Hopes for diplomatic breakthrough to de-escalate conflict support equities. Oil prices swing but ultimately extend recent decline and reach lowest since mid-April. Conflicting narratives suggest ongoing uncertainty about the proposed US-Iran deal

China-based business consultant David Mahon says New Zealand could be risking its trade relationship by pandering to the United States’ security concerns

Peter Drennan shows why Nicola Willis gutted the IRD clampdown on 'shareholder loans', essentially leaving in place a rort that benefits 'companies' buying property and avoiding tax

Despite lack of robust insurance data, academic Jonathan Boston says 'we can be pretty confident that affordability has been declining, and that insurance retreat, however small it might be at the moment, is going to increase rapidly'