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![World shares up on US labour recovery signs](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
World shares up on US labour recovery signs
Equities in Europe and on Wall Street advanced overnight amid optimism about a recovery in the US labour market.
![Bollard mulls options to prick future bubbles](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Bollard mulls options to prick future bubbles
Alan Bollard has flagged a handful of tools he may use to help damp future asset and credit bubbles and maintain the stability of our financial system.
![Mark Lister: How to cut the risks from higher oil prices](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Mark Lister: How to cut the risks from higher oil prices
Middle East tension poses a threat to the delicate global recovery.
![<i>Nick Smith</i>: When the pressure goes on - resist](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
<i>Nick Smith</i>: When the pressure goes on - resist
Reviving Christchurch is a job for Government, not Alan Bollard.
![Banks slash mortgage rates after OCR cut](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Banks slash mortgage rates after OCR cut
Banks have slashed interest rates after the Official Cash Rate was cut to a record low of 2.5 per cent.
![<i>Brian Fallow: </i>This has to be the right call](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
<i>Brian Fallow: </i>This has to be the right call
Enjoy the low interest rates while they last...
![<i>Bernard Hickey :</i> Bollard should have waited](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
<i>Bernard Hickey :</i> Bollard should have waited
The Reserve Bank should have waited for more data on the true impact of the earthquake and put a bit more faith in the resilience of the New Zealand economy.
![BNZ, Kiwibank follow the trend, cutting interest rates](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
BNZ, Kiwibank follow the trend, cutting interest rates
BNZ and Kiwibank have joined the other banks and cut mortgage rates.
![NZ dollar treading water until OCR review](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
NZ dollar treading water until OCR review
The New Zealand dollar will probably hold around 75 US cents until next Thursday as traders wait for the Reserve Bank to say whether it will cut the OCR.
![ANZ, National banks cut mortgage rates](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
ANZ, National banks cut mortgage rates
Sister banks ANZ and National have cut mortgage interest rates.
![Earthquake flattens already weak economic outlook: NZIER](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Earthquake flattens already weak economic outlook: NZIER
The economy will now barely grow at all in 2011, because of a "noxious mix" of spiking global petrol and food prices along with the impact of the second Christchurch earthquake, says NZIER.
![Kiwi dollar may fall as Christchurch earthquake costs become known](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Kiwi dollar may fall as Christchurch earthquake costs become known
The New Zealand dollar may extend its losses this week as the cost of the Christchurch earthquake becomes clearer.