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David Chaston is the publisher of interest.co.nz and is commited to ensuring readers get the latest information on interest rates, and the forces that move them.
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Opinion: David Chaston shows the unintended consequences of removing the youth minimum wage: 30,000 fewer young people have jobs
27th May 11, 7:51am
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Opinion: David Chaston shows the unintended consequences of removing the youth minimum wage: 30,000 fewer young people have jobs
Who is paying the $21 billion of individual PAYE
Budget 2011 - Summary of all tax collections
Shareholder capital leveraged 15.7 times by NZ banks, giving effective loan to value ratio for banks of 94%; Kiwibank the worst at 21.6 times
13th May 11, 7:09pm
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Shareholder capital leveraged 15.7 times by NZ banks, giving effective loan to value ratio for banks of 94%; Kiwibank the worst at 21.6 times
New daily term deposit email is now available
10th May 11, 9:50am
New daily term deposit email is now available
Drama in Europe; Greeks want out of euro, Germans fighting the move
Log sales surge higher; prices rise, unaffected by high exchange rate
Interest.co.nz wants a sales and marketing leader. Can you help take us to the next level?
14th Apr 11, 2:58pm
Interest.co.nz wants a sales and marketing leader. Can you help take us to the next level?
Food prices push higher in March
13th Apr 11, 11:26am
Food prices push higher in March
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ; NZ$ down; India up; US prices higher; NZ debt higher
18th Mar 11, 8:49am
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90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ; NZ$ down; India up; US prices higher; NZ debt higher
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ; Nuclear panic grips the world; commodities tumble; Portugal downgraded again; consumer confidence sinks
17th Mar 11, 9:09am
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90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ; Nuclear panic grips the world; commodities tumble; Portugal downgraded again; consumer confidence sinks
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ; huge new bailout interventions in both Japan and Europe
15th Mar 11, 9:06am
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90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ; huge new bailout interventions in both Japan and Europe
NZ dollar at ten year low against the Aussie
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ; Libyan turmoil; oil prices surge; China prepares; Fonterra payout review
22nd Feb 11, 8:57am
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90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ; Libyan turmoil; oil prices surge; China prepares; Fonterra payout review
Friday's Top 10 alternative, with NZ Mint; Jail for Wall Street's villains; fund performance during climate change; subversive innovation; Dilbert
18th Feb 11, 10:51am
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Friday's Top 10 alternative, with NZ Mint; Jail for Wall Street's villains; fund performance during climate change; subversive innovation; Dilbert
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ; another big private equity failure
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ; Moody's warns banks of possible downgrade
Moody's puts the major NZ banks on review for a possible downgrade
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ; S&P ok with 2011 budget approach; China inflation rises; Europe growth weak
16th Feb 11, 8:46am
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90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ; S&P ok with 2011 budget approach; China inflation rises; Europe growth weak
Weekend briefing for Saturday, February 12, 2011; Stunning new technologies; housing market changes; economics for grownups; Dr Seuss
12th Feb 11, 11:34am
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Weekend briefing for Saturday, February 12, 2011; Stunning new technologies; housing market changes; economics for grownups; Dr Seuss
90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: Mubarak to quit; British hold rates, but pound rises; US employment improves; food security worsens
11th Feb 11, 8:45am
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90 seconds at 9 am with BNZ: Mubarak to quit; British hold rates, but pound rises; US employment improves; food security worsens
Here's detail on house prices and incomes for 25 cities across New Zealand and why not everywhere is unaffordable
31st Jan 11, 7:38am
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Here's detail on house prices and incomes for 25 cities across New Zealand and why not everywhere is unaffordable
Daily briefing for Friday, January 21, 2011; Tight budgets; masked trends; bare confidence; Chinese growth
21st Jan 11, 7:15am
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Daily briefing for Friday, January 21, 2011; Tight budgets; masked trends; bare confidence; Chinese growth
Daily briefing for Thursday, January 20, 2011; recalling dodgy financial products; home loans languish; wool prices surge
20th Jan 11, 7:13am
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Daily briefing for Thursday, January 20, 2011; recalling dodgy financial products; home loans languish; wool prices surge