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The annual spring home selling season is starting with low interest rates, keen lenders, and rising prices. We review who has the lowest interest rate offers
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The annual spring home selling season is starting with low interest rates, keen lenders, and rising prices. We review who has the lowest interest rate offers
Farmers can now get live saleyard and processor prices on their smartphones from innovative new service
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Farmers can now get live saleyard and processor prices on their smartphones from innovative new service
Westpac increases its Choices Everyday variable mortgage rate as borrowers switch to fixed rate offers
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Westpac increases its Choices Everyday variable mortgage rate as borrowers switch to fixed rate offers
ANZ and the National Bank cut six month and one year fixed home loan rates, following Kiwibank
Latest bank satisfaction survey shows that ANZ is learning from the National Bank without dragging it down, and some banks have improved substantially
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Latest bank satisfaction survey shows that ANZ is learning from the National Bank without dragging it down, and some banks have improved substantially
90 seconds at 9 am: Catalonia pushes for independence; Greece failing; US housing recovering, consumers more confident; Aust car manufacturing without a future; National's demise?
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90 seconds at 9 am: Catalonia pushes for independence; Greece failing; US housing recovering, consumers more confident; Aust car manufacturing without a future; National's demise?
Term deposit rates continue to fall - five percent plus now very rare and only for extremely long terms
Term deposit rates continue to fall - five percent plus now very rare and only for extremely long terms
Monday's Top 10 with NZ Mint; Protest geneology; ATMs dying; the igNobels; Michael Spence; Robert Shiller; bludger watch; Homer votes; Dilbert
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Monday's Top 10 with NZ Mint; Protest geneology; ATMs dying; the igNobels; Michael Spence; Robert Shiller; bludger watch; Homer votes; Dilbert
90 seconds at 9 am: Manufacturing, exports and jobs sink around the world; Brazil lashes out; Spain borrows successfully; record low US mortgage rates; IMF reviews Australia
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90 seconds at 9 am: Manufacturing, exports and jobs sink around the world; Brazil lashes out; Spain borrows successfully; record low US mortgage rates; IMF reviews Australia
New Zealand still the poster child of OECD efforts to get countries to remove artificial agricultural supports
New Zealand still the poster child of OECD efforts to get countries to remove artificial agricultural supports
Gold exports earning NZ$600 mln per year, but no growth nor recent benefit from high prices
Monday's Top 10 with NZ Mint; QE-NZ; will voters allow fiscal action?; comparing stats; where are the start-up jobs?; Apocolypse not; Farage; Dilbert
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Monday's Top 10 with NZ Mint; QE-NZ; will voters allow fiscal action?; comparing stats; where are the start-up jobs?; Apocolypse not; Farage; Dilbert
90 seconds at 9 am: Merkel wins; Dutch voting; Fed expected to deliver QE3; China and India sag; banker bags commissions; SA army on alert; MPS next
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90 seconds at 9 am: Merkel wins; Dutch voting; Fed expected to deliver QE3; China and India sag; banker bags commissions; SA army on alert; MPS next
90 seconds at 9 am: Leadership struggles in China; poor China trade data; ECB plans uncertain; US wages stagnating; Aussie coal industry under pressure; NZ$ holds at 80.9 USc
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90 seconds at 9 am: Leadership struggles in China; poor China trade data; ECB plans uncertain; US wages stagnating; Aussie coal industry under pressure; NZ$ holds at 80.9 USc
Westpac gives up its market-leading one year fixed rate position by withdrawing its 4.99% special
Monday's Top 10 with NZ Mint; China should stop buying US Treasuries; corrosive leverage; Wile E. Coyote; hurricane season; rain, food, jobs and poverty; Dilbert; the Muppets return
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Monday's Top 10 with NZ Mint; China should stop buying US Treasuries; corrosive leverage; Wile E. Coyote; hurricane season; rain, food, jobs and poverty; Dilbert; the Muppets return
90 seconds at 9 am: ECB fight for bond-buying program; China stimulates; US job growth weak, QEIII expected; NZ$ up to 81.1 USc
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90 seconds at 9 am: ECB fight for bond-buying program; China stimulates; US job growth weak, QEIII expected; NZ$ up to 81.1 USc
Term deposit rates continue to fall in the face of flush funds and home loan competition
Monday's Top 10 with NZ Mint; Can Europe survive? economics in denial; complexity; what China should really do; hunger; dry Australia?; Dilbert
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Monday's Top 10 with NZ Mint; Can Europe survive? economics in denial; complexity; what China should really do; hunger; dry Australia?; Dilbert
Bernanke's downbeat comments for US employment prospects pushes gold prices higher on QE expectations
Bernanke's downbeat comments for US employment prospects pushes gold prices higher on QE expectations
Market prices for dairy commodities move sharply higher, reversing a long trend down, just days after Fonterra cuts forecast
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Market prices for dairy commodities move sharply higher, reversing a long trend down, just days after Fonterra cuts forecast
90 seconds at 9 am: NZ$ falls; big eurozone decisions pending; food prices jump 10%; US positive; Australia rattled
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90 seconds at 9 am: NZ$ falls; big eurozone decisions pending; food prices jump 10%; US positive; Australia rattled
News of a sharp rise in precious metals prices depends on where you live and the currency you work in
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News of a sharp rise in precious metals prices depends on where you live and the currency you work in
90 seconds at 9 am: AU resources bubble has burst; China heading for harsh winter; Fed eyes more stimulus; NZ$ the tallest dwarf
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90 seconds at 9 am: AU resources bubble has burst; China heading for harsh winter; Fed eyes more stimulus; NZ$ the tallest dwarf
Grass-fed animal producers set to benefit from soaring international grain prices as weather plays havoc for foreign producers
Grass-fed animal producers set to benefit from soaring international grain prices as weather plays havoc for foreign producers