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Westpac says retail spending scored a 2% gain in July as the FIFA World Cup drove up hospitality spending, but fuel prices continue to keep household budgets offside
Westpac says retail spending scored a 2% gain in July as the FIFA World Cup drove up hospitality spending, but fuel prices continue to keep household budgets offside
Credit cards losing favour, especially with younger people, as digital payments rise in popularity
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Credit cards losing favour, especially with younger people, as digital payments rise in popularity
Electronic card spending took a dive in June, with Westpac expecting retail spending levels to rise ‘only gradually’ in the coming months
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Electronic card spending took a dive in June, with Westpac expecting retail spending levels to rise ‘only gradually’ in the coming months
Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister Cameron Brewer not admitting defeat on surcharge ban proposal
Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister Cameron Brewer not admitting defeat on surcharge ban proposal
Much touted surcharge ban 'remains the Government's intention', Nicola Willis says, despite waning support
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Much touted surcharge ban 'remains the Government's intention', Nicola Willis says, despite waning support
ANZ card spending rose 1.8% in May month-on-month, and 4.8% compared to May 2025, with the bank’s chief economist citing a 'strong' spending lift
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ANZ card spending rose 1.8% in May month-on-month, and 4.8% compared to May 2025, with the bank’s chief economist citing a 'strong' spending lift
Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister Cameron Brewer says National still supports a surcharge ban, Labour to reserve position until second reading while Greens say the Bill doesn’t need to die
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Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister Cameron Brewer says National still supports a surcharge ban, Labour to reserve position until second reading while Greens say the Bill doesn’t need to die
First home buyers accounted for 24% of new mortgages issued in the second half of last year
Spending on fuel rose in March, but it sucked the retail impulse out of apparel and hospitality, and we used credit cards to do most of that spending
Spending on fuel rose in March, but it sucked the retail impulse out of apparel and hospitality, and we used credit cards to do most of that spending
Australia's surcharge ban will make paying simpler – but not necessarily cheaper, Vibhu Arya and Wen Helena Li say
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Australia's surcharge ban will make paying simpler – but not necessarily cheaper, Vibhu Arya and Wen Helena Li say
Surcharge ban hits an impasse - 'I don't see a scenario where it gets passed before the election'
A real-time domestic payments network could provide 'a better and cheaper alternative' to Visa and Mastercard
A real-time domestic payments network could provide 'a better and cheaper alternative' to Visa and Mastercard
Stats NZ reports that spending on discretionary items helped drive the $239 million seasonally-adjusted rise in sales volumes in the December quarter
Stats NZ reports that spending on discretionary items helped drive the $239 million seasonally-adjusted rise in sales volumes in the December quarter
Retail NZ says while there is slightly more willingness by households to pull out the wallet, 'shoppers are remaining cautious about how much they are spending'
Retail NZ says while there is slightly more willingness by households to pull out the wallet, 'shoppers are remaining cautious about how much they are spending'
Westpac senior economist Satish Ranchhod says there's been an encouraging lift in discretionary spending, with particularly large increases in spending in the hospitality sector, as well as increased sales of furnishings and other household durables
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Westpac senior economist Satish Ranchhod says there's been an encouraging lift in discretionary spending, with particularly large increases in spending in the hospitality sector, as well as increased sales of furnishings and other household durables