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US economy in growth mode; some EU data stabilises; iron ore prices rise; CBA hits new high; NZ$1 = US$0.828
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US economy in growth mode; some EU data stabilises; iron ore prices rise; CBA hits new high; NZ$1 = US$0.828
Thursday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Stiglitz key lesson; mobile Chinese wealth; empty cities; busting HSBC; GM reactionaries; Great Rotation; cartoons; Dilbert, and more
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Thursday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Stiglitz key lesson; mobile Chinese wealth; empty cities; busting HSBC; GM reactionaries; Great Rotation; cartoons; Dilbert, and more
Equity markets signal 'risk on'; NZ$ jumps to US$0.83 and the TWI = 74.5; China's factories humming; land boom in Beijing
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Equity markets signal 'risk on'; NZ$ jumps to US$0.83 and the TWI = 74.5; China's factories humming; land boom in Beijing
The US deal will raise taxes and delay harsh spending cuts by two months. Debt ceiling battle now looms. NZ$ rises on news
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The US deal will raise taxes and delay harsh spending cuts by two months. Debt ceiling battle now looms. NZ$ rises on news
Monday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Crystal ball; Olly Newland; Lockwood Smith; Pacific Fibre; rate cuts; Nicole Foss; Kim Dotcom; Steve Keen; Larry Kotikoff; Alistair Helm; Dilbert
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Monday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Crystal ball; Olly Newland; Lockwood Smith; Pacific Fibre; rate cuts; Nicole Foss; Kim Dotcom; Steve Keen; Larry Kotikoff; Alistair Helm; Dilbert
Friday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Gold; Wool; Bank bills; Dairy prices; Petrol; Swap rates; Mortgage rates; Term deposit rates; Dilbert
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Friday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Gold; Wool; Bank bills; Dairy prices; Petrol; Swap rates; Mortgage rates; Term deposit rates; Dilbert
Thursday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Reputation in ruins; dependency and house prices; exports; Siberian pipeline; household wealth; Dilbert, and more
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Thursday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Reputation in ruins; dependency and house prices; exports; Siberian pipeline; household wealth; Dilbert, and more
Monday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Hedge fund winners; liar economists; wild over-capacity; how to check your advisor; worries about gold; blaming the wrong people; Dilbert, and more
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Monday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Hedge fund winners; liar economists; wild over-capacity; how to check your advisor; worries about gold; blaming the wrong people; Dilbert, and more
Friday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: UBS's lies; Santa Inc.; peak farmland; Chinese rainy-day fund; QE explained; milk record; Somerset Maugham; Dilbert, and more
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Friday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: UBS's lies; Santa Inc.; peak farmland; Chinese rainy-day fund; QE explained; milk record; Somerset Maugham; Dilbert, and more
90 seconds at 9 am: Australia abandons surplus goal; NZ to follow?; US growth expands, manufacturing up, house sales rise; gold takes tumble; NZ$1 = US$0.833
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90 seconds at 9 am: Australia abandons surplus goal; NZ to follow?; US growth expands, manufacturing up, house sales rise; gold takes tumble; NZ$1 = US$0.833
Thursday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Matching workers with jobs; efficient public service?; RBNZ currency dealing; China's pension risk; Lana Turner; Dilbert, and more
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Thursday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Matching workers with jobs; efficient public service?; RBNZ currency dealing; China's pension risk; Lana Turner; Dilbert, and more
90 seconds at 9 am: UBS pays big fine over Libor manipulation, traders face criminal charges; Germany and China growing faster; US bulding permits rise; RBNZ in currency trades
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90 seconds at 9 am: UBS pays big fine over Libor manipulation, traders face criminal charges; Germany and China growing faster; US bulding permits rise; RBNZ in currency trades
Wednesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: 'You can quote me on this'; Junk bonds are for losers; A new reserve currency?; British Volker Rule action; down at the RBA; Dilbert
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Wednesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: 'You can quote me on this'; Junk bonds are for losers; A new reserve currency?; British Volker Rule action; down at the RBA; Dilbert
The Public Trust withdraws from the mortgage market, can't compete with incentives being offered by major banks
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The Public Trust withdraws from the mortgage market, can't compete with incentives being offered by major banks
90 seconds at 9 am: US BOP deficit falls; Stocks rise; Greece gets rating rise; investors love China again; RBA focuses on jobs; Mike Smith's $2,700/hour
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90 seconds at 9 am: US BOP deficit falls; Stocks rise; Greece gets rating rise; investors love China again; RBA focuses on jobs; Mike Smith's $2,700/hour
Tuesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Cullen is wrong; Too big to jail; 'The drug war is a joke'; White collar penalties; Banking fast track; Dilbert
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Tuesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Cullen is wrong; Too big to jail; 'The drug war is a joke'; White collar penalties; Banking fast track; Dilbert
90 seconds at 9 am: US fiscal negotiations cast a big shadow; confusion of who regulates banks in the eurozone; enormous stimulus expected in Japan; NZ$1 = US$0.844, TWI = 75.2
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90 seconds at 9 am: US fiscal negotiations cast a big shadow; confusion of who regulates banks in the eurozone; enormous stimulus expected in Japan; NZ$1 = US$0.844, TWI = 75.2
Monday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Think like a Norwegian economist; Charles Evans; Too big to jail; Bailing out corruption; France on wrong track; Politics more important than economics; Dilbert
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Monday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Think like a Norwegian economist; Charles Evans; Too big to jail; Bailing out corruption; France on wrong track; Politics more important than economics; Dilbert
90 seconds at 9 am: Fairfax sells out of Trade Me; OECD tells RBA to cut rates, tells AU Govt to quit subsidising carmakers; China factories busy; Japan gets new govt
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90 seconds at 9 am: Fairfax sells out of Trade Me; OECD tells RBA to cut rates, tells AU Govt to quit subsidising carmakers; China factories busy; Japan gets new govt
ANZ is the latest bank to remove its short-term fixed rate mortgage 'special' offer; brings its standard rates into line with most other banks
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ANZ is the latest bank to remove its short-term fixed rate mortgage 'special' offer; brings its standard rates into line with most other banks
Kiwibank ends its pre-Christmas special, but makes big cuts to 3-5 year fixed rates
90 seconds at 9 am: NZ$1 = US84.4c and the TWI at 75.2; Bernanke spells out clearer employment and inflation goals; still no fiscal cliff progress
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90 seconds at 9 am: NZ$1 = US84.4c and the TWI at 75.2; Bernanke spells out clearer employment and inflation goals; still no fiscal cliff progress
How HSBC became the 'preferred financial institution for drug traffickers and money launderers' yet escapes any criminal prosecution in a classic 'moral hazard' case
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How HSBC became the 'preferred financial institution for drug traffickers and money launderers' yet escapes any criminal prosecution in a classic 'moral hazard' case
If you live and work overseas but rent out your New Zealand house, the IRD is proposing to change the rules to draw you back into a New Zealand tax liability. Your view?
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If you live and work overseas but rent out your New Zealand house, the IRD is proposing to change the rules to draw you back into a New Zealand tax liability. Your view?
90 seconds at 9 am: House prices rise; loan approvals fall in Australia; Chinese exports slow; EU to accuse banks over more rate manipulation; NZ$1 = US$83.3, TWI at 74.6
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90 seconds at 9 am: House prices rise; loan approvals fall in Australia; Chinese exports slow; EU to accuse banks over more rate manipulation; NZ$1 = US$83.3, TWI at 74.6