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Breakfast briefing: New US tariffs awaited - with yawns

22nd Jul 26, 7:20am

US hiring slowing; US timber prices rising; US earnings strong; China boosts Six Networks spending; copper prices rise sharply; hunger levels fade again; UST 10yr at 4.63%; gold firms; oil rises again; NZ$1 = 58.3 USc; TWI-5 = 62.2

Economy / News

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Economy / News

Inflation is high but not as worrying as it could have been, economists say

21st Jul 26, 4:26pm

by Mandy Te

Although the latest CPI inflation data wasn't as worrying as it could have been, economists still see more OCR increases ahead

Banking / News

Banking / News

Hamilton Confidential, the Worldclear podcast

21st Jul 26, 9:39am

by Gareth Vaughan

From Hamilton to Singapore, Belarus and beyond. Welcome to Hamilton Confidential, the Worldclear podcast

Currencies / Analysis

Currencies / Analysis

NZD weaker overnight and NZ rates lower

22nd Jul 26, 7:53am

by Jason Wong

Oil prices higher overnight with Brent crude peaking just below USD92 on new Trump threats. Treasury yields push higher, but US equity market unperturbed as investors return. NZD and rates higher after strong NZ CPI report, but the move faded

Business / News

Business / News

Trade Minister expects US to raise tariffs on NZ goods to 12.5% this week

21st Jul 26, 3:09pm

by Mandy Te

NZ Trade Minister Todd McClay says he expects, over the course of this week, the US will impose a 12.5% tariff on NZ imports

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Economy / News

Annual inflation hits 4.1% in June quarter - reaching a two-year high

[updated]

21st Jul 26, 11:00am

by Mandy Te

Annual inflation hits 4.1% in the June quarter with petrol leading the way

Business / News

Finance Minister Nicola Willis speaks to reporters.

Business / News

Behind the $60m cement deal: Self-reliance over ETS exception

21st Jul 26, 12:53pm

by Anna Whyte

On the heels of the Government's $60m Fletcher Building cement deal, Finance Minister Nicola Willis says NZ increasingly needs to think about its own self-reliance

Property / Analysis

Total estimated residential sales commission in Q2 down slightly on Q2 last year

21st Jul 26, 10:16am

by Greg Ninness

Real estate industry's residential sales commission dropped in the second quarter

Economy / Opinion

Economy / Opinion

Who will sit atop the next world order?

21st Jul 26, 9:16am

by Guest

Joschka Fischer is under no illusion about the challenge that China could pose to America's position in the 21st century

Personal Finance / Opinion

What our fridge can tell us about our finances

21st Jul 26, 10:08am

Lynda Moore

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Insurance / News

21st Jul 26, 10:05am

Mandy Te

Rural News / Analysis

Growing Asian demand and new trade deals reshaping avocado exports

21st Jul 26, 10:28am

Guest

Economy / News

What happened Tuesday

21st Jul 26, 3:59pm

David Chaston

Economy / News

Inflation blame game: Willis points to Trump and the Middle East, Labour & Greens at Govt

21st Jul 26, 4:51pm

Anna Whyte

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Annual inflation hits 4.1% in June quarter - reaching a two-year high

[updated]

21st Jul 26, 11:00am

Mandy Te

Annual inflation hits 4.1% in the June quarter with petrol leading the way

Personal Finance / Analysis

Rate pressure builds

15th Jul 26, 11:09am

David Chaston

Following the RBNZ's rate hike and bank pass-throughs to floating rates, attention now turns to pressures on home loan fixed rates where pressures are building too

Property / News

REINZ figures show national house prices and sales numbers both declined in June

15th Jul 26, 9:00am

Greg Ninness

House prices down, sales numbers down as housing market contracts in June - REINZ

Economy / News

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Economists pick June quarter inflation to reach or crack 4.0%

19th Jul 26, 8:09am

Mandy Te

Bank economists are forecasting inflation for the June quarter will reach or crack 4.0%, with Kiwibank saying it’s to be expected that ‘the June quarter inflation numbers will be ugly'

Property / News

Average asking prices on Trade Me property down by more than $60,000 from their summer peak

16th Jul 26, 10:53am

Greg Ninness

Auckland and the West Coast recorded the biggest drops in average asking prices on Trade Me Property over winter

Public Policy / News

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Two new Cook Strait ferries to arrive in 2029

17th Jul 26, 1:08pm

Anna Whyte

Rail Minister Winston Peters announces two new Cook Strait ferries, called 'Kupe' and 'Cook', will arrive in 2029 and be operated by KiwiRail

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What happened Monday

[updated]

20th Jul 26, 4:00pm

David Chaston

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; surging exports & imports, lackluster property market, $60 mln carbon tax subsidy, food-for-fuel deal in force, swaps up, NZX on hold, NZD firms, & more