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Daily briefing for Thursday, December 29, 2011; Trust evaporates in Europe; rebuilding cities; Chinese regulation; Gold sinks
29th Dec 11, 11:40am
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Daily briefing for Thursday, December 29, 2011; Trust evaporates in Europe; rebuilding cities; Chinese regulation; Gold sinks
Daily briefing for Wednesday, December 28, 2011; Moral capitalism; Peter Drucker; Preparing for Europe without the euro
28th Dec 11, 11:16am
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Daily briefing for Wednesday, December 28, 2011; Moral capitalism; Peter Drucker; Preparing for Europe without the euro
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: Massive ECB bond auction; "Cash-for-trash"; US house sales rise; NZ's overseas debt at records levels
22nd Dec 11, 8:16am
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90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: Massive ECB bond auction; "Cash-for-trash"; US house sales rise; NZ's overseas debt at records levels
Demand for imported dairy product slows in China, but Fonterra expects to sell more there anyway
20th Dec 11, 8:21am
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Demand for imported dairy product slows in China, but Fonterra expects to sell more there anyway
Treasury reduces rates on retail Kiwi Bonds across all terms; reductions range from 0.25% to 0.75% pa
19th Dec 11, 3:08pm
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Treasury reduces rates on retail Kiwi Bonds across all terms; reductions range from 0.25% to 0.75% pa
Bank leverage remains elevated, and the risk in this enables them to earn very high returns
17th Dec 11, 12:27pm
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Bank leverage remains elevated, and the risk in this enables them to earn very high returns
Our 'stable government' makes NZ a safe place to store gold
The Pine Tree Paradox, by Michael Parker
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: Aussie phantom rate cut; Aussie growth strong; huge fraud charges in Timaru
8th Dec 11, 8:16am
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90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: Aussie phantom rate cut; Aussie growth strong; huge fraud charges in Timaru
BNZ hikes Total Money variable mortgage rate to 5.74% from 5.59%, but cuts 6 mth to 2 yr fixed mortgage rates
1st Dec 11, 7:35am
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BNZ hikes Total Money variable mortgage rate to 5.74% from 5.59%, but cuts 6 mth to 2 yr fixed mortgage rates
The savings from buying groceries for six weeks in New Zealand gives you a free week, compared with buying them in Australia. Your view?
25th Nov 11, 3:29pm
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The savings from buying groceries for six weeks in New Zealand gives you a free week, compared with buying them in Australia. Your view?
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: German bond auction fails; Chinese manufacturing contracts; Australian housing slumps
24th Nov 11, 8:54am
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90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: German bond auction fails; Chinese manufacturing contracts; Australian housing slumps
Last week saw the highest value of new mortgages approved in two and a half years
23rd Nov 11, 5:10pm
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Last week saw the highest value of new mortgages approved in two and a half years
Start-up costs threaten ‘lost generation’ for NZ farming, ANZ warns
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: IMF offers new easy loans to Europe; a solution in the US failure; mine tax in Australia
23rd Nov 11, 8:45am
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90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: IMF offers new easy loans to Europe; a solution in the US failure; mine tax in Australia
Confused by the campaign hype? Use our policy comparison pages to get to the party positions directly
21st Nov 11, 5:36pm
Confused by the campaign hype? Use our policy comparison pages to get to the party positions directly
Broadlands pulls the plug on NZ debenture funding
21st Nov 11, 4:33pm
Broadlands pulls the plug on NZ debenture funding
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: Euro bleeds; ECB buys; England to add stimulus; US growing
17th Nov 11, 8:27am
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90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: Euro bleeds; ECB buys; England to add stimulus; US growing
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: Euro bond yields rise, US retails sales rise, NZ dairy prices rise
16th Nov 11, 8:43am
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90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: Euro bond yields rise, US retails sales rise, NZ dairy prices rise
We have expanded our rate monitoring of banks foreign exchange rate pricing
10th Nov 11, 4:38pm
We have expanded our rate monitoring of banks foreign exchange rate pricing
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: Italian crisis threatens contagion; US dollar surges; NZ financial stability reviewed
10th Nov 11, 8:09am
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90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: Italian crisis threatens contagion; US dollar surges; NZ financial stability reviewed
David Chaston reports on China's gold rush and the public and private demand underpinning strong prices for gold
9th Nov 11, 2:49pm
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David Chaston reports on China's gold rush and the public and private demand underpinning strong prices for gold
Opinion: David Chaston looks at whether the global food supply can feed 7 billion people. Your view?
7th Nov 11, 12:40pm
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Opinion: David Chaston looks at whether the global food supply can feed 7 billion people. Your view?
interest.co.nz needs another web developer based in Auckland
Building consent issue levels falter in September