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US sentiment worse than originally reported; Fed's Waller sees rate hikes; Canadian PPI leaps; Japanese CPI tame; Korean sentiment up; UST 10yr at 4.55%; gold dips but oil holds; NZ$1 = 58.6 USc; TWI-5 = 62.1

US sentiment worse than originally reported; Fed's Waller sees rate hikes; Canadian PPI leaps; Japanese CPI tame; Korean sentiment up; UST 10yr at 4.55%; gold dips but oil holds; NZ$1 = 58.6 USc; TWI-5 = 62.1

Auction results bouncing around with 37% of the properties offered sold under the hammer at the latest auctions

Auction results bouncing around with 37% of the properties offered sold under the hammer at the latest auctions

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; retail flurry, tractor dip, Nowcast hesitation, Fonterra drops Fitch, Fletcher deal with Vinci unconditional, swaps ease, NZX50 firm NZD firm, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; retail flurry, tractor dip, Nowcast hesitation, Fonterra drops Fitch, Fletcher deal with Vinci unconditional, swaps ease, NZX50 firm NZD firm, & more

Here are the key changes to know about in the New Zealand equity market; Oceania Healthcare, Summerset, Mainfreight, and Serko lift the NZX50 to end week higher; Tower, Briscoes, Turners, and Kathmandu retreat

Here are the key changes to know about in the New Zealand equity market; Oceania Healthcare, Summerset, Mainfreight, and Serko lift the NZX50 to end week higher; Tower, Briscoes, Turners, and Kathmandu retreat

Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment asks whether payment services regulation is fit for purpose

Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment asks whether payment services regulation is fit for purpose

Yi Fuxian see the 'lying flat' movement as symptomatic of China's deepening demographic crisis

Yi Fuxian see the 'lying flat' movement as symptomatic of China's deepening demographic crisis

The IMF claims governments can protect vulnerable households, keep businesses open, and preserve price signals without straining public finances during the energy price shock

The IMF claims governments can protect vulnerable households, keep businesses open, and preserve price signals without straining public finances during the energy price shock

Tower Insurance’s CEO hopes to make insurance competitors sweat by drawing in new customers through low-risk policies

Tower Insurance’s CEO hopes to make insurance competitors sweat by drawing in new customers through low-risk policies

Large swings in oil prices amid conflicting reports on US-Iran negotiations. Major equity markets little changed. Weak labour market data in Australia

Large swings in oil prices amid conflicting reports on US-Iran negotiations. Major equity markets little changed. Weak labour market data in Australia

US data mixed, distorted by cost jumps; Korea input prices surge; Japanese exports strong; Australian labour markets weaken; freight rates rise; UST 10yr at 4.58%; gold up but oil holds high; NZ$1 = 58.8 USc; TWI-5 = 62.3

US data mixed, distorted by cost jumps; Korea input prices surge; Japanese exports strong; Australian labour markets weaken; freight rates rise; UST 10yr at 4.58%; gold up but oil holds high; NZ$1 = 58.8 USc; TWI-5 = 62.3

Households didn’t get $5,000, but defence, landlords and business did. Natalia Albert looks at the past two budgets, and where the money actually went

Households didn’t get $5,000, but defence, landlords and business did. Natalia Albert looks at the past two budgets, and where the money actually went

Westpac stays competitive for its two year fixed mortgage rate, but increases for other fixed terms lessen that advantage unless you look at four and five year fixed rates

Westpac stays competitive for its two year fixed mortgage rate, but increases for other fixed terms lessen that advantage unless you look at four and five year fixed rates

Social housing rents to increase by $31 a week on average in 2027, accommodation supplement to increase

Social housing rents to increase by $31 a week on average in 2027, accommodation supplement to increase

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; Westpac increases rates, record trade surplus, AI job ads drive growth, livestock buy prices rise, FMA's Barrass nears end, swaps up, NZD down, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; Westpac increases rates, record trade surplus, AI job ads drive growth, livestock buy prices rise, FMA's Barrass nears end, swaps up, NZD down, & more

KiwiSaver early withdrawals, for first home deposits and financial hardship reasons, topped $229.6 million in April

KiwiSaver early withdrawals, for first home deposits and financial hardship reasons, topped $229.6 million in April

Here are the key changes to know about in the New Zealand equity market; Mainfreight, Serko, AirNZ, and Vital Healthcare Property lead the NZX50 higher while Turners, Contact, Tourism Holdings, and Kathmandu decline

Here are the key changes to know about in the New Zealand equity market; Mainfreight, Serko, AirNZ, and Vital Healthcare Property lead the NZX50 higher while Turners, Contact, Tourism Holdings, and Kathmandu decline

NZ Govt Bond Tender #993; Tender Date 21 May 2026

NZ Govt Bond Tender #993; Tender Date 21 May 2026

Financial Markets Authority's CEO Samantha Barrass to leave at the end of her five-year term in 2027

Financial Markets Authority's CEO Samantha Barrass to leave at the end of her five-year term in 2027

Children of foreign workers one of the main drivers of growth in student visa numbers

Children of foreign workers one of the main drivers of growth in student visa numbers

Channing Lee thinks Taiwan's role in global value and supply chains offers an under-appreciated form of resilience

Channing Lee thinks Taiwan's role in global value and supply chains offers an under-appreciated form of resilience

Tower chair say Government levies and taxes are ‘adding significant cost and complexity’ to insurance premiums as the insurer reports ‘constrained’ gross written premium growth

Tower chair say Government levies and taxes are ‘adding significant cost and complexity’ to insurance premiums as the insurer reports ‘constrained’ gross written premium growth

Raghuram Rajan sees multiple reasons - not least mounting debt - to worry that the current market euphoria for AI is unjustified

Raghuram Rajan sees multiple reasons - not least mounting debt - to worry that the current market euphoria for AI is unjustified

We are facing difficult challenges from the likely rise in import prices, says Brian Easton

We are facing difficult challenges from the likely rise in import prices, says Brian Easton

Risk sentiment improved on hopes that the Middle East conflict is nearing an end, supported by signs of increased traffic through the Strait of Hormuz. Strong rally across bond markets with US 10-year rate down

Risk sentiment improved on hopes that the Middle East conflict is nearing an end, supported by signs of increased traffic through the Strait of Hormuz. Strong rally across bond markets with US 10-year rate down

Crude oil prices determining benchmark interest rates and policy choices; Taiwan export orders star again; Indonesia hikes unexpectedly; UST 10yr at 4.57%; eyes on Nvidia; gold up but oil eases; NZ$1 = 58.7 USc; TWI-5 = 62.2

Crude oil prices determining benchmark interest rates and policy choices; Taiwan export orders star again; Indonesia hikes unexpectedly; UST 10yr at 4.57%; eyes on Nvidia; gold up but oil eases; NZ$1 = 58.7 USc; TWI-5 = 62.2