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Bonds / News

Differing levels of 'assertiveness' between RBNZ & RBA reason for big cash rate difference

7th Feb 26, 9:00am

Westpac's Imre Speizer says significantly higher Australian cash rate shouldn't directly impact NZ rates if its cause is Aussie specific

Economy / News

Weekend briefing: Investors unsure which way markets will go

7th Feb 26, 8:42am

by David Chaston

US data shaky; ditto Canada; Japan ready to vote; India & the ECB hold their policy rates; German factory orders surge; global food & freight indexes fall; UST 10yr at 4.21%; gold, silver & oil up; NZ$1 = 60.3 USc; TWI-5 = 63.9

Property / News

Property / News

More than 400 properties offered at the latest auctions, 175 sold under the hammer

7th Feb 26, 7:19am

by Greg Ninness

Big jump in the number of properties being auctioned but the sales rate was flat

Public Policy / Opinion

Public Policy / Opinion

Hipkins and Luxon are catastrophically unprepared to govern in 2026

6th Feb 26, 10:12am

by Guest

On the cusp of Waitangi Day, Hipkins offers 90s nostalgia, Luxon offers management jargon. Neither are ready for the complexity politics actually demands, Natalia Albert argues

Personal Finance / Opinion

Personal Finance / Opinion

If you have been thinking about it, now's good

6th Feb 26, 10:21am

by David Chaston

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Economy / Opinion

Economy / Opinion

Take a moment to challenge yourself

2nd Feb 26, 8:02am

by David Chaston

Our quiz is updated this week and ready to challenge you. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER

Business / News

Business / News

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6th Feb 26, 8:19am

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Economy / Analysis

Economy / Analysis

Our 'doubly bad' GDP data

5th Feb 26, 2:49pm

by David Hargreaves

ASB economists stress the importance of studying 'high frequency' economic data at a time when our official GDP figures are both lagged and containing less reliable data than they did

Property / News

Property / News

National average dwelling value down 0.1% in January

5th Feb 26, 12:01am

by Greg Ninness

Little movement in housing values at the start of the year as buyers remain cautious, Cotality Home Value Index shows

Personal Finance / Analysis

It's a stampede! Mortgage holders race from floating to fixed

5th Feb 26, 8:30am

David Hargreaves

Rural News / Opinion

Outlook like a chessboard

5th Feb 26, 10:08am

Allan Barber

Personal Finance / Analysis

Residential property investors top $100 bln mortgage mark in what was a surprisingly busy year for them

4th Feb 26, 8:12am

David Hargreaves

Personal Finance / Opinion

Seven tips to beat those post Christmas money blues

5th Feb 26, 10:11am

Lynda Moore

Banking / News

Judge blocks access to RBNZ v ASB anti-money laundering court documents, for now

5th Feb 26, 11:53am

Gareth Vaughan

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Insurance / News

Government launches six-month review into home insurance costs and affordability

4th Feb 26, 9:31am

Mandy Te

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Personal Finance / Analysis

Another big bank makes mortgage rate changes

3rd Feb 26, 9:02am

David Chaston

BNZ matches Westpac with a rate cut to its six month fixed home loan rate, but it raises its four and five year fixed rates in response to fast-rising wholesale costs

Personal Finance / Analysis

ANZ makes its rate changes, down & up

3rd Feb 26, 5:43pm

David Chaston

ANZ doesn't hold back with its latest fixed mortgage rate increases, raising all two years and longer. But they did also raise TD rates at the same time, even if it was for terms savers avoid

Economy / Analysis

Our 'doubly bad' GDP data

5th Feb 26, 2:49pm

David Hargreaves

ASB economists stress the importance of studying 'high frequency' economic data at a time when our official GDP figures are both lagged and containing less reliable data than they did

Business / News

Company liquidations hit a 15-year high

3rd Feb 26, 5:00am

David Hargreaves

Credit bureau Centrix says there were nearly 3000 company liquidations last year - the most since 2010 in the wake of the Global Financial Crisis

Business / Opinion

The coming crypto apocalypse

4th Feb 26, 1:02pm

Nouriel Roubini

Nouriel Roubini thinks the writing is on the wall for the crypto industry, one that has offered no use cases beyond crime and corruption

Personal Finance / News

BNZ chief economist sees average mortgage costs falling to about 4.85% this year

2nd Feb 26, 1:41pm

David Hargreaves

BNZ's Mike Jones says the cash flow release from mortgage repricing will remain a support for the economic recovery this year, albeit a dissipating one

Economy / News

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Unemployment rate surprisingly rises to 5.4% - a 10-year high

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4th Feb 26, 11:11am

Mandy Te

Increase in labour market 'participation rate' sees the overall unemployment rate rise, contrary to virtually all expectations; Stats NZ says both the unemployment rate and the employment rate rose