By not following ANZ up, its main rivals have opened up a competitive mortgage pricing advantage. Will they take the extra margin and rise too, or the extra volume that lower prices can encourage?

Alessio Terzi and Stefano Marcuzzi consider lessons from the three-century era when corporate monopolies operated beyond the reach of sovereign powers

Housing sales slumped and prices eased slightly in May according to the REINZ

ASB's $6.73m anti-money laundering fine confirmed by High Court after compliance failures relating to billions of dollars worth of transactions

Vendors taking their properties off the market helped push down the volume of unsold housing stock in May

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; no majors follow ANZ up, top-ups rise, 8.3% rates rise is a three year low, truckometer loses momentum, fuel full, swaps stable, NZD firmish, & more

Economists expect March quarter GDP to top 1% with the effects of the Middle East conflict and global fuel crisis are likely to hit harder in GDP releases later this year