Economy

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; Westpac increases rates, record trade surplus, AI job ads drive growth, livestock buy prices rise, FMA's Barrass nears end, swaps up, NZD down, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; Westpac increases rates, record trade surplus, AI job ads drive growth, livestock buy prices rise, FMA's Barrass nears end, swaps up, NZD down, & more

Children of foreign workers one of the main drivers of growth in student visa numbers

Children of foreign workers one of the main drivers of growth in student visa numbers

Crude oil prices determining benchmark interest rates and policy choices; Taiwan export orders star again; Indonesia hikes unexpectedly; UST 10yr at 4.57%; eyes on Nvidia; gold up but oil eases; NZ$1 = 58.7 USc; TWI-5 = 62.2

Crude oil prices determining benchmark interest rates and policy choices; Taiwan export orders star again; Indonesia hikes unexpectedly; UST 10yr at 4.57%; eyes on Nvidia; gold up but oil eases; NZ$1 = 58.7 USc; TWI-5 = 62.2

Seek says national job advertisements are still showing hiring demand, with the number of applications per position declining from peak levels in 2025

Seek says national job advertisements are still showing hiring demand, with the number of applications per position declining from peak levels in 2025

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; housing confidence eases, dairy prices hold, households see higher inflation, fuel stocks stable, swaps up, long term bond yields up, NZX down, NZD down, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; housing confidence eases, dairy prices hold, households see higher inflation, fuel stocks stable, swaps up, long term bond yields up, NZX down, NZD down, & more

Bond markets turn angry; diary prices rise; Canadian inflation up less than expected; Japan GDP rises; Aussie sentiment shows sharp age differences; UST 10yr at 4.67%; gold down but oil holds; NZ$1 = 58.4 USc; TWI-5 = 61.9

Bond markets turn angry; diary prices rise; Canadian inflation up less than expected; Japan GDP rises; Aussie sentiment shows sharp age differences; UST 10yr at 4.67%; gold down but oil holds; NZ$1 = 58.4 USc; TWI-5 = 61.9

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; some TD rate increases, retail spending softer, PPI hit less than expected, record KiwiSaver funds flows, carbon price firm, swaps fall, NZD firm, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; some TD rate increases, retail spending softer, PPI hit less than expected, record KiwiSaver funds flows, carbon price firm, swaps fall, NZD firm, & more

No change in the Middle East; US data little-changed but still negative; China data weaker; Singapore exports strong; Trumps crypto partners help Iran; UST 10yr at 4.49%; gold holds but oil rises; NZ$1 = 58.7 USc; TWI-5 = 62.2

No change in the Middle East; US data little-changed but still negative; China data weaker; Singapore exports strong; Trumps crypto partners help Iran; UST 10yr at 4.49%; gold holds but oil rises; NZ$1 = 58.7 USc; TWI-5 = 62.2

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; TSB tweaks mortgage rates up, population gain rises, service sector struggles, commercial property for lease topping, swaps rise, NZX falls, NZD stable, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; TSB tweaks mortgage rates up, population gain rises, service sector struggles, commercial property for lease topping, swaps rise, NZX falls, NZD stable, & more

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US gets bump from defensive stockpiling effects; China sees off Trump; bond markets rethink US prospects; Japan gets record PPI jump; Indian exports jump; UST 10yr at 4.60%; gold dives and oil rises; NZ$1 = 58.4 USc; TWI-5 = 61.9

US gets bump from defensive stockpiling effects; China sees off Trump; bond markets rethink US prospects; Japan gets record PPI jump; Indian exports jump; UST 10yr at 4.60%; gold dives and oil rises; NZ$1 = 58.4 USc; TWI-5 = 61.9

Keith Woodford says population policy lies at the heart of future New Zealand

Keith Woodford says population policy lies at the heart of future New Zealand

Barry Eichengreen examines what's behind the rising volume - and, increasingly, the domestic vaulting - of official reserves

Barry Eichengreen examines what's behind the rising volume - and, increasingly, the domestic vaulting - of official reserves

Trump leaves Beijing with little; US stockpiling effects gathers steam; Canada housing starts stay high; Japan machine tool orders leap; Russia contracts; UST 10yr at 4.60%; gold dives and oil rises; NZ$1 = 58.4 USc; TWI-5 = 61.9

Trump leaves Beijing with little; US stockpiling effects gathers steam; Canada housing starts stay high; Japan machine tool orders leap; Russia contracts; UST 10yr at 4.60%; gold dives and oil rises; NZ$1 = 58.4 USc; TWI-5 = 61.9

After softer than expected April SPI figures, Westpac NZ economist says full impact of oil price rises yet to be felt through supply chain and a 'sharp rise' in inflation is still on the cards for the middle part of 2026

After softer than expected April SPI figures, Westpac NZ economist says full impact of oil price rises yet to be felt through supply chain and a 'sharp rise' in inflation is still on the cards for the middle part of 2026