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Monday's Top 10 with NZ Mint; A maximum bank size proposal; Brixit; wealth redistribution is working; dense cities; rural debt a winner; water in the desert; Dilbert
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Monday's Top 10 with NZ Mint; A maximum bank size proposal; Brixit; wealth redistribution is working; dense cities; rural debt a winner; water in the desert; Dilbert
90 seconds at 9 am: US economy grows 2.3% in past year, up US$612 bln; UBS shrinks investment bank division; Fitch affirms AAA for Australia; Govt affordability response due
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90 seconds at 9 am: US economy grows 2.3% in past year, up US$612 bln; UBS shrinks investment bank division; Fitch affirms AAA for Australia; Govt affordability response due
HSBC forecasts gold to be up to US$1,900 / oz by the end of 2012 but its NZ$ price will depend on US dollar depreciation
HSBC forecasts gold to be up to US$1,900 / oz by the end of 2012 but its NZ$ price will depend on US dollar depreciation
David Chaston examines the listed property sector and finds a fast-rising set of fundamentals that will attract term deposit investors facing low returns
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David Chaston examines the listed property sector and finds a fast-rising set of fundamentals that will attract term deposit investors facing low returns
Monday's Top 10 with NZ Mint; Al Roth; the cost of defending a currency; Martin Wolf; Howard Davies; immigration politics; Greg Smith fails; PIMCO says we will cut; Dilbert
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Monday's Top 10 with NZ Mint; Al Roth; the cost of defending a currency; Martin Wolf; Howard Davies; immigration politics; Greg Smith fails; PIMCO says we will cut; Dilbert
Waikato goat farm a major supplier to the world's leading commercial manufacturer of goat milk nutritional powder products
Waikato goat farm a major supplier to the world's leading commercial manufacturer of goat milk nutritional powder products
90 seconds at 9 am: Markets signal less dangerous phase for eurozone; US housing starts surge; China sees slowdown ebbing; Australia may privatise SOEs
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90 seconds at 9 am: Markets signal less dangerous phase for eurozone; US housing starts surge; China sees slowdown ebbing; Australia may privatise SOEs
Kiwibank eases home loan conditions by dropping its LVR constraint for its lowest rates
How owning some gold can help you build counter-cyclical diversification into your savings
How owning some gold can help you build counter-cyclical diversification into your savings
Monday's Top 10 with NZ Mint; Glenn Hubbard resurfaces; Baltic Dry rises; fact checking; fact doubts; more Japanese danger; FTT progress; trade progress; Dilbert
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Monday's Top 10 with NZ Mint; Glenn Hubbard resurfaces; Baltic Dry rises; fact checking; fact doubts; more Japanese danger; FTT progress; trade progress; Dilbert
Bernard Hickey talks to Professor Steve Keen about asset prices, debt, and a 'modern debt jubilee'
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Bernard Hickey talks to Professor Steve Keen about asset prices, debt, and a 'modern debt jubilee'
90 seconds at 9 am: Good jobs data in US and Aust; Italy debt sale successful; IMF warns Germans over austerity; Korea cuts; Japan to push down yen; NZ$ stable
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90 seconds at 9 am: Good jobs data in US and Aust; Italy debt sale successful; IMF warns Germans over austerity; Korea cuts; Japan to push down yen; NZ$ stable
David Chaston reviews what you should consider when you have an important foreign currency transaction to make
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David Chaston reviews what you should consider when you have an important foreign currency transaction to make
Sales of working farms slowed sharply in September with only 77 units changing hands, 25% less than the same month a year ago
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Sales of working farms slowed sharply in September with only 77 units changing hands, 25% less than the same month a year ago
90 seconds at 9 am: No IMF money for Spain; income tax cuts in Italy; US Beige Book; Alcoa gloomy; NZ$ stable
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90 seconds at 9 am: No IMF money for Spain; income tax cuts in Italy; US Beige Book; Alcoa gloomy; NZ$ stable
Savers are being squeezed with low term deposit rates so you really need to do your homework to protect your interest earnings
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Savers are being squeezed with low term deposit rates so you really need to do your homework to protect your interest earnings
90 seconds at 9 am: Athens riots; IMF cuts growth expectations, but positive about New Zealand; China injects cash; US deleverages; commodities higher; NZ$ stable
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90 seconds at 9 am: Athens riots; IMF cuts growth expectations, but positive about New Zealand; China injects cash; US deleverages; commodities higher; NZ$ stable
David Chaston looks at the other main precious metal, silver, and assesses how its price compares with gold
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David Chaston looks at the other main precious metal, silver, and assesses how its price compares with gold
90 seconds at 9 am: Huge new euro fund established; 'Spain doing well' (yeah, right); Merkel to visit Athens; World Bank worries about China, but China house prices rising; NZ$ rises
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90 seconds at 9 am: Huge new euro fund established; 'Spain doing well' (yeah, right); Merkel to visit Athens; World Bank worries about China, but China house prices rising; NZ$ rises
Monday's Top 10 with NZ Mint; Joseph Stiglitz; the Muppets; seizing a navy ship; when junk is gold; think globally, fabricate locally; King Ludd is still dead; balancing Aussie books; Dilbert
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Monday's Top 10 with NZ Mint; Joseph Stiglitz; the Muppets; seizing a navy ship; when junk is gold; think globally, fabricate locally; King Ludd is still dead; balancing Aussie books; Dilbert
90 seconds at 9 am: Jobs growth in the US surprises with prior period revisions higher too; iPhone strikes continue; Aussie construction falling fast; NZ$ stays high
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90 seconds at 9 am: Jobs growth in the US surprises with prior period revisions higher too; iPhone strikes continue; Aussie construction falling fast; NZ$ stays high
House prices are rising again and so is gold. We look at which asset has done better over the last 20 years
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House prices are rising again and so is gold. We look at which asset has done better over the last 20 years
BNZ joins mortgage battle with market leading low for 18 mth fixed rate
BNZ joins mortgage battle with market leading low for 18 mth fixed rate
Monday's Top 10 with NZ Mint; Ford fail?; Tea-Leaf index; neuroeconomics; Ten rules; new web app; Bird & Fortune; Dilbert
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Monday's Top 10 with NZ Mint; Ford fail?; Tea-Leaf index; neuroeconomics; Ten rules; new web app; Bird & Fortune; Dilbert
90 seconds at 9 am: Enormous Spanish funding requirements; China factories slow further; RBA set to cut; more NZ mortgage rate cuts; NZ$ at 73.9 on TWI
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90 seconds at 9 am: Enormous Spanish funding requirements; China factories slow further; RBA set to cut; more NZ mortgage rate cuts; NZ$ at 73.9 on TWI