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National & Labour look to Australia on data centres with PM Christopher Luxon saying NZ needs 'some sensible, common sense rules in place'

National & Labour look to Australia on data centres with PM Christopher Luxon saying NZ needs 'some sensible, common sense rules in place'

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; fixed home loan rates start their shift up, home loan affordability improves, Australia might get sharper banking competition, swaps reverse, NZD stable, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; fixed home loan rates start their shift up, home loan affordability improves, Australia might get sharper banking competition, swaps reverse, NZD stable, & more

With Australia moving to ban unfair trading tricks and traps, Consumer NZ is calling for NZ to do something similar due to insufficient protections under existing laws

With Australia moving to ban unfair trading tricks and traps, Consumer NZ is calling for NZ to do something similar due to insufficient protections under existing laws

The first crack in the dam appears with the Red Bank raising home loan and some term deposit rates in response to higher wholesale rate moves

The first crack in the dam appears with the Red Bank raising home loan and some term deposit rates in response to higher wholesale rate moves

First home buyers may be in a sweet spot with the REINZ's lower quartile selling price now lower than it was five years ago

First home buyers may be in a sweet spot with the REINZ's lower quartile selling price now lower than it was five years ago

Households aren't as flush as they used to be. Rather than locking funds away in term deposits to work their money harder, they are holding it in ready cash to be more resilient in case the unexpected happens

Households aren't as flush as they used to be. Rather than locking funds away in term deposits to work their money harder, they are holding it in ready cash to be more resilient in case the unexpected happens

Brian Easton says there is insufficient support for neoliberal economic policies, so political parties of the hard right are adopting populist causes

Brian Easton says there is insufficient support for neoliberal economic policies, so political parties of the hard right are adopting populist causes

Accenture NZ's Justin Mowday on rolling out AI in a company and who in the workforce is holding back

Accenture NZ's Justin Mowday on rolling out AI in a company and who in the workforce is holding back

New Zealand’s a place where comments that raise eyebrows tend to be forgiven if they also raise a smile

New Zealand’s a place where comments that raise eyebrows tend to be forgiven if they also raise a smile

Roger J Kerr sees weaker US jobs growth undermining the market pricing for an inflation-fighting Fed hike, and the USD will fall too. At the same time he finds strength in recent NZ and Australian economic data

Roger J Kerr sees weaker US jobs growth undermining the market pricing for an inflation-fighting Fed hike, and the USD will fall too. At the same time he finds strength in recent NZ and Australian economic data

Positive weekend developments with US and Iran military action paused. NZD recovers some lost ground and is modestly higher on the key crosses. Higher Australian rates drive up NZ rates, with 2-year swap closing at a fresh cycle high

Positive weekend developments with US and Iran military action paused. NZD recovers some lost ground and is modestly higher on the key crosses. Higher Australian rates drive up NZ rates, with 2-year swap closing at a fresh cycle high

Eyes on the Fed and the BoJ; watching for new China stimulus; Japan up, India down; US PMIs shows inflation rising; Australia factory orders rise; UST 10yr at 4.68%; gold holds; oil firms; NZ$1 = 57.9 USc; TWI-5 = 61.8

Eyes on the Fed and the BoJ; watching for new China stimulus; Japan up, India down; US PMIs shows inflation rising; Australia factory orders rise; UST 10yr at 4.68%; gold holds; oil firms; NZ$1 = 57.9 USc; TWI-5 = 61.8

First home buyers take out the bulk of June's $244m in early KiwiSaver withdrawals

First home buyers take out the bulk of June's $244m in early KiwiSaver withdrawals

Greens launch election campaign slogan, propose one-year pause on AI data centres and unveil manifesto calling for reform to public finance system, rejecting local govt rates cap proposal

Greens launch election campaign slogan, propose one-year pause on AI data centres and unveil manifesto calling for reform to public finance system, rejecting local govt rates cap proposal

Stephen Roach argues that the resilience touted by Hong Kong's boosters has come to depend entirely on Chinese intervention

Stephen Roach argues that the resilience touted by Hong Kong's boosters has come to depend entirely on Chinese intervention

Another week, more geopolitical risk, and solid moves up for wholesale interest rates. The recent stability of fixed mortgage rates seems ready to give way to a new push higher, despite lackluster housing demand

Another week, more geopolitical risk, and solid moves up for wholesale interest rates. The recent stability of fixed mortgage rates seems ready to give way to a new push higher, despite lackluster housing demand

Jean-Paul Landau & Sebastien Jean warn that the conventional analysis of China's persistent surpluses fails to see them for what they are

Jean-Paul Landau & Sebastien Jean warn that the conventional analysis of China's persistent surpluses fails to see them for what they are

Edward Miller looks at whether the financials of a consortium bid for Lyttelton Port, featuring Dubai's DP World, stack up

Edward Miller looks at whether the financials of a consortium bid for Lyttelton Port, featuring Dubai's DP World, stack up

The IMF says stronger oversight, better data, and deeper coordination are needed to safeguard faster and more interconnected markets

The IMF says stronger oversight, better data, and deeper coordination are needed to safeguard faster and more interconnected markets

Natural Hazards Commission looking into 'smarter and more cost-effective ways' for the Crown to insure infrastructure risks given agencies manage insurance separately across more than 100 contracts

Natural Hazards Commission looking into 'smarter and more cost-effective ways' for the Crown to insure infrastructure risks given agencies manage insurance separately across more than 100 contracts

The EU re-thinks the value of livestock farming with a much broader perspective, more attuned to the New Zealand approach

The EU re-thinks the value of livestock farming with a much broader perspective, more attuned to the New Zealand approach

US data mixed; Canadian PPI leaps; Japan rises; India PMIs go soft; Aussie PMIs improve, house prices fall; key commodity prices rise sharply again; UST 10yr at 4.68%; gold firms; oil eases; NZ$1 = 57.9 USc; TWI-5 = 61.8

US data mixed; Canadian PPI leaps; Japan rises; India PMIs go soft; Aussie PMIs improve, house prices fall; key commodity prices rise sharply again; UST 10yr at 4.68%; gold firms; oil eases; NZ$1 = 57.9 USc; TWI-5 = 61.8

Auction room temperatures drop as the number of properties on offer sinks to a three year low

Auction room temperatures drop as the number of properties on offer sinks to a three year low

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; job ad volumes higher, US hits NZ with new tariff, Aussie PMIs rise, equities sell off and interest rates rise globally, swap rates jump, NZD soft, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; job ad volumes higher, US hits NZ with new tariff, Aussie PMIs rise, equities sell off and interest rates rise globally, swap rates jump, NZD soft, & more

Inside the Capital: 'Sexist' texts, shag jokes, tariff shocks - what happened in Parliament this week?

Inside the Capital: 'Sexist' texts, shag jokes, tariff shocks - what happened in Parliament this week?