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FMA calls for NZ market caution
FMA fears recklessness, tells investors: Don’t stop the party but turn down the music.
Dollar rises to 6-week high against euro after ECB cuts rates
The NZ dollar rose to a six-week high against the euro after the European Central Bank unexpectedly cut its three key interest rates.
Inside Money: Welcome to the post-cheque world
The post-person delivered me two items of historical interest: a cheque and a credit card.
Labour: 'Capital gains tax doesn't apply'
Labour will not impose Capital Gains Tax on a family home and its spokesman has reiterated that firmly today in a video interview with the NZ Herald.
Feeley hopes for criminal investigation
Former SFO boss Adam Feeley says he hopes the police are considering a criminal investigation into claims Judith Collins was linked to a smear campaign against him.
Ex-SFO boss Feeley: I had no concerns
Former SFO boss Adam Feeley says he would not have briefed ministers on investigations if he had had any suspicion that information was being leaked to others.
Key: Campaign still on track
Prime Minister John Key said he believed his campaign was still on track, despite the "bomb" that has been thrown since the release of Dirty Politics.
Business confidence slips
Business confidence has dropped for the sixth month in a row in ANZ's Business Outlook survey.
Bridgecorp director denied parole
Bridgecorp's jailed chief financial officer Rob Roest has been denied parole because of the risk he could pose to the community.
Landlords complain about bank loan tactics
Landlords are complaining about banks calling in loans from one property when another is sold.
Dollar falls as expectations for local rate hikes pushed out
The New Zealand dollar weakened overnight, weighed down by a rising US dollar and changing expectations for Reserve Bank interest rate rises.
Cycle has passed its peak, says NZIER
The Institute of Economic Research considers the economic cycle has passed its peak but that it will moderate to a still healthy pace.
Central banks to lawmakers: You try growing this economy
Power of monetary policy to drive global growth is nearing its limit. Further progress depends on government leaders.
Regulator talking to NZX over timing of Blis release
The Financial Markets Authority has contacted stock exchange operator NZX after share traders potentially gained an unfair advantage from price-sensitive information published.
S&P upbeat on US growth picking up
Viewed from the vantage point of Standard & Poor's global chief economist the world economy does not seem too inhospitable a place right now, but not without risks either.