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Small vineyard in perfect position on Waiheke to be sold with strong brand plus wine tourism potential
Small vineyard in perfect position on Waiheke to be sold with strong brand plus wine tourism potential
90 seconds at 9 am: S&P raises US outlook; Japan grows faster; OECD indicators up; MPI sees bright rural future; NZ$1 = US$0.789, TWI = 73.9
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90 seconds at 9 am: S&P raises US outlook; Japan grows faster; OECD indicators up; MPI sees bright rural future; NZ$1 = US$0.789, TWI = 73.9
Monday's Top 10: Rejecting credit; Westpac vs London; a non problem; lessons from the GFC; Roubini; Bob Dylan; Dilbert, and more
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Monday's Top 10: Rejecting credit; Westpac vs London; a non problem; lessons from the GFC; Roubini; Bob Dylan; Dilbert, and more
90 seconds at 9 am: China slowdown; US uptick; German court case; desperate French declaration; bond bull run over; NZ$1 = US$0.787, TWI = 73.7
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90 seconds at 9 am: China slowdown; US uptick; German court case; desperate French declaration; bond bull run over; NZ$1 = US$0.787, TWI = 73.7
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Kiwi dollar drops again at the end of the week, breaching four key levels and the TWI is now at its lowest in 2013
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Kiwi dollar drops again at the end of the week, breaching four key levels and the TWI is now at its lowest in 2013
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90 seconds at 9 am: US jobless claims fall, household net worth rises; ECB and BofE hold; French jobless rises; EU rejects IMF claim; NZ$1 = US$0.803, TWI = 74.7
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90 seconds at 9 am: US jobless claims fall, household net worth rises; ECB and BofE hold; French jobless rises; EU rejects IMF claim; NZ$1 = US$0.803, TWI = 74.7
90 seconds at 9 am: US regions grow, jobs and services better; IMF admits errors; EU and China in trade spat; Australia teeters; NZ$1 = US$0.793, TWI = 74.5
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90 seconds at 9 am: US regions grow, jobs and services better; IMF admits errors; EU and China in trade spat; Australia teeters; NZ$1 = US$0.793, TWI = 74.5
Readers of our fixed-interest bonds tables can now get a free daily email of key bonds and benchmark data and news
Readers of our fixed-interest bonds tables can now get a free daily email of key bonds and benchmark data and news
90 seconds at 9 am: Dairy prices drop; OECD says NZ has momentum; RBA threatens more cuts; US trade deficit grows; NZ$1 = US$0.799, TWI = 75.0
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90 seconds at 9 am: Dairy prices drop; OECD says NZ has momentum; RBA threatens more cuts; US trade deficit grows; NZ$1 = US$0.799, TWI = 75.0
David Chaston, a 64 year old, has a story for 30 year olds who really don't want to retire broke and in penury - learn how to save and invest
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David Chaston, a 64 year old, has a story for 30 year olds who really don't want to retire broke and in penury - learn how to save and invest
90 seconds at 9 am: US and China factories slow; car sales rise; currency drama; RBA review today; NZ$1 = US$0.810, TWI = 75.7
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90 seconds at 9 am: US and China factories slow; car sales rise; currency drama; RBA review today; NZ$1 = US$0.810, TWI = 75.7
Kiwi dollar falls below 80 USc for the first time since Sept 2012, commodities hit hard
90 seconds at 9 am: Consumers more confident in Europe; EU FTT is dead; US GDP growth confirmed; iron ore price slumps; gold rises; NZ$1 = US$0.808, TWI = 75.9
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90 seconds at 9 am: Consumers more confident in Europe; EU FTT is dead; US GDP growth confirmed; iron ore price slumps; gold rises; NZ$1 = US$0.808, TWI = 75.9
90 seconds at 9 am: Consumer spending buoys US, bond yields rise; ECB warns; EU eases; IMF cuts China growth forecast; land prices rise in Japan; no more RBA rate cuts; NZ$1 = US$0.813, TWI = 76.7
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90 seconds at 9 am: Consumer spending buoys US, bond yields rise; ECB warns; EU eases; IMF cuts China growth forecast; land prices rise in Japan; no more RBA rate cuts; NZ$1 = US$0.813, TWI = 76.7
Mortgage specials testing the limits of what is commercially sustainable; banks on back foot
90 seconds at 9 am: US confidence, house prices at multi-year highs; OPEC rifts; Euro banks lending again; NZ$1 = US$0.810, TWI = 76.6
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90 seconds at 9 am: US confidence, house prices at multi-year highs; OPEC rifts; Euro banks lending again; NZ$1 = US$0.810, TWI = 76.6
ASB offers 4.95% 1-year mortgage rate; Westpac offers 4.94%; Both target borrowers with deposit/equity worth at least 20% of loan
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ASB offers 4.95% 1-year mortgage rate; Westpac offers 4.94%; Both target borrowers with deposit/equity worth at least 20% of loan
90 seconds at 9 am: France risks another rating downgrade; Germany ponders QE; Japan markets fall; bond investors chase yield sans covenants; NZ$1 = US$0.808, TWI = 76.3
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90 seconds at 9 am: France risks another rating downgrade; Germany ponders QE; Japan markets fall; bond investors chase yield sans covenants; NZ$1 = US$0.808, TWI = 76.3
Home loan affordability shows seasonal improvement in April but trend still worries; toughest in major cities, easiest in provincial centres
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Home loan affordability shows seasonal improvement in April but trend still worries; toughest in major cities, easiest in provincial centres
Monday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: New leverage worries; France in the dogbox; new China direction; US vs NZ corporate taxes; affordable denser housing?; Dilbert, and more
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Monday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: New leverage worries; France in the dogbox; new China direction; US vs NZ corporate taxes; affordable denser housing?; Dilbert, and more
90 seconds at 9 am: German growth low; NZ wants direct convertibility with yuan; ANZ sending 500 AU jobs to NZ; beef prices higher; NZ$1 = US$0.809, TWI = 76.3
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90 seconds at 9 am: German growth low; NZ wants direct convertibility with yuan; ANZ sending 500 AU jobs to NZ; beef prices higher; NZ$1 = US$0.809, TWI = 76.3
90 seconds at 9 am: Global stocks tumble, starting in Japan; China's factory output shrinks; US jobless claims fall, car sales rise; AU car makers in trouble; NZ$1 = US$0.814 TWI = 76.7
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90 seconds at 9 am: Global stocks tumble, starting in Japan; China's factory output shrinks; US jobless claims fall, car sales rise; AU car makers in trouble; NZ$1 = US$0.814 TWI = 76.7
90 seconds at 9 am: Bernanke testifies; Fed divided when to wind back QE; IMF chides Britain; big AU bond offer; NZ$1 = US$0.806 TWI = 76.4
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90 seconds at 9 am: Bernanke testifies; Fed divided when to wind back QE; IMF chides Britain; big AU bond offer; NZ$1 = US$0.806 TWI = 76.4