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Breakfast briefing: Long-term yield warning signals grow stronger

18th Aug 26, 7:19am

Conflicting Hormuz stands harden; global long term yields rise; Canadian inflation rises; Singapore and Japan deliver upbeat data; China data uninspiring; UST 10yr at 4.73%; gold up; oil prices up; NZ$1 = 59 USc; TWI-5 = 62.6

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The SPI is a monthly series featuring about 47% of the contributors to the quarterly Consumers Price Index (CPI) - New Zealand's official measure of inflation. Composite image source: 123rf.com and interest.co.nz

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Inflation seen cooling but more OCR increases still expected

17th Aug 26, 3:25pm

by Mandy Te

ASB senior economist Mark Smith says the latest Selected Price Indexes give some comfort inflation is moderating from its 4.1% peak

Public Policy / News

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Government to look at options for another Waitematā Crossing via 'detailed business case' study

[updated]

17th Aug 26, 3:22pm

by Anna Whyte

Meola Reef, upgrading existing harbour bridge and tunnel to be looked at in government search for an additional Waitematā Harbour crossing option

Public Policy / News

Inside the Capital: Greens go after groceries, Helen Clark goes after Qiulae Wong and Christopher Luxon holds firm

17th Aug 26, 3:04pm

by Anna Whyte

Greens go after groceries, Helen Clark goes after Qiulae Wong and Christopher Luxon holds firm on failed leadership challenge

Currencies / Analysis

Currencies / Analysis

NZD reaches 2½-month high then pulls back slightly

18th Aug 26, 7:30am

by Jason Wong

Oil prices are higher after Iranian TV confirmed the seizure of an oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz. Global bond markets continue to trade heavily, with long-end rates in the US, Germany and Japan reaching fresh multi-decade highs

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Overseas student numbers at their highest level in at least 10 years

17th Aug 26, 11:44am

by Greg Ninness

Numbers of fee paying overseas students and children of overseas workers attending local schools are both growing strongly

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‘Little chance’ of a falling unemployment rate until meaningful services job growth returns, says BNZ

17th Aug 26, 1:33pm

by Ella Somers

The latest PMI figures point to a ‘positive start’ to the third economic quarter of the year, but the latest PSI figures highlight a slow services sector that don't indicate a change to the unemployment rate anytime soon

Rural News / Opinion

Rural News / Opinion

Red meat exports find an impressive array of destinations

17th Aug 26, 3:33pm

by Allan Barber

Our exporters sell lamb to 99 countries and beef to 84 different markets. Allan Barber reviews how this diversity grew so wide and where the current hotspots are now - and the risks to them

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Fuel prices dropped in July as airfares, led by domestic ones, surged - Statistics NZ

17th Aug 26, 11:28am

by Mandy Te

Statistics NZ's latest Selected Price Indexes show petrol and diesel prices decreasing month-on-month, but airfares surging with domestic airfares up 21% month-on-month

Economy / Opinion

New Zealand’s mounting misery index

17th Aug 26, 10:10am

Brian Easton

Public Policy / Opinion

No more experiments in the social laboratory

16th Aug 26, 4:59pm

Chris Trotter

Business / Opinion

The greatest value of a successful technology company may be the capability it leaves behind

17th Aug 26, 9:35am

Guest

Banking / Opinion

Can Macquarie muscle ahead of any of Australia's big 4 mortgage lenders?

17th Aug 26, 10:30am

Guest

Economy / News

What happened Monday

17th Aug 26, 3:59pm

David Chaston

Insurance / News

‘There comes a point where there’s no price you can charge that can cover the risk’

15th Aug 26, 9:09am

Ella Somers

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Waters rising from beneath

13th Aug 26, 2:01pm

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New Zealand’s new flood maps are missing a hidden threat – the water quietly rising from below, Amandine Bosserelle & Leanne K Morgan say

Banking / News

'The executive and myself have been held accountable'

13th Aug 26, 3:16pm

Gareth Vaughan

ASB CEO Vittoria Shortt says she has been held accountable for an annus horribilis for the bank via a pay cut

Public Policy / Opinion

No more experiments in the social laboratory

16th Aug 26, 4:59pm

Chris Trotter

If nobody moves, then nobody, or at least nobody in the top one percent of income earners, is going to get hurt

Personal Finance / Opinion

Are future governments coming for your KiwiSaver?

14th Aug 26, 6:00am

Guest

Joseph Darby sees an increasing risk of a mandated allocation of KiwiSaver money to NZ infrastructure or housing, in the name of fixing national problems. He traces the pattern at home and abroad, and weighs the odds

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Prime Minister Christopher Luxon addresses media after a second confidence vote.

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon survives another National Party confidence vote

[updated]

12th Aug 26, 9:32am

Anna Whyte

Christopher Luxon remains Prime Minister and National Party leader after surviving another caucus vote

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Superannuation: 'Everyone just is walking around the puddle at this point' - panel

15th Aug 26, 9:25am

Mandy Te

'We're just defaulting to the status quo because that feels safer ... that's not going to pay dividends in the end, is it?': Panel talks NZ Super at Financial Services Council conference

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