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Housing construction lifts Australian growth figures
Where first home buyers head
First-home buyers in Auckland are flocking to the west, where there are more new buyers than anywhere else in the country…
Terms of trade at 40-year high
Higher dairy export prices have driven New Zealand's terms of trade to their highest point since 1973, Statistics NZ says…
Herald on Sunday editorial: Economy better for this revolt
Suppose the Government was building a six-lane motorway throughout the country, alongside the existing State Highway 1…
Building consents ease from highs
The house-building sector's rising fortunes have taken a tumble, with the latest Statistics New Zealand data showing the…
Study puts price on happiness
It is widely accepted that money can't buy you love. Now a study has found that it can buy you happiness - but only up to…
Business confidence nears 15-year high
New Zealand business confidence rose to near a 15-year high this month, led by a surge in sentiment among retailers and…
Low deposit lending halved
The share of new mortgage lending going to borrowers with low deposits halved in October, the first month in which the Reserve…
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Dollar hits five-year high vs. Aussie
The New Zealand dollar rose above 90 Australian cents for the first time in five years as traders bet…
Wall St starts week flat as retail sales fail to inspire
Wall Street began the week flat as the start to the holiday sales season was mixed, leaving investors wary of placing too…
Dollar up against euro, US
The New Zealand dollar rose against the euro after higher European inflation dented expectations that the European Central…
Wall St's Santa Claus rally hopes
Trading desks will be back to full staff this week after the Thanksgiving break in the US and investors are expected to…
Four per cent unemployment by 2021- report
Job growth and higher retirement rates over the next eight years are predicted to push unemployment…
Dollar at 17-month low against Pound
The New Zealand dollar fell to the lowest in more than 17 months against the British pound after the Bank of England bet…
Euro shares up overnight on growth signs
Unexpected signs of accelerating inflation in Germany bolstered both European stocks and the currency as it underpinned…
Dollar weaker on positive US data
The New Zealand dollar weakened as investors bet positive US data increases the chances the Federal Reserve will taper its…
Brian Fallow: Dilemma of dairy income or environment
If we want the dairy industry to lift national income we will have to pay the price in terms of increasing degradation of…
Wall St up overnight on US jobs, HP news
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Wall Street advanced amid better-than-expected US jobs data and earnings including from Hewlett-Packard…
Brian Fallow on the economy
Brian Fallow: Why NZ's return to investment in tertiary education is so low
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Here's a puzzle: why are the returns to investment in tertiary education in New Zealand so low, relatively…
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Bernard Hickey: Banks play to cashed-up buyers in split mortgage market
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Banks love buyers who want to borrow less than 80% of the value of the house and have ramped up marketing…
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UFB customer uptake gains momentum
Telecom now has 6000 customers connected to ultra-fast broadband or waiting to get hooked up and said it had a record…
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