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Budget tax overhaul set to fuel inflation spike
Inflation is expected to spike higher than many were predicting, as a result of yesterday's Budget tax changes.
![German ban adds to world share volatility](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
German ban adds to world share volatility
US shares fell overnight as Germany said it would ban a type of short selling of shares in 10 big financial firms.
![Kiwibank, HSBC warned about mortgage fees](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Kiwibank, HSBC warned about mortgage fees
The Commerce Commission has warned Kiwibank and HSBC about the formulas the two banks used to use to work out mortgage break fees.
![<i>NZ dollar outlook:</i> Europe clouds kiwi's fortunes](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
<i>NZ dollar outlook:</i> Europe clouds kiwi's fortunes
Lingering concerns around the prospect of a European debt crisis will weigh on the kiwi dollar, with the currency expected to continue trading in its recent range this week.
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EU ministers work through the night on euro rescue plan
EU ministers struggled overnight to work out a new rescue mechanism for troubled governments in an attempt to keep markets from targeting weaker eurozone members before Asian markets open this morning.
![House prices on Budget brink](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
House prices on Budget brink
Uncertainty over next week's Budget with its potential for tax increases for landlords is being blamed for a sluggish property market.
![World shares keep falling on Greek worries](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
World shares keep falling on Greek worries
World shares markets have kept plunging overnight, as fears about Greece's debt problems fail to subside.
![Dollar surges on jobs stats, Bollard speech](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Dollar surges on jobs stats, Bollard speech
The kiwi dollar has surged in value after a stunningly low unemployment stat and a speech by Alan Bollard.
![NZ economy trucking again: Bollard](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
NZ economy trucking again: Bollard
NZ's recovery from the financial crisis is entering a "new, less fragile stage" but the Reserve Bank will keep its "foot on the gas".