Breaking news: GDP rose 0.2% in the June quarter, Statistics NZ says More soon.
Investing / News
Investing / News
NZ Super Fund boss says sovereign wealth fund’s targeted annual return rate is unlikely to be lowered over next five years, 'barring anything extraordinary'
Public Policy / News
Public Policy / News
Leader Qiulae Wong explains Opportunity Party's land tax and retirement savings overhaul, plus her take on KiwiMart, crypto tax breaks and AI
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Currencies / Analysis
Currencies / Analysis
Fed Funds rate raised by 25bps, as widely expected, with FOMC members seeing another rate hike later this year. US short end rates higher post Fed; US 10-year rate pares earlier fall. USD broadly stronger
Technology / Opinion
Technology / Opinion
Eric Hazan argues that the absence of data indicating a "jobpocalypse" is no reason for complacency
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Personal Finance / Analysis
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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
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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
Public Policy / News
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The Opportunity Party wants to create 'Kiwisaver 2.0', with a 12% tax-free combined employee and employer contribution, and no first home withdrawals
Property / Analysis
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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
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
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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
Other News
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