PROGRESS ON THE FISCAL CLIFF?  Global markets are taking a breather from worrying about Southern Europe . Greece , Spain et al will be back, but in the meantime, headlines regarding the US “fiscal cliff” are grabbing all the attention. On Friday, there were some positive ones that turned market sentiment around. Republican House Speaker John Boehner said his meeting with President Obama …

The panellists (L-R): Professor Paul Spoonley, AsiaNZ’s Dr Andrew Butcher, Terence O’Brien and Fran O’Sullivan  focused on what impact Obama’s re-election will have on the US’ relations with Asia, and how that, in turn, will affect New Zealand.  asianz-us-elections.mp3

John Key gives no quarter to The Nation’s Rachel Smalley on Kim Dotcom. Courtesy: Frontpage