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Property / News
ANZ economists forecast 3 OCR increases and 2% fall in house prices this year
28th Jun 26, 6:00am
by Greg Ninness
ANZ economists still expect the Reserve Bank to raise the OCR three times year in spite of recent falls in oil prices
Economy / News
Labour's finance spokesperson Barbara Edmonds speaks at the party's annual congress.
Economy / News
Election will ‘define this country for years to come,' Labour’s Barbara Edmonds says
27th Jun 26, 6:44pm
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by Mandy Te
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Labour finance spokesperson Barbara Edmonds pledges to make sure that ‘once again, in this country, hard work gets you ahead’
Public Policy / Opinion
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Public Policy / Opinion
Trust in Parliament is a valuable currency, and right now, the ledger is looking shaky
27th Jun 26, 9:10am
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by Anna Whyte
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Trust, coalitions, and long memories: In Parliament, broken trust has consequences, Anna Whyte says
Economy / News
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Economy / News
ASB drops July OCR hike call
26th Jun 26, 11:52am
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by Ella Somers
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ASB changes tack on the Reserve Bank's Official Cash Rate outlook, now expects July OCR pause as US-Iran Memorandum of Understanding cools oil prices
Economy / News
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Economy / News
Weekend briefing: Grifting the new normal
27th Jun 26, 8:25am
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by David Chaston
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US data softens broadly; US tries to help Big Tech from paying taxes in any country; SpaceX delivers losses to investors; 'excessive pricing' tackled; UST 10yr at 4.37%; gold up and oil eases; NZ$1 = 56.4 USc; TWI-5 = 60.3
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Investing / Opinion
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Investing / Opinion
What’s behind central banks' increased desire to hold gold?
27th Jun 26, 9:00am
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by Guest
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Central bank gold holdings are at a 50‑year high. Luke Hartigan looks at what’s behind the jump in reserves
Property / News
Auction
Property / News
Residential auctions quiet as the market settles into winter mode
27th Jun 26, 6:00am
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by Greg Ninness
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Just over a third of the properties offered at the latest auctions sold under the hammer
Business / News
Winston Peters
Business / News
Coalition partners tee off over India FTA immigration settings
26th Jun 26, 12:34pm
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by Mandy Te
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Trade Minister Todd McClay says NZ First should 'stop promoting misinformation' as Winston Peters accuses National of 'covertly' changing its course on immigration settings in the India FTA
Public Policy / Opinion
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Public Policy / Opinion
China's failed rebalancing
27th Jun 26, 9:30am
by Stephen Roach
Stephen Roach laments that the Chinese government has paid little more than lip service to its greatest macroeconomic challenge
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Rural News / Opinion
The heartbeat still matters
27th Jun 26, 9:20am
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Angus Kebbell
tax debate
Public Policy / Opinion
The Greens Tax Policy: the good and the bad
26th Jun 26, 5:00am
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Natalia Albert
Property / Analysis
Mortgage debt of $1.68 billion approved for first home buyers in May
26th Jun 26, 9:29am
Greg Ninness
A man walks past the Reserve Bank on Wellington's The Terrace
Public Policy / News
RBNZ could face ‘de-anchored’ inflation if it doesn’t hike the OCR in July, UBS says
[updated]
25th Jun 26, 11:45am
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Ella Somers
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Banking / News
Why depositors could foot the bill for the Green Party's proposed bank levy
25th Jun 26, 10:00am
Ella Somers
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Personal Finance / Analysis
Making sense of the term deposit rates on offer
24th Jun 26, 2:05pm
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David Chaston
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ANZ backs down
23rd Jun 26, 5:19pm
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David Chaston
Our largest mortgage lender reverses its early June home loan rate hikes - and cuts a wider range of term deposit rates at the same time
Rural News / Opinion
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Synlait faces a challenging and confusing future
22nd Jun 26, 1:37pm
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Keith Woodford
Synlait is in critical financial trouble with big consequences of past strategic and operational disasters, says Keith Woodford
Personal Finance / Analysis
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BNZ moves mortgage rates; some up, some down
24th Jun 26, 8:22am
David Chaston
More banks jockey for position on home loan rate levels, with BNZ now shifting rates both ways; up for shorter fixed terms, down for longer fixed terms
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Making sense of the term deposit rates on offer
24th Jun 26, 2:05pm
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David Chaston
Even though there have only been sporadic term deposit rate changes over the past month, the slow but steady shifts have opened up interesting variations between financial institutions
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ASB drops July OCR hike call
26th Jun 26, 11:52am
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Ella Somers
ASB changes tack on the Reserve Bank's Official Cash Rate outlook, now expects July OCR pause as US-Iran Memorandum of Understanding cools oil prices
Property / Analysis
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Housing remains unaffordable for typical first home buyers in Auckland, Tauranga, Kapiti and Queenstown
22nd Jun 26, 1:47pm
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Greg Ninness
Prospective first home buyers in Auckland, Tauranga and Kapiti are caught between not being able to scrape together a 20% deposit and being unable to afford the repayments on a low equity loan
Public Policy / News
Green Party co-leaders Chlöe Swarbrick and Marama Davidson.
‘The big rip-off ends here’: Greens say, as tax policy targets big tech, big banks & 'the super rich'
[updated]
21st Jun 26, 11:46am
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Mandy Te
Green Party would make the first $10,000 people earn each year tax free, bring in a bank levy, increase the corporate tax rate for big companies and enforce a withholding tax rate on profits big tech companies make

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Property
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Labour puts forward plan to reduce costs for community housing providers, proposes Crown guarantee
24th Jun 26, 1:11pm
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Mandy Te
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The amount of building alteration work being undertaken may be in a slow but steady decline
24th Jun 26, 11:19am
Greg Ninness
Aussie Kiwi hug
How Australians view New Zealand
24th Jun 26, 10:09am
Ross Stitt
Business
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Luxon says National's KiwiSaver policy for the self-employed is 'fair and reasonable'
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23rd Jun 26, 1:01pm
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Mandy Te
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National eyes consultation with employers & employees about KiwiSaver & total remuneration packages
22nd Jun 26, 6:28pm
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Mandy Te
GST birthday
Te wiki o te tāke - Addressing some rough edges in middle-age
22nd Jun 26, 9:34am
Terry Baucher
Banking
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Revolut Business launches in NZ
23rd Jun 26, 5:00am
Ella Somers
Sydney
'Australia no longer able to bank on the positive wealth effect from financialisation of the abode'
19th Jun 26, 9:27am
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Gareth Vaughan
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand in Wellington, 2024
RBNZ kicks off bank crisis-prep consultations, including 'evolution' of its OBR policy
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18th Jun 26, 1:12pm
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Ella Somers
Insurance
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Health and life insurers to be excluded from mandatory climate reporting requirements
18th Jun 26, 1:26pm
Mandy Te
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ICNZ says insurers have long questioned whether levy most appropriate way to fund FENZ
18th Jun 26, 5:00am
Mandy Te
A fire truck parked outside of a building in Wellington.
Government to look at alternative ways of funding FENZ rather than the insurance levy system
17th Jun 26, 10:38am
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Mandy Te
Personal Finance
National Party leader Christopher Luxon and deputy leader Nicola Willis speak to media.
National yet to work through detail of how KiwiSaver policies would apply to workers with side hustles
25th Jun 26, 9:05am
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Mandy Te
BNZ sign
BNZ moves mortgage rates; some up, some down
24th Jun 26, 8:22am
David Chaston
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Early KiwiSaver withdrawals hit $243 million in May
24th Jun 26, 6:00am
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Mandy Te
Rural
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June log market report
25th Jun 26, 10:37am
Scott Downs
Greenlea Meats
Real excitement to interrupt the midwinter lull
24th Jun 26, 2:53pm
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Allan Barber
Synlait Milk, Dunsandel, Canterbury
Synlait faces a challenging and confusing future
22nd Jun 26, 1:37pm
10
Keith Woodford
Currencies
NYSE trading floor
USD breaks positive streak and is broadly lower
26th Jun 26, 7:47am
Jason Wong
NZD down
ZD and AUD underperform again
25th Jun 26, 7:41am
Jason Wong
USD rising
USD powers on up to highest level in over a year; NZD and AUD looking very sick
24th Jun 26, 7:44am
Jason Wong
Bonds
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NZ Govt Bond tender number 998 results
25th Jun 26, 2:40pm
Suhaimi Mohamad
NZ Treasury building
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