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Economy / News

[updated]

16th Jan 26, 3:59pm

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; no retail rate changes, factories happier, why inflation seems high (it is), investor borrowers more active, NZGBs very popular, swaps rise, NZD stable, & more

Economy / News

Electricity and gas prices jump, food price growth slows, Statistics NZ says. Did inflation end 2025 above 3%?

[updated]

16th Jan 26, 11:13am

by Gareth Vaughan

ASB economist warns CPI inflation may have ended 2025 above 3% as food prices rise and strong electricity and gas price rises continue, according to Statistics NZ's Selected Price Indexes

Bonds / Opinion

Bonds / Opinion

The revenge of global imbalances

16th Jan 26, 12:07pm

by Guest

Barry Eichengreen explains why, after 20 years, major economies' external deficits and surpluses are again a focus of attention

Public Policy / Opinion

Public Policy / Opinion

Lobbying, wealthy individuals and the destruction of America's soul

16th Jan 26, 9:05am

by Guest

Robert Chernomas and Ian Hudson explain why America hasn’t become great again

Public Policy / Analysis

Public Policy / Analysis

Australia's critical mineral reserve, the US, China and the G7

16th Jan 26, 9:52am

by Guest

Australia is betting on a new ‘strategic reserve’ to loosen China’s grip on critical minerals, Susan M Park says

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Breakfast briefing: Lots of data, few gains

16th Jan 26, 7:18am

by David Chaston

US jobless claims rise, factory surveys improve; US rural sector suffering; China bank lending improves; Aussie inflation expectations stay elevated; UST 10yr at 4.16%; gold stays high; oil drops hard; NZ$1 = 57.4 USc; TWI-5 = 61.5

Public Policy / Opinion

Public Policy / Opinion

More room to grow in good locations

15th Jan 26, 2:22pm

by Guest

Auckland's housing supply is about to get more spatially concentrated under Plan Change 120, implying more housing choice, better use of infrastructure, and higher productivity

Technology / Opinion

Technology / Opinion

Are central banks enabling unsustainable government deficits?

16th Jan 26, 9:15am

by Guest

Raghuram Rajan worries about the US Federal Reserve's increasingly entrenched role in fiscal financing

Public Policy / News

Public Policy / News

New Roy Morgan poll suggests election outcome on a knife-edge

15th Jan 26, 9:47am

by Guest

Latest Roy Morgan poll shows coalition parties slightly ahead of opposition parties heading into election year

Personal Finance / Analysis

Rethinking student loan interest: Why discretion is needed for borrowers who are now overseas

15th Jan 26, 10:34am

Guest

Public Policy / Opinion

Fed fight; What happens in the US matters globally

15th Jan 26, 10:11am

Guest

Personal Finance / News

ANZ NZ and 2degrees pooling other companies in phishing fight

15th Jan 26, 9:29am

Gareth Vaughan

Property / News

Glut of homes for sale restraining property value increases, QV says

[updated]

14th Jan 26, 11:01am

Gareth Vaughan

Public Policy / Opinion

A new Asian order

14th Jan 26, 9:01am

David Mahon

Currencies / Analysis

Strong rally in NZ fixed income driven by the longer end of the curve

16th Jan 26, 7:51am

Stuart Ritson

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The prospects for term deposit savers in 2026

11th Jan 26, 6:00am

David Chaston

Interest rates will fall in 2026 only if the economy fails to pick up steam AND inflation falls from here. The combination seems unlikely as we start the new year. More likely, savers will be in demand

Property / News

Glut of homes for sale restraining property value increases, QV says

[updated]

14th Jan 26, 11:01am

Gareth Vaughan

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Electricity and gas prices jump, food price growth slows, Statistics NZ says. Did inflation end 2025 above 3%?

[updated]

16th Jan 26, 11:13am

Gareth Vaughan

ASB economist warns CPI inflation may have ended 2025 above 3% as food prices rise and strong electricity and gas price rises continue, according to Statistics NZ's Selected Price Indexes

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ANZ raises its floating home loan rates by +10 bps

13th Jan 26, 5:37pm

David Chaston

2026 kicks off with our largest home loan lender raising its floating rate (as a profit improver) but others are not likely to follow

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Peters criticises RBNZ's Breman for joining other central bankers in backing Trump targeted US Fed Chairman

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14th Jan 26, 11:56am

Gareth Vaughan

Reserve Bank Governor Anna Breman and other leading central bankers 'stand in full solidarity' with US Fed & its Chairman Jerome Powell against pressure from Donald Trump

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What happened Thursday

15th Jan 26, 3:59pm

David Chaston

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; Westpac makes rate changes, busy rental market in Auckland, granny flat rules in effect, household savings fall, S&P warns in way NZ should notice, swaps fall, NZD stable, & more

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