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Banking / News

Banking / News

SFO seeking the public's help to identify 3 people

10th Aug 26, 1:31pm

Serious Fraud Office seeks help in pursuit of alleged 'criminal syndicate' that fraudulently obtained mortgages worth almost $5 million

Property / News

Property / News

QV says 'an already subdued' housing market is 'losing what little momentum it had'

10th Aug 26, 8:45am

by Greg Ninness

QV says average NZ residential property values down 1.5% over the three months to the end of July

Personal Finance / Analysis

Personal Finance / Analysis

Kiwibank makes its move

10th Aug 26, 9:42am

by David Chaston

Kiwibank follows Aussie-owned rivals, increasing some key fixed home loan rates, and matching this with some term deposit rate increases. But no new rates are market leading

Business / News

Contact Energy’s annual net profit soars past $400 million, eyes Taranaki data centre

10th Aug 26, 10:54am

by Ella Somers

Contact Energy's annual net profit jumps to over $400 million following Manawa Energy acquisition, unveils Infratil-backed Taranaki data centre proposal

Public Policy / Opinion

Public Policy / Opinion

Losing the room

10th Aug 26, 9:25am

by Chris Trotter

Why didn’t the Prime Minister tell his Rotorua audience to simply 'harden-up and stop whining,' it would have saved a lot of time

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Economy / Opinion

Economy / Opinion

How might the AI boom bust?

10th Aug 26, 11:31am

by Brian Easton

Brian Easton says it’s not clear when the economic boom generated by AI will be over, but the overstretched industry is looking increasingly shaky

Business / Analysis

Business / Analysis

Te wiki o te tāke - Dealing with the tax distortions

10th Aug 26, 9:27am

by Terry Baucher

The New Zealand Tax Podcast – Court decision highlights problem of limiting depreciation for buildings. And tax policy comes to fore as election campaign ramps up

Economy / News

Breakfast briefing: Is inflation about to resume its rise?

10th Aug 26, 7:19am

by David Chaston

China inflation reveals weaknesses building; eyes on new yuan loans; China & Taiwan exports strong; US labour market shrinks, consumer debt jumps; UST 10yr at 4.66%; gold firm; oil prices hold; NZ$1 = 58.9 USc; TWI-5 = 62.6

Currencies / Opinion

Currencies / Opinion

Increases in US interest rates unjustified - a reset coming

10th Aug 26, 8:00am

by Roger J Kerr

Roger J Kerr sees an inevitable reset in US interest rates, a NZD that is turning positive, and he reviews the prospects for the Aussie dollar

Public Policy / Opinion

Oceans of anxiety

9th Aug 26, 6:00am

David Mahon

Public Policy / News

National pledges no new taxes for working people

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9th Aug 26, 12:00pm

Mandy Te

Currencies / Analysis

NZD and NZ yields firmer

10th Aug 26, 7:21am

Stuart Ritson

National Party leader Christopher Luxon and deputy leader Nicola Willis speak to media.

Public Policy / News

National releases candidate list for election

8th Aug 26, 3:49pm

Mandy Te

Four people looking out at Auckland City from Mt Eden.

Public Policy / News

Despite funding concerns, Statistics NZ is expected to carry out a 2028 census after proposed reforms are put on ice

8th Aug 26, 9:13am

Mandy Te

Property / News

Residential auctions activity slumps to a three year low

8th Aug 26, 6:00am

Greg Ninness

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Personal Finance / Analysis

ANZ pushes through higher interest rates

4th Aug 26, 10:51am

David Chaston

ANZ follows Westpac with rate rises for fixed home loans, and in most cases, larger rises than Westpac made. ANZ also raises term deposit rates

Personal Finance / News

The decline of the credit card

4th Aug 26, 5:00am

Gareth Vaughan

Credit cards losing favour, especially with younger people, as digital payments rise in popularity

Economy / News

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Unemployment rate hit 5.6% in the June quarter – the highest in over a decade

5th Aug 26, 11:14am

Mandy Te

New Zealand’s jobless rate rose to 5.6% in the June quarter, the highest in over a decade, as young people continue to struggle to get work

Property / News

Housing market's mid-winter stock levels at 12-year high

7th Aug 26, 4:00am

Greg Ninness

Realestate.co.nz says vendors need to price their properties to meet the current market rather than hold out for 2021 prices

Public Policy / Opinion

Why immigration has lost social licence

7th Aug 26, 5:00am

Natalia Albert

Winston Peters is racist, but he is also highlighting an actual real social and political issue we all need to grapple with: Immigration and the problems it creates

Personal Finance / Analysis

BNZ raises fixed home loan rates

5th Aug 26, 8:56am

David Chaston

A third bank moves to higher fixed mortgage rates, but a flatter set from two years fixed and longer. BNZ's move leaves a short window of opportunity to access currently lower ASB and Kiwibank home loan rates

Economy / News

Weekend briefing: US takes defeats in Hormuz and in their jobs market

8th Aug 26, 8:40am

David Chaston

US jobs market goes soft, inflation expectations stay high; Canada jobs market strong; China & Taiwan exports surge; China gold holdings jump; UST 10yr at 4.64%; gold jumps; oil prices rise; NZ$1 = 58.9 USc; TWI-5 = 62.5