke may step down; US housing starts higher, CPI low; Deloitte fined and barred in NY; dairy prices rise; NZ$1 = US$0.800, TWI = 74.2
90 seconds at 9 am: Signs Bernanke may step down; US housing starts higher, CPI low; Deloitte fined and barred in NY; dairy prices rise; NZ$1 = US$0.800, TWI = 74.2
180 farms were sold in May, the most for a May since 2008 and the highest for any month since March 2012; prices per hectare hold
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180 farms were sold in May, the most for a May since 2008 and the highest for any month since March 2012; prices per hectare hold
90 seconds at 9 am: Taper timeline wanted; bond markets brace; US factories upbeat; criminal charges in Libor case; China credit crunch worsens; NZ$1 = US$0.798, TWI = 74.0
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90 seconds at 9 am: Taper timeline wanted; bond markets brace; US factories upbeat; criminal charges in Libor case; China credit crunch worsens; NZ$1 = US$0.798, TWI = 74.0
Monday's Top 10: ANZ caught; Chinese liquidity; Lawsky vs insurers; an eyewatering FTT; 11 billion; rigged fx; illogical policy that works; Dilbert, and more
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Monday's Top 10: ANZ caught; Chinese liquidity; Lawsky vs insurers; an eyewatering FTT; 11 billion; rigged fx; illogical policy that works; Dilbert, and more
A major bank pulls back from sub 5% mortgage rate, ends Classic special
90 seconds at 9 am: ANZ in rate fixing scandal; China's shadow banking 'out of control'; new pollution curbs; strong local PMI; NZ$1 = US$0.804, TWI = 74.4
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90 seconds at 9 am: ANZ in rate fixing scandal; China's shadow banking 'out of control'; new pollution curbs; strong local PMI; NZ$1 = US$0.804, TWI = 74.4
Kiwibank raises four and five year home loan rates as wholesale costs rise, yield curves steepen
Kiwibank raises four and five year home loan rates as wholesale costs rise, yield curves steepen
90 seconds at 9 am: Slow growth, less volatility is 'new normal'; US data strong; big UST issue; Japan plunges; record cereal output; NZ$1 = US$0.804, TWI = 74.4
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90 seconds at 9 am: Slow growth, less volatility is 'new normal'; US data strong; big UST issue; Japan plunges; record cereal output; NZ$1 = US$0.804, TWI = 74.4
New report says avocados, cherries and blueberries stand out as fruit that have the potential to create meaningful export growth
New report says avocados, cherries and blueberries stand out as fruit that have the potential to create meaningful export growth
Live-streamed video from the RBNZ press conference with Governor Graeme Wheeler
90 seconds at 9 am: CDS spreads jump; 3/4/5 yr swap rates rise; US stocks fall; US budget deficit falls; NZ$1 = US$0.798, TWI = 74.1
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90 seconds at 9 am: CDS spreads jump; 3/4/5 yr swap rates rise; US stocks fall; US budget deficit falls; NZ$1 = US$0.798, TWI = 74.1
90 seconds at 9 am: BofJ says 'April enough'; emerging markets struggle; Bundesbank vs ECB; US Treasury yields rise; big rise in gas reserves; NZ$1 = US$0.787, TWI = 73.3
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90 seconds at 9 am: BofJ says 'April enough'; emerging markets struggle; Bundesbank vs ECB; US Treasury yields rise; big rise in gas reserves; NZ$1 = US$0.787, TWI = 73.3