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Personal Finance / Analysis
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Personal Finance / Analysis
Bank mortgage switching frenzy subsides
26th Mar 26, 12:11pm
by David Hargreaves
Latest Reserve Bank figures show the huge wave of re-fixing of mortgages taking place before Christmas is now well and truly subsiding
Property / News
House for sale
Property / News
ANZ economists predict 2% drop in house prices this year
26th Mar 26, 12:55pm
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by Greg Ninness
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ANZ's latest Property Focus report forecasts 2% drop in house prices this year, warns of potential for further increases in mortgage rates
Business / News
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Business / News
Air New Zealand could see losses totalling over $500 mln across this year and next
26th Mar 26, 2:18pm
by David Hargreaves
Forsyth Barr analysts say the lagged nature of its jet fuel contracts means Air New Zealand's cash costs have only modestly lifted to date but will likely increase materially into April
Public Policy / News
LNG
Public Policy / News
Government pushing ahead with plans for $1 billion LNG import terminal
26th Mar 26, 10:13am
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by Mandy Te
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‘We remain on track’: The Government isn’t considering putting a pause on its plans to build a LNG import terminal, Energy Minister Simon Watts says
Personal Finance / Analysis
Kiwibank raises rates
Personal Finance / Analysis
Major bank home loan rate changes keep coming
26th Mar 26, 9:12am
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by David Chaston
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Kiwibank comes back for a second home loan rate hike in the past few days, targeting its two and three year fixed rates
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Personal Finance / Analysis
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Personal Finance / Analysis
Will 5.6% student loan interest rates for those who have gone overseas prove counter-productive?
26th Mar 26, 11:26am
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by Guest
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Dave Ananth suggests that treating student loans as a long-term social investment rather than a short-term fiscal instrument would be a helpful policy response
Economy / News
Economy / News
Breakfast briefing: Trump adventure leaves a global mess
26th Mar 26, 7:21am
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by David Chaston
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Markets in relief rally as US apparently retreats in Middle East; US mortgage applications dive; China resumes ship trade to Middle East; German mood sours; UST 10yr at 4.33%; gold rises; oil falls; NZ$1 = 58.2 USc; TWI-5 = 62
Public Policy / News
Public Policy / News
Flight cuts to rationing risks: What happens if fuel stocks fall further?
25th Mar 26, 4:10pm
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by Anna Whyte
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Questions about next phase of fuel response as more flights cancelled and jet fuel prices jump
Property / News
Green Party co-leaders Chlöe Swarbrick and Marama Davidson.
Property / News
Greens pledge 'to stop housing being treated as a state-sanctioned casino'
[updated]
25th Mar 26, 3:30pm
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by Mandy Te
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Green Party housing campaign pledges to remove interest deductibility for landlords, build more public housing and cap rent increases at 2% per year
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Banking / News
'Current exalted bank valuations represent a very benign view of the economic outlook'
26th Mar 26, 9:03am
Gareth Vaughan
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Economy / News
Westpac economists see 1% house price fall, 5.6% unemployment and 4.1% inflation
25th Mar 26, 2:49pm
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David Hargreaves
A composite image of grid paper and a colourful background featuring piggy banks overlayed with images of a hand holding New Zealand money, a hand holding a credit card, antenna logos, and Reserve Bank chief economist Paul Conway.
Economy / News
RBNZ's Paul Conway warns NZ can’t just rely on monetary policy as global risks rise
25th Mar 26, 12:37pm
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Anna Whyte
rent
Property / Analysis
Some landlords would make more money by selling their property and putting the money in the bank
25th Mar 26, 9:23am
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Greg Ninness
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Personal Finance / Analysis
More main bank rate rises
25th Mar 26, 8:52am
David Chaston
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Personal Finance / Analysis
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ASB adjusts interest rates too, as does Kiwibank
[updated]
24th Mar 26, 8:22am
David Chaston
ASB is the next major bank to adjust fixed rates and they have been more restrained in their moves than Westpac or ANZ. ASB also reprised a 5% TD rate. Kiwibank follows with their own rate hikes
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Some landlords would make more money by selling their property and putting the money in the bank
25th Mar 26, 9:23am
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Residential investment property is becoming characterised by increasingly low returns
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RBNZ Governor indicates the central bank will 'look through' an expected temporary inflation spike
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24th Mar 26, 9:13am
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David Hargreaves
Tightening monetary policy in response to a short-lived disruption would only dampen growth without materially improving near-term inflation outcomes, Anna Breman says
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Westpac economists see 1% house price fall, 5.6% unemployment and 4.1% inflation
25th Mar 26, 2:49pm
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David Hargreaves
Sharply weaker confidence, employment and GDP growth will drive weakness in the housing market, Westpac economists say
Personal Finance / Analysis
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March is ending with sharp rises in some fixed home loan rates as swap rates surge
23rd Mar 26, 10:39am
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David Chaston
Apart from the post-pandemic 'normalisation', we seem to be starting an upward phase for fixed home loan rates, one we haven't seen since late 2016
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Weekend briefing: A wave of stagflationary signals arrive
21st Mar 26, 8:35am
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David Chaston
Investors panic over inflation threats; IEA sees historic disruption; Taiwan export orders up +24%; China FDI weak; UST 10yr at 4.39%; gold soft; reason for silver surge revealed; oil rises again; NZ$1 = 58.4 USc; TWI-5 = 62.1
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Rates
RBNZ warned of threat to viability of NZ interest rate benchmarks
23rd Mar 26, 11:26am
Gareth Vaughan
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Property
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Sharp reversal in affordability for first home buyers in February
23rd Mar 26, 12:00pm
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Auction numbers slide for three weeks in a row
21st Mar 26, 6:01am
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Greg Ninness
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Trade Me Property says rents have declined and more landlords are OK with pets
20th Mar 26, 10:05am
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Business
RBNZ Governor encourages businesses that can 'see through' temporary cost pressures to do so
[updated]
24th Mar 26, 1:41pm
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Gareth Vaughan
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Middle East conflict highlights the maritime 'chokepoints' global trade depends on
18th Mar 26, 1:59pm
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The more plausible labour market future
17th Mar 26, 9:37am
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Banking
'A 10 basis point spread between our key deposit and lending rates is the right starting point'
20th Mar 26, 8:42am
Gareth Vaughan
money
MoJ proposes banks, 'the highest risk' sector, pay 85% of anti-money laundering levies
14th Mar 26, 9:20am
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Gareth Vaughan
payments
ACI Worldwide's Philip Bruno makes the case for real-time payments
12th Mar 26, 7:54pm
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Insurance
A view of Wellington.
RMA reforms: ‘Natural hazard losses are not just insurance losses’
21st Mar 26, 9:20am
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Mandy Te
A composite image of a green, textured background overlayed with miniature houses - some in colour and others in black and white.
RMA reforms: IAG NZ says consequences of getting Act wrong is development can’t be insured
7th Mar 26, 9:18am
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Mandy Te
A composite image of crack in concrete overlayed with New Zealand coins and a miniature house.
Natural Hazards Commission details its long-term investment plans
27th Feb 26, 11:17am
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Money tips for modern business owners
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ASB sign with up arrow
ASB adjusts interest rates too, as does Kiwibank
[updated]
24th Mar 26, 8:22am
David Chaston
up-arrowsrf1.jpg
March is ending with sharp rises in some fixed home loan rates as swap rates surge
23rd Mar 26, 10:39am
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David Chaston
Rural
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Fonterra raises farmgate milk price again as increased profit announced
23rd Mar 26, 8:56am
David Hargreaves
farmers talk strategy
Navigating economic volatility
21st Mar 26, 9:34am
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Rob Reynish
cracked supply chain stress
Trump throws spanner in the works
19th Mar 26, 11:23am
Allan Barber
Currencies
G10 currencies
NZ dollar remains in narrow range
26th Mar 26, 7:54am
Stuart Ritson
oil and currencies
Weaker risk sentiment
25th Mar 26, 7:51am
Jason Wong
bounce
NZD bounces back after a hefty loss
24th Mar 26, 7:35am
Jason Wong
Bonds
Rates
RBNZ warned of threat to viability of NZ interest rate benchmarks
23rd Mar 26, 11:26am
Gareth Vaughan
NZ Treasury building
NZ Govt Bond tender number 984 results
19th Mar 26, 2:35pm
Suhaimi Mohamad
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Albert Hirschman strikes back
15th Mar 26, 9:47am
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