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Economy / News

[updated]

11th Jun 26, 3:59pm

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; time for renters to buy, more Budget 2026 details, primary sector export gains, wildly popular NZGB tender, swaps stable, gold drops hard, NZD eases, & more

Personal Finance / Analysis

Personal Finance / Analysis

No-one follows (so far)

11th Jun 26, 9:56am

by David Chaston

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?

Public Policy / News

A composite image of a herd of cattle and a car in Whangārei Heads overlayed with dollar signs.

Public Policy / News

‘We ain’t sending billions of dollars offshore’: PM talks NZ’s Paris Agreement targets

[updated]

11th Jun 26, 12:28pm

by Mandy Te

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says government 'not here to chase emissions reduction as the end goal. Our goal is growth in this economy and growth in this country'

Property / News

Winter could be a good time for prospective tenants to look for a rental property

11th Jun 26, 10:25am

by Greg Ninness

Prospective tenants have plenty of properties to choose from with vacant rental stock remaining elevated

Public Policy / News

A composite image of grid paper overlayed with a dot plot, percentage icons, New Zealand coins and a basket of groceries.

Public Policy / News

Stats NZ bolstering economic data reporting, including (finally) with monthly CPI

[updated]

11th Jun 26, 11:29am

by Mandy Te

Statistics NZ to provide more economic statistic reporting, including monthly CPI, so 'New Zealanders have a clear and reliable picture of how our economy is working'

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Economy / Opinion

Economy / Opinion

SpaceX is the new East India Company

11th Jun 26, 10:30am

by Guest

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

Economy / News

Breakfast briefing: Financial markets pricing in quagmire risk

11th Jun 26, 7:20am

by David Chaston

US trapped in Iran quagmire; US inflation rises, oil stocks retreat; Canada holds; Japan PPI jumps; China CPI low but PPI high; AU fuel tax cut nears end; UST 10yr at 4.54%; gold drops hard as oil rises; NZ$1 = 58.1 USc; TWI-5 = 61.8

Investing / News

Investing / News

Daily NZX update, Thursday, June 11, 2026

11th Jun 26, 3:00pm

by Luron Iosefa

Here are the key changes to know about in the New Zealand equity market; NZX50 trading towards a decline as Gentrack, AirNZ, Serko and Ryman retreat while Contact, Port of Tauranga, Spark and Summerset rise

Banking / News

Banking / News

ASB to pay highest AML penalty ever imposed by a NZ court

[updated]

10th Jun 26, 2:35pm

by Gareth Vaughan

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

Public Policy / Opinion

Echoes of 1979

10th Jun 26, 9:57am

Guest

Economy / Opinion

Where is China's trillion-dollar trade surplus going?

10th Jun 26, 11:41am

Guest

A composite image of a New Zealand farm overlayed with an image of a cow.

Public Policy / News

ACT climate policy aims to move NZ on from 'an economic and environmental own-goal'

10th Jun 26, 1:00pm

Mandy Te

Property / News

Substantial drop in average asking prices on Trade Me Property over the last three months

10th Jun 26, 10:55am

Greg Ninness

A train pulls into Auckland's Mt Albert railway station.

Public Policy / News

Labour pledges $20 weekly public transport cost cap in big cities, $10 elsewhere in NZ

[updated]

10th Jun 26, 11:18am

Anna Whyte

Property / Analysis

Fewer people taking out mortgages to buy property, more people topping up existing mortgages

10th Jun 26, 8:00am

Greg Ninness

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Property / Analysis

Fewer people taking out mortgages to buy property, more people topping up existing mortgages

10th Jun 26, 8:00am

Greg Ninness

Mortgage top ups accounted for nearly half of new mortgage approvals in April

Property / News

Substantial drop in average asking prices on Trade Me Property over the last three months

10th Jun 26, 10:55am

Greg Ninness

National average asking price on Trade Me Property down $50,000 over the last three months with Auckland's down $91,300

Banking / Opinion

Are bank home loan rate hikes necessary?

5th Jun 26, 11:13am

David Chaston

We look at the 2026 shifts in fixed home loan rates - all rises - and assess whether the cost drivers justify these increases

Economy / News

Breakfast briefing: World getting tired of amateur hour

5th Jun 26, 7:21am

David Chaston

No Middle East resolution despite market hopes; US data mixed; EU retail soft; freight rates surge; amateur AI legal claims clog courts; UST 10yr at 4.47%; gold up and oil falls; NZ$1 = 58.8 USc; TWI-5 = 62.3,; bitcoin lower

Property / News

Chilly start to winter in the auction rooms

6th Jun 26, 6:00am

Greg Ninness

Fewer properties on offer, fewer selling under the hammer and prices easing - a chilly first week of winter at the latest auctions

Economy / News

Breakfast briefing: Market fears of rising inflation push up interest rates

8th Jun 26, 7:20am

David Chaston

China's reserves at 11 year high; India growth stays strong; US payrolls rise but not in productive sectors; Canadian jobs rise; EU growth hurt by Ireland twist; UST 10yr at 4.54%; gold and oil holds; NZ$1 = 58 USc; TWI-5 = 61.6

Economy / News

What happened Monday

8th Jun 26, 3:59pm

David Chaston

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; Coop Bank raises rates, retail flatlines, Labour releases its list, Ryman launches new bond, Synlait makes funding progress, swaps up, NZD holds, & more