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Property / News

Strong growth in residential building consents, non-residential still declining

2nd Jul 26, 1:42pm

by Greg Ninness

Almost 40,000 new homes consented in May year, a 19% increase year-on-year

Property / News

Solid sales numbers for Barfoot & Thompson in June but selling prices took a tumble

2nd Jul 26, 10:48am

by Greg Ninness

Barfoot & Thompson had strongest June sales since 2021 but the median selling price fell $40,000 from May

Public Policy / Opinion

Public Policy / Opinion

How about incentivising more retirement savings through a less punitive tax regime?

2nd Jul 26, 9:00am

by Brian Fallow

Brian Fallow says reversing a retirement savings tax change from the 1980s would be preferable to making KiwiSaver compulsory for all workers and ratcheting up minimum contributions

Business / Opinion

Business / Opinion

Will Australia break-up KPMG, PwC, EY and Deloitte?

2nd Jul 26, 12:01pm

by Guest

‘Not fair and honest’: KPMG and other audit firms finally face a reckoning in Australia – and a potential break‑up

Property / News

Property / News

Cotality says the median dwelling value is slowly drifting downwards

2nd Jul 26, 12:01am

by Greg Ninness

Housing market still in buyers' favour, little chance of runaway prices anytime soon, Cotality says

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Economy / News

Breakfast briefing: Markets sceptical of Warsh's rosy outlook

2nd Jul 26, 7:25am

by David Chaston

Eyes on US non-farm payrolls; US crude stocks fall again, reserves at 43 year low; USMCA not renewed; China PMI rises; Korean exports star; UST 10yr at 4.48%; gold firm and oil down even as Hormuz quiet; NZ$1 = 56.8 USc; TWI-5 = 60.7

Economy / News

Economy / News

NZ Super costs and CGT eyed up in the IMF's latest NZ report

1st Jul 26, 1:26pm

by Anna Whyte

IMF says NZ's rising superannuation costs means reforms are needed for both superannuation settings and KiwiSaver

Personal Finance / Analysis

Personal Finance / Analysis

ASB makes its interest rate moves

1st Jul 26, 8:31am

by David Chaston

Banks go into defensive mode on home loan rate offers as the winter season wraps around the housing market. Borrowers will have to sit tight and just take these levels, but those who can wait for spring will be hoping for more competitive offers then

Banking / News

'Wide range of feedback' received in Taranaki public consultation as TSB board backs sale to Heartland

[updated]

1st Jul 26, 10:00am

by Gareth Vaughan

TSB Chairman Mark Darrow says bank's proposed sale to Heartland Group 'would accelerate the future pathway for TSB'

Property / News

Asking prices on Realestate.co.nz fall for 4th consecutive month

1st Jul 26, 4:00am

Greg Ninness

Treasury secretary and chief executive Iain Rennie speaks at the New Zealand Economics Forum in Hamilton.

Public Policy / News

'They need to up their game' - Treasury's internal issues pile up

30th Jun 26, 4:21pm

Anna Whyte

Currencies / Analysis

Financial markets look ahead to US labour market data

2nd Jul 26, 7:59am

Stuart Ritson

Business / News

Business confidence improving according to ANZ's latest survey

30th Jun 26, 2:51pm

Greg Ninness

A composite image of a building site overlayed with a graphic insurance policy overlayed with dollar sign icons.

Insurance / News

Insurance brokers call for centralised register of properties with Section 72 hazard notice

30th Jun 26, 11:00am

Mandy Te

Economy / News

What happened Wednesday

[updated]

1st Jul 26, 3:59pm

David Chaston

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ANZ economists forecast 3 OCR increases and 2% fall in house prices this year

28th Jun 26, 6:00am

Greg Ninness

ANZ economists still expect the Reserve Bank to raise the OCR three times year in spite of recent falls in oil prices

Personal Finance / Analysis

Kiwibank the next to shift mortgage and TD rates

29th Jun 26, 6:44pm

David Chaston

Kiwibank shifts its rate card mostly lower with its two year fixed home loan rate now among the lowest of the big banks, even if the other terms aren't quite as competitive

Personal Finance / Analysis

ASB makes its interest rate moves

1st Jul 26, 8:31am

David Chaston

Economy / News

ASB drops July OCR hike call

26th Jun 26, 11:52am

Ella Somers

ASB changes tack on the Reserve Bank's Official Cash Rate outlook, now expects July OCR pause as US-Iran Memorandum of Understanding cools oil prices

Public Policy / Opinion

The Greens Tax Policy: the good and the bad

26th Jun 26, 5:00am

Natalia Albert

Natalia Albert says finally the Green Party has mostly got its tax policy right

Property / News

Asking prices on Realestate.co.nz fall for 4th consecutive month

1st Jul 26, 4:00am

Greg Ninness

Average asking prices on Realestate.co.nz down almost $60,000 since February while stock for sale hits a 12-year high

Economy / News

What happened Wednesday

[updated]

1st Jul 26, 3:59pm

David Chaston

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; ASB changes rates, asking prices slip, dairy prices retreat, 3 old into 1 new, car sales rise in EV surge, swaps stable, NZX stable, NZD rises, & more