Economy / News
Economy / News
US data and confidence weaker; Canada GDP resilient; China rolls out new stimulus; Australia focuses on inflation control; air cargo demand rises; UST 10yr at 5.27%; gold holds and oil falls on strategic release; NZ$1 = 56.3 USc; TWI-5 = 60
Public Policy / News
Public Policy / News
by Mandy Te
Green Party co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick talks supermarkets, debt, KiwiSaver and the portfolios her party would like if they were part of the next government
Property / News
Property / News
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by Greg Ninness
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Rising interest rates and economic uncertainty are keeping buyers out of the housing market, ANZ NZ says
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Currencies / Analysis
Currencies / Analysis
by Jason Wong
US Treasury yields reach new milestone highs. USD broadly stronger; NZD and AUD underperform on weaker risk sentiment, with RBA Governor Bullock's dovish soundbites contributing
Bonds / News
Bonds / News
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by Anna Whyte
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NZ 'utterly exposed to the global bond market', says Nicola Willis, as Treasury books predict net core Crown debt to peak at 43.9% of GDP in 2027/28, down from forecasted 46%
Business / News
Business / News
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by Ella Somers
2
Opportunity wants a Commerce Commission 'with teeth' to tackle high prices and monopolistic sectors, rejects NZ First's BNZ buyback proposal
Public Policy / News
Public Policy / News
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by Ella Somers
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Opportunity announces five non-negotiable policy conditions the party plans to stand by if it makes it into Parliament in November's general election
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What people are reading
Investing / Opinion
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Joseph Darby says rising costs have widened the gap between what a tenant pays and what their house costs to provide with the owner paying the difference. Why does the shortfall exist, and what's the return landlords need to justify it?
Rural News / Opinion
41
Keith Woodford says exports and population will interact to determine New Zealand’s future in a resource-constrained environment distant from world markets. There are no easy answers
Currencies / Opinion
2
Roger J Kerr says the global bond market mayhem has implications locally for us, and the RBNZ ignores exchange rate depreciation at their peril. Meanwhile, the RBA is set to hike interest rates again
Personal Finance / Analysis
2
The spring real estate selling season is here and our largest home loan lender is cutting two key fixed rates. We explain why and the context in a time of rising wholesale rates
Public Policy / News
[updated]
6
What's behind the big gap between New Zealand's OCR and Australia's cash rate?
Personal Finance / Opinion
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I went to a panel on the Super Age to try and get my head around the issue. I left way more confused
Rural News / Opinion
6
Peter Drennan wonders whether protecting the value of the single-desk export system has begun to hold back the next round of innovation in horticulture
Other News
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