‘If we’re having to compromise on everything and just be there for the votes, that’s not something we would agree to’: Opportunity leader Qiulae Wong talks policies, what it would mean to get into Parliament and coalition dealbreakers

Consumer NZ calls for changes to electricity market saying NZ can continue to patch over the problems, or it can redesign the electricity system around customers

US data improves; Canada GDP rises; China PMIs weak; Korea bounces back; ditto Japan; yen intervention expensive; Australian PPI inflation rises; UST 10yr at 4.74%; gold dips; oil mixed; NZ$1 = 58.9 USc; TWI-5 = 62.6

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; less mortgage interest paid, dairy prices soft, Queenstown rising, Aussie inflation pressure eases, swaps soft, NZX firm, NZD firm, & more

China PMIs negative; Korean data positive; Japan mixed; US data well off the boil with worrying bond market signals; Canada growth rises; UST 10yr at 4.75%; gold dips; oil mixed; NZ$1 = 58.9 USc; TWI-5 = 62.6

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; lackluster jobs data, living costs up, retailers turn positive, FHBs accept low equity loans, data center growth calculated, swaps firmish, NZX stable, NZD soft, & more

Natalia Albert says making sure NZ is a stable liberal democracy is more important for the PM than ruling potential coalition partners out before the election