Wakeup call: air strikes danger
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Wakeup call: air strikes danger

Fear about outright conflict between Nato and Russia escalated again overnight after Russian threats to target supplies of weapons coming from Nato countries turned into an airstrike near the Polish border on a facility used by Nato trainers.

Bernard Hickey 14 Mar 2022
Wakeup call: CCCFA relief, genocide accusations
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Wakeup call: CCCFA relief, genocide accusations

The government is amending new lending rules to make it easier to grant mortgages, National has jumped ahead of Labour in TVNZ's ColmarBrunton poll and oil prices dipped again overnight.

Bernard Hickey 11 Mar 2022
Wakeup call: Oil price gyrations
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Wakeup call: Oil price gyrations

Oil prices fell more than 10% this morning on hopes the US had convinced OPEC+ and Venezuela to increase oil supplies.

Bernard Hickey 10 Mar 2022
Wakeup call: UK, US oil embargoes
Wakeup Call

Wakeup call: UK, US oil embargoes

Oil prices rose again overnight as the US and UK announced embargoes on Russian oil imports.

Bernard Hickey 09 Mar 2022