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Breaking news: Reserve Bank holds Official Cash Rate at 2.25%. More soon.
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NZ government welcomes Middle East ceasefire
8th Apr 26, 1:37pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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Foreign Minister Winston Peters says NZ 'will stand in support of all efforts to bring about a lasting, durable end' to Middle East conflict
Personal Finance / Analysis
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Personal Finance / Analysis
A term deposit rate update as TSB lifts its one-year rate
8th Apr 26, 9:36am
by David Chaston
The shifting sands of term deposit rate offers sees short rates rise above 3% with rises concentrated in the one year-plus terms, and very long rates at or over 5% again
Personal Finance / Opinion
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Personal Finance / Opinion
A case study in price controls during a time of high inflation
8th Apr 26, 9:09am
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by Guest
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Could the Middle East conflict open the door to price controls? Benjamin Selwyn looks at how they operate in Greece
Public Policy / Analysis
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Public Policy / Analysis
Te wiki o te tāke: Happy new tax year
8th Apr 26, 10:52am
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by Terry Baucher
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The New Zealand Tax Podcast - Happy new tax year! Relief for some but abatements for others. And the annual tax bill is passed
Property / News
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Property / News
Residential construction costs on the rise as building activity picks up
8th Apr 26, 9:43am
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by Greg Ninness
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Residential construction costs were rising even before the latest fuel price hikes kicked in - Cordell Construction Cost Index
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Personal Finance / Analysis
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Personal Finance / Analysis
Student loan interest relief is now law, but most overseas borrowers will never get it
8th Apr 26, 10:55am
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by Guest
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Dave Ananth says the recent student loan interest relief is not designed to bring disengaged borrowers back so that recovery can be restarted
Economy / News
Economy / News
Breakfast briefing: US leadership insanity deepens
8th Apr 26, 7:19am
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by David Chaston
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More bellicose threats from the US as artificial deadline looms; dairy prices hold; US data weakens; China reserves hold; Aussie inflation jumps; UST 10yr at 4.34%; gold firm as oil holds high; NZ$1 = 57.1 USc; TWI-5 = 60.9
Public Policy / News
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Public Policy / News
Fuel shock: Flights cut, prices rise and Kiwis change habits
7th Apr 26, 5:54pm
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by Anna Whyte
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Fuel shock hits home: Airlines cut routes, households tighten spending and inflation worries mount
Property / News
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Property / News
Rents in the North Island and South Island move in opposite directions
7th Apr 26, 2:13pm
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by Greg Ninness
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Average national asking rents on Realestate.co.nz down $25 a week in March from two years ago levels
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Economy / News
Hold for now - and worry later
7th Apr 26, 11:07am
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David Hargreaves
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Personal Finance / Opinion
When fuel prices rise, it’s not just your wallet that feels it
7th Apr 26, 9:47am
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Lynda Moore
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Banking / Opinion
Alternatives to SWIFT have limits
7th Apr 26, 2:17pm
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Technology / Opinion
How NZ can be a leader in AI
7th Apr 26, 9:16am
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Chris Bishop
Public Policy / Opinion
The man who should be king
6th Apr 26, 12:39pm
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Chris Trotter
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Hold for now - and worry later
7th Apr 26, 11:07am
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David Hargreaves
The experts are overwhelmingly in favour of the Reserve Bank keeping the Official Cash Rate unchanged this week - but do see it having to rise in the coming year
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The Reserve Bank's almighty balancing act
5th Apr 26, 6:00am
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The Reserve Bank's latest Official Cash Rate review will see no immediate change to the 2.25% rate, but that's about the only predictable part of a very complicated decision
Property / News
For rent sign
Rents in the North Island and South Island move in opposite directions
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Outlook remains bright, Rabobank NZ says
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ASB's long running transaction monitoring woes
27th Mar 26, 1:20pm
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AI
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Insurance
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ICNZ renews call for faster action as catastrophe risk is increasing in scale and complexity
28th Mar 26, 9:22am
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RMA reforms: ‘Natural hazard losses are not just insurance losses’
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March log market report
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NZD/AUD slips to new multi-year low
8th Apr 26, 7:55am
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Currency and bond markets look past immediate risks
7th Apr 26, 7:37am
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Yen and Yuan movements are important for the NZD
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Bonds
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NZ Govt Bond tender number 986 results
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NZ Govt Bond tender number 985 results
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Rates
RBNZ warned of threat to viability of NZ interest rate benchmarks
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