Economy / News
Economy / News
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; Westpac raises rates, food prices tame, fuel prices high, rents dip, regional winners, trade deficit stuck, job ads trend up, swaps soft, NZX soft, NZD soft, & more
Economy / News
Economy / News
Petrol and diesel prices rise month-on-month as international airfares record largest annual increase since April 2023, Statistics NZ says
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Investing / News
Investing / News
Here are the key changes to know about in the New Zealand equity market; mixed finish for the NZX50. Serko, Port of Tauranga, The NZX and AirNZ gain, while Gentrack, Mainfreight, Kathmandu and Auckland Airport retreat
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Personal Finance / Analysis
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Despite encouragement from the Reserve Bank, most banks are not incentivising retail deposit growth as they look for ways to deal with margin compression that has become chronic
Currencies / Opinion
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Roger J Kerr sees the US bond market sell-off as a vote of no-confidence in the Trump regime. He also sees Australian monetary policy management in a right pickle, and is disappointed in the mixed messages from the RBNZ
Personal Finance / Analysis
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ASB raises some term deposit rates. We update our review of all Depositor Compensation Scheme-covered term deposit rates to assess how valuable ASB's move is
Property / Analysis
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Housing stock for sale, a big overhang of unsold properties and lacklustre sales are weighing on the housing market as it heads into spring
Public Policy / News
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The Opportunity Party wants to create 'Kiwisaver 2.0', with a 12% tax-free combined employee and employer contribution, and no first home withdrawals
Economy / News
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ANZ NZ senior economist Matthew Galt says global developments and ‘resilience’ in latest GDP data suggests it would be ‘prudent’ for the Reserve Bank to hike the OCR in October
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