Economy / News
Economy / News
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Fresh burst of supply-chain inflation; weak demand for US Treasury bonds; China house price falls ease; China retail weak, industrial production questionable; UST 10yr at 5.01%; gold dips, oil rises as Hormuz closes; NZ$1 = 57.6 USc; TWI-5 = 61
Property / Analysis
Property / Analysis
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by Greg Ninness
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Housing stock for sale, a big overhang of unsold properties and lacklustre sales are weighing on the housing market as it heads into spring
Personal Finance / Opinion
Personal Finance / Opinion
by Guest
‘Buy now, pay later’ doesn’t feel like debt. For young people, that can be a big problem
Currencies / Analysis
Currencies / Analysis
by Jason Wong
Risk sentiment weak, with global rates grinding higher, imparting a negative bias to global equities. US 10-year rate its highest level since 2007 and matched elsewhere with fresh multi-year or multi-decade highs in rates
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Business / News
Business / News
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by Anna Whyte
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ACT wants to freeze the minimum wage, create training wage set at 60% for youth workers, arguing 'higher wages require businesses that can grow'
Public Policy / News
Public Policy / News
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by Anna Whyte
19
The Opportunity Party wants to create 'Kiwisaver 2.0', with a 12% tax-free combined employee and employer contribution, and no first home withdrawals
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Personal Finance / Analysis
3
Despite encouragement from the Reserve Bank, most banks are not incentivising retail deposit growth as they look for ways to deal with margin compression that has become chronic
Currencies / Opinion
1
Roger J Kerr sees the US bond market sell-off as a vote of no-confidence in the Trump regime. He also sees Australian monetary policy management in a right pickle, and is disappointed in the mixed messages from the RBNZ
Economy / News
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Oil prices & bond yields jump; US PPI rises further; US inventories rise; Trump splashes the cash; ECB hikes; Aussie inflation expectations rise; UST 10yr at 4.96%; gold lower and oil jumps; NZ$1 = 58 USc; TWI-5 = 61.3
Public Policy / Opinion
13
Natalia Albert says we're thinking about the public service in the wrong ways, perhaps we need an engineer rather than consultants to figure out its future
Economy / News
[updated]
29
A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; capital gains a distant memory, KiwiSaver average above $45,000, three straight qtrs above 90% renewables, Aussie inflation struggles, swaps rise, NZX lower, NZD stable, & more
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