Gold Reserves in Ecuador remained unchanged at 16.95 Tonnes in the fourth quarter of 2019 from 16.95 Tonnes in the third quarter of 2019. Gold Reserves in Ecuador averaged 22.32 Tonnes from 2000 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 26.30 Tonnes in the second quarter of 2000 and a record low of 11.79 Tonnes in the third quarter of 2014. Gold Reserves are country’s gold assets held or controlled by the central bank. This page provides - Ecuador Gold Reserves - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Cpi Housing Utilities in New Zealand increased to 1088 points in the first quarter of 2020 from 1078 points in the fourth quarter of 2019. Cpi Housing Utilities in New Zealand averaged 789.03 points from 1999 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 1088 points in the first quarter of 2020 and a record low of 536.80 points in the second quarter of 1999. This page provides - New Zealand CPI Housing & Utilities- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Households Debt in New Zealand increased to 163.60 percent of gross income in 2019 from 162.80 percent in 2019. Households Debt To Income in New Zealand averaged 125.77 percent from 1991 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 163.60 percent in the fourth quarter of 2019 and a record low of 56.20 percent in the first quarter of 1991. Household debt comprises mortgage loans, consumer loans such as credit cards, and student loans. This page provides - New Zealand Households Debt To Income- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Households Debt in New Zealand increased to 94.40 percent of GDP in the fourth quarter of 2019 from 93.80 percent of GDP in the third quarter of 2019. Households Debt To GDP in New Zealand averaged 71.24 percent of GDP from 1990 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 94.60 percent of GDP in the second quarter of 2019 and a record low of 27.90 percent of GDP in the fourth quarter of 1990. This page provides - New Zealand Households Debt To Gdp- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Gold Reserves in Aruba remained unchanged at 3.11 Tonnes in the fourth quarter of 2019 from 3.11 Tonnes in the third quarter of 2019. Gold Reserves in Aruba averaged 3.11 Tonnes from 2000 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 3.11 Tonnes in the second quarter of 2000 and a record low of 3.10 Tonnes in the first quarter of 2018. Gold Reserves are country’s gold assets held or controlled by the central bank. This page provides the latest reported value for - Aruba Gold Reserves - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

Gold Reserves in Guatemala remained unchanged at 6.89 Tonnes in the fourth quarter of 2019 from 6.89 Tonnes in the third quarter of 2019. Gold Reserves in Guatemala averaged 6.86 Tonnes from 2000 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 7.06 Tonnes in the second quarter of 2012 and a record low of 6.66 Tonnes in the second quarter of 2013. Gold Reserves are country’s gold assets held or controlled by the central bank. This page provides - Guatemala Gold Reserves - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Gold Reserves in Nicaragua remained unchanged at 0 Tonnes in the fourth quarter of 2019 from 0 Tonnes in the third quarter of 2019. Gold Reserves in Nicaragua averaged 0.09 Tonnes from 2000 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 0.47 Tonnes in the second quarter of 2004 and a record low of 0 Tonnes in the second quarter of 2000. Gold Reserves are country’s gold assets held or controlled by the central bank. This page provides - Nicaragua Gold Reserves - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

The stocks of goods held by firms in Moldova decreased by 759560.20 MDL Thousand in the fourth quarter of 2019. Changes In Inventories in Moldova averaged 313458.29 MDL Thousand from 2003 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 3352258.60 MDL Thousand in the third quarter of 2019 and a record low of -1606895 MDL Thousand in the fourth quarter of 2015. This page provides the latest reported value for - Moldova Changes In Inventories - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

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Contributors: Patrick Jenkins, financial editor, Nicholas Megaw, retail banking correspondent, Laura Noonan, US banking editor and Jim Brunsden, EU correspondent. Producer: Fiona Symon

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Contributors: Patrick Jenkins, financial editor, David Crow, banking editor, Nicholas Megaw, retail banking correspondent, and Laura Noonan, US banking editor. Producer: Fiona Symon

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Contributors: Matthew Vincent, regulation correspondent, Stephen Morris, European banking correspondent, Laura Noonan, US banking editor, and Nicholas Megaw, retail banking correspondent. Producers: Fiona Symon and Persis Love

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Matthew Vincent and colleagues discuss Goldman Sachs and Amazon - another big tech tie-up for the Wall Street name, Deutsche Bank's profit targets, and what a case of stealing from a workplace canteen tells us about the current climate for ethics and compliance in banking. With special guest Russell Quelch of Redburn, the equity research house.

Contributors: Matthew Vincent, regulation correspondent, Stephen Morris, European banking correspondent, Robert Smith, capital markets correspondent, and Laura Noonan, US banking editor. Producer: Fiona Symon

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Facebook plans to shake up the finance world with a new digital currency called Libra - we hear about its pros and cons. Next up, we discover what Moll Flanders, the literary anti-heroine, can tell us about modern day bank fraud. And finally we find out how smaller shareholders can stand up for their rights. 

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