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Property / Analysis
Agent carrying a sold sign
Property / Analysis
Real estate agencies' commission revenue flat for the last four quarters
18th Apr 24, 11:16am
by Greg Ninness
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Real estate agencies' estimated commission revenue has been around $400m for each of the last four quarters
Insurance / News
Grayscale image of a stethoscope on a table
Insurance / News
UniMed set to become NZ’s third biggest health insurer
18th Apr 24, 2:18pm
by Ella Somers
Health insurer UniMed gets approval needed from the RBNZ to take on the portfolio of insurance co-op Accuro which plans to dissolve following the transfer process
Personal Finance / Analysis
banker says no to a term deposit
Personal Finance / Analysis
Term deposit offers dip even as wholesale rates rise. We explain why
18th Apr 24, 10:07am
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by David Chaston
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As the prospect of OCR rate cuts fade and global forces and local inflation push up wholesale interest rates, ASB trims its key term deposit rate offers
Economy / News
New Zealand's self-described 'Salesman-In-Chief' tours Bangkok in an electric tuk tuk
Economy / News
Tripling trade with Thailand less ambitious than it sounds
18th Apr 24, 6:53am
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by Dan Brunskill
6
New Zealand aims to triple trade with Thailand over two decades as South East Asia’s middle class grows
Economy / News
A close-up shot of a crocodile's mouth
Economy / News
Sticky domestic inflation will be getting stuck in the RBNZ’s teeth
17th Apr 24, 4:01pm
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by Ella Somers
15
There weren't too many surprises in the new inflation figures out of Statistics NZ, but there’s enough in the data to keep the RBNZ nervous
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Personal Finance / Analysis
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Personal Finance / Analysis
Have cash? You can earn positive net returns
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17th Apr 24, 11:37am
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by David Chaston
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Perhaps surprisingly, at-call cash accounts can return income better than inflation, after-tax. We identify which ones do that in an assessment of all interest-earning savings accounts
Economy / News
Economy / News
Breakfast briefing: US powers on driving global economy
18th Apr 24, 7:20am
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by David Chaston
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US interest rates rise; Beige Book confirms modest US expansion, which might be better than it seems; Japan exports jump; China meat prices fall; UST 10yr 4.59%; gold down and oil down sharply; NZ$1 = 59.1 USc; TWI-5 = 69
Bonds / News
NZ Treasury building
Bonds / News
NZ Govt Bond tender number 900 results
18th Apr 24, 2:45pm
by Suhaimi Mohamad
NZ Govt Bond Tender #900; Tender Date 18 Apr 2024
Technology / Analysis
central bank digital currency
Technology / Analysis
Early central bank digital currencies struggling to achieve adoption
[updated]
17th Apr 24, 1:41pm
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by Juha Saarinen
12
Overseas experience points to digital cash not being widely adopted, so far
House on stormy coast
Property / Analysis
Rough seas ahead for the housing market over winter
17th Apr 24, 10:08am
43
Greg Ninness
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Currencies / News
RBNZ consults on potential central bank digital currency for which it says people wouldn't need a bank account & could reduce bank profits
17th Apr 24, 6:01am
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Gareth Vaughan
Looking at tax from all angles
Technology / News
Canada to bring in digital services tax (DST) this year
17th Apr 24, 12:35pm
4
Juha Saarinen
global growth resilience
Economy / Opinion
Global economy remains resilient despite uneven growth, challenges ahead
17th Apr 24, 11:21am
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Photo by Thomas Coker on Unsplash
Economy / News
Annual inflation falls to 4% in March, but with domestic inflation above RBNZ expectations
[updated]
17th Apr 24, 10:57am
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Ella Somers
Economy / News
What happened Wednesday
17th Apr 24, 3:59pm
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David Chaston
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Bank economists expect March quarter CPI inflation to weigh in above RBNZ expectations
14th Apr 24, 8:07am
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Ella Somers
Ahead of April 17’s much anticipated release of the March quarter CPI, Westpac, ANZ and Kiwibank cast their predictions with all three banks expecting annual inflation to be higher than the RBNZ has forecast
Property / Analysis
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Rough seas ahead for the housing market over winter
17th Apr 24, 10:08am
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The housing market looks set for a choppy winter with stock rising faster than sales
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House prices slide in March as housing market finishes summer on a soft note
16th Apr 24, 9:00am
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Low sales volumes, falling prices and high stock levels suggest it's going to be a difficult winter for the housing market
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Annual inflation falls to 4% in March, but with domestic inflation above RBNZ expectations
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17th Apr 24, 10:57am
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Ella Somers
March annual inflation comes in higher than RBNZ expected while rent prices climb to highest rate since at least 1999
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New home completions in Auckland hit a record high
12th Apr 24, 10:46am
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Greg Ninness
Downturn in building consents is yet to affect the supply of new homes in Auckland
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15th Apr 24, 4:00pm
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15th Apr 24, 7:19am
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David Chaston
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Sales rate at the latest residential property auctions dipped to 28%
16th Apr 24, 1:21pm
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16th Apr 24, 9:00am
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New home completions in Auckland hit a record high
12th Apr 24, 10:46am
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Business
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ComCom aiming to stamp out 'old-style handshake supply agreements' between supermarket duopoly & suppliers
16th Apr 24, 12:11pm
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Australia joins the great 'geoeconomic game' transforming the world economy
15th Apr 24, 10:51am
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PM Luxon heads to Singapore, Thailand, and the Philippines
14th Apr 24, 7:20pm
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Banking
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Banks seek help, including money, from government & other industries to combat scammers, say 'banks can’t protect New Zealanders on their own'
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15th Apr 24, 11:39am
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Gareth Vaughan
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The fast-growing US$2 trillion Private Credit Market warrants closer watch
11th Apr 24, 4:20pm
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Nonsense and bad rules persist in banking
10th Apr 24, 10:32am
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Insurance
Almost 40% of New Zealanders now have some form of health insurance
11th Apr 24, 7:36am
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Ella Somers
Podcast: Tim Grafton on 12 years spent at the coalface of the insurance industry
5th Apr 24, 7:42am
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Ella Somers
Suncorp to get NZ$410 million for sale of Asteron Life
4th Apr 24, 11:34am
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Horizon Research survey suggests kiwis believe they aren't getting fair services & prices
17th Apr 24, 11:18am
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12th Apr 24, 9:41am
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Rural
Visions or pipe dreams?
16th Apr 24, 9:25am
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Allan Barber
Government looking to roll back previous government's freshwater rules for councils
10th Apr 24, 6:16pm
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Eric Frykberg
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Meat retains popularity in the face of alternatives
8th Apr 24, 10:44am
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Allan Barber
Currencies
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USD broadly weaker overnight
18th Apr 24, 7:50am
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Jason Wong
NZD sell-off continues, to fresh 5 month lows
17th Apr 24, 8:10am
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Stuart Talman
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NZD/USD makes fresh 2024 lows
17th Apr 24, 8:02am
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Stuart Ritson
Bonds
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NZ Govt Bond tender number 899 results
11th Apr 24, 2:46pm
Suhaimi Mohamad
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Reserve Bank holds Official Cash Rate at 5.50% with short, placeholder statement
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10th Apr 24, 2:36pm
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Dan Brunskill
A man dressed in blue walks up the steps to the Reserve Bank of New Zealand.
The RBNZ's Monetary Policy Committee is unlikely to cut interest rates in its April review
7th Apr 24, 6:00am
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Dan Brunskill
Investing
Almost half a billion dollars traded via Sharesies in March
9th Apr 24, 1:30pm
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Ella Somers
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Let's talk geopolitics ...
30th Mar 24, 10:12am
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Davos Dialogues: Insights from the World Economic Forum
23rd Mar 24, 9:58am
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