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8:30 AM.A brief update on the movements in the financial sector. Audio

12:25 PM.The ANZ bank is cutting interest rates for commercial, business and agricultural loans and overdrafts by three quarters of a percentage point. Audio

12:21 PM.For the latest from the markets we're joined by Andrew Austin of Jarden Securities. Audio

12:20 PM.Company directors are being told they should be prepared to consider voluntary administration, in the months to come, as New Zealand heads into an economic recession. Audio

12:18 PM.Consumers confidence has dropped to below average levels because of the Covid-19 outbreak, and economists predict it will only keep falling. Audio

12:17 PM.The Warehouse Group has made a strong first half profit, with an uptick in sales. Audio

12:25 PM.The NZX stock market operator sees no material impact in response to travel restrictions designed to slow the spread of the Covid-19 virus. Audio

12:23 PM.For the latest from the markets we're joined by Andrew Austin of Jarden Securities. Audio

12:22 PM.Air New Zealand is a trading halt and Auckland Airport has suspended its earnings guidance, as the aviation and travel industry responds to unprecedented border restrictions. Audio

12:21 PM.All the major banks have cut home loan interest rates in response to the rate cut by the Reserve Bank. Audio

12:21 PM.The economic disruption has forced activity in the services sector to its lowest level in eight years. Audio

12:20 PM.Kiwibank's chief economist says a recession now inevitable and the rate cut is a drastic but necessary move. Audio