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Banking / News

Banking / News

ASB interim profit rise muted as class action settlement weighs

[updated]

11th Feb 26, 10:40am

ASB CEO sees 'more confidence in the economy' as rising costs hold down half-year profit increase despite net interest margin rise

Insurance / News

Two cars are parked outside in front of a house in New Zealand. One car is damaged.

Insurance / News

Compulsory car insurance: Gains from making something mandatory not as high as people think, Transport Minister says

11th Feb 26, 9:45am

by Mandy Te

Transport Minister Chris Bishop isn't opposed to compulsory third party car insurance but says ‘the gains from making something mandatory are not necessarily as high’ as people think

Economy / News

Breakfast briefing: US retail sales stall

11th Feb 26, 7:20am

by David Chaston

Dairy prices rise again; US retail impulse sags; US household debt rises as do delinquencies; Australian sentiment mixed; UST 10yr at 4.15%; gold down & silver up, oil drifts; NZ$1 = 60.5 USc; TWI-5 = 63.9

Personal Finance / Analysis

Personal Finance / Analysis

Two-year fixed mortgages roar back into favour with home owners

10th Feb 26, 3:56pm

by David Hargreaves

Latest Reserve Bank figures show a big change in preference for home owners in December, with floating mortgages pushed to the sidelines and longer term fixed rate mortgages coming to the fore

Personal Finance / Opinion

Personal Finance / Opinion

Love languages, money, and what really keeps relationships steady

11th Feb 26, 9:38am

by Lynda Moore

Lynda Moore says money conversations feel lighter and more productive when they’re grounded in understanding rather than blame

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Business / Opinion

Business / Opinion

What the West gets wrong about Chinese manufacturing

11th Feb 26, 11:04am

by Guest

Robin Rivaton argues that decoupling from China requires not only switching suppliers, but cultivating comparable industrial density

Economy / Analysis

Economy / Analysis

Overseas student numbers at record high for time of year

10th Feb 26, 1:41pm

by Greg Ninness

New Zealand secondary schools increasingly popular with overseas students, tertiary institutions not so much

Public Policy / Opinion

Public Policy / Opinion

After a decisive victory, Japan's PM needs to deliver

10th Feb 26, 4:21pm

by Guest

Japan’s rock star leader now has the political backing to push a bold agenda. Will she deliver?

Personal Finance / News

Personal Finance / News

Mortgage yields head down towards 5%

10th Feb 26, 10:33am

by David Hargreaves

Even as banks start to raise mortgage rates again, the yields on outstanding mortgages are continuing to drop, albeit slowly

Business / News

Retail spending picking up - with Westpac reporting 6% rise in January compared with a year ago

10th Feb 26, 11:33am

David Hargreaves

Personal Finance / Analysis

4%+ term deposit rates return

9th Feb 26, 10:33am

David Chaston

Personal Finance / Analysis

Rising home loan rates become a regular thing

[updated]

9th Feb 26, 8:04am

David Chaston

Currencies / Analysis

NZD stable and NZ swap rates little-changed

11th Feb 26, 7:41am

Stuart Ritson

Public Policy / News

LNG import terminal could be operating as soon as 2027 or early 2028

[updated]

9th Feb 26, 4:00pm

Mandy Te

Economy / News

What happened Tuesday

10th Feb 26, 3:59pm

David Chaston

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Personal Finance / Analysis

4%+ term deposit rates return

9th Feb 26, 10:33am

David Chaston

Term deposit rates are moving off their recent lows with 4%+ rates starting to spread. Surprisingly the major banks are at the forefront of the rises

Personal Finance / Analysis

Rising home loan rates become a regular thing

[updated]

9th Feb 26, 8:04am

David Chaston

ASB comes back again for more mortgage rate rises. Kiwibank also raises rates. They also adjusted TD rates up, but only to rivals' levels

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

Economy / News

September RBNZ Official Cash Rate rise predicted

9th Feb 26, 1:57pm

David Hargreaves

BNZ economists think the Reserve Bank will start to raise interest rates in the third quarter of this year but won't want to signpost that yet in its first Official Cash Rate review for the year next week

Public Policy / Opinion

Hipkins and Luxon are catastrophically unprepared to govern in 2026

6th Feb 26, 10:12am

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

Business / Opinion