A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; no retail rate changes, house losses more common, larger penalties, more fuel, inflation expectations contained, swaps up, NZX down, NZD on hold, & more

Budget operating package reduced to $2.1 bln, $300 mln smaller than the allowance set in December - Luxon

Trump‑Xi summit will be no ‘Nixon in China’ moment – that they are talking is enough for now, Rana Mitter says

More than 40% of first quarter apartment resales were sold at a loss with almost one-in-five Auckland residential sales loss making