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Forum: New Zealand
Sep 16th 2007, 5:14 pm
Replies: 32
Views: 1,945
Posted By FishermansFriend

Re: Credit crisis.....

Which other banks are exposed to the liquidity crunch?

Northern Rock is most exposed because 73pc of its funding comes from the wholesale market, and the rest from retail deposits. The others with...
Forum: New Zealand
Sep 16th 2007, 5:02 pm
Replies: 32
Views: 1,945
Posted By FishermansFriend

Re: Credit crisis.....

"If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs"
- then you probably haven’t understood the seriousness of the situation.

Northern Rock has taken £24 Billion of savers deposits.
...
Forum: New Zealand
Sep 16th 2007, 11:30 am
Replies: 55
Views: 2,946
Posted By FishermansFriend

Re: The McCanns

My friends kid went missing and the press never published a word!!
Mind you he's on the dole and lives in Rock Bottom council estate - unlike the Macs.

P.S. Strangely and conincidentally the kid...
Forum: New Zealand
Sep 14th 2007, 4:50 pm
Replies: 32
Views: 1,945
Posted By FishermansFriend

Re: Credit crisis.....

"In the age before the last days there will be terrible times when people will talk only of the value of their houses while at their dinner parties and not of the Lord and his ways or even the...
Forum: New Zealand
Sep 14th 2007, 2:20 pm
Replies: 32
Views: 1,945
Posted By FishermansFriend

Re: Credit crisis.....

LONDON, Sept 14 (Reuters) -.... queues stretched out onto the streets as customers waited to withdraw savings from Northern Rock branches, with some reports of fighting in its north-east England home...
Forum: New Zealand
Sep 14th 2007, 12:23 pm
Replies: 307
Views: 24,171
Posted By FishermansFriend

Re: NZ$ vs £

HiFx tell me they expect the £ to continue to fall.
Forum: New Zealand
Sep 14th 2007, 11:36 am
Replies: 55
Views: 2,946
Posted By FishermansFriend

Re: The McCanns

The Pope has denied any involvement in the coverup.
Forum: New Zealand
Sep 14th 2007, 8:03 am
Replies: 32
Views: 1,945
Posted By FishermansFriend

Re: Credit crisis.....

I phoned up the CEO of Northern Rock this morning and offered them a loan of £5,000. The CEO is coming round for an interview later. I have asked for his passport, bank statements for himself and...
Forum: New Zealand
Sep 14th 2007, 7:19 am
Replies: 32
Views: 1,945
Posted By FishermansFriend

Re: Credit crisis.....

The UK roads are blocked with pensioners this morning - all headed towards the nearest Northern Rock branch waving their passbooks.
Forum: New Zealand
Sep 14th 2007, 12:04 am
Replies: 55
Views: 2,946
Posted By FishermansFriend

Re: The McCanns

The UK press are still behind the McCanns (just) - they're not going to be overly keen to publicise the fact that they've had the wool pulled well over their eyes (possibly).

Personal experience...
Forum: New Zealand
Sep 13th 2007, 10:26 pm
Replies: 307
Views: 24,171
Posted By FishermansFriend

Re: NZ$ vs £

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/pdf/p/hpi/press/HousePriceIndex17September2007_0471.pdf

Under embargo for 0001 hours: Monday 17th September 2007
Prices drop -2.6% as sellers hold fire

Not supposed...
Forum: New Zealand
Sep 13th 2007, 9:52 pm
Replies: 307
Views: 24,171
Posted By FishermansFriend

Re: NZ$ vs £

I must admit as soon as I saw your post I grimmaced :(

Anyway :

Australia, N.Z. Dollars Drop on Report of Northern Rock Funding

By Emma O'Brien

Sept. 14 (Bloomberg) -- The Australian and...
Forum: New Zealand
Sep 10th 2007, 12:00 am
Replies: 26
Views: 1,826
Posted By FishermansFriend

Re: New Zealand Economy

Auckland apartment prices plunge

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/3/story.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=10462639

In UK housing pull backs it's been the 'rubbish' that's fallen first and furtherist. Is...
Forum: New Zealand
Sep 9th 2007, 2:35 pm
Replies: 11
Views: 704
Posted By FishermansFriend

Re: International Childrens' Week

TEENAGE binge drinkers are having a great time getting totally wrecked with their mates and generally having a huge laugh, a new study has found.


The chances of being invited to a house party in...
Forum: New Zealand
Sep 8th 2007, 12:56 pm
Replies: 26
Views: 1,826
Posted By FishermansFriend

Re: New Zealand Economy

Unfortunately New Zealand seems to be in a worse position economically than the UK (at least in the short term).

Firstly, the falling $kiwi is bound to cause more inflation, so leaving less chance...
Forum: New Zealand
Sep 7th 2007, 1:59 pm
Replies: 26
Views: 1,826
Posted By FishermansFriend

New Zealand Economy

Interetsing times ahead?

$Kiwi falling fast
Looks like anything that's imported will be increasing in price.
Many wholesale food prices rocketing.
Homes sales fell 15% in August (that's a huge...
Forum: New Zealand
Sep 3rd 2007, 7:19 pm
Replies: 1
Views: 346
Posted By FishermansFriend

Re: Do any of you guys & gals waterski in auckland?

Some of the boats themselves are surprisingly inexpensive

And if you only want one part time this ones around £2,500
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=116424630&key=24633

however...
Forum: New Zealand
Aug 31st 2007, 3:46 pm
Replies: 110
Views: 6,260
Posted By FishermansFriend

Re: sad about england

Especially sad when you hear of this sort of thing happening in the UK.

PIT BULLS SMUGGLED INTO UK DRESSED AS UGLY BABIES

Banned in the UK since 1991 Criminal gangs have developed...
Forum: New Zealand
Aug 29th 2007, 10:22 am
Replies: 307
Views: 24,171
Posted By FishermansFriend

Re: NZ$ vs £

It was here where the currency traders live
http://**************/forums/showthread.php?t=218&page=23

Edit: Mmm! don't know what happened ther I didn't type them stars?
Forum: New Zealand
Aug 28th 2007, 10:44 pm
Replies: 139
Views: 7,667
Posted By FishermansFriend

Re: Why Do Poms Come Here

Perhaps a few come to NZ to get away from the UKs association with this madman:

"I have authorised our military commanders in Iraq to confront Tehran's murderous activities," George Bush said...
Forum: New Zealand
Aug 28th 2007, 10:02 pm
Replies: 307
Views: 24,171
Posted By FishermansFriend

Re: NZ$ vs £

Cheers that's a good start.

Back to the GBP/NZD - it's moved about 10c in the last 24 hours and is now $2.87 !!

What sort of rate would anyone think of as being neutral? I was thinking that...
Forum: New Zealand
Aug 28th 2007, 9:48 pm
Replies: 110
Views: 6,260
Posted By FishermansFriend

Re: sad about england

We obviously disagree on these points but rather than get into a theological discusion perhaps you should take it up with the Economist, who presumably went to a great deal of trouble and research to...
Forum: New Zealand
Aug 28th 2007, 5:41 pm
Replies: 110
Views: 6,260
Posted By FishermansFriend

Re: sad about england

I think you'll find that the Eastern Europeans are little different to native Brits and won't want to take the low paid jobs themselves for long.
There was a report out last week which showed they...
Forum: New Zealand
Aug 28th 2007, 12:46 pm
Replies: 307
Views: 24,171
Posted By FishermansFriend

Re: NZ$ vs £

Slightly off subject but maybe a few sharedealers come here?

Is there a NZ sharedealing online BB where they talk 'local shares etc.'

And who's best to deal through in NZ (by best I probably...
Forum: New Zealand
Aug 28th 2007, 10:38 am
Replies: 110
Views: 6,260
Posted By FishermansFriend

Re: sad about england

I doubt you'll find many churches in Saudi !

Though not a regular church goer myself I think the people that do attend set themselves, and expect from those around, them higher standards than...
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