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Economy / News

NZIER's 'shadow board' mostly favours OCR cut this week - but then that should be the finish

24th Nov 25, 11:21am

The experts mostly see the OCR at 2.25%-2.5% in a year's time but have concerns about the possibility of the Reserve Bank over-stimulating the economy.

Public Policy / News

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Public Policy / News

Building consent system changes: Govt announces ‘safeguarding’ measures for building owners

24th Nov 25, 11:30am

by Mandy Te

From mandatory home warranties to professional indemnity insurance: Building and Construction Minister announces measures ‘to ensure building owners are protected’ as building consent system set to change

Economy / Opinion

Economy / Opinion

Should we privatise more government businesses?

24th Nov 25, 8:37am

by Brian Easton

Pragmatic analysis says maybe we should privatise more government businesses, but we should also consider nationalisation. We should certainly consider better regulation, Brian Easton says

Public Policy / Opinion

Democratic detonations

24th Nov 25, 9:29am

by Chris Trotter

Winston Peters plans to set off a landslide of disillusioned Labour voters by deploying the explosive force of democratic expectations

Economy / News

Breakfast briefing: Q3 turning out globally positive

24th Nov 25, 7:19am

by David Chaston

China FDI weak; India activity strong; Japanese exports rise; Italy gets ratings upgrade; US activity positive but inflation high; China not buying US soybeans; UST 10yr at 4.06%; gold down and oil stays low; NZ$1 = 56.1 USc; TWI-5 = 60.9

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Economy / Opinion

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24th Nov 25, 8:01am

by admin

Ready for a new challenge? Our quiz has been refreshed and ready for you again

Currencies / Opinion

Currencies / Opinion

Fed interest rate decision on a knife edge, however likely to cut

24th Nov 25, 8:23am

by Roger J Kerr

Roger J Kerr says US interest rate markets are already placing their bets on which way the Fed decision will go

Economy / Analysis

Economy / Analysis

Another one and done for the OCR?

23rd Nov 25, 6:30am

by David Hargreaves

Reserve Bank virtually compelled to cut interest rates again in the coming week, but it's likely to want to keep its options completely open for the start of next year

Insurance / Analysis

Insurance / Analysis

If you don't check, you could pay up to 60% too much

22nd Nov 25, 10:41am

by David Chaston

In a deeper dive, we dig into the competitive world of car insurance, and are surprised to find an unusually wide range of quoted premium costs between the five insurers we reviewed

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Technology / Opinion

Review: Apple iPhone 17 and 17 Pro

22nd Nov 25, 5:32pm

Juha Saarinen

Personal Finance / News

National pledges to increase KiwiSaver default contribution rates to 12% by 2032

23rd Nov 25, 6:51pm

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Property / News

Big jump in auction activity over the last week

22nd Nov 25, 6:01am

Greg Ninness

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Personal Finance / News

Early KiwiSaver withdrawals reach highest monthly value to date

21st Nov 25, 1:20pm

Mandy Te

Business / News

We are hiring

10th Nov 25, 3:47pm

David Chaston

Currencies / Analysis

NZD firmer against the US dollar and on most crosses

24th Nov 25, 7:35am

Stuart Ritson

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Reserve Bank gets three green lights for OCR cut next week

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Results from the latest business survey for the Reserve Bank show expectations of future inflation have reduced - backing up results from two other RBNZ surveys in recent days

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Another one and done for the OCR?

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20th Nov 25, 5:00am

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Despite ‘more meaningful economic gains’ across most regions there’s still a divide between the North and South islands, Infometrics principal economist says

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All road users should contribute in proportion to their use of NZ roads, Transport Minister says

19th Nov 25, 1:41pm

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